Press Releases

Derceto signs strategic software sale with Korea’s K-water

Derceto, has signed a highly strategic new sale agreement with Korea’s K-water, one of the world’s largest water utility company responsible for bulk supply of water to most of South Korea including treated water to 25 million people and raw water for industrial use.

December 14, 2009 Gwinnett County Implements Derceto Aquadapt

The Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources (DWR) supply drinking water for Gwinnett County residents and some neighboring communities in Georgia. Water from Lake Lanier is supplied by the Shoal Creek Filter Plant and the Lanier Filter Plant via 18 pump stations and 17 finished water storage tanks including clearwells.

In the Fall of 2006, the Gwinnett County DWR hired CH2M HILL and Derceto to study the feasibility of an energy management and operations optimization system (EMS) for the Water Production Division. The feasibility study was completed in January 2007 and the study concluded that there was the potential for Gwinnett DWR to realize significant savings and operational benefits from implementation of a real-time online EMS system. Energy cost savings available through implementation of real-time EMS are projected to be approximately 11% of the energy costs. Based on these expected benefits, a Detailed Design contract was awarded to CH2M HILL and Derceto in 2008.

The Detailed Design of the Gwinnett County DWR EMS system was completed in March of 2009 and showed additional savings and benefits, leading to the decision to proceed immediately into a full implementation project for the entire water distribution system. The Derceto Aquadapt EMS system was completed by mid December 2009.

In describing the Derceto AQUADAPT system installation and support, Water Production Director Neal Spivey recently said, “We have completed installation, commissioning and training of the Derceto Energy Management Software in the Water Production Division.  Derceto engineers were most recently on-site for about 5 weeks getting our operations staff comfortable with this new technology.  This software is now controlling production plant rates, raw water and high service pump scheduling, booster pump station operations, and filling tanks in the water distribution system.  It has quickly become a very important part of the water delivery process to Gwinnett County residents.”

Derceto Selected by The Artemis Project™ as a Top 50 Water Company

San Francisco, CA (April 22, 2009) - Derceto Inc., today announced that it has been chosen by The Artemis Project™ as a Top 50 Water Companies Competition winner. This award distinguishes Derceto Inc., as a leading company that is helping to build one of the great high-growth industries of the 21st Century. Derceto Inc., was selected by a panel of industry experts based on an integrated matrix of four criteria: technology, intellectual property and know-how, team and market potential .

“The Artemis Project’s Top 50 Water Companies Competition winners have excelled in key strategic areas in the emerging advanced water technology sector,” said Laura Shenkar, Principal of The Artemis Project. “We are excited to spotlight these innovative companies for the first time on the world’s stage and congratulate them for their achievements in introducing the solutions that will reinvent the water landscape.”

“We are thrilled to be recognized by our peers for the innovative product that is Derceto Aquadapt,” said Simon Bunn, Chief Technology Officer of Derceto Inc. “The uptake globally of our operations optimization software has seen many utilities achieve significant energy cost savings, often slicing 15% to 20% off their costs, while simultaneously reducing their carbon footprint.”

Please visit www.theartemisproject.com/competitionpage.html for a full list of the 2009 Top 50 Water Companies Competition winners .

Mike Espejo - Technical Support Specialist (North America)

Mike Espejo brings over 20 years experience in the Water / Waste-Water Industry to his role at Derceto, with 18 years of that spent in the Operations Department of the 5^th largest Water Company in California.

Based in Riverside County CA,  Mike utilizes his operations expertise to manage and provide in-country support to existing Derceto Aquadapt installations in North America. He also strengthens the delivery process for new Aquadapt installation projects with a particular focus on managing the essential operator input to project design and then deliver appropriate training during and after the installation.

Mike has previously supervised the Control Room at Eastern Municipal Water District. There he managed the Potable and Recycled systems along with System Control Operators, Dispatch Team and Planner / scheduler staff in a 24/7 operation.

Mike is certified by the California Department of Public Health and maintains T-3 Treatment Operators’ certificate and a D-5 Water Distribution System Operators’ certificate.

Derceto opens up office in Canada

Derceto Inc. responding to increased business in the Canadian market opened up an office in Toronto, Ontario earlier this year.  This office will provide closer contacts for our many Canadian customers and act as a springboard for increased future growth in the Ontario and wider Canadian market. 

March 2008, Derceto UK Ltd and Mouchel Group secures a detailed design study for Wessex Water

Following the successful Phase 1 study carried out on the Codford section of the distribution system between Warminster and Bath, Derceto UK Ltd in partnership with Mouchel Group have secured the next phase in this exciting opportunity.  A Detailed Design (Phase 2) project has been signed with Wessex Water to study the northern parts of the distribution system including Bath, Malmesbury, Bowden, Devizes and Odcombe.  Wessex Water is the regional water and sewage treatment business serving an area of the south west of England, covering 10,000 square kilometres including Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, most of Wiltshire and parts of Gloucestershire and Hampshire. They treat and supply drinking water to 1.2 million people and provide sewerage services to about 2.5million. The completed report was delivered in September 2008 and lead to a request for a proposal for an Aquadapt implementation.

Derceto, Inc. Announces Appointment of VP Sales

Press Release San Francisco Dec. 17th, 2007

Energy management company Derceto, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Wes Wood Jr. to the role of Vice President of Sales effective from January 1st 2008. Wes Wood has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and 23 years of control systems experience working in the water and wastewater industry. During this time, Wes has held a number of positions ranging from Design Engineer and Project Manager through to Regional Sales Manager and President & CEO of an Instrumentation and Controls company in the Southeastern U.S. In joining the Derceto team, Wes will add considerable experience and strength to sales, delivery and support activities in North America.

Derceto Selected as a GoingGreen 100 Top Private Company

Derceto is pleased to announce that we have been chosen by California based AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies for 2007. The first-annual elite GoingGreen 100 list was compiled by the AlwaysOn editorial panel. In order to be eligible for the GoingGreen 100 list, companies had to be peer-nominated, with AlwaysOn receiving more than 500 nominations from venture investors, investment bankers and other industry experts.

July 25, 2007 Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) Achieve Real Time Savings Following Derceto Implementation

WSSC (Maryland USA) utilize the Derceto software to control pump scheduling for the distribution of up to 230 MGD of water to more than 1.7 million people daily. During the first nine months of Derceto operation, startimg August 2006, Derceto has saved WSSC over $480,000 in electricity purchasing costs, and is currently exceeding savings of $120,000 per month. WSSC purchases most of the energy used for water distribution on the real time PJM electricity market. The savings Derceto is achieving are in addition to those already realised by WSSCs operations and energy management personnel and have been made possible through commitment and team work by all involved. In addition to dollar savings Derceto has been accredited with helping to identify physical restrictions in the Colesville and Bowie pressure zone which were causing pressure spikes and inconsistent flows. A number of closed 20, 16, 12 and 10 inch valves and a section of 20" pipeline that had not been completed were identified by the WSSC planning department in conjunction with the information from Derceto engineers. "Without Derceto we would not have found these problems" said Karen Wright, Group Leader Systems Control Group, WSSC.

March 22, 2007 Thames Water (UK) proceed to a Phase 2 detailed design

After the success of Phase 1 at Thames Water, Derceto Ltd are excited to announce the start of a Phase 2 detailed design project for this client in the UK in December 2007. The project will continue to focus on the South East of London. An advert in the Official Journal of the European Union has been published and closed in April 2007 as the next step in any future implementation project.