Solutions for
Canal User Associations and Water Communities

Our telemetry, automation, and software solutions are the tools your organization needs to fulfill its goal of managing and distributing water to its members in the best possible way.

THE CHALLENGE

Inefficiency and lack of visibility in distribution, along with increasingly variable flows, have reduced the reliability of surface water for irrigation for many agricultural producers. Fortunately, many of these challenges can be addressed with our solutions.

Problem

The Melado Canal Association manages one of the oldest irrigation systems in the country, with over 90 years of history, distributing about 20 m3/s to its users, in addition to operating a series of hydroelectric power plants. They are also beneficiaries of the Ancoa Reservoir, completed in 2015 in the valley of the same name.

Challenge

Although the reservoir has helped improve their irrigation reliability - and the hydroelectric plants have provided additional income - these infrastructure projects have increased the demand for better management and transparency in distribution, especially with other Water User Associations (WUAs) with which they share infrastructure. Additionally, lower flows have put pressure on improving the efficiency and precision of water deliveries to their users.

Solution

Given these challenges, the Melado Canal Association embarked on a multi-year plan to modernize its distribution network, incorporating a series of advanced Capta Hydro telemetry and automation equipment, as well as using Capta AMARU software to monitor and optimize flow distribution. Discover these solutions below:

T Series - LV Model

Telemetry for Surface Water without Flow Measurement Section

Monitoring of flow and volume in channels without flow measurement sections. Includes surface water velocity sensor (radar).

Capta Gate Automation System

Gate Automation

100% autonomous systems adaptable to existing infrastructure. Gate replacement and automation.

T Series

Telemetry for Surface Water in Flow Measurement Sections

Monitoring of flow and volume in channels with flow measurement sections. Includes level sensor (ultrasonic or radar).

Accelerate the implementation of telemetry and automation in your canal network

Equipment that is more adaptable to infrastructure, anti-theft, and with lower total costs.

Improve transparency among users

Provide 24/7 visibility of available flows to your users, minimizing complaints and uncertainty.

Improve efficiency and precision in distribution

Identify and reduce losses due to water theft and overflows. Determine sections with the highest leakage rates.

Equipment operating in many different contexts

What is not measured cannot be managed correctly. With Capta Hydro, we found a definitive solution to the uncertainty regarding our surface water source

Carlos Diez, President
Melado Canal Association and Maule River Water Board

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