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Digital Twins in Dutch Drinking Water Utilities: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

Author(s): Mario Castro-Gama, Ton Blom; Claudia Quintiliani, Wouter Huisman, Joeri Legierse, Timo Van Lange

Linked Author(s): Mario Erik Castro-Gama

Keywords: Hydrolink; Digital Twin; water utilities; operational resilience; incident response; long-term planning

Abstract:

Across the Netherlands, water utilities are increasingly adopting Digital Twin (DT) technology to modernize operations, improve resilience, and provide better services. Although each utility operates under different circumstances, they share a common ambition: to strengthen daily monitoring, reduce water losses, improve incident response, and support long-term planning.

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Year: 2025

IAHR Tags: Digital Transformation

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