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Alessandro Pacchiarotti · SACA SpA
Giovanni Dalbosco · Hydroskop Srl
Gianluca Preziosi · Bermad
Andrea Boccuzzi · AC.MO
Bruno Brunone · University of Perugia, CSSI
Silvia Meniconi · University of Perugia, CSSI
Caterina Capponi · University of Perugia, CSSI
Luigi Magni · Pragma Engineering Srl
Fabio Magnino · Pragma Engineering Srl
Programme abstract
Water distribution networks can experience different failure rates even in districts with comparable materials and pressure conditions. In some cases, investigations have identified rapid, frequent pressure surges generated by user operations as a possible cause: even modest variations can, over time, contribute to fatigue failures in pipes and joints.
The conference organised by CSSI – Centro Studi Sistemi Idrici will explore the contribution of high-frequency pressure monitoring to identifying these phenomena. Routine monitoring systems, which may record one measurement every few minutes, cannot capture every rapid variation, but provide a useful starting point for identifying areas that need further investigation.
Subsequent monitoring at 1,024 or 2,048 Hz, using suitable, synchronised data loggers, makes it possible to analyse the path of pressure waves and progressively narrow the area under investigation. This procedure complements the utility’s monitoring system and requires devices that can acquire, store and support analysis of the data, with efficient batteries and features suitable for installation in chambers that may be subject to flooding.
The event will present results from investigations on real networks and devices for monitoring and managing pressure. The speakers will respectively discuss SACA’s experience in Sulmona with automatic water-loss monitoring, transient analysis and pressure management in distribution networks, pressure management with EQUILO, and high-frequency monitoring of pressure peaks.
Attend Accadueo 2026
The conference will take place at Nuova Fiera del Levante in Bari on Friday 27 November 2026, from 14:30 to 16:30, in Sala Acqua. Visitor registration is required to enter the exhibition.
