This paper proposes a smart urban water management system using low-cost Internet of Things (IoT) hardware and an easy-to-use, robust Android application. Urban water supply systems face significant issues like water wastage and inefficiencies due to overuse in households and manipulation with analog water meters, resulting in supply shortages and imbalances. The notable features of the proposed system are cloud-based storage of individual usage data, remote supply control, and digital bill generation in a single application. The proposed system offers a fair billing system for urban water meters, reducing overhead and scams, promoting water conservation awareness, and improving efficiency and transparency in municipal water management. This smart solution promises a more balanced and fair water supply, paving the way for efficient water management in today’s smart cities.

Mallikashree Mahadevi Singh; Prabha Shanker Mahawar; Shuvabrata Bandopadhaya; Soumya Ranjan Samal; Vladimir Poulkov; Albena Mihovska

2025 28th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC)

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/11351164

Android application; Internet of Things (IoT); Smart Cities; Smart Water Management System