The partnership began in January 2024, when Clayton County Water Authority, based in the Atlanta metropolitan area, installed Orbis SmartCap leak detection devices on to 50 fire hydrants.
Subsequently, the municipality decided to trial Orbis’s pressure monitoring device, SmartPressure, as well, to augment the County’s water loss monitoring analysis.
The drinking water distribution network of Clayton County Water Authority comprises 1,400 miles of pipes and distributes up to 26 million gallons of water a day, serving over 87,560 properties, including 80,668 residential and 4,813 commercial properties.
Clayton County lies south of the city of Atlanta and geographically includes Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic.
However, the city of College Park, to the north-east, manages the airport’s water distribution, but it purchases water from Clayton County.
