
How Veolia North America Saved 3 Billion Gallons of Water in New Jersey Using Drones and AI
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Oradell NJ, Veolia North America, which provides drinking water to more than 800,000 residents in Bergen and Hudson counties, is revolutionizing leak detection in New Jersey’s aging water infrastructure. By using drones equipped with thermal imaging and integrating artificial intelligence (AI), Veolia has saved over 3 billion gallons of treated water in recent years—water that would have otherwise leaked before reaching customers.