Building a Utility Drone Program for Critical Water Infrastructure with Denver Water

Water utilities manage sprawling, critical infrastructure that's costly and time-consuming to inspect on foot, and any disruption carries public health stakes. Utility teams need a way to monitor reservoirs and distribution infrastructure faster, without pulling crews off other priorities. In this NestGen session, Denver Water will share how they built a drone program for critical water infrastructure, and what utility teams should think through when scaling autonomous inspection across essential systems.