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

Name: Building a Utility Drone Program for Critical Water Infrastructure with Denver Water
Uploaded: 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 34 min 52 s
Description: 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.

NestGen ’26
Utilities

October 2, 2026 · 35 min

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.