Making the Invisible Visible

Water utilities lose up to 50% of their treated water to leaks and theft they cannot see. Water OS uses artificial intelligence to map blind networks, pinpoint losses in real-time, and turn waste into revenue.

The Crisis Beneath Our Feet

Globally, nearly a third of all treated water—and the immense cost to produce it—vanishes before it ever reaches a paying customer. For utilities in emerging cities, the problem is catastrophic. Decades of unmapped pipes and informal connections create “blind spots” that make effective management impossible.

30% - 50%

Average Non-Revenue Water (NRW) in emerging city utilities

40% - 60%

Of pipe infrastructure is unmapped or poorly documented

$100B+

The annual global cost of water lost through leaky pipes

Our Answer: The Water OS Visibility Engine

We prove the value of detection before you invest a dollar in repairs. Our three-step process makes your entire network visible and actionable.

AI-Powered Digital Twins

We fuse satellite imagery, historical billing records, and existing grid data to build the first accurate, comprehensive map of your water network—even the parts that have been undocumented for decades.

Real-Time Anomaly Detection

Our AI continuously analyzes flow, pressure, and payment data to flag statistical anomalies. This pinpoints the precise “hot zones” where leaks, theft, or meter failures are most probable, moving you from reactive repairs to predictive maintenance.

Targeted IoT Validation

We deploy a small number of low-cost, high-impact sensors *only* in the flagged hot zones. This provides the ground-truth data needed to validate losses with certainty, quantifying the financial opportunity of each potential repair.

Stopping Leaks is Just the Beginning

Reducing waste is the critical first step. The revenue and water recovered through our Visibility Engine create a self-funding foundation for a resilient, equitable water future. Phase 1 is the engine that powers our 20-year vision: an intelligent, global operating system that ensures every single person has reliable access to safe drinking water at home.

Mission & Founder

Mission Statement

Water OS is the central nervous system for water, connecting sources, pipes, and people to guarantee a safe reliable drinking water for every home on the planet.

Ryan York — Founder, Water OS

Ryan York is a systems builder with a track record of turning big, complex problems into working solutions. After two decades in education and technology—where he led schools, built edtech platforms, and scaled AI-driven products—he set his sights on humanity's most fundamental challenge: water.

As founder of Water OS, Ryan is pioneering the world's first operating system for water—fusing AI, digital twins, and smart logistics to make invisible networks visible, cut catastrophic waste, and deliver clean water reliably to every home. His long-term vision is bold: to make water as predictable and universal as electricity or the internet.

ryan@fireflystudios.io