Remote valve reopening

An abnormal water consumption detection system for a distributed water infrastructure, the system comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• receive, from at least one sensor associated with the distributed water infrastructure, water usage information for the distributed water infrastructure;
• determine, from the water usage information, an event likely to be an abnormal consumption within the distributed water infrastructure;
• send, via a transmitter, an alert message to an administrator notifying the administrator of the likely abnormal consumption, and providing to the administrator data associated with the likely abnormal consumption;
• receive from the administrator via a receiver a command, the command being chosen from a group consisting of an ignore command and a remedial action command;
• and
• permit water to flow through a valve after the ignore command is received.

An abnormal consumption detection system for a distributed water infrastructure, the system comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• determine from water flow information obtained from at least one sensor a potential abnormal consumption associated with the distributed water infrastructure;
• determine, from the water flow information, an identity of a water-consuming appliance associated with the potential abnormal consumption;
• automatically close a valve, without human intervention, that shuts off water flow to the determined water consuming appliance.