Measured source conditions define treatment objectives and commissioning requirements.
Smart X Ecosystem
Distributed Safe-Water Infrastructure
Safe water is not a filter problem. It is a system problem.
Smart X develops and operates modular water infrastructure designed to deliver safe water under real-world conditions — with treatment, monitoring, service and accountability built into one operating model.
Field validation with Kenya Red Cross Society — Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Kajiado & Garissa, Kenya.
Next field milestoneInstallation and commissioningOctober 2026
01 / 06TechnologyHydroCharge
Operating modelWater as a Service
EvidenceClaims classified
Field validationKenya Pilot
The problem
Installation alone does not create reliable safe water.
Source conditions vary. Chemistry changes. Components wear. Maintenance can be delayed. A treatment unit can perform under controlled conditions and still fail when the complete operating chain is not managed.
Smart X therefore treats safe water as infrastructure: assess the source, configure the treatment, protect the last meter, operate the system and verify what actually happens in the field.
One accountable system
From source-water data to measurable impact.
Every major Smart X subject now has one clear role. Technology treats. Operations keep it working. Evidence defines what can be claimed. Field data measures whether the infrastructure delivers.
Four modular treatment stages configured around measured water conditions.
A separate last-meter layer designed around safe collection and container handling.
Commissioning, maintenance, consumables, monitoring and defined service responsibility.
Testing, operating data and field outcomes remain separated by evidence status.
HydroCharge
Four-stage modular treatment architecture.
The platform is standardized; the treatment configuration follows the measured source-water profile. Design parameters are not presented as field-validated outcomes.
Pre-Filtration
Reduces sediment and suspended solids to protect downstream treatment.
Water Chemistry Conditioning
Moves source-water chemistry into the required operating window.
Final Filtration
Uses source-specific media inside Smart X’s proprietary housing and Flow Control architecture.
Disinfection
Completes the treatment chain before storage and distribution.
Evidence Before Scale
Evidence with its boundaries intact.
Smart X separates independent analysis, controlled testing, engineering design basis, testing targets and field verification still pending. Baseline data is never presented as treatment validation.
Independent report 05/26/DNSLBMO/0824
before chemistry conditioning
Evidence boundary: controlled testing with incomplete provenance is disclosed as controlled testing — never as independent verification. Full results, methods and limitations are maintained on the Evidence & Performance page.
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Kenya Field Validation
Three pilot deployments. Three different water realities.
The Kenya programme is designed as more than a list of sites. It is a three-pilot field-validation journey across different Kenyan contexts: Mukuru Kwa Njenga in Nairobi, where Star of Hope school now requires two dedicated school systems, planned for 10,000 litres per day for the primary school and 5,000 litres per day for junior secondary, with school-only access to protect the installations; Kajiado County, representing a more semi-arid county setting; and Garissa County, reflecting a more water-stressed regional environment. Together, the pilots are intended to test how HydroCharge can be adapted, operated and supported across very different real-world conditions.
StatusPilot preparation
Current milestoneManufacturing and pre-deployment preparation
LocationMukuru Kwa Njenga · Kajiado · Garissa, Kenya
Last updated8 September 2026
News & field updates
Latest news.
The people, decisions and fieldwork shaping our next steps in Kenya.
Smart X invited to I4WASH 2026 as Kenya rollout planning develops.
An invitation to I4WASH 2026 accompanies our next steps in Kenya: pilot validation, post-commissioning budget discussions and further engagement with counties and humanitarian partners.
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Two school systems. One focused pilot.
Our visit to Star of Hope has defined a more focused pilot: two dedicated systems, a combined daily water requirement of 15,000 litres and a clear next step in testing.
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From field visits to county dialogue.
Visits to boreholes in Kericho and Homa Bay are opening a dialogue on affordable treatment, local operation and potential collaboration after a successful pilot.
Read the updateWater as a Service
Responsibility continues after installation.
Depending on contract, Smart X can carry defined responsibility for source assessment, commissioning, operator training, monitoring, maintenance, consumables, calibration, service response and performance reporting.
01Assess
02Configure
03Commission
04Monitor
05Maintain
Impact
Design capacity is not achieved impact.
Actual delivered volume, not theoretical production alone.
Measured service reach with conversion assumptions disclosed.
Recorded parameters, conditions, limitations and corrective action.
Whether infrastructure continues to perform in operation.
Capability retained locally to keep systems functioning.
Partner pathways
Start the right conversation.
Government and humanitarian programmes, funding reviews and technical collaborations require different information. Each pathway collects the context needed to route the request correctly.
Government / NGO
Request a Site / Programme Assessment
Share the source, location, population or institution, required volume and decision timeline.
Start assessment ↗Investor / FunderRequest Investor Information
Review governance, economics, evidence, scale assumptions and funding context.
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Define the engineering, manufacturing, validation or integration capability involved.
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