Effluent Monitoring, Recording, and Sampling Systems for Industrial Wastewater Treatment

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Final Effluent Monitoring Systems provide
continuous monitoring of compliance parameters for the
purpose of effluent permit reporting purposes or simply
self-monitoring purposes. Our monitoring systems can provide
hardcopy recording via strip chart recorders, or provide electronic
data-logging, or retransmit via a network connection.
Any analytical parameter can be monitored including:
- pH (0-14)
- Flow (instant and total)
- Temperature
- Conductivity / Turbidity
- TSS and / or TDS
- Heavy Metals via colorimetric determination including (Fe, Cu, Cd, Cr, Ni, Zn, etc.)
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Recording Methods can include any conventional data
recording device including:
- Circular Chart Recorders
- Strip Chart Recorders
- Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems
- PLC retransmission to a Building Monitoring System (BMB).
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Local and Remote Monitoring Options:
- Local SCADA system and automated report generation on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
- Remote monitoring, control, and data logging via the Cloud (internet connection required).
- Automated paging to cell phones of alerts or alarms.
- SCADA System Monitoring
Our final effluent monitoring systems are designed for permit compliance purposes but also serve well for general system performance monitoring and alarming. For a typical pH adjustment application most discharge permit require continuous monitoring of effluent pH and flow by a system that is independent of the primary pH control system. Our system meets these requirements and more. Additionally we can provide remote monitoring via an internet connection (via the Cloud), electronic data logging, or conventional recording via a circular chart paper recorder or a strip chart recorder.

In the example above final effluent pH, flow, and temperature are monitored from a pH neutralization and bio-kill system for a Life Science lab. A SCADA system continuously monitors
the effluent monitoring system as well as the pH and bio-kill systems
providing continuous data monitoring, data logging, and supervisory control over the entire system.
Since the plant is not manned during off hours it is essential to be able to
annunciate critical alarms that directly impact system performance and
safety. This is done by a remote paging system that dials out via the
cellular network and sends text messages and alerts to any number of cell
phones programmed into the system.
A composite sampler is provided as required by the discharge permit to collect a 24 hour composite sample of the effluent stream once / month.
Many variations
of the system depicted above are available including small systems that
monitor effluent pH only to systems that measure pH, flow, temperature, and
heavy metals.