Continuous Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring System for Municipal Wastewater Streams

在加拿大，小型污水处理厂(WWTP)，特别是那些位于偏远社区的污水处理厂，显示出对具有连续、实时能力的废水处理监测系统的巨大需求。缺乏这种持续监测对公众健康和环境构成重大威胁。目前，由于设施老化和缺乏合格的维护人员等因素，北部和偏远社区面临的风险不成比例。A.U.G.Signals有限公司开发了一种饮用水智能水监控系统，为最终用户提供准确、快速的解决方案。这项技术已经帮助安大略省的19个原住民社区实现了实时连续的饮用水监测。在其饮用水质量监测系统成功应用后，该公司正在开发一种用于城市污水流的改进型原型。该项目与弗莱明学院水和废水技术促进中心(CAWT)合作，寻求建造、设置和运行新设备，并找出和解决效率低下的问题，以优化其性能。这项工作将产生一系列新的商业产品，通过创新技术满足对远程水质监测解决方案的迫切需求。

In Canada, small-scale wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), particularly those located in remote communities, demonstrate a significant need for wastewater treatment monitoring systems with continuous, real-time capabilities. A lack of such continuous monitoring poses a significant threat to public health and the environment. Currently, Northern and remote communities are disproportionately at risk due to factors such as aging facilities and the unavailability of qualified maintenance staff. A.U.G. Signals Ltd. has developed an Intelligent Water Surveillance system for drinking water, which provides accurate, fast-response solutions to end users. This technology has helped 19 First Nations communities in Ontario achieve real-time continuous drinking water monitoring. Following the successful application of its drinking water quality monitoring system, the company is pursuing the development of a modified prototype for use in municipal wastewater streams. In collaboration with Fleming College's Centre for Advancement of Water and Wastewater Technologies (CAWT), the project seeks to build, set-up and operate the new apparatus, as well as identify and address inefficiencies to optimize its performance. This work would result in a new line of commercial products that speak to the pressing need for remote water quality monitoring solutions through innovative technologies.