Case Study - Wastewater Treatment Monitoring

In 2004 Ed Gardyne of Safewell developed a skid mounted solution called EcoBay for treatment of industrial wastewater at source on client sites. The product allowed clients to treat their own wastewater removing excess suspended solids, oil and chemical prior to discharge to the foul sewer.

The product improves discharge quality compliance, reduces trade effluent costs and enhances the reputation of the clients concerned as they implement environmental best practice.

To enhance the product offering it was decided to combine the wastewater technology with the Viewprocess solution allowing the performance of the EcoBay skid to be monitored via GPRS and Internet.

To date several wastewater treatment units have been fitted with sensors and Viewprocess data modules and this solution has passed beyond proof of concept to demonstrating real value in terms of compliance monitoring and maintenance planning.

Safewell is currently discussing a number of wastewater applications of the Viewprocess technology including monitoring of parameters such as Total Organic Carbon, Chemical Oxygen Demand, pH and Total Hydrocarbons in wastewater.