Wastewater spills and sanitary sewer overflows cost municipalities multiple billions of dollars per year in cleanups, repairs and property damage.Many of these events can be avoided or at least mitigated if utility personnel receive warnings. That’s the principle behind Metasphere smart water sensors offered by water solutions provider and pump manufacturer Grundfos.In 2023 Grundfos acquired Metasphere and its line of telemetry and analytics technologies for water networks. The smart sensors, used overseas since 2006, but new to the United States and Canada, can help municipalities, real estate developers and homeowner associations prevent overflows in sanitary, storm and combined sewers.The sensors
