The J.D. Phillips Water Resources Recovery Facility is located in the heart of Colorado Springs, Colorado, with commercial, industrial and residential areas located nearby. Odor control is immensely important for the facility, and as a result, it is entirely covered, including the activated sludge basins.
One challenge for facilities with covered basins is the need to run conduit for instrumentation, which can be difficult and expensive with concrete walkways. Shaun Thompson, environmental specialist at J.D. Phillips WRRF, was searching for an alternate solution to conduit installation and found YSI’s IQ SensorNet system for wastewater process monitoring and control. The IQ SensorNet system can manage up to 20 sensors on a single network, offers wireless communication options and allows operators to view all data on a single controller.
By adding an IQ SensorNet wireless module to the online instrumentation network, communication cabling between the measuring location and a single controller is eliminated.
A versatile, affordable system
Because of its wireless capabilities, YSI’s IQ SensorNet solution was suitable for Shaun’s facility, and they installed a system with 18 sensors across the aeration basins. With the IQ SensorNet system, the facility is monitoring DO, nitrate, ammonia, ORP, COD, BOD, TSS and orthophosphate.
The data from these sensors is transmitted wirelessly back to the main controller and then output to the PLC via Ethernet/IP. Installation and modification of the online monitoring system is easy and affordable, with the ability to add or move sensors at any time. Thompson also utilizes several sensors experimentally, and can easily move them between locations to troubleshoot operational issues. With YSI IQ SensorNet, Thompson found a quality solution for process optimization and troubleshooting to meet his facility’s unique challenges.
YSI, a Xylem brand, has designed and manufactured sensors, instruments and solutions for water quality monitoring for over 70 years, and offers a full range of water quality instrumentation designed for municipal water.
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