WWTP Uses Noncontact Flow Sensors to Reduce Operational Costs

Problem: The 33 mgd San Bernardino (California) Water Reclamation Plant serves regional cities using mostly solar panels to power flowmeters and send flow data to the SCADA system. After a malfunction in the solar panel system for the city of Loma Linda, operators needed to run power to the plant cost-effectively. Solution: Operators consulted with flow engineers to explore remedies. Loma Linda then committed to Hach’s Flow Solutions by McCrometer. The offering included installation of FLO-DAR area velocity flow sensors for open-channel applications, data collection by McCrometer and onboarding of online monitoring software to remotely capture flow data with a 95%