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Municipal Water & Wastewater

Sensors for Municipal Water & Wastewater

Sensorex has a broad range of sensors and other products for keeping the water in your WTP or WWTP running smoothly and in compliance.

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S8300 – Modular pH Sensors for In-line

In heavily contaminated wastewater or chemical processing applications, an inline pH probe typically wears out fast. Constantly replacing an inline pH…

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Complete Modular Submersion/Inline* pH Smart Sensors

Sensorex 8000 series Smart Sensors can be configured in countless variations to meet our exact needs. This is one of…

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S272CD – Process pH Sensor

The S272CD online process pH sensor delivers reliable online monitoring for in-line or submersion installation configuration. This sensor is designed…

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Complete Modular Submersion/Inline* pH 4-20mA Sensors

Sensorex 8000 series 4-20mA Sensors can be configured in countless variations to meet your exact needs. Click here to order…

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Complete Modular Inline pH Smart Sensors

Sensorex 8000 series Smart Sensors can be configured in countless variations to meet our exact needs. Click here to order…

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ODO8000 and ODO9000 – Lumin-S Optical Dissolved Oxygen Sensors with Digital Communication

The Lumin-S optical dissolved oxygen sensor delivers reliable DO measurements over a long operating life. There are no membranes to…

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UVT-LED-SW – UV Transmittance Monitor, Online

The UVT-LED-SW Online UV Transmittance Sensor provides reliable UVT measurements for UV disinfection optimization. Ideal for continuous monitoring of open…

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SD7420CD-ORP – Differential ORP Probe with Direct 4-20mA Output

When an ORP sensor is constantly measuring a wastewater treatment process, it will be exposed to chemicals, suspended solids, and…

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Municipal Water & Wastewater Treatment

Municipal water and wastewater treatment plays a key role in maintaining sanitation and hygiene and delivering clean drinking water to urban, suburban, and rural populations. Municipal water treatment plants filter and purify source water (including groundwater and surface water), ensuring that the water delivered to consumer’s taps is safe, clean, and potable. Local, regional, and national regulations specify maximum contaminant levels (MCL’s) for various species in drinking water. Municipal wastewater treatment plants filter and disinfect sewage, stormwater, and other wastewater, ensuring that effluent is safe to discharge to public waterways. As with municipal water treatment, regulations govern limits on pH, total dissolved solids, and maximum contaminant levels in municipal wastewater effluent.

Municipal water and wastewater treatment plants use a variety of technologies to ensure that their treatment trains deliver the required results. Many plants use chemical oxidizers, such as chlorine or ozone, to destroy pathogens in water and wastewater. UV disinfection is another common treatment method. Plants monitor various water quality parameters throughout their processes to ensure that treatment is both effective and efficient. Frequently monitored parameters include pH, oxidation reduction potential, free chlorine, chlorine dioxide, dissolved oxygen, and UV transmittance.

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Municipal Water Treatment Applications

Municipal water treatment plants operate a range of processes to achieve treatment goals. Examples include flocculation, filtration, clarification, oxidation, and ultraviolet disinfection. Different water quality parameters provide critical process insight at each step of a treatment train. Select a water treatment application to identify key water quality parameters and how to monitor them:

Ultraviolet Disinfection Optimization

UV disinfection optimization involves adjusting operational parameters, such as UV intensity and exposure time, to enhance pathogen inactivation while minimizing energy consumption.

Wastewater Ultraviolet Disinfection Control

Wastewater UV disinfection control ensures consistent performance by monitoring and adjusting UV dose levels based on flow rate and water quality to maintain effective microbial disinfection.

Reverse Osmosis

Reverse osmosis is a filtration process that uses a semi-permeable membrane to remove contaminants, including salts, metals, and microorganisms, from water or wastewater.

Aeration Wastewater Treatment

Aeration in wastewater treatment introduces oxygen into the water to promote the biological breakdown of organic pollutants by aerobic microorganisms.

Wastewater Chlorination

Wastewater chlorination involves adding chlorine to disinfect wastewater by killing harmful pathogens before effluent is released into the environment.

Combining Oxidation and UV Disinfection

Combining oxidation and UV disinfection enhances the removal of both chemical pollutants and microorganisms, improving overall treatment efficacy.

Water Reuse (Wastewater Reclamation)

Water reuse, or wastewater reclamation, involves treating and purifying wastewater to make it suitable for non-potable or even potable uses, reducing demand on freshwater resources.

Municipal Water Treatment Sensors

Sensorex specializes in the design and manufacture of sensors and instruments to monitor many of the most important water quality parameters in municipal water treatment:

pH

Monitoring pH is required to ensure that water and wastewater are neither too acidic nor too alkaline. Therefore, most treatment plants analyze pH before water leaves their facilities. Additionally, pH may influence the ability of disinfectants, such as chlorine, to oxidize contaminants. When biological processes are used in wastewater treatment, such as when bacteria break down contaminants, monitoring pH ensures that the useful bacteria in the system can proliferate and thrive.

Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP)

Monitoring oxidation reduction potential (ORP) provides an indication of the performance of disinfection processes. When an oxidizer such as chlorine is used as a disinfectant, it is possible to control dosing using either ORP measurements or by measuring the oxidizer concentration directly. Measuring ORP is often more cost effective in comparison.

Chlorine & Chlorine Dioxide

Amperometric sensors measure chlorine and chlorine dioxide concentration directly in ppm, as opposed to an ORP measurement given in mV. Unlike ORP sensors, amperometric free chlorine and chlorine dioxide sensors are not sensitive to other oxidizers or reducers in solution.

Ultraviolet (UV) Transmittance

The UV transmittance (UVT) measurement relates to the organic content of water or wastewater. It is measured optically by sensing the amount of light of wavelength 254nm transmitted through a water sample. Just like pH, ORP, and free chlorine measurements are used to dose chemicals, UVT measurements are used to adjust UV light intensity for disinfection.

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