As increased living densities occur through urban areas, more pressure is being exerted on the ability of the sanitary sewerage systems to cope with the demands being placed upon them. It is critical that permanent sewer flow monitoring is undertaken on major catchments to assess the ongoing capabilities of all sewerage infra-structure. Furthermore, the accurate measurement of industrial inflows to the sewerage system is also increasingly important so that distribution of the costs of treatment can be fair and equitable.
The MACE FloPro provides a unique solution for permanent sewer flow monitoring. With the ability to measure up to five different flows with the one device, it is no longer a requirement that each artery of a catchment requires its own flow monitor. To take advantage of this extra ability, when planning permanent monitoring sites, an effort should be made to locate the FloPro in an area of convergence of laterals into trunk lines. The combined depth/velocity sensors can be installed in any pipe size from 6" to 100" (150 to 2500 mm) in diameter. In pipes where it is preferable to use ultrasonic depth measurement, these sensors can also be integrated to the FloPro.
From an industrial perspective, the MACE FloPro can provide a "one-stop" solution to the requirements of trade waste discharge. The FloPro can not only be used as a billing device, it can also be used to monitor various water quality sensors (such as pH, conductivity and DO), and can be programmed to drive a volumetric based sampler.