ABB Application Description - Achieving Accurate Wastewater Flow Measurement. Gaining an Enhanced Overview of Wastewater Flows Using ABB's WaterMaster
Summary
Utilize ABB WaterMaster system for highly accurate and reliable wastewater flow measurement. This expert guide details best practices for selection, helping facilities overcome common challenges associated with wastewater monitoring, such as high sediment loads and wear. Ideal for industrial sites, water treatment plants, and commercial entities needing continuous compliance monitoring of effluent discharge volumes, the robust electromagnetic technology ensures minimal maintenance and dependable data acquisition.
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Achieving accurate wastewater flow measurement Gaining an enhanced overview of wastewater flows using ABB’s Water Master
Improving wastewater measurement and reducing the risk of excess discharges through accurate flowmetering
Measurement made easy
Gaining an enhanced overview of wastewater flows using ABB’s Introduction The application Water Master
Measurement of wastewater flows is needed to help In most cases, the point at which wastewater flows maintain compliance with increasingly stringent are measured is the pumping station, which relays legislation aimed at minimizing the impact of wastewater from industrial sites and/or domestic human activities on the environment. Whether for sewer networks from treatment at one or more measuring industrial or domestic waste flows, the wastewater treatment plants. For the reasons use of flowmeters to help gather discharge data can stated before, as well as the need to make sure that play a vital role in helping to keep wastewater water treatment works are not overloaded with emissions within the prescribed limits. excessive quanitities of wastewater, it is necessary
to measure the quantities of water being pumped as
In cases where an industrial site, business or other closely as possible. heavy water user discharges large quantities of wastewater to a public water treatment works, One way of measuring these quantities is to accurate flowmetering is especially desirable to estimate the flow by multiplying the volume of ensure that the emitter is correctly billed for the water that flows each time the pump is started by amount of water discharged. the number of pump starts over a set period of
time. This gives an approximate total volume figure for a known period which can then be used to estimate the flow.
Another, more precise way, is to use a flowmeter to provide an exact and continuous measurement of the volume of water that flows through a wastewater distribution system.
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Manual Details
| Brand | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Pages | 4 |
| File Size | 1.60 MB |
| Published | June 03, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why is continuous flow measurement important for wastewater treatment?
It helps prevent overloading and ensures that discharge data gathered remains within increasingly stringent environmental limits.
What challenges do standard flowmeters face with dirty wastewater?
Conventional meters, like orifice plates or mechanical types, are often unsuitable because they can clog due to particulates or suffer from wear and tear.
How robust is the WaterMaster sensor design for difficult installations?
The sensors possess a rugged construction, are inherently submersible (IP68, NEMA 6P), and all sizes are suitable for burial applications.