Monitoring system prevents drain on water resources

摘要

Changes in legislation around environmental quality standards required the elimination of zinc and other heavy metals from wastewater being discharged by the plant. This was due to the sensitive nature of the receiving water course so deadlines and standards were to be put in place. In addition, there was to be no increase allowed in the levels of phosphate being discharged. At the same time, the customer wanted to evaluate new approaches to reduce the total cost of operation, and also improve operational reliability through automation.