Clarity by Siltbuster
Clarity by Siltbuster offers not only data logging of discharged water, but more significantly, alarm notifications either via SMS (text-message) or email, should the equipment detect non-compliant water passing the strategically placed monitoring probes.
Whilst data logging on its own provides a crucial audit trail that can be used to prove site compliance to regulators, it’s the alarm notifications and control which look to revolutionise water management. Using a purely data logging approach runs an inherent risk, due to the data often being downloaded at irregular intervals and breaches are only discovered after the event and potentially because of regulatory investigation.
Clarity by Siltbuster differs by giving plant operators a heads-up, should the system need attention (and shutting down the feed pumps if so desired) in order to maintain compliance with any discharge criteria that might be in place. Site managers and operatives can continue with their daily tasks without the need for constant supervision, safe in the knowledge alerts will be issued should the discharge water exceed predefined limits – crucially before consent level has been breached, providing time to rectify any issues and preventing a possible notifiable pollution event.
Any number of key parameters can be logged and monitored (for both inlet and/or outlet waters), including Total Suspended Solids, pH, Flow rate, Dissolved Oxygen, Conductivity, Temperature to name a few. Accessible via both a Web and Mobile App interface, Clarity By Siltbuster enables Environmental Advisors to maintain a high-level overview of multiple sites compliance (via a red, amber, green flagging system), whilst still having access to exact performance data where required. Historical records can be extracted via the search functionality and the data can be exported as a .csv file, providing robust evidence of permit compliance.
Clarity has been piloted by a number of clients, including Costain, prior to its formal launch. Gordon Williams, Environmental Engineer at Costain, details the positive impact the new system has had on the business:
“Clarity allows us to observe compliance and system performance in a live view. The Costain Gas Business currently has two 3-stage treatment systems in place on gas construction projects, dewatering deep excavations. The regulatory arrangements at these sites are very stringent and we have to discharge under two bespoke EA permits with tight limits defined for suspended solids and pH. Assurance around compliance has increased tenfold since we implemented the Clarity by Siltbuster system. Not only that, but the interface has an easy to navigate built-in data download capability allowing the user to download historic data from a defined time interval.”