Weather Monitoring at the City of San Luis Obispo's Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF)
“Weather has a huge impact at wastewater treatment plants,” Patrick McGrath, Water Resource Recovery Facility Supervisor at City of San Luis Obispo (CA) recently shared with us. “Rain impacts the flows we receive but is hard to account for within our database.”
When considering a solution, he said, “We wanted something that would be automatically collected that we could point to and say, ‘this is why flows were elevated during this time.’”
“The better we can track temperature, the better we can forecast/respond to changes in weather," Patrick continued. “Air quality and safety are a high priority. Knowing which direction and how strong the wind is blowing can ensure adequate response in the event of an emergency.”
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| The City of San Luis Obispo’s Water Resource Recovery Facility treats 4.5 million gallons of wastewater daily in central California. |
A Pulsar 700 Weather Station was recently installed at the plant as part of a major facility upgrade that will help improve overall efficiency and wastewater system resiliency. “It’s up and running and we love it!” Patrick added.
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