Cincinnati, Ohio, Pilots New Wastewater Testing Technology

Source: Gov Tech by Julia Edinger

The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati is going to be piloting a technology solution to gain a better understanding of its wastewater network and more advanced sampling methods.

The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD) has decided to pilot a technology solution to expand on data related to wastewater quality.

In recent years, local water departments have turned to artificial intelligence to modernize their processes. And with the emergence of COVID-19, the use of technology to monitor wastewater has increased as a public health tool. In fact, some are even turning to robots to monitor sewage.

The district was looking for ways to bring sampling methods into the 21st century to improve capabilities and job performance, which led to the May installation of Kando’s Pulse solution, according to the assistant superintendent Scott Bessler.

Bessler explained that the utility’s current sampling methods have limitations in that they are labor intensive, time-consuming and come with certain safety hazards.