IoT-based Wireless Sensor Networks for Monitoring Drinking Water Treatment Plants

The increasing need for efficient monitoring of parameters in challenging industrial environments, such as basic sanitation, has led to the search for integrated and user-friendly solutions that can address specific challenges of this setting. This project aims to develop a solution to meet monitoring requirements in water treatment plants. The proposed solution involves the development of both hardware and software for collecting data from the water treatment process using sensors and transmitting this information to a server structure, database, and communication interface with the cloud-based user. The effectiveness of the proposed device is being evaluated in six water treatment units located in the states of Alagoas, Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. Preliminary results indicate that the proposed solution is capable of monitoring the variables involved in the water flocculation stage and generating a comprehensive set of information about the process over time.