Opti Case Studies Rainwater Harvesting System Minimizes Wet-Weather Discharge

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Rainwater Harvesting System Minimizes Wet-Weather Discharge

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems Sensors - Flow Meters Sensors - Level Sensors
Applicable Industries	Cities & Municipalities
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Smart City Operations
Challenge	The USEPA and General Service Administration upgraded an existing 6,000-gallon capacity rainwater harvesting system at the USEPA headquarters to minimize wet-weather discharge while maintaining water availability for irrigation. Read More
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Customer Name	United States Environmental Protection Agency Read More
Solution	OptiNimbus was incorporated into the rainwater harvesting system, providing the forecast-based logic necessary to discharge water in advance of rain events. This provides the USEPA with the flexibility to maximize environmental benefits of their rainwater harvesting system and also meter, record, and monitor inputs and outputs of the cisterns over time. OptiNimbus for rainwater harvesting has improved the functionality of USEPA's existing cisterns by reducing wet-weather discharges and providing year-round irrigation. OptiNimbus significantly increased the return on investment for their rainwater harvesting system. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Water Flow Rate, Water Level, Water Meter Readings, Water Usage Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Sensors - Flow Meters

Sensors - Level Sensors

Applicable Industries

Cities & Municipalities

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Smart City Operations

Challenge

The USEPA and General Service Administration upgraded an existing 6,000-gallon capacity rainwater harvesting system at the USEPA headquarters to minimize wet-weather discharge while maintaining water availability for irrigation.

About Customer

Customer Name

United States Environmental Protection Agency

Solution

OptiNimbus was incorporated into the rainwater harvesting system, providing the forecast-based logic necessary to discharge water in advance of rain events. This provides the USEPA with the flexibility to maximize environmental benefits of their rainwater harvesting system and also meter, record, and monitor inputs and outputs of the cisterns over time. OptiNimbus for rainwater harvesting has improved the functionality of USEPA's existing cisterns by reducing wet-weather discharges and providing year-round irrigation. OptiNimbus significantly increased the return on investment for their rainwater harvesting system.

Data Collected

Water Flow Rate, Water Level, Water Meter Readings, Water Usage

Impact #1	[Financial Growth - ROI] Increased ROI
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Operation] Year round irrigation

Impact #1

[Financial Growth - ROI]
Increased ROI

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Operation]
Year round irrigation

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Rainwater Harvesting System Minimizes Wet-Weather Discharge

Operational Impact