Reduce Waste Water Impact
Smart Environment
Reduce Waste Water Impact
Smart Environment
The largest meat industry plant in Australia getting Smart to prevent environmental impact in wastewater irrigation area
Organic wastes from such facilities as meat processing plants pose significant en-vironmental management challenges. The Queensland plant of AJ Bush Meat Man-ufacturer is one of Australia’s major service rendering plants, processing both red meat and poultry by-products, it has been recognized with the National Premier’s Sustainability Award, thanks to a Smart wireless sensor network installed at site.
The deployment of soil moisture sensors in wastewater irrigation areas is essential for the protection of groundwater from nitrate contamination, they are used to turn irrigation on and off. Sensors for electrical conductivity, temperature and dissolved oxygen provide real-time monitoring of water quality, giving an early warning system for potential surface water contamination. Further installation of sensors for nitrate, pH and flow in real-time will send data to the EnviroSuite software platform, convert-ing it into monitoring, forecasting and reporting tools to aid effective management of operations and compliance processes.