Enhancement of Water Monitoring System

Abstract

This paper highlights design and development of a water monitoring system, with the objective of notifying
the user of the real-time water quality parameters. The system is able to measure the physiochemical parameters of
water quality, such as flow, temperature, pH, conductivity, and the oxidation reduction potential. These
physiochemical parameters are used to detect water contaminants. The sensors, which are designed from first
principles and implemented with signal conditioning circuits, are connected to a microcontroller-based measuring
node, which processes and analyses the data. In this design, RF module receiver and transmitter modules are used for
communication between the measuring and notification nodes. The notification node presents the reading of the
sensors and outputs an audio alert when water quality parameters reach unsafe levels. The qualitative and
quantitative analysis of water samples of different localities was conducted to determine the exact amount of different
pollutants present in water. The drinking water samples were taken from the main water sources where maximum
peoples were using them for drinking purpose. The results indicated certain sources of water-borne diseases in
drinking water, which are common in the people of a particular area. The results of the present research work showed
that drinking water collected from different areas of Ab bottabad district was not found to be suitable for human
health due to microbiological issues.