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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Applicable Industries	Equipment & Machinery
Applicable Functions	Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Process Control & Optimization Log in to view content
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
Customer	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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Applicable Industries

Equipment & Machinery

Applicable Functions

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

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.

Customer

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