Water utilities nationwide are battling cyanobacteria, taste & odor, turbidity spikes, and other water quality challenges:
​​Accurate monitoring of key parameters in source water empowers you to use the right source water, the right treatments, protocols, and chemical doses at the right time, improving performance and reducing costs
Algae Tracker is shifting people out of reactive mode.
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With continuous upstream monitoring, you gain lead time to plan treatments proactively — BEFORE problems hit intake.
How It Works
STEP 1
Install Trackers at strategic locations like a water intake, the inflow to a reservoir, or a known location for contaminants.
STEP 2
Press the power button for 8 seconds. The Trackers update with new data every 30 minutes over included cellular data.
STEP 3
Log in to the richly featured dashboard to view and analyze your data, set up alerts and view weekly reports.
Catch Early Indicators of Taste & Odor (T&O) issues
With forewarning of organics from cyanobacteria or turbidity entering the plant from our dashboard and email alerting system, you can scale up chemical use or coagulants, time sedimentation proactively, reduce organic loads on filters, and minimize T&O issues.
Stop Playing Catch-Up With Contamination
When cyanobacteria or turbidity spike, treatment plants are hit with emergency protocols, costly chemical use surges, and extended shifts.
AlgaeTracker stops the scramble with upstream data.
Our solar-powered buoys monitor water quality every 30 minutes and transmit real-time data.
This empowers your team to avoid last minute decision-making and incurring greater costs. They can act before problems reach intake.
Monitor What Matters Most
Our optical sensors track early algae threats and water quality shifts, streaming real-time data to your dashboard with automated alerts when thresholds are exceeded.
Key parameters include:
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Chlorophyll-a & phycocyanin (algae and cyanobacteria)
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Dissolved oxygen & pH
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Temperature & turbidity
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Conductivity & contamination signals
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UV-254, DOM
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The litmus test for sensor accuracy of optical measurements of water parameters is the R² linearity value, where a perfect sensor has a value of 1.0.
AquaRealTime optical sensors have been independent lab tested to exceed 0.999 R² values in rhodamine solutions, and 0.99 in live cyanobacteria.
Turn Costs Into Savings
Quantifiable ROI: A 25 MGD plant can see ROI over 1,000% with AlgaeTracker, easily paying for itself in the first algae season by reducing chemical doses strategically at the right times.
Utilities also save with:
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Precise chemical dosing, exactly when needed
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Fewer site visits and sampling
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Reduced customer service for water quality issues
Plus, improved treatment efficiency and regulatory compliance add ongoing value.
Deploy in 30 Minutes. Monitor Forever.
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Your existing staff can install AlgaeTracker within a half-hour
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No special training or infrastructure changes needed
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Maintain full data ownership
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Export historical data in standard formats
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Connect via API to SCADA
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Deploy multiple units across intake, source, or upstream points with a unified dashboard and customizable alerts