Internet of Water – Overflows

Internet of Water Flanders is a research and innovation project to develop and deploy a system to digitally monitor, in real-time, water quality indicators across Flanders. A network of new low-cost IoT sensors are being installed at selected locations across Flanders. These sensors are placed in different water types: surface water, groundwater and waste water.

An interesting report has been published about overflows on the sewer system. These overflows allow diluted waste water to flow directly into watercourses, posing a risk to the recovering water quality in some areas. To mitigate this risk, it is important to map out the impact of overflows. During the stakeholder event held on December 8, 2022, experts shared insights into the added value of live data for managing overflow operations.

In Flanders, there are over 9500 overflows, which can be identified as problem areas through measurements and pattern recognition. To this end, our partner Vito is involved in a project that utilizes various Decentlab sensors to provide real-time data.

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