Rural Drinking Water
Emergency Residual-Chlorine Monitoring for Rural Drinking Water in Fujian
1 / 2Project Background
During the pandemic, chlorine control in rural drinking water became a frontline issue: surface-water chlorine levels could spike, and there was risk of contaminated inflows — while traditional monitoring offered too few parameters, too little accuracy and no real-time grip on residual chlorine at either the source inlet or the supply outlet.
Customer Challenge
The emergency demanded instruments that could be deployed fast, run unattended with minimal consumables, and keep chlorine measurement accurate at both ends of the rural supply network — all under pandemic restrictions on personnel movement.
The TENGINE Solution
TMS-E3000 multi-parameter analyzers were installed at the rural supply network's source inlet and outlet, watching residual chlorine plus turbidity, pH and temperature around the clock. The microelectronic chlorine electrode needs no electrolyte, measures precisely and maintains itself — cutting manual intervention when site visits were hardest.
Implementation
Analyzers were rapidly installed at inlet and outlet points of the rural network, streaming continuous chlorine and multi-parameter data through the emergency period.
Project Results
The utility gained round-the-clock visibility of chlorine levels at both ends of the network — chlorine over- and under-dosing were caught in time, disinfection stayed effective and drinking-water safety held through the emergency, with maintenance needs low enough for pandemic conditions.
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