Sensor Density: The Key To Understanding And Pinpointing I&I In The Collection System

Infiltration and Inflow (I&I) costs U.S. wastewater collection systems over $100 billion annually through premature infrastructure wear, excessive treatment chemicals, and emergency overflow response. While traditional area-velocity flow meters quantify basin-level volumes effectively, their high capital and maintenance costs leave wide monitoring gaps that force utilities into expensive, time-consuming investigation cycles. High-density micrometering solves this resolution problem by deploying low-cost, low-maintenance radar level sensors across key manholes. Radar technology bypasses foam, steam, and temperature interference, delivering the steady level delta insights needed to pinpoint specific failing pipe segments prior to CCTV deployment. This targeted approach shrinks investigation timelines and focuses capital spending directly on confirmed points of failure. Access the full white paper to examine the deployment framework, sensor density trade-offs, and field testing data.