Water and sewerage companies are installing Meteor MRC remote cameras at an increasing number of wastewater discharge and storm overflow locations; primarily to check the veracity of event duration monitors (EDMs), but also to avoid unnecessary site visits, save costs, lower the carbon footprint of operations, and help identify the …
Read More »New £4m camera contract helps manage flood and coastal risk
Following a competitive tendering process, Meteor Communications has been awarded a four-year contract by the Environment Agency to significantly expand their estate of low-power remote image collection cameras. Installed at strategic locations, the cameras will provide critically important information on the status of water management assets involved in reducing flood …
Read More »Meteor Communications wins bathing water messaging contract
The Environment Agency has awarded Meteor Communications a 3-year contract to issue bathing water alerts via text and email during the May to September bathing season. Under the Bathing Water Regulations 2013, the Environment Agency monitors and reports bathing water quality around English coasts and at designated inland bathing waters. …
Read More »Continuous water quality monitoring solutions in action
Visitors to WWEM 2022 can experience a demonstration of continuous water quality monitoring that was provided to the UK Government’s Environment Audit Committee (EAC) during its investigation into river water quality. Amidst growing concern with bathing water quality and the impact of effluent discharge and CSOs, the committee was keen …
Read More »Advanced water quality monitor installed in the Serpentine
Looking to find ways to keep improving water quality, the managers of the Royal Parks have installed a continuous water quality monitor; an ESNET (Environmental Sensor NETwork) system from the company Meteor Communications. The Serpentine is monitored by the Environment Agency which collects samples for bacteriological analysis every week between …
Read More »Meteor wins Hydrometry Framework contract
Meteor Communications, the manufacturer of remote environmental monitoring systems, has been awarded a framework contract by the Coal Authority to supply a range of hydrometric services, dataloggers and sensors to enable the continuous monitoring of mine water. Meteor Communications successfully bid for Lot 3 of the Hydrometry Framework, which is …
Read More »Low-power remote cameras on show at IFAT
Following their hugely successful deployment all over the UK, the Meteor MRC Remote Camera Systems and the MeteorCloud web services will be on display at the MTRComs stand, number 401 in Hall B2 at the IFAT 2022 exhibition, which takes place at the Munich Messe from 30th May to 3rd …
Read More »Monitoring data can underpin river quality improvements
The UK’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has requested written evidence from Meteor Communications, the specialist provider of remote water quality monitoring systems, as part of the committee’s ongoing inquiry into water quality in rivers. The submission was timely because it was made while sewage spills were the subject of intense …
Read More »Virtual WWEM booth shows live remote monitoring stations
Meteor Communications, the specialist provider of low power, remote cameras and water quality monitors, will provide a virtual exhibition booth at this year’s Water, Wastewater & Environmental Monitoring event, WWEM 2021. Visitors to the booth will be able to view live examples of continuous, real-time remote monitoring stations and integrated …
Read More »Meteor Communications wins Scottish Water monitoring contract
Meteor Communications has been awarded a multi-year shared framework agreement by Scottish Water for the provision of multi-parameter wastewater quality final effluent monitoring. The contract has an estimated value of £2 million and follows a competitive tendering process which began in November 2020. Bidders were invited to tender for the …
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