Turn your sewer system into a sensor
Fluves Sewer uses advanced Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) and fiber optic technology to monitor the hydraulic performance of every meter of your sewer system. It detects critical anomalies such as water ingress and blockages in real time, allowing you to take prompt actions and ensure smooth, uninterrupted operations.
Never lose sight of your sewers
Detect infiltrations
Fluves Sewer identifies unwanted infiltrations, leaks, and illicit connections in your sewage network with precision.
Pinpoint water ingress
Detect and localize cold and hot water ingress from rain, groundwater, or household connections with precision.
Detailed dashboard
The Fluves Sewer dashboard provides real-time visualization of flow trends, anomalies, and comprehensive data insights.
Predict sewer blockages
Prevent blockages before they occur with predictive monitoring, while our algorithms estimate flow velocity for better system control.
Economical efficiency
Proactive sewer health management helps reduce operational costs and minimize financial losses from unexpected downtime.
Extend sewer lifespan
Long-term monitoring with Fluves Sewer extends your infrastructure’s lifespan, ensuring reliable performance over time.
Sofia Dahl
Sewer System Specialist
at NSVA
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Sewers for serious impact
In many areas, over 50% of the water entering sewage treatment plants is not actually polluted, caused by unwanted infiltrations, leaks, and other sewer issues. These inefficiencies drive up energy costs, reduce plant effectiveness, and increase the risk of drought by depleting groundwater resources.
Fluves Sewer monitors every meter of your sewer system, detecting and preventing these problems, including illicit connections. This results in improved operational efficiency, reduced energy and maintenance costs, and a smaller environmental footprint.
From monitoring to actionable insights
Fluves Sewer leverages advanced fiber optic technology with Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) to monitor the hydraulic performance in real-time, enabling cost-effective decision-making.
1. Easy installation
We install a unique fiber optic cable in your sewer system to continuously monitor temperature across the entire network, ensuring real-time detection of anomalies.
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2. Smart sensing device
By sending laser pulses through the fiber optic cable, we capture temperature-based reflections through a Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) device. This enables precise temperature measurements every meter along up to 50 kilometers of sewer, with an accuracy of 0.1°C for reliable monitoring.
3. Real-time insights and dashboard
Our system continuously tracks temperature at regular intervals (by minute, hour, day, and month) along the fiber optic cable. This real-time data is sent to a central DTS unit, providing a complete monitoring solution that accurately detects issues such as water ingress and blockages. Users can access a user-friendly dashboard to visualize temperature trends and anomalies, along with detailed reports that support informed decision-making and proactive maintenance.
4. Improve sewer performance
Fluves Sewer provides a comprehensive solution for managing your sewer system effectively. By enabling early detection of leaks, blockages, and unauthorized connections, it minimizes disruption and lowers maintenance costs. This proactive approach not only helps reduce operational expenses but also protects the environment by monitoring for unwanted infiltrations and leaks, safeguarding groundwater resources.
Inspect the integrity of sewers
Discover the insights of Fluves Sewer in our downloadable brochure. Gain a deeper understanding of smart sewer management and explore innovative solutions for efficient monitoring.
Absolutely. Different options are available to install a telecom fiber backbone within sewer pipes. These innovative solutions can be integrated with continuous monitoring of key parameters such as flow rate, water level and overflow events. Fluves can support you in developing a multi-purpose fiber network in your sewer system. For additional information and to explore how we can support your needs, please reach out to us using the contact form below.
Yes. The system can detect various issues such as sewage inflows into stormwater drains, urban (rainfall) runoff into sanitary sewers, and groundwater infiltrations into mixed or combined systems.
There are different ways of monitoring sewers with DTS. One approach involves installing a permanent monitoring system, providing an hourly update on your sewer system for years to come. Alternatively, you might opt for a single inspection campaign aimed at identifying improper connections and infiltration leaks. In this scenario, a DTS system is deployed for a week, conducting minute-by-minute measurements. This brief yet comprehensive monitoring period is sufficient to detect leaks that are often undetectable through traditional camera or smoke test methods.
Not at all. DTS monitoring has been used for decades in the oil and gas industry for downhole monitoring. Fiber optic cables are built to withstand extreme circumstances such as aggressive chemicals, high temperatures or abrasive circumstances. The big advantage of fiber optic monitoring is that only a passive fiber optic cable is inserted into the sewer system while the active sensor remains in a safe locations. This avoids many causes of sensor defects that are common in sewage systems, including flooding, aggressive chemicals or fouling.
Thijs Lanckriet
Operations Lead