Method for automatically correcting deviations from fluid metering setpoints

A method of treating a fluid in a waste collection system having a chemical dosing subsystem configured to introduce at least one treating agent into the fluid in accordance with a predetermined treatment protocol, the method comprising:

• deploying at least one sensor to the waste collection system, the at least one sensor configured to measure at least one parameter of the fluid or the at least one treating agent;
• transmitting to an external controller a first dataset comprising at least one value for the at least one measured parameter of the fluid or the treating agent, the external controller configured to determine a treatment regimen responsive to the at least one value and data retrieved from a database;
• and
• transmitting to the chemical dosing subsystem data comprising the treatment regimen, the chemical dosing subsystem configured to adjust the predetermined treatment protocol responsive to the treatment regimen to produce an adjusted treatment protocol.

A waste treatment management system comprising:

• a waste collection system directed to a principal processing facility;
• a chemical dosing subsystem comprising a source of at least one treating agent and at least one pump configured to introduce the at least one treating agent into a fluid within the waste collection system in accordance with a predetermined treatment protocol;
• a sensing subsystem comprising at least one sensor configured to measure at least one parameter of the fluid or the at least one treating agent;
• and
• an external controller operably connected to the chemical dosing subsystem and the sensing subsystem, the external controller configured to:
• receive data comprising at least one value for the at least one measured parameter of the fluid or the at least one treating agent;
• determine a treatment regimen responsive to the at least one value;
• compare the treatment regimen to a reference protocol to determine whether the chemical dosing subsystem requires adjustment;
• and
• responsive to the chemical dosing subsystem requiring adjustment, transmit to the chemical dosing subsystem instructions to initiate an adjustment protocol.

A method of retrofitting a waste treatment management system, the method comprising:

• providing an external controller operably connectable to a sensing subsystem and a chemical dosing subsystem, the external controller configured to:
• receive data comprising at least one value for at least one measured parameter of a fluid or a treating agent from the sensing subsystem;
• determine a treatment regimen responsive to the at least one value and data retrieved from a database;
• and
• compare the treatment regimen to a reference protocol to determine whether the chemical dosing subsystem requires adjustment;
• and
• providing instructions to operably connect the external controller to the sensing subsystem and the chemical dosing subsystem.