Project Overview

A major international airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, required a continuous online monitoring solution for its water treatment plant, which supports potable water, utilities, and fire protection systems.

The project aimed to improve monitoring efficiency, respond more quickly to water quality changes, and support compliance management.

Customer Challenges

The facility faced several operational challenges:

• Water quality changes required a faster response.
• Manual sampling was labor-intensive.
• Monitoring stability needed improvement.
• The facility had to comply with strict discharge standards.
• The humid environment placed additional demands on instrument reliability.

Supmea Solution

Supmea provided an integrated instrumentation solution covering multiple process and water quality parameters:

• Flow measurement
• Pressure monitoring
• pH measurement
• Conductivity measurement
• Free chlorine monitoring
• ORP measurement

Five TDS210-B conductivity meters were included in the project. Their key specifications include:

• Measurement range: 0.00 μS/cm to 600 mS/cm
• Outputs: 4–20 mA and RS485
• Alarm outputs: Two-channel SPDT
• Installation environment: Humid conditions

The overall solution delivered:

• Online multiparameter monitoring of key indicators
• High measurement accuracy and stable performance
• Centralized data collection and reporting
• Data support for compliance management
• Alarm functions for faster response to abnormal conditions

Service and Support

Supmea worked with the local distributor to support project implementation through:

• Instrument selection assistance
• Installation guidance
• Wiring and communication support
• Commissioning assistance
• System integration guidance

Measured Results

According to the project information and customer feedback, the monitoring solution achieved:

• Measurement accuracy of ±0.01
• 30% faster response to water quality changes
• 18% reduction in chemical consumption
• 12% reduction in operation and maintenance costs

Project Benefits

The new online monitoring system gives operators continuous access to key water quality and process data. It reduces dependence on manual sampling and enables the plant team to identify changes more quickly.

Reliable measurement and centralized data reporting also support more efficient chemical dosing, lower operating costs, and improved compliance management.

Why Supmea

Supmea’s broad instrumentation portfolio allowed the project to monitor multiple water quality and process parameters through one coordinated solution. Combined with local distributor support, Supmea delivered the measurement stability, communication flexibility, and technical assistance required by the airport’s water treatment plant.