NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Winnipesaukee River Basin Flow Monitoring Program
The Winnipesaukee River Basin Program (WRBP) is a state-owned system in the Lakes Region of the state that includes fourteen (14) wastewater pumping stations, approximately fifty-five (55) miles of large diameter interceptor sewers and a wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) in Franklin, NH treating an average of five (5) million gallons of wastewater per day. EST was contracted to perform flow monitoring at locations though the collection system. This program is part of WRBP’s effort to update flow-based cost recovery plans for operations, target the removal of inflow/infiltration, and assist with capital project planning and wastewater flow management. EST’s flow monitoring installations were equipped with wireless telemetry to facilitate real time data acquisition by means of a password protected website. Services also included: installation, maintenance, and calibration of flowmeters, data hosting, and report generation. All work is performed in accordance with EST’s corporate health & safety requirements and applicable NHDOT and OSHA standards.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES,
Winnipesaukee River Basin Flow Monitoring Program