Case Study: Minneapolis Water Treatment and Distribution Services protects drinking water with Badger Meter real-time river biomonitoring

Minneapolis Water Treatment and Distribution Services protects 500,000 customers with Badger Meter's 24/7 river monitoring

The City of Minneapolis Water Treatment and Distribution Services sources its drinking water from the Mississippi River and required robust tools to monitor river water quality in real-time to inform treatment and response. To meet this challenge, the utility partnered with vendor Badger Meter and implemented a solution using a spectro::lyser and a biomonitoring system.

Badger Meter's solution integrated a spectrometer probe to measure water quality parameters with a unique biomonitoring system that used live mussels to detect potential contaminants based on their natural reactions. This provided the real-time data necessary to protect drinking water quality, alerting operators to conditions that require responsive action early and helping to avoid costly shutdowns and repairs, thereby safeguarding water for its 500,000 customers.

Minneapolis Water Treatment and Distribution Services