A Cost-Effective IoT Model for a Smart Sewerage Management System Using Sensors

Jahid Hasan Rony, Nazmul Karim, MD. Abdur Rouf, Md. Monirul Islam, Jia Uddin and Momotaz Begum
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Jahid Hasan Rony: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka Gazipur 1707, Bangladesh
Nazmul Karim: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka Gazipur 1707, Bangladesh
MD. Abdur Rouf: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka Gazipur 1707, Bangladesh
Md. Monirul Islam: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka Gazipur 1707, Bangladesh
Jia Uddin: Technology Studies Department, Endicott College, Woosong University, Daejeon 300-718, Korea
Momotaz Begum: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka Gazipur 1707, Bangladesh

J, 2021, vol. 4, issue 3, 1-11

Abstract: The sewerage system is a primary element of a city and is responsible for the congestion of both rain and gray water from homes and industries. It is essential to have a monitoring system and a plan to perform prior expansion in the sewerage management system, to avoid massive disruption. However, there is no monitoring system in several overpopulated cities in the world, and the expansion process faces myriad difficulties and takes much time. This paper presents a model for an intelligent sewerage management system that provides real-time monitoring without any major changes to the previous system, using water sensors, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) module, and a micro-controller. The condition of the sewerage acts as an input through the sensors; then, the microcontroller stores the value in the cloud and performs waste collection depending on the current situation. Meanwhile, after processing, the information reaches the monitoring system. Various trial installations of the proposed system have shown that it enables real-time monitoring to observe live conditions and helps to prevent sewerage blockage caused by solid waste. Considering a deficient cost model, this system can intensify the performance of poorly managed sewerage systems.

Keywords: sewerage monitoring system; internet of things (IoT); real-time monitoring; water level sensors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I10 I12 I13 I14 I18 I19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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