Bureau of Watershed Protection
Remote Monitoring

Remote Monitoring Division is responsible for generating the data that is used for billing surrounding municipalities that have entered into contractual agreements with the City of Atlanta for treatment of their wastewater. Currently, Atlanta has contractual agreements with the following jurisdictions: East Point, College Park, Hapeville, Clayton County, DeKalb County, Cobb County and Fulton County. As an example of the data produced by the flow monitoring section, DeKalb County and Fulton County combined contribute approximately 52% of the flow received at the R.M Clayton Water Reclamation Center. This data is used to recover costs incurred for operations, maintenance and repair of facilities. These costs currently average over $15 million per year billable to Atlanta’s inter-jurisdictional partners.

Data from rain gauges, flow monitoring sites and stream monitoring sites is relayed to the Watersheds data center through cellular communications and land lines. Data is transmitted from each station at daily and sometimes minute intervals and is viewable via the Watersheds remote monitoring web server computer system.

Real time data available on our web pages is provisional data that have not been reviewed or edited. This data may be subject to significant change and is not citable until reviewed and approved by qualified personnel in the City of Atlanta Flow/Rain Monitoring Program. Real time data may be changed after review because the stage-discharge relationship may have been affected by but not limited to:

- backwater from debris or sand
- algal and aquatic growth (bio-fouling) in any stream monitoring stations
- sediment
- malfunction of recording equipment or communications
- power failure/lighting strike to the monitoring station

Data is reviewed daily during the week to ensure accuracy. Each station record is considered provisional until the data are considered “published”.

Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences.

Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of this data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained by contacting the individual listed on the data page.

http://remotemonitor.atlantawatershed.org/remotemonitoring/login.aspx

For access or information, please email Vincent Vogel: vvogel@atlantaga.gov

a 72" Palmer-Bowlus flume being installed at the North Fork Peachtree Creek Trunk sewer.

Picture shows a 18" Palmer-Bowlus flume being installed in an existing manhole.

Atlanta uses state-of-the-art flow monitoring equipment and communications technology. Wherever possible, the City uses solar panels to provide electricity to power these sites and cellular modems for communication.

A solar panel and new style box housing flowmeter, battery, and modem.

An older style large box, electric power connection, and a fiberglass metering manhole.

We need your help in protecting this valuable equipment! If you have structures like these in your neighborhood and notice anything wrong with them, please notify us immediately by calling 404.546.1384.

The City of Atlanta is also required to install and maintain rain gauges in each of the CSO areas. These rain gauges are installed, maintained and repaired by the IJ flow monitoring program. Data reports are generated on a monthly basis and are used in the CSO monthly operating reports.

A rain gauge installed at Clark Atlanta University.

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