Industrial Enterprise Water Intake and Usage Online Monitoring System Solution
The Industrial Enterprise Water Intake and Usage Online Monitoring System is based on IoT technology. It deploys high-precision electromagnetic flow meters and intelligent RTU telemetry terminals at water intake points, usage nodes, and discharge outlets of industrial enterprises to collect real-time data on water intake, usage, and discharge volumes. The data is automatically reported to the regulatory platform of the water administrative department via 4G/5G wireless networks. The system supports precise collection of water resource taxes, online verification of water intake permits, analysis of water usage efficiency, and early warnings for excessive usage, helping enterprises comply with water usage regulations and promoting water resource conservation and protection.
Overview
Summary
The Industrial Enterprise Water Intake and Usage Online Monitoring System is based on IoT technology. It deploys high-precision electromagnetic flow meters and intelligent RTU telemetry terminals at water intake points, usage nodes, and discharge outlets of industrial enterprises to collect real-time data on water intake, usage, and discharge volumes. The data is automatically reported to the regulatory platform of the water administrative department via 4G/5G wireless networks. The system supports precise collection of water resource taxes, online verification of water intake permits, analysis of water usage efficiency, and early warnings for excessive usage, helping enterprises comply with water usage regulations and promoting water resource conservation and protection.
Key Advantages
Challenges
- Traditional manual meter reading is inefficient and suffers from data delays, making it difficult to meet the requirements for real-time water resource tax collection and dynamic supervision.
- Industrial enterprises have scattered water intake points and diverse pipe diameters, lacking a unified and standardized measurement and monitoring system.
- The lack of an anti-tampering mechanism for water withdrawal data makes it difficult to effectively prevent enterprises from evading water resource taxes.
- There is a lack of refined analysis methods for water use efficiency, making it difficult to grasp indicators such as water consumption per 10,000 yuan of output value in real time.
Results
- A provincial-level chemical industrial park water intake monitoring project: Covers 23 key enterprises with 78 water intakes, deploying electromagnetic flow meters and RTU terminals. The accuracy of annual water resource tax collection has increased to 99.5%, and the underreporting rate has dropped from 12% to 0.3%.
- A large-scale thermal power plant circulating water monitoring project: 16 sets of DN300-DN1200 electromagnetic flowmeters were installed to achieve full-process monitoring across three stages—cooling water intake, circulating water replenishment, and wastewater discharge—resulting in annual water savings of 1.8 million tons.
- Intelligent Water Usage Transformation at a Steel Group: Covering 46 metering points across 3 plant areas, with data automatically reported to the water bureau platform, the compliance rate for the enterprise's water usage quota management increased from 68% to 95%.
Solution Details
Industrial Enterprise Water Intake and Usage Online Monitoring System Solution
The Industrial Enterprise Water Intake and Usage Online Monitoring System Solution is a smart water management system designed for high-water-consumption industries such as chemical, power, steel, and papermaking. Leveraging high-precision electromagnetic flowmeters and intelligent RTU telemetry terminals, it enables online measurement and real-time supervision of the entire process from water intake, usage, to discharge. It provides precise data support for water resource tax collection, water intake permit management, and corporate water conservation and emission reduction.
Construction Background and Policy Drivers
In December 2024, the "Water Resource Tax Law of the People's Republic of China" was formally passed, marking the nationwide comprehensive rollout of the water resource tax. The regulations explicitly require water intake and usage units to install qualified water intake metering facilities and implement online monitoring and real-time data reporting. For industrial enterprises, installing online metering equipment at water intakes and automatically reporting data to water administrative departments has become a legal obligation.
Simultaneously, the "National Water Conservation Action Plan" sets a target for industrial water reuse rate to reach over 94%, and water consumption per 10,000 yuan of industrial added value needs to continuously decrease. This requires enterprises not only to "measure accurately" but also to "manage effectively," establishing a whole-process water use efficiency monitoring system from intake to discharge.
System Architecture
Perception Layer
Front-end metering instruments such as electromagnetic flowmeters, ultrasonic flowmeters, and pressure transmitters, achieving precise flow measurement at water intake/discharge points.
Transmission Layer
Hero V9 series RTU telemetry terminals, supporting 4G/5G/NB-IoT wireless transmission, compatible with Modbus/SZY206 protocols.
Platform Layer
Cloud data center, enabling data storage, statistical analysis, GIS display, and multi-department data sharing.
Application Layer
Water resource tax calculation, water intake permit verification, water quota management, over-limit warnings, automatic report generation.
Core Functional Modules
Online Measurement at Water Intake Points
Install LGF series electromagnetic flowmeters (for pipeline intake) or ultrasonic flowmeters (for large-diameter or difficult-to-retrofit scenarios) at enterprise water intakes, paired with RTU terminals to collect real-time data such as instantaneous flow, cumulative flow, and forward/reverse flow.
Supports full diameter coverage from DN10 to DN2000, measurement accuracy ±0.5%, meeting the requirements of the "Technical Guidelines for Water Intake Measurement" (SL/T 712).
Discharge Point Monitoring
Deploy electromagnetic flowmeters at enterprise discharge outlets, simultaneously monitoring discharge volume and water quality indicators (expandable with COD/ammonia nitrogen online analyzers), achieving closed-loop monitoring of the entire intake-usage-discharge chain.
Discharge data is used to calculate actual water consumption (intake volume - discharge volume), providing a basis for differentiated water resource tax rates.
Tamper-Proof Data and Compliant Reporting
RTU terminals have built-in data encryption chips; collected data carries timestamps and digital signatures, making any abnormal modifications traceable. Supports the SZY206-2016 water resource monitoring data transmission protocol, automatically reporting to provincial/municipal water bureau supervision platforms.
Supports one-station multi-destination reporting, simultaneously pushing data to water bureaus, tax bureaus, environmental protection bureaus, and the enterprise's own platform.
Water Use Efficiency Analysis and Early Warning
The platform automatically calculates key indicators such as water consumption per 10,000 yuan of output value, water reuse rate, and water consumption per unit product, conducting comparative analysis against industry quota standards.
Water usage exceeding quotas automatically triggers tiered warnings (yellow/orange/red), pushing SMS and APP notifications to help enterprises adjust production water strategies promptly.
Recommended Product Configuration
Monitoring Stage
Pipeline Water Intake Measurement
Recommended Product
LGF Integrated/Split-Type Electromagnetic Flowmeter
Applicable Scenario
DN10-DN2000 pipelines, accuracy ±0.5%
Monitoring Stage
Large-Diameter Retrofit
Recommended Product
Clamp-on/Insertion Ultrasonic Flowmeter
Applicable Scenario
Installation without stopping water, DN50-DN6000
Monitoring Stage
Data Acquisition & Transmission
Recommended Product
Hero V9 Series RTU (EC32/EC60)
Applicable Scenario
Multi-channel acquisition, 4G/5G reporting
Monitoring Stage
Field Water Intake Points
Recommended Product
Ultra-Low Power Self-Powered RTU + Solar Panel
Applicable Scenario
No mains power environment, lithium battery life 3+ years
Typical Application Scenarios
Centralized Supervision in Chemical Parks
Dozens of chemical enterprises within the park uniformly install water intake metering equipment. RTU data converges at the park's water management center, enabling total water use control for the park, water allocation among enterprises, and unified water resource tax collection.
Circulating Water Monitoring in Thermal Power Plants
Deploy large-diameter electromagnetic flowmeters at multiple points including the plant's water intake, cooling tower makeup water, and discharge outlets. Precisely measure water volume at each stage of the circulating water system, optimize concentration ratio control, and reduce makeup water and discharge volume.
Water Quota Management in Steel Enterprises
Separately measure water usage for each process like ironmaking, steelmaking, and rolling. Calculate real-time water consumption per ton of steel, conduct benchmarking analysis against industry advanced values, and identify high-water-consumption links to promote water-saving technical renovations.
Solution Advantages
- Regulatory Compliance: Fully meets the online monitoring and data reporting requirements of the Water Resource Tax Law and Water Intake Permit Management Measures.
- Full Diameter Coverage: Combined electromagnetic + ultrasonic solution, comprehensive coverage from DN10 to DN6000, suitable for both new installations and retrofits.
- Data Credibility: Encrypted transmission + tamper-proof + digital signature, data can serve as legal basis for water resource tax collection.
- Low-Maintenance Operation: Remote diagnostics + automatic fault alerts + equipment maintenance-free period over 3 years, significantly reducing operational costs.
Product Features
- High-precision pipeline flow measurement: Electromagnetic flowmeter measurement accuracy ±0.5%, suitable for full-diameter pipelines from DN10 to DN2000, unaffected by water quality, temperature, or pressure.
- Tamper-proof Data Collection: RTU terminals feature built-in data encryption and integrity verification, support resumable transmission, and prevent any human tampering with metering data.
- Multi-channel data reporting: Supports standard protocols such as SZY206 and SL427 from the Ministry of Water Resources, enabling one device to simultaneously send data to platforms of the water bureau, tax bureau, and enterprises.
- Intelligent Warning and Quota Management: Set water usage quota thresholds, automatically send SMS/APP push alerts for excess water consumption, assisting enterprises in water conservation management.
- Solar + Grid Dual Power Supply: Solar power is supported at remote water intake points, while urban pipelines are supported by grid electricity, ensuring 24/7 uninterrupted operation.
- Remote Operation and Fault Diagnosis: The platform remotely monitors terminal online status, signal strength, battery voltage, and automatically dispatches maintenance orders for anomalies.
Approach
How we implement intelligence into your infrastructure step by step.
Water Intake Analysis & Solution Design
Analyze water sources, usage processes, and discharge requirements; design online monitoring plan per water resource regulations
Meter Selection & Installation
Select LGF electromagnetic flowmeters based on pipe diameter and media; install metering devices at intake and discharge points
Data Reporting & Regulatory Integration
Enable automated data collection and scheduled reporting via RTU terminals with water authority platform integration
Water Conservation & Compliance
Establish water usage accounting and conservation analytics; configure excess usage alerts to support annual water audits
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