Environmental monitoring is closely related to municipal water monitoring applications. Either it is monitoring of wastewater dirscharge into public water bodies or for treatment of drinking water from surface water or ground water. Furthermore, in regions where potable water resources are scarce, online water monitoring helps to control processes of desalination facilities.
On the other hand, discharge control of wastewater from municipal and industrial sources, both into wastewater treatment plants and into public waterways such as rivers and lakes, is of great importance when it comes to resource preservation and environmental protection.