Smart Water Monitoring System

Abstract

The project proposes a system designed to reduce water wastage in an organization. A limit on units of water consumed is assigned to each individual. The system monitors the volume of water used by every user and fine is charged accordingly if the limit is exceeded. Biometrics fingerprint recognition is used to identify the user and to maintain their respective accounts. This project uses a flow-rate gauge that contains a Hall-effect sensor which outputs a series of pulses proportional to instantaneous flow rate that implement a simple frequency counter. This system is a combination of both hardware as well as software aspects. The project uses Arduino environment that is a fusion of three critical elements: hardware, software and community. One needs to have a basic understanding of all three elements. It is a useful project in its own right and has various applications as it demonstrates a very useful technique that can be used in a wide range of projects that need to measure the rate at which something happens or to measure the volume of water like filling a bath, running an irrigation system providing adequate water supply to each crop as per the requirement.