Why do we measure

The goal of quality monitoring various natural waters and drinking waters is the reduction of harmful effects to our environment and our human health. This aim has to fulfill various guidelines that are defined in official ecological and drinking water quality regulations. Because of the continuous efforts to improve the quality of
natural waters, to reduce the health risks of water consumers and to optimise the efficiency of drinking water treatment, the requirements for process technology and for quality control of water are ever increasing.

Therefore reliable monitoring stations that provide continuous data are an essential component in the drinking water supply and the environmental protection - both for the dynamic process control as well as for continuous monitoring of the water quality. In environmental monitoring as well as in drinking water production
s::can monitoring stations have been in use for many years. Their technological and methodological quality standards have set new boundaries with regards to measurement performance and have often opened up completely new opportunities for drinking water security and environmental protection.