Patent ID: 7110920

Claim:
A water supply monitoring system comprising: a test unit comprising a housing, a plumbing system that can intake water from a water source into the housing, wherein the plumbing system comprises a pump, an intake line connected to the pump, said intake line including an intake valve that regulates fluid flow through the intake line to a first discharge line, and a holding chamber, said holding chamber fluidly connected to a holding chamber input line to the intake line, the holding chamber further including an opening fluidly connected to a second discharge line so as to selectively purge the contents of the holding chamber, a fluorometer located within the housing connected to the plumbing system, and a control module comprising a first computer processor and a first data link operably connected to the first computer processor, wherein the plumbing system provides a fluid flow pathway to the fluorometer, and wherein the fluorometer is operably connected to the first data link such that fluorescence induction data generated by the fluorometer can be communicated to the first data link; and a remotely located control system comprising a second data link in communication with the first data link, a second computer processor operably connected to the second data link, and a control and display panel operably connected to the second computer processor, wherein the first data link can communicate the fluorescence induction data to the second data link, and wherein the fluorescence induction data can be communicated from the second data link to the second computer processor.