Patent ID: 7966081

Claim:
Apparatus for monitoring and controlling an individual wastewater treatment installation, said individual wastewater treatment installation including a control unit and wastewater treatment equipment arranged to treat wastewater of a residence or other building, said equipment subject to equipment malfunctions that affects an ability of the equipment to treat the wastewater, said control unit comprising circuitry for controlling and monitoring said wastewater treatment equipment, detecting said equipment malfunctions, and notifying a remote monitor at a location remote from said individual wastewater treatment installation when said equipment malfunctions, wherein: said circuitry includes a microprocessor having programmable set points that indicate said equipment malfunctions when exceeded, said microprocessor is arranged to activate a telemetry device and notify a remote monitor when a programmed one of said set points is exceeded, and wherein when one of said equipment malfunctions is detected, said microprocessor is arranged to: initially activate a local alarm; and when said one of said malfunctions persists for a predetermined period, activate the telemetry device and notify the remote monitor of the malfunction.