Patent ID: 8065023

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, said circuitry including a microprocessor having programmable set points, wherein an access opening in said control unit is covered by an access door, and a weatherproof lens is provided in the access door so that an alarm light is visible even when the door is closed and latched, wherein a reset button is accessible through the closed door, said reset button extending through an opening and boot made of a weatherproof resilient material.