Checklight part of the Whitewater Technology Group - introduces a revolutionary monitoring system for municipalities and water utilities that, for the first time, automatically detects water contamination - alerting the SCADA system within minutes. CheckLight's state-of- the-art technology, which has been verified by the EPA's ETV program, utilizes non-pathogenic luminous marine bacteria as early-detection sensors. Operating automatically, CheckLight's exceptionally fast, reliable, and cost-effective solution provides real-time, online monitoring, and enables flexible, unlimited expansion through the simple addition of monitoring units. The system will be showcased at Weftec, October 18-22, 2008, in Hall C at Booth 18053.

Composed of numerous monitoring units - located at monitoring stations throughout the water system, and seamlessly integrated with the SCADA system - CheckLight's solution performs continuous automatic monitoring of water quality at various points in the system, sending immediate alerts regarding problematic areas. Enabling comprehensive coverage of large areas, the system is exceptionally sensitive to very low concentrations of a wide range of toxic chemical agents, provides reliable and consistent results, and requires minimum maintenance and on-site visits.

The Technology
CheckLight's technology utilizes natural luminescent bacteria as early-warning biosensors, positioned inside the monitoring stations. If water is contaminated, the bacteria react by reducing emitted light, which immediately generates an automatic contamination alert. The biological monitors currently on the market are based on living entities such as algae, clams, or fish, thereby overcoming some of the difficulties inherent in the chemical monitoring devices.  However, these solutions require considerably more maintenance than bacteria, and are therefore, more expensive than CheckLight's solutions, which are the most cost-effective on the market today.