Intelligent monitoring and automation system for low pressure sewer and grinder pump networks.
Low Pressure Sewer (LPS) systems using grinder pumps represent one of the most operationally challenging infrastructure assets a municipality or utility can manage. Unlike centralized lift stations, grinder pump networks consist of dozens to hundreds of individual residential and commercial pump stations spread across a community, each one a potential point of failure.
- No real-time visibility: Failures discovered only after sewage backups or resident complaints.
- Reactive maintenance: Emergency call-outs are expensive and damage service reputation.
- High cellular costs: At 120$/station/year, a 500 unit community costs 60 000$/year just in data connectivity.
- Manual reporting: Paper logs and manual inspections consume technician time.
- Distributed geography: Pumps spread across wide areas make physical monitoring inefficient.
- Regulatory compliance: Overflows events and response times must be documented.
The Solution: Smartrek Atrax for Low Pressure Sewer and Grinder Pump Networks
Atrax, powered by Spidermesh, connects every grinder pump station in a community to a single gateway, delivering real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance data, advanced alarming, and process automation at a fraction of the cost of cellular-based alternatives.
SpiderMesh: One Gateway, Entire Community
Unlike cellular monitoring solutions that charge per-station data fees, Atrax uses Spidermesh, Smartrek’s proprietary cooperative mesh network, to connect all stations to a single gateway.
Monitoring Capabilities
- Water level
- Float switches
- Pump runtime
- Pump cycle
- Amperage
- Pump faults
- Pressure
- Digital inputs
No Per-Station Cellular Fees
Eliminate $120/station/year: replace with a single gateway connection
Work Without Internet
Nodes communicate locally even when internet is unavailable
Self-Healing Mesh
If one node goes offline, data routes through neighboring nodes automatically
Long Range
Up to 9 miles line-of-sight. Mesh topology extends coverage across entire communities
Easy to Deploy
No wiring, no complex configuration. Installs in minutes per station
Scalable
Add stations to the network as the community grows
Custom Dashboards
Build operational dashboards tailored to your team’s needs:
- Map-based view showing status of every station in the community
- Color-coded station health indicators (normal / warning / alarm)
- Individual station drill-down with historical data
- Role-based access: operations staff, management, and external stakeholders
- Mobile-optimized for field technicians
Automated Reporting
Reports are generated and delivered automatically to the right people at the right time.
Eliminate manual data collection and generate professional operational reports automatically
- Operational summary: Runtime, cycles, faults per station
- Compliance documentation: Event logs for overflow or fault events
- Custom client report with configurable frequency
Seamless Integration
Atrax connects to your existing systems and third-party platforms:
- Mobus TCP/RTU
- MQTT
- FTP
- Other (DNP 3.0, OPC UA, etc.)