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Municipal water analysis with traceability from sample to decision

Solutions for municipal water analysis: somatic coliphages, microbiology kits, digital traceability, reporting and coordination between field teams, laboratories and water operators.

Municipal water analysis with traceability from sample to decision

How does AquaVerify help a municipal water operator?

AquaVerify can help municipal operators and water quality teams combine microbiology products, digital traceability, reporting and documentary evidence for control programmes. It may support documentation of samples, points, lots, methods, results, incidents and CoA. Regulatory use depends on country, sampling plan, method, laboratory, matrix and competent authority.

Municipal need and related AquaVerify layer

Municipal need and related AquaVerify layer
Municipal need AquaVerify layer Evidence or action Prudential note
Control points AquaVerify Cloud Point, network, asset and status Configure according to plan
Screening INDICA Presence/absence and action Does not replace confirmation when required
Enumeration ENUMERA Comparable result and review Depends on method and matrix
Viral indicators Kits/ENUMERA by product Technical evidence and CoA Review applicable regulation
Reporting Cloud and CoA Report, incident and decision Depends on competent authority

Municipal water needs more than isolated results

When information lives in spreadsheets, emails, paper forms and disconnected systems, every incident takes longer to investigate. AquaVerify turns the control programme into a traceable chain from sampling point to action.

  • Variable source risk: Heavy rainfall, flow changes, agricultural pressure, discharges or climate events can alter microbiological load before water reaches treatment.
  • Field-lab coordination: One programme may involve sampling crews, public laboratories, external operators, municipal leadership and health authorities.
  • Evidence during deviations: Response requires history, batch, operator, date, time, location, method and documented corrective actions.
  • Institutional transparency: Public stakeholders need clear data, consistent reports and defensible traceability.

An operational layer for municipal water analysis programmes

AquaVerify combines water microbiology products, digital workflows and technical reporting so every municipal sample can be planned, executed, reviewed and documented easily.

  • Sampling planning: Define points, matrices, frequency, owner, criticality, analysis type and reporting requirements by supply zone.
  • Digital chain of custody: Record location, date, time, operator, sample conditions, kit batch, status and evidence from field or laboratory.
  • Water microbiology: Integrate workflows for somatic coliphages, presence/absence, enumeration, ready-to-use media and technical reading.
  • Reports and follow-up: Generate technical reports, point history, sample traceability, internal alerts and documentation for review or audit.

From sampling point to operational decision

The goal is not just to obtain a result. The goal is for every result to arrive with enough context to decide, communicate and act.

  • 01. Control plan: Sources, treatment plant, tanks, network, sensitive points and sampling frequency.
  • 02. Registered sample: Location, owner, matrix, time, batch, conditions and transport status.
  • 03. Microbiological analysis: Kits, media and laboratory workflows connected to the unique sample identifier.
  • 04. Technical review: Reading, evidence, validation, technical note and comparison with historical data.
  • 05. Traceable report: Result, operational interpretation, attachments, history and stakeholder deliverable.
  • 06. Action and follow-up: Re-sampling, investigation, treatment adjustment, communication and documented closure.

Built for the teams that keep public water services running

Municipal water control is a shared workflow between public service, field operations, laboratory, treatment engineering and compliance.

  • Municipality or public utility: Service continuity, decision traceability and clear documentation for citizens, boards and authorities.
  • Water quality manager: Turn data from source, treatment, network and laboratory into coherent evidence for control and improvement.
  • Treatment engineering: Verify barriers, adjust operational decisions and understand microbiological trends before incidents.
  • Public or partner laboratory: Receive samples with context, reduce manual transcription and deliver consistent reports.
  • Public health and compliance: Access verifiable information, action traceability and documentation for investigation and communication.

Products and modules that can be combined by programme

Every municipality is different: network size, source water, available laboratory, regulatory pressure, technical resources and sampling frequency. AquaVerify lets you start with the most critical workflow and scale from there.

  • ENUMERA Soma 100 mL: Quantification of somatic coliphages in 100 mL samples within water microbiology programmes. Ideal: Treated water, networks, sources and scenarios requiring agile operational response.
  • PLAQUE Soma 100 mL: Plate workflow for enumeration in 100 mL, alignable with technical laboratory references. Ideal: Treatment verification, drinking water and low-count matrices.
  • PLAQUE Soma 1 mL: Double-layer workflow for 1 mL samples or dilutions. Ideal: Surface water, wastewater, process controls or higher-load matrices.
  • INDICA Soma 100 mL: Presence/absence of somatic coliphages in 100 mL. Ideal: Critical-point screening, verification campaigns and fast decisions.
  • MSA / MSB: Ready-to-use media for coliphage microbiology workflows. Ideal: Laboratories standardising preparation, reducing variability and organising consumables.
  • AquaVerify App & Cloud: Registration of samples, locations, operators, batches, readings, reviews and reports. Ideal: Multi-point municipalities, operators and laboratories.
  • Technical reporting and portal: Reports, point history, action documentation and deliverables. Ideal: Coordination between municipality, operator, laboratory, consultant and authority.
  • GIS, alerts and trends: Point map, location trends, deviations, priorities and follow-up status. Ideal: Distributed networks, recurring campaigns, incident investigation and committees.

Municipal microbiological control matrix

One system can organise very different needs: routine control, treatment verification, incident investigation or institutional communication.

  • Source and raw water: Variable microbiological inputs, rainfall events, fecal contamination or catchment pressure. → Source-by-source programme, seasonal history, somatic coliphages and deviation alerts.
  • Treatment plant and barriers: Uncertainty about treatment performance, load changes or need for operational evidence. → Before/after samples, barrier comparison, technical report and action follow-up.
  • Tanks and distribution network: Loss of visibility between treatment and end user, sensitive points or local incidents. → Distributed sampling, point map, zone traceability and historical evolution.
  • Municipal or partner laboratory: Samples with incomplete context, manual reports and difficulty linking field data with results. → Chain of custody, technical review, CoA/report and query portal.
  • Incident or deviation: Time pressure, need for re-sampling, corrective actions and communication. → Investigation workflow, tasks, evidence, new results and documented closure.

Maturity roadmap for municipal water control

AquaVerify lets you start with basic traceability and move towards a connected, measurable programme focused on preventive risk management.

  • 1. Map: Inventory points, matrices, owners and actual sampling frequency.
  • 2. Digitise: Remove scattered records and connect sample, operator, location and method.
  • 3. Standardise: Unify kits, media, reading criteria, technical review and reports.
  • 4. Visualise: Analyse trends by source, treatment, tank, network and critical point.
  • 5. Prevent: Prioritise actions, investigate deviations and document continuous improvement.

Aligned with risk-based control, traceability and continuous improvement

AquaVerify is designed to support drinking-water control programmes, water safety plans and laboratory workflows that require clear evidence. Requirements should be reviewed with the laboratory, operator and competent authority in each jurisdiction.

Common use cases

Municipal teams can start with the most urgent control flow and extend it as sampling points, laboratories or reporting needs grow.

  • Recurring drinking-water programme: Plan, register and report periodic controls for defined points in a supply zone.
  • Treatment verification: Compare points before and after barriers to document performance and support operational decisions.
  • Network and sensitive-point control: Prioritise tanks, network ends, critical buildings or zones with deviation history.
  • Incident response: Record investigation, re-sampling, corrective actions, internal communication and closure.
  • Laboratory coordination: Connect sample, method, reading, validation and report without losing field context.
  • Committee and audit reporting: Turn scattered results into consistent reports with history and traceability.

Glossary

Key concepts for this sector

Glossary terms that help connect the sector workflow with sampling, microbiology, traceability and reporting.

Explore the technical glossary

  • Drinking water

    Drinking water is water intended for human consumption and subject to sanitary criteria, control and supply requirements under the applicable framework.

    Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.

  • Raw water

    Raw water is water captured before treatment. Monitoring it helps understand initial load, risk and the efficiency of downstream processes.

    Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.

  • Royal Decree 3/2023

    Royal Decree 3/2023 is the Spanish framework defining technical and sanitary criteria for drinking water quality, control and supply. It is key for operators, laboratories and water managers in Spain.

    Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.

  • Directiva (UE) 2020/2184

    Directive (EU) 2020/2184 is the European framework for the quality of water intended for human consumption. It reinforces risk-based management and includes somatic coliphages in treatment evaluation when applicable.

    Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.

  • Water safety plan

    A water safety plan is a documented plan that identifies risks, controls, sampling points, responsibilities, monitoring and corrective actions in a water system.

    Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.

  • Somatic coliphages

    Somatic coliphages are bacteriophages that infect Escherichia coli and other enterobacteria through cell-wall receptors. They are used as operational viral indicators in water quality programs and treatment evaluation.

    Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.

  • Escherichia coli (E. coli)

    Escherichia coli is a thermotolerant coliform bacterium used worldwide as an indicator of recent fecal contamination. Its presence in drinking water generally requires investigation and corrective action under the applicable framework.

    Sector relevance: Used as a bacterial indicator in drinking-water control programmes and incident follow-up.

  • Total coliforms

    Total coliforms are a broad group of indicator bacteria that may occur in soil, water or fecal environments. They are used to assess system integrity, treatment effectiveness and possible operational issues.

    Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.

  • ISO 19458

    ISO 19458 is a reference standard for microbiological water sampling planning, sampling procedures, transport, handling and storage before analysis begins.

    Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.

  • ISO 9308

    ISO 9308 is a series of standards for detecting and enumerating Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria in water, using approaches such as membrane filtration or MPN depending on the applicable part.

    Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.

FAQ

Can AquaVerify support municipal sampling plans?

It can be part of a planning, sampling, laboratory, review and reporting workflow for municipal water programmes. Fit depends on sampling plan, control points, matrix, frequency, laboratory, method and competent authority requirements.

How does AquaVerify help with somatic coliphages in drinking water?

AquaVerify can provide products, media and digital traceability for workflows where somatic coliphages are used as a microbiological or viral indicator according to the programme. The concrete application should be reviewed according to regulation, method, matrix, country, laboratory and scope.

Can AquaVerify Cloud connect field, laboratory and report?

Yes. AquaVerify Cloud can connect sampling point, operator, date, lot, method, reading, review, incident, CoA and history. Configuration should adapt to the operating model: internal laboratory, public laboratory, external laboratory or mixed model.

How should AquaVerify be evaluated in relation to RD 3/2023 or Directive (EU) 2020/2184?

AquaVerify can help document processes, results, evidence and actions for water control programmes. Regulatory suitability depends on the control plan, applied method, laboratory, matrix, country, competent authority and operator responsibilities.

Can it be used by small municipalities or outsourced services?

Yes, it can be configured for small municipalities, external operators or mixed models, starting with points, samples, results and reports. Scope should be defined according to available resources, laboratory involvement, sample volume, responsibilities and reporting needs.