IoT Based Water Quality Monitoring in Relation to Flood and Drought in Brunei Darussalam

Over the years, flood and drought events are some of the common primary impacts of climate change. Local water experts believe that water-related risks are often caused by prolonged droughts and flash floods in Brunei Darussalam. Besides these two occurrences, the water quality of the river is also drastically affected. This study investigates the feasibility of implementing a real-time monitoring system of water quality in the river. It aims to confront one of the century-long problems of flood and address the lack of a real-time warning system. The system utilizes a cost-effective and efficient monitoring system that consists of identified water quality sensors to be used that can automatically detect and act as an early warning and notify the Department of Water Services (DWS) for any form of abnormalities in water quality. The system will be useful for the authorities in the Water Treatment Plant as it will provide useful information that can help them in performing the necessary treatment accordingly, especially in the event of heavy rainfall. The use of IoT allows the connections among devices to gather and transmit data remotely in the defined environmental applications.