MCerts Delivers Confidence in Multi-Parameter Monitors - OTT Hydrometry

Simon Wills, Managing Director of OTT Hydrometry, the hydrometeorological and water quality instrumentation company, was presented with an MCERTS certificate for Hydrolab water quality monitors at WWEM 2010. Simon was accompanied by Lea Ann Zullig the Global Director of Sales and Marketing for Hydrolab products. In this article, Simon explains the reasoning behind this initiative and outlines the benefits for those companies with the MCERTS certificate.

MCERTS for water
In order to improve the quality and reliability of environmental emissions monitoring delivered by operators of regulated processes, the Environment Agency of England and Wales (EA) has developed a monitoring certification scheme known as MCERTS.

The scheme is based upon the premise that quality data is dependent upon the proper use of methods, standards, services and equipment, trained and qualified personnel, effective planning, quality assurance and quality control.

MCERTS underpins the EA’s move to Operator Self-Monitoring (OSM) and provides operators with an opportunity to deliver higher levels of confidence in monitoring data.