SmartPOND
SmartPOND
Real-Time Stormwater Monitoring and Flow Control
SmartPOND adapts to changing conditions with automated water management that reduces flood risk and improves compliance.
Nexterra's SmartPOND transforms passive stormwater controls into intelligent, active systems. By combining preprogrammed stormwater quality management with real-time flow control through a simple interface, it gives owners the ability to measure and release stormwater in line with regulatory standards. Manual adjustments are also possible, putting control at your fingertips across an entire watershed.
Smarter Technology for Every Site
- Remote Inspections: A built-in camera allows operators to monitor conditions instantly without visiting the site.
- Proactive Alerts: Automated notifications inform owners of maintenance needs, sent directly to email or mobile devices.
- Modular Design: Components are easy to replace, ensuring long-term performance and simplified upkeep.
- Flexible Applications: Ideal for detention, retention, or rainwater harvesting projects.
- Regulatory Compliance: Prepackaged design meets batch detention standards required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Edwards Aquifer Protection Plan.
- Seamless Installation: SmartPOND arrives ready to integrate, providing intelligent stormwater control from day one.
Underground Detention and Storage Solutions
Nexterra expands site capacity with proven underground detention and storage systems. From compact installations to large-scale designs, these solutions manage stormwater volume, reduce runoff, and support low-impact development goals. When paired with SmartPOND, underground detention and storage become even more effective, combining intelligent controls with reliable water storage.
Nexterra's SmartPOND adapts to every project with three control strategies that range from straightforward compliance to advanced forecast-driven performance, giving engineers and owners the flexibility to align stormwater management with site-specific challenges. Each approach, including Batch, Real Time Optimization, and Predictive Weather Control, offers unique advantages that determine how water is captured, managed, and released.
- Batch Control: Captures rainfall, stores it during storm events, and releases it in measured volumes once conditions stabilize, delivering a simple and reliable path to regulatory compliance. Batch detention has been proven to remove pollutants effectively, helping sites meet water quality requirements.
- Real Time Optimization: Relies on smart sensors and proprietary programming to adjust outflow continuously, cutting pond volume by up to half, expanding lot yield, reducing infrastructure costs, and providing live monitoring with automated alerts.
- Predictive Weather Control: Integrates forecast data to lower pond levels in advance, creating capacity before storms, supporting proactive floodplain management, enabling water harvesting, and strengthening resilience against severe weather. By integrating weather forecasts, SmartPOND strengthens flood resilience and reduces stress on downstream infrastructure.
By optimizing detention strategies, SmartPOND not only keeps projects compliant but also unlocks new value on the ground. Smaller pond footprints free up more buildable acreage, sensor-driven controls reduce owner liability, and automated alerts streamline approvals with regulators. The result is a stormwater system that protects both resources and return on investment.
Hardware Options That Put Control Into Motion
Delivering precision in how stormwater is stored, released, and treated, SmartPOND hardware options ensure every installation matches the unique hydraulic demands of the site. By combining automation with durable engineering, each design unlocks a different approach to flow regulation while maintaining seamless integration with sensors and monitoring systems.
- Automated Valves: Provide exact control of discharge through 6 to 12 inch butterfly valves equipped with sensor spools and full connectivity, enabling precise adjustments that keep performance aligned with regulatory requirements.
- Automated Weirs: Use 24 by 24 inch rotary structures to manage surface releases and stabilize water elevations, creating predictable overflow behavior with the flexibility to fine tune discharge as site conditions change.
- Automated Gates: Operate as 36 by 16 inch slide mechanisms for bottom release, delivering strong flow regulation that enhances detention efficiency and supports advanced strategies like real time optimization or predictive storm response. Valves, weirs, and gates are engineered to manage a wide range of site flows, from small basins to large watershed projects.
Upstream & Downstream Allies of Smart Pond
Smart Pond performs best as part of an integrated stormwater treatment train. When paired with complementary technologies, it not only manages water quality but also ensures reliable flow control and long-term system performance.
- Rain Guardian: Positioned upstream, this device intercepts trash, leaves, and coarse sediment at the inlet, preventing clogging and reducing maintenance demands for the Smart Pond.
- PreTX: Functions as an upstream pretreatment system, removing suspended solids and larger pollutants so the Smart Pond can focus on nutrient reduction and finer water quality polishing.
- FocalPoint: Often installed downstream, this high-performance biofiltration system receives partially treated water from the Smart Pond and targets removal of nutrients, hydrocarbons, and fine particulates.
- R-Tank: As a downstream ally, R-Tank provides subsurface storage and infiltration capacity, ensuring Smart Pond outflows are managed on site while reducing downstream flooding and runoff impacts.
- StormFilter: Can serve either alongside or downstream, using cartridge-based media to capture targeted pollutants for enhanced treatment flexibility.
Big Advantages That Set SmartPOND Apart
Unlike traditional stormwater measures that lock projects into a single compliance path, SmartPOND evolves with regulations and climate conditions. This flexibility transforms what was once a sunk cost into a dynamic platform that grows in value over time.
Beyond advanced controls and hardware, SmartPOND delivers critical advantages that reinforce long-term value. These benefits not only ensure reliable performance from day one but also position every installation to adapt as stormwater regulations evolve.
- First Year Monitoring and Maintenance: Comes standard with every installation, providing free remote oversight and service for twelve months. Affordable long-term packages are available to keep systems tuned, responsive, and dependable well into the future.
- Regulatory Adaptability: Gives SmartPOND the unique ability to adjust as compliance standards shift. While traditional measures are locked in place, SmartPOND can be reprogrammed by adding sensors and updating code, making it possible to address emerging priorities such as phosphorus, nitrogen, metals, and even PFAS.
- Custom and Retrofit Capabilities: Mean SmartPOND can be tailored for unique watersheds or retrofitted into existing ponds, making it practical for both new construction and upgrades.
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