drainwastevent

drainwastevent is a term used in the field of drainage and wastewater management to denote a logged or generated event concerning the operation, status, or condition of drainage and sewer infrastructure. It is commonly encountered in information systems that monitor and control urban drainage networks, wastewater treatment facilities, and stormwater systems.

In practice, a drainwastevent is produced by sensors, controllers, or software that logs changes such as pump activations, valve operations, detected blockages, overflows, or sensor faults. The concept is that events carry essential context for operators to analyze performance and respond to incidents.

Typical data fields include a timestamp, asset identifier, eventType, measure value, units, severity level, a textual description, and metadata such as source device and remediation status. In many utilities, drainwastevents feed into SCADA systems, GIS platforms, and data analytics pipelines to support real-time monitoring and historical reporting.

Common event types encompass pumpOn, pumpOff, valveOpen, valveClose, overflowDetected, blockageDetected, pumpFailure, highFlow, lowFlow, and maintenanceRequired, though exact categorizations vary by implementation.

Applications include incident response, outage analysis, maintenance planning, regulatory compliance, and performance benchmarking. They enable automated alerting and workflow triggers to coordinate field crews and control room operators.

Challenges include ensuring consistent terminology across systems, avoiding false positives, handling large event streams, and aligning with data standards in water utilities. While drainwastevent is not a universal standard, it serves as a practical label in many internal schemas and documentation.