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International Conference - Karlsruher Flussgebietstage 2013 46 ACOUSTIC TURBIDITY AS ONLINE MONITORING TOOL FOR RIVERS AND SEWER NETWORKS Anne Pallarès, Philippe Schmitt, Stéphane Fischer Contact: Anne Pallarès Université de Strasbourg – Icube, Département de Mécanique 2 rue Boussingault 67000 Strasbourg, FRANCE anne.pallares@unistra.fr KIT – University of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg and National Research Center of the Helmholtz Association International Conference - Karlsruher Flussgebietstage 2013 47 1 INTRODUCTION The demand for better characterization of water quality in its natural environment , like rivers, or in sewer systems, has increased with the evolution of the water policy laws. An online or at least regular survey of the water networks is needed. Thus, the implementation of network survey devices is a growing practice. To monitor the pollutant load, an essential parameter is the suspended solids concentration. Erosion, transport, and deposition of sediments is a primary and growing environmental, engineering, and agricultural issue around the world. Environmental impacts of sedimentation are various, going from mechanical obstruction to contamination by pollutants attached to and transported by sediments. Currently, the suspended sediment concentration in water is either measured through sampling and laboratory measurement, or optical methods (nephelometric and optical backscatter sensors) (Gray and al. 2009).