Water LIMS Software for Drinking Water, Wastewater & Environmental Labs
CORPEX WaterLIMS™ runs a water lab from the sampling point to the signed certificate: schedules, limits, exceedances and trend reports in one system.
What a Water LIMS Does
A water LIMS is a laboratory information management system built around sampling points. Every tap, intake, reservoir and outfall has its own schedule, parameter list and limits, and every result is judged against the limit for the point it came from. That is the difference between a water lab and a general testing lab, and it is why spreadsheets break down once a monitoring programme grows past a few dozen points.
CORPEX WaterLIMS manages that whole cycle for drinking water and wastewater: the station and use-point infrastructure, sampling specifications and schedules, methods of analysis (SOPs), out-of-specification (OOS) results and CAPA, certificates of analysis (COA), and the annual review with statistical process control (SPC). It is part of the CORPEX LIMS family and shares its audit trail, security and validation.
Built for Three Kinds of Water Lab
Drinking water, wastewater and environmental testing share one system and differ in their limits.
Drinking water utilities and treatment plants
Raw water intakes, treatment stages, reservoirs and network taps, each on its own sampling schedule, with results checked against drinking water limits and trended over the year.
Wastewater and industrial effluent
Influent, process and final-effluent points at treatment plants and factories, with discharge limits per outfall and a record that stands up when the environmental inspector visits.
Environmental and commercial testing labs
Labs testing water for many clients under ISO/IEC 17025: client-specific limits, chain of custody from receipt, and certificates issued under controlled review and release.
From Sampling Point to Certificate
Six steps, one record per sample, and no retyping between them.
1. Map the network
Register stations, sites and use points once. Each sampling point carries its own location, sample type, parameter list and limits.
2. Schedule the sampling
Daily, weekly or monthly plans per point generate the samples automatically, so nothing on the monitoring programme is missed.
3. Collect in the field
Samplers log each sample at the point, on paper labels or on a tablet with Lablet X4, and the chain of custody starts there.
4. Test and capture
Results come from instrument interfaces or controlled manual entry against the approved method of analysis (SOP) for that parameter.
5. Act on exceedances
Out-of-specification results are flagged immediately and can be carried into an OOS investigation and CAPA without leaving the system.
6. Report and review
Certificates of analysis, compliance summaries and the annual review with statistical process control (SPC) charts come from the same data.
Water Quality Parameters, Configured Your Way
Each parameter is a test with its own method, units, reporting limit and specification. Groups like the ones in the table are typical of a water lab's test menu; you set which parameters apply to which sampling point, and at what frequency.
Microbiology results can run through MicroLIMS when a lab needs dedicated incubation and plate-reading workflows, against the same sample record.
| Parameter group | Typical tests |
|---|---|
| Physical | pH, turbidity, colour, conductivity, total dissolved solids, temperature |
| Chemical | Residual chlorine, hardness, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, fluoride, sulphate |
| Microbiological | Total coliforms, E. coli, faecal streptococci, heterotrophic plate count |
| Metals | Lead, iron, manganese, arsenic, cadmium, mercury |
| Wastewater and effluent | BOD, COD, total suspended solids, oil and grease, phosphate |
Water Quality Standards and Regulations
Limits are data, not code: load the standard that applies to each sampling point and report against it.
| Standard | How WaterLIMS uses it |
|---|---|
| WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality | The international reference most national drinking water standards build on; guideline values load as limits per parameter. |
| Egypt: MoHP Decree 458/2007 | Egypt's drinking water quality standard. Its limits can be configured per sampling point for utilities and the labs that test for them. |
| Egypt: Law 48/1982 | Protection of the Nile and waterways from pollution, which sets the frame for discharge limits on effluent. |
| ISO/IEC 17025:2017 | Competence of testing laboratories, accredited in Egypt by EGAC: method control, technical records, validity of results and reporting. |
| Standard Methods and EPA methods | Methods of analysis are kept as versioned SOPs, whether they follow Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, EPA or ISO methods. |
| FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and ALCOA+ | Audit trail, electronic signatures and access control for labs whose water data feeds pharmaceutical or other regulated production. |
Key Features
Responsive, cross-platform
The same WaterLIMS on a workstation, laptop or tablet, in Arabic or English.
Instrument integration
Real-time instrument interfaces and file import so results are captured, not retyped.
Performance measurement
Turnaround, workload and KPI tracking from every recorded action.
Full validation package
Design, Installation and Operational Qualification (DQ, IQ, OQ) scripts.
Dashboards
Graphical overviews of sampling status, exceedances and trends by site and parameter.
Regulatory compliance
GxP, GAMP 5 and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 controls alongside local requirements.
Reporting
Certificates of analysis and compliance reports in multiple formats, from registration to release.
Access log and audit trail
Security roles and a complete audit trail for every create, change and approval.
A Water LIMS Implemented Where Your Lab Is
Global water LIMS products are sold and supported from abroad, in English, and priced in dollars. CORPEX WaterLIMS is implemented and supported by our own team in Egypt, in Arabic and English, with pricing in Egyptian pounds. The people who configure your sampling points are the same people who answer when an auditor asks a question.
Because WaterLIMS shares the CORPEX LIMS platform, a lab can start with water and add microbiology, stability or ISO 17025 accreditation workflows later without a second system. Pricing and implementation are covered on LIMS software in Egypt.
Water LIMS: Frequently Asked Questions
What is a water LIMS?
A water LIMS is a laboratory information management system configured for water testing. It knows your sampling points and schedules, records each result against the limit that applies to that point, flags exceedances, and produces the certificates and compliance reports that drinking water, wastewater and environmental programmes are judged on.
Can one system handle both drinking water and wastewater?
Yes. WaterLIMS keeps a separate specification for every sampling point, so a treated-water tap, a raw intake and an effluent outfall can sit in the same system, each checked against its own parameters and limits, without separate databases or spreadsheets.
Does WaterLIMS support Egyptian water quality standards?
Yes. Limits are configured per sampling point, so a lab can load the drinking water limits of Ministry of Health and Population Decree 458/2007, the discharge limits that apply to its effluent under Law 48/1982, or a client's contractual limits, and report against each. It also supports the records EGAC assessors expect under ISO/IEC 17025.
Can WaterLIMS connect to laboratory instruments?
Yes. WaterLIMS interfaces with analytical instruments and file outputs so results are captured directly instead of being typed in, which removes transcription errors and keeps a traceable chain from raw data to the reported value.
How are field samples collected?
Samplers can log samples on a tablet at the sampling point with Lablet X4, the portable front end of the CORPEX LIMS family, scanning a barcode instead of writing labels by hand, so collection time and sample identity are recorded when the sample is taken.
What happens when a result exceeds its limit?
The result is flagged as out of specification the moment it is entered. The lab can open an OOS investigation, link it to a corrective and preventive action (CAPA), and keep the whole history attached to the sampling point for the annual review.
How does WaterLIMS protect data integrity?
Role-based access, a tamper-evident audit trail and electronic signatures follow ALCOA+ principles and the controls described in FDA 21 CFR Part 11. A validation package with DQ, IQ and OQ scripts is available.
Is WaterLIMS available for labs in Egypt and the Middle East?
Yes. WaterLIMS is implemented and supported locally in Arabic and English, with pricing in Egyptian pounds. See CORPEX LIMS in Egypt for implementation and pricing details.
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