Machine Learning for Effluent Forecasting at a Full-Scale Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant: Seasonal Performance Deterioration and the Decisive Role of Prediction Horizon
Machine learning is widely proposed as a basis for smart wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) management, yet reported performance is rarely benchmarked against trivial alternatives. This study uses six years of monitoring from a municipal WWTP in Serbia serving 18,000 population equivalents, comprising 1017 fully measure...