of a particular filtering system or to shut down one or more components or operations in the case of failure or need for repair during times when the processed output exceeds the limits permitted for lawful or proper discharge for example the amount allowable under a particular permit the invention can proactively divert output flow into a holding facility i e tank or pond or sump for reprocessing until concentration levels at the wastewater system output achieve compliance at which time permissible discharge can occur this u201c smart u201d interactive process is capable of monitoring and reporting on a local or regional basis by coordinating the monitoring of adjacent sites or sites on the same waterway and in real time allowing numerous advantages in monitoring the actual and potential discharges into a natural system not the least of which is to allow affected dischargers to trade sell or exchange excess capacity or allowances fig1 is a high level block diagram illustrating a detailed view of a computing system 1200 useful for implementing the central monitoring system according to embodiments of the present invention the computing system 1200 is based upon a suitably configured processing device adapted to implement an exemplary embodiment of the present invention for example a personal computer workstation or the like may be used in one exemplary embodiment of the present invention the computing system 1200 includes one or more processors such as processor 1204 the processor 1204 is connected to a communication infrastructure 1202 e g a communications bus crossover bar or network the computing system 1200 can include.