diff --git a/alerts.py b/alerts.py
--- a/alerts.py
+++ b/alerts.py
@@ -12,6 +12,34 @@ class AlertManager:
         self.mail_server = config.get("alerts", "mail_server")
         self.username = config.get("alerts", "username")
         self.password = config.get("alerts", "password")
+        
+        self.alerts = []
+        load_alerts(config)
+        
+    def load_alerts(self, config):
+        
+        for section in self.config.sections():
+            if "alert" in section:
+                type = self.config.get(section, "type")
+                if type == "output_feedback":
+                    name = self.config.get(section, "name")
+                    output_module = self.config.get(section, "output_module")
+                    output = self.config.get(section, "output")
+                    input_module = self.config.get(section, "input_module")
+                    input = self.config.get(section, "input")
+                    on_threshold = self.config.get(section, "on_threshold")
+                    off_threshold = self.config.get(section, "off_threshold")
+                    deadband = self.config.get(section, "deadband")
+                    self.alerts.append(OutputFeedbackAlert(name, output_module, output, input_module, input, on_threshold, off_threshold, deadband))
+                elif type == "measurement":
+                    name = self.config.get(section, "name")
+                    input_module = self.config.get(section, "input_module")
+                    input = self.config.get(section, "input")
+                    high_threshold = self.config.get(section, "high_threshold")
+                    low_threshold = self.config.get(section, "low_threshold")
+                    deadband = self.config.get(section, "deadband")
+                    self.alerts.append(MeasurementAlert(name, input_module, input, high_threshold, low_threshold, deadband))
+                
     
     def send_alert(self, message):
         
@@ -26,3 +54,33 @@ class AlertManager:
         server.login(self.username, self.password)
         server.send_message(msg)
         server.quit()
+        
+    def evaluate_alerts(self):
+        for alert in self.alerts:
+            alert.evalutate()
+
+class Alert(metaclass=ABCMeta):
+    
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self.name = name
+        
+    @abstractmethod
+    def evalutate(self):
+        pass
+        
+class OutputFeedbackAlert(Alert):
+    
+    def __init__(self, name, output_module, output, input_module, input, on_threshold, off_threshold, deadband):
+        super(Alert, self).__init__(name)
+        
+    def evalutate(self):
+        print(self.name)
+        
+class MeasurementAlert(Alert):
+    
+    def __init__(self, name, input_module, input, high_threshold, low_threshold, deadband):
+        super(Alert, self).__init__(name)
+        
+    def evalutate(self):
+        print(self.name)
+
diff --git a/hydrobot_example.conf b/hydrobot_example.conf
--- a/hydrobot_example.conf
+++ b/hydrobot_example.conf
@@ -24,3 +24,72 @@ trigger: interval
 #weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds
 on_duration: [0, 0, 0, 0, 20]
 off_duration: [0, 0, 0, 0, 10]
+
+[alert1]
+name: "Pump"
+type: output_feedback
+output_module: RelayDrive1
+output: output_1
+input_module: RelayDrive1
+input: input_1
+on_threshold: 50
+off_threshold: 1
+deadband: 5
+
+[alert2]
+name: "Light"
+type: output_feedback
+output_module: RelayDrive1
+output: output_1
+input_module: AirSense1
+input: ambient_light
+on_threshold: 5000
+off_threshold: 500
+deadband: 10
+
+[alert3]
+name: "Lamp Dim"
+type: output_feedback
+output_module: RelayDrive1
+output: output_1
+input_module: AirSense1
+input: ambient_light
+on_threshold: 10000
+off_threshold: None
+deadband: 10
+
+[alert4]
+name: "Air Temperature"
+type: measurement
+input_module: AirSense1
+input: air_temp
+high_threshold: 35
+low_threshold: 15
+deadband: 10
+
+[alert5]
+name: "Air Humidity"
+type: measurement
+input_module: AirSense1
+input: air_humid
+high_threshold: 80
+low_threshold: 30
+deadband: 10
+
+[alert6]
+name: "Water Level"
+type: measurement
+input_module: WaterSense1
+input: water_level
+high_threshold: None
+low_threshold: 50
+deadband: 10
+
+[alert7]
+name: "Water Temperature"
+type: measurement
+input_module: WaterSense1
+input: water_temp
+high_threshold: 30
+low_threshold: 20
+deadband: 10
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