@classmethod
def from_csv(cls, filepath):
    """ 
        read menyanthes hydromonitor csv export file

        parameters
        ----------
        filepath : str
                   path to hydromonitor csv export file

        returns
        -------
        HydroMonitor object

        """
    header, metadata, data = cls._readcsv(cls, filepath)
    return cls(header=header, metadata=metadata, data=data)
