Rural Minnesota Town Implements Progressive Water Plant Control System
By networking its telemetry and plant controls, Fosston, MN, enabled the automatic, unattended operation of its filtration system for arsenic, iron, and manganese removal.
By James A. West, PE, KBM, Inc. and Michael Hoyer, Filtronics, Inc.
The city slogan for Fosston, MN — "where the prairie meets the pines" — instantly calls to mind images of a tranquil, rolling landscape abounding with picturesque, natural scenery. However, this rural northwest Minnesota town of 1,500 is progressive in its approach to drinking water treatment, employing the latest in computer and PLC (programmable logic controller) technology to network its telemetry and plant controls.
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