SCADA and Automation Solutions and Insight For Utility Managers

  1. The Latest Asset Management Software Helps Seattle Public Utilities Plan Ahead 5/24/2022

    SPU is forward thinking, with a desire to be more proactive in their pipe inspection rather than reactive with emergency response. Through a concerted effort, SPU developed a strategy for pipe inspection, condition evaluation, risk assessment, capital investment, and implementation planning.

  2. Bold 2016 Predictions For Industrial IoT 1/11/2016

    FreeWave Technologies sees the Internet of Things pushing the bounds of possibility, disrupting traditional business models.

  3. IIoT Top News: Oil And Gas Early Adopters 9/12/2022

    In the latest IIoT Top News, we’ll take a look at some trending stories from the oil and gas industry, a quickly growing user of the Industrial Internet of Things.

  4. A Municipal SCADA Project Comes In On Time, Under Budget And Exceeds Expectations 6/4/2010

    In June of 2009, the Town of Selma, North Carolina commissioned a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system to monitor and control their lift stations, tanks, wells and water treatment plant. By John Grey, Devin Carroll and Christopher Little

  5. Why You Can't Patch Your Way Out Of The Latest Water Utility Threats 5/22/2026
    Iranian-linked hackers have successfully exploited PLCs at water utilities and energy facilities across the U.S., resulting in operational disruptions and massive financial loss. For many water utility executives, the immediate and instinctive reaction is to look for a patch. But in this case, there is no simple vendor fix.
  6. Modernize Your Mobile Operation 4/23/2014

    The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati’s Wastewater Collection Division manages 3,000 miles of main sewer line and services some 200,000 individual customer sewer laterals and accounts that cover nearly 1 million residents and businesses. When things go wrong with those pipes, the division hears about it from customers loud and clear.

  7. Automation Is Taking Over The World: Water Is Next 1/21/2021

    It wasn’t long ago that humans designed products and systems using pen and paper. Drawings were done manually, with large teams of people completing drafts on big desks in giant rooms:

  8. InfoAsset Planner Helps The Largest US Water And Wastewater Utility Save 10% A Year 12/9/2020

    Large utilities need to maintain high levels of service when it comes to water and wastewater systems. If they do not they risk failures, fines, and costly reactive maintenance. This specific organization was looking to find a solution that could improve decision support models and monitoring data integrity.

  9. From Warning To Reality: Lessons From The Latest OT Attacks On Water Utilities 8/27/2026

    On July 10, I published an article warning that water and wastewater utilities had become prime targets for state-sponsored cyber actors, describing how attackers exploit internet-exposed PLCs, how the IT/OT divide leaves organizations vulnerable, and why the sector needed to act before an incident forced their hand. Today, that scenario is no longer hypothetical.

  10. How To Gain An ROI Asset Data 7/21/2020

    Utilities of all sizes invest in inspections and tools to try and understand the condition of water and sewer networks - but they are not always seeing an ROI on data collection practices. CCTV inspections, work order history, and GIS provide a wealth of information, but if these systems remain siloed, there is the value being left on the table.