SCADA and Automation Solutions and Insight For Utility Managers

  1. City Of Henderson, NV Tackles Predicted Water Demand Increase Through Master Plan Optimization Saving $120M Over Traditional Design

    The City of Henderson engaged Stantec and Optimatics to develop a new master plan for their water distribution system, in preparation for the expected population growth and demand increase in the coming years. This optimization effort aimed to determine the lowest cost master plan strategy that satisfied the City’s hydraulic design standards, based on forecast 2050 demands Prior to optimization, the City and Stantec had identified a range of possible project sites, so the optimization was largely focused on determining which of these projects to complete, as well as how to size them.

  2. Neptune's R450™ System Helps Get Feet Off The Streets Of Laredo 8/21/2015

    The city of Laredo, Texas, had been walking to read its 67,543 water meters – 59,138 residential and 8,405 commercial accounts – using a manual method that took up to ten staff on the streets nearly an entire month to read to meet a monthly billing schedule. With the dawn of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems, the City began their search for the right metering solution for the department’s needs.

  3. 6 Ways Engineering Firms Can Help Utilities Of Any Size With Asset Management 1/11/2021

    How engineering firms can customize their asset management engineering services.

  4. Automation 101: Design For Operation 1/16/2015

    We hear many paradigms in the design world — design for manufacture, design for assembly, etc. What we don’t often hear is design for operation.

  5. How To Address Water Affordability And Equity With Asset Management 7/20/2021

    Water Affordability and Equity issues have been around for many years, if not decades. Lead service lines were state-of-the-art water engineering in the 1920’s, yet 95 years later the relationship of public health and public infrastructure catapulted to the top with the Flint, MI crisis in disadvantaged communities.

  6. Water And The Internet Of Things: 2016 12/17/2015

    Forecasters predict that California could receive record amounts of rain during this winter because of El Nino. Smart water management is important in times of no rain or too much rain so our conservation efforts must continue. The Internet of Things (“IoT”) can help the water supply from the El Nino rains be used more efficiently and with less waste.

  7. Cincinnati's “Smart Sewer” Reduces Overflows And Cuts Costs 5/25/2021

    The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati needed to increase existing sewer system efficiency to address a federal mandate to keep raw sewage mixed with stormwater out of waterways when it rains. Here's how they did it.

  8. The Zen Of Smart Pressure Management: Calming Water Distribution Networks 6/15/2015

    Over recent years, water companies around the world have enhanced their ability to control the pressure of water in their distribution networks to improve customer service and achieve environmental savings.

  9. Ensuring Water And Wastewater Resiliency During The Pandemic 5/25/2021

    According to the American Water Works Association (AWWA), with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impacting communities throughout the world, water professionals are working around the clock to ensure that safe, reliable water service continues to flow. But what if many of these essential employees now must work from home or only minimal crews are on-site at the plants?

  10. What Benefits Do Variable Frequency Drives Offer For Pump Control? 10/10/2023

    People working with water infrastructure or handling other industrial needs may choose variable frequency drives (VFDs) for better pump control options. This approach relies on a component that alters the frequency and voltage received by the pump motor, thereby changing its speed and torque. Here are some of the benefits of VFDs.