SCADA and Automation Solutions and Insight For Utility Managers

31. SWAN Corner: Unlock Data To Improve Water Distribution System Operations 7/14/2021

    Water distribution system infrastructures are designed to deliver drinking water to end users, but utilities are continually faced with distinct challenges to fulfill this fundamental objective. For example, these utilities improve customer service by delivering water with high pressure, but on the other hand, water conservation policies push them to minimize water distribution leaks. For this reason, water utilities invest heavily in SCADA and telemetry technologies to support operational decisions. However, unlocking historical operational data and fusing it with other data (such as billing information from AMR/AMI networks) to generate actionable insights has proven difficult.

32. Technological Services In Wastewater Remote Monitoring And Management 9/4/2024
    Recent improvements in remote monitoring and management technologies, particularly in the wastewater treatment sector, have revolutionized operational efficiency. Key technologies include IoT sensors, AI analytics, and cloud computing. This article explores their applications and benefits in enhancing wastewater treatment processes.
33. IoT And Pumps: What You Need To Know 5/1/2019

    When it comes to the Internet of Things (IoT), especially in the sometimes conservative water industry, there may be considerable hand-wringing over incorporating IoT into your pump process. Some of the most oft-asked questions — from implementation trends through start-up and ownership — are assembled and answered here.

34. How To Get There: 3 Steps To Supercharge Your Digital Twin 10/19/2022

    Whether at the asset, process, or system level, utilities can unlock big results quickly by putting their digital twin to work in the right way. For those who don’t know where to start, following a simple audit, evaluate, and prioritize approach can provide the building blocks needed to realize transformative gains.

35. Legal Issues In Big Data: 2017 6/29/2017

    Big Data is often characterized by the large volume of data, the wide variety of data types and the velocity at which the data must be processed. Data can come from many different sources, such as social media use, online purchases, licensed twitter data streams or sensors used in the Internet of Things (IoT).

36. WWEMA Window: The Basics Of SCADA Troubleshooting 7/15/2016

    Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are easily classified as one of the greatest data acquisition methods to have ever been invented.

37. My Top Three Takeaways From IFAT 2022 6/16/2022

    Seeing 100,000 of my closest water friends buzz around buildings upon buildings of water & wastewater treatment was eye-opening and I can’t wait for the next IFAT.

38. Water Treatment Plant Data Management Improved With Opworks Web-Based Program 6/23/2017

    The City of Eden Prairie, Minnesota recently updated its data management processes at the water treatment plant, with a goal of increased efficiency for everyone from operators to management. The Eden Prairie Water Treatment Plant draws from a groundwater supply to serve a population of 63,000 people, with a total of 18,000 water user connections. The plant primarily uses lime softening for treatment.   

39. Centralized Backup & Configuration For Remote Plant HMIs 7/5/2007

    As Wastewater Manager for four sewage treatment plants spread across Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Nicole MacDonald faced the daunting task of ensuring all systems continued to function seamlessly on a 24/7 basis. Each plant had its own separate monitoring and control system that allowed it to function autonomously

40. This Tool Achieves Consistent And Reliable EBPR Plant Performance 3/18/2022

    EBPR plants often don’t achieve consistent, reliable performance because of the chemical additions needed to achieve effluent P limits. This, however, nullifies the EBPR advantages. You can now improve design of mainstream EBPR.