SCADA and Automation Solutions and Insight For Utility Managers
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Filter Membrane Predictive Maintenance
1/20/2021
At manufacturing operations using ultrafiltration systems, the ultrafiltration membranes are used for numerous batches without replacement, using Clean-In-Place (CIP) operations in between batches to maintain filter performance. However, ineffective CIP cycles or long-term fouling or degradation of the filter membrane can result in increased cycle times to move the desired amount of product through the filter, lost yield as the product is unable to permeate the filter, or poor product quality as membrane failure may occur.
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Wastewater Plant Streamlines Process Monitoring
7/13/2018
In its quest to gain greater remote accessibility and increase ease of use, a progressive sewerage authority elected to think outside the traditional SCADA box.
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Santa Barbara Strengthens Field Data Collection With A New Mobile GIS Workflow
11/12/2020
The City of Santa Barbara, California, located roughly 90 miles north of Los Angeles, supplies water to approximately 95,000 residents. Given California's proneness to droughts, state water suppliers face operational challenges surrounding conservation, water-loss prevention, and system maintenance.
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4 Keys To Adopting Industry 4.0 At Your Water Processing Facility
5/5/2022
As the water industry continues to walk the road of digital transformation, here’s a step-by-step guide to help utilities keep pace.
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CAD Is Dead; BIM Is The Future
5/10/2022
Let’s walk through how engineering firms and asset owners are using BIM in real life to improve their business position – using an imaginary interview of a forward-thinking Civil Engineer at a design expo:
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The Story Of Your Data
2/9/2020
Data gathering and analysis have become crucial across many, if not all, sectors of our economy, including the water sector. If you consider all the components of data analysis you can start to see its potential to positively impact decision making.
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How To Benefit From Greater Transparency To Customers
6/20/2020
Being more proactive in sharing utility operational insights with customers can pay dividends in terms of promoting efficiency and elevating customer satisfaction. It can also prepare utilities to respond more effectively to sudden or drastic disruptions of standard operations, such as droughts, floods, wildfires, or health emergencies. Here is how to establish and benefit from greater transparency.
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Factors To Consider For Condition Assessment Of Water And Sewer Systems
12/1/2021
Back in the day, we pretty much had nothing but good ol' CCTV as our primary method of inspecting sewer pipes giving us data to assess their condition; IF the pipe didn't fog up for good video and/or the VHS tape got eaten in the player. Water pipes?
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SCADA Conversion Without Down Time
9/21/2011
How a SC utility replaced their SCADA central without service interruption or a steep learning curve. By Jay Nicholson and Chris Little
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Top 10 Technologies From WEFTEC
10/23/2014
They did it again. Seemingly every year WEFTEC breaks records for size and attendance, and 2014 in New Orleans was no exception. There was a lot to choose from, but I picked my favorite innovations to highlight in what has become another annual tradition — Water Online’s “Top 10” from WEFTEC.