SCADA and Automation Solutions and Insight For Utility Managers

  1. Your Feedback Helped Us Create The New Transcend Design Generator 7/28/2022

    Explore the improvements made to the Transcend Design Generator to improve user experience. 

  2. How Kansas City, MO Optimized Overflow Control For 10 Basins In 3 Months And At Almost Half The Cost Of Original Plan

    Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO) was updating their Overflow Control Plan as part of a federal consent decree with the aim to reduce the frequency and severity of combined and sanitary system overflows during wet weather events. KCMO needed to quickly find the most efficient, cost-effective way to reach compliance and serve their 478 000 residents. They partnered with Optimatics and EmNet leveraging the Optimizer platform to identify the best combinations of conveyance, in line storage, and I/I reduction strategies to achieve their program goals at the lowest lifecycle cost.

  3. Utilizing Optimization, Palmira, Colombia Reduces Average Operational Pressures In Water System By 30%

    Aguas de Occidente utilized Optimizer to undertake a pressure management study for the water distribution system in the city of Palmira, Colombia. This optimization effort focused on developing solutions to improve service pressures in deficient parts of the city’s network, while simultaneously keeping average pressures down to minimize leakage losses and reduce non revenue water usage.

  4. Automation In Oil And Gas: A Starter's Guide 9/12/2022

    From drilling to logistics to preventing theft, automation in oil and gas is quickly becoming the standard. Learn how tech helps increase ROI and improves safety in this starter guide.

  5. Real-Time Predictive Analytics For Smarter Smart Water Infrastructure 5/26/2015

    Are you confused by your smart water system? New tools help utilities make sense of data and finally realize the potential of smart water infrastructure.

  6. 10 Technologies And Breakthroughs From ACE16 7/14/2016

    This year's Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE16), held by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) from June 19 to 22, was the first following the tragedy of Flint — a time when the drinking water industry is under intense scrutiny.

  7. The Pump Curve Doesn't Lie: What SCADA Data Reveals About Real-World Performance 5/27/2025

    In Part 4 of the Get Pumped Up series, the focus shifts from planning to performance—with a clear message: pump inefficiencies aren’t always due to failure, but to how (and where) pumps are operating.

  8. Seizing The Digital Opportunity For Water 8/30/2019

    The journey toward intelligent water can be expedited with eight key steps — a guideline for gliding through the Digital Water Adoption Curve.

  9. High Availability, Connected Control Solution Virtually Eliminates Downtime 5/24/2021

    Mekorot, Israel sought to reduce production costs through improved energy efficiency and tighter process control. They leveraged GE Digital's software and automation solutions to automatically monitor and control devices. 

  10. 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.