SCADA and Automation Solutions and Insight For Utility Managers

  1. There's A Way To Solve The Cybersecurity Problem In Water 5/26/2025

    The water sector needs to embrace a cloud-based approach to cybersecurity that includes continuous monitoring and rapid incident response, all of which offers layered resilience beyond the “air gap.”

  2. Leakage Losses Managed While Avoiding Increase In Capital Costs In Rockland County, NY

    SUEZ North America worked with Optimatics to investigate whether changing fixed-pressure reducing valve settings and pump controls could help to reduce leakage losses in the Rockland County water distribution system-without compromising on customer service levels.

  3. How AI Optimizes The Chemical Treatment Of Wastewater 11/5/2020

    Wastewater treatment is a complex process that has largely remained unchanged for the last 100 years. Besides the physical and biological processes, the chemical treatment of wastewater is the third and perhaps the most crucial part of sewage processing and wastewater treatment practices. Typical operations include the processing of sewage/effluent through various stages of comprehensive chemical treatment, like pH neutralization, oxidation, ion exchange, coagulation, and flocculation.

  4. TasWater: Saving Oysters With Data 9/26/2018

    At 10am on August 24, 2017, a customer in Midway Point, a small suburb outside of Hobart, Tasmania, reported a sewage spill on his property. Midway Point stands adjacent to Pitt Water Nature Reserve, home to rare birds, butterflies, and the largest oyster lease in Tasmania, covering some 14 hectacres. In late August, Pitt Water oysters, prized for their briny flavor and consistency, were just coming into peak condition.

  5. How A 'Smart' City Improves Life For Residents, Visitors, And Business 6/1/2017

    Cities that champion infrastructure improvements and embrace connectivity are well on their way to attracting today’s citizens and encouraging growth. Here’s a look at the benefits a smart city provides for its residents, workforce, and visitors.

  6. How Can AI Be Used To Ethically Provide Clean Drinking Water? 2/5/2025
    Due to the fast implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the water industry, there are unknowns which create challenges in establishing protocols.
  7. 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.   

  8. AI For Industrial Process Control (Part 2): Model Predictive Control Deep Dive 11/15/2020

    So far, we’ve covered the fundamentals of process control. We reviewed how PID controllers work, discussed their limitations and introduced the concept of predictive control. In this article, we’ll explore how MPC controllers work in more detail.

  9. A Family-Owned Company Changes The Lives Of Communities In Need Using OpenFlows 3/30/2023

    Learn about the father-son owned firm, TSA, that designed a modern sewage network to help address water quality issues. 

  10. What Innovyze Means to Me 4/13/2021

    Uber. Airbnb. Pinterest. Snapchat. Slack. Square. Stripe… it feels like we’re bombarded by news of a newly minted ‘unicorn’ almost every single day.

    And it's frustrating as hell.