SCADA & AUTOMATION RESOURCES

  • The full potential of smart water infrastructure is within reach — if our digital systems work together and share critical data.

  • Pumps are power-hungry and thus expensive to run, but San Jose Water shows how data-driven technologies and strategies can bring the cost down for utilities.

  • Traditional analog devices are increasingly being replaced by digital solutions, and communication protocols like CANopen are playing a key role in this transition. This shift calls for engineers to assess whether digital pressure transmitters are the best fit for their specific applications.

  • The state of America’s crumbling infrastructure continues to be a perennial concern as the scale of the problem continually outpaces both the funding and the human resources needed to solve it. Engineers have the solution — AI systems that offer unprecedented speed and potential cost savings — but to leverage its full potential, engineers need to take on a new role — and potentially a new business model.

  • Non-revenue water is a global problem. Around 30% of drinking water is lost on its way to the consumer, imposing a huge economic loss that increases the overall cost of water treatment. The good news: By combining smart metering, hydraulic modeling, and AI, utilities can effectively increase their operational efficiency, reduce water losses, and optimize the utilization of increasingly scarce resources.
  • When people talk about artificial intelligence, they tend to sort into four camps — doomers, gloomers, bloomers, and zoomers. The doomers fear the robot apocalypse. The gloomers worry AI will automate away all the meaningful jobs. The bloomers are optimistic about AI innovation but want to take a measured approach with guardrails as the technology develops. And the zoomers? They're already deep into it and want minimal regulation to accelerate progress. But I'd like to add a fifth mindset to the mix: the loomers.

  • As climate change continues to intensify, utilities face a growing list of challenges from unpredictable storm events and aging infrastructure to rising energy demands and water scarcity. These evolving external pressures are forcing utility leaders to reimagine infrastructure and operations, adopt resilient systems, and pursue sustainable practices grounded in data.

  • Challenges associated with deploying smart water technologies include "Where do I begin?" and "Who do I use?". These questions can often be barriers to small and mid-sized utilities that have limited resources available to them and are already burdened with competing daily priorities.

  • SCADA technology generates excitement because it can tackle some of the water industry's most significant pain points. It complements innovations like IoT and AI, enhancing maintenance efficiency and eliminating downtime. Use these best practices to embrace SCADA and related technologies for a competitive advantage.
  • Part 5 of the Get Pumped Up series brings it all together with a bold but practical shift: treating pump and lift station design as a living process, not a one-time deliverable.

SCADA & AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS

  • R900® System

    How can your water utility protect present investments in technology while building onto those investments as you need, at your own pace?

  • EcoStruxure™ Secure Connect Advisor

    Save time and travel costs with EcoStruxure Secure Connect Advisor which utilizes Schneider Electric software (Vijeo Designer, Unity, SoMachine) via the HMI, PLC, or Drive, giving you a cybersecure programming tool to diagnose and troubleshoot equipment as if you are on site.

  • Sticking With Innovation That Works: Steinbach, Manitoba's Plant Upgrade

    Steinbach is the third largest city in Manitoba and one of the fastest growing census agglomeration areas in Canada with a population of about 50,000 people. Though Steinbach is primarily an agricultural community, it is also the regional economic hub of southeastern Manitoba. Due to the age of the wastewater control system, the city decided it was time for some new technology. This profile will describe the process of that upgrade and why they chose VTScada.

  • Wastewater's Worst Case Scenarios

    Real-time data is the first line of defense for wastewater utilities. A data infrastructure serves as a window into critical operations, allowing employees to optimize equipment performance and hedge against risk. It is often the most economical solution as well: in many cases, utilities already have many of the core elements for an actionable data infrastructure for improving decision making.

  • ABB Ability™ For Pumping Stations

    Real-time control of a 360km water distribution system through an advanced distributed control system.

SCADA AND AUTOMATION VIDEOS

In this episode of the Water Online Show, host Angela Godwin sits down with Bentley’s Kristen Dietrich and Joel Johnson to explore how OpenFlows is revolutionizing the way utilities design, manage, and operate water infrastructure. Joel explains how OpenFlows helps future-proof systems through hydraulic modeling that not only supports long-term planning but enhances daily operational efficiency and resilience. Kristen dives into the platform's flexibility, showing how it integrates seamlessly with tools like ArcGIS and AutoCAD—empowering engineers to work smarter at every stage.