pump station monitoring Articles

How to select secure remote terminal unit (RTU) delivery systems for WWTPS and pump stations

The consequences of a pump malfunction going unnoticed can be devastating. More than just aving an alarm otification system, it is essential to have the right system in place. This anuscript will discuss how to select the most secure delivery platform for WWTP and Pump station applications. We will compare landline, cellular wireless and M2M wireless platforms and help the reader to understand ...

Oct. 13, 2007

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

T-T project`s supply 11 pumping stations case study

T-T Projects have recently completed a scheme in South Wales providing eleven pumping stations on a nickel refinery plant called Vale Inco in Clydach who are owned by Brazilian mining giant CVRD (short for Companhia Vale do Rio Doce). The pumping stations consisted of one concrete chamber, with a selection of Planet Range Package Pumping Stations and Weolite chambers. Nine of the stations are ...

Mar. 1, 2014

By T-T Pumps Ltd.

Odour control: A successful experience in sorocaba city – Brazil

Public concern over odours from sewage treatment facilities have been increasingly significantly in Brazil in recent years due to urban developments around existing plants or construction of new ones. The city of Sorocaba is an example where the expansion of the sewage collection and treatment system has increased and consequently more people have been exposed to bad odours. Due to this ...

Jan. 1, 2018

By IWA Publishing

Asset Management at CSD-1: Just Doing It

Sacramento County Sanitation District 1 (CSD-1) manages a large wastewater collection system in northern California. District managers saw asset management concepts as a promising tool to improve performance while minimizing rate increases. Some staff and governing board members visited Australia and New Zealand in 2004 to see asset management principles in action. They learned that asset ...

Oct. 21, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Pulsar`s Quantum 3 Brings Integrated Flow Monitoring to Pumping Station Management

Northumbrian Water has installed Pulsar Process Measurement's Quantum 3 Pumping Station Controller which features, apart from a suite of advanced pump control functions based on Pulsar's non-contacting ultrasonic level measurement, the ability to link in up to four Flow Pulse non-invasive flow monitors. Northumbrian Water has used the system to increase station efficiency by identifying ...

Apr. 1, 2014

By Pulsar Measurement

The Benefits of Decentralized Desalination

Large, traditional desalination plants may have the advantage of economy of scale, but the flexibility and efficiency of decentralized plants make them a superior option in many situations Decentralized desalination simply means siting smaller desalination plants near a source of demand for fresh water and a supply of saline water. Because of the historically high construction and operating ...

Mar. 7, 2020

By Fluence Corporation

SCADA: Eyes & Ears - Case Study

Connecticut town employs managed SCADA to maintain accuracy The town of Darien is home to 21,000 people on the Gold Coast of Connecticut. Residents pride themselves on being good environmental stewards who work to preserve their pristine waterways and natural habitat. Prior to 2012, the Darien collection system was monitored by programmable logic controllers (PLC) and phone lines. Darien ...

Sep. 1, 2018

By Mission Communications, LLC

Now is the time for remote monitoring and control of your critical systems

Remote monitoring and control capabilities are critical to operators as many offices are now shut down in response to Shelter-In-Place Orders “I am very thankful to have the XiO System in place right now and the customer service is great”. XiO Customer, March 23, 2020 Remote monitoring and control capabilities are critical to operators as many offices are now shut down in response ...

Mar. 24, 2020

By XiO, Inc.

Pump Station call outs a thing of the past - Case Study

It’s 2:00 AM and a telephone rings in Eckville, Alberta. Rick McKinnon checks the display on his cell phone and groans. It’s another high level call out alarm from one of the town’s new sewage lift stations. He knows before he drives there that the system will be running on floats instead of the new ultrasonic level controller. Rick is Public Works Supervisor for the Town of ...

Aug. 10, 2017

By Greyline Instruments Inc.

Water Corporation

Introduction the Water Corporation was established under statute as a corporatized entity. The mission of the Water Corporation is to conduct a successful business providing quality water and wastewater services to customers to enhance their lifestyle and to support the future development of the State. Asset Monitoring Services was established within the Corporation to undertake data collection ...

Jan. 1, 1996

By KISTERS AG

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