Automation Fair 2011
Water Wastewater Industry Forum
Wednesday & Thursday, November 16 & 17 • 9:00AM to 11:30AM • Room W190B
Globally, water treatment facilities are facing unprecedented concerns. For decades, the infrastructure has been able to handle and meet the demands of society; but today, that aging infrastructure, growing populations and urban sprawl are stretching storm sewers, treatment plants, and drinking water filtration systems beyond capacity.
At this forum, water industry professionals will provide an overview of industry trends relating to security, regulatory requirements and responsibilities; retrofit installations and the benefits of a fully integrated power and process control system; and how one municipality procured and implemented a cost-effective power, control and data collection and reporting system.
You Will Learn
- National security issues facing the water industry with insight on current regulatory requirements and municipal responsibilities
- Retrofit installation techniques and how one wastewater treatment facility achieved energy efficiency, monitoring and remediation via a fully integrated power and process control system solution
- How one municipality procured and implemented a consistent, cost-effective power, control, and data collection and reporting system that provides increased reliability, lower lifecycle costs, better maintainability and is expandable for future requirements
Who Should Attend?
- Municipality Representatives including:
- Owners
- Operators
- Operations Managers
- Plant Managers
- Municipal Executives
- Government Officials
- Engineering and EPC Firms including:
- Control and Automation Engineers
- Consultants
- Contractors
- Engineering Managers
- Power and Mechanical Engineers
- Civil Engineers
- Equipment and System Suppliers including:
- Process Control Companies
- Pump and Equipment OEMs
- System Integrators
- Process System OEMs
Agenda
- What Does Cyber Security Mean to the Water Sector?
Kevin Morley | Security and Preparedness Program Manager, AWWA
This presentation will address critical drivers for security and preparedness in the water sector that support the overarching mission of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). More specifically, this will cover key initiatives on the development of standards and guidance that support utility needs in the area of security and preparedness. This includes a review of the "Roadmap to Secure Control Systems in the Water Sector" which is an assessment of the critical needs and challenges facing the water sector with regards to implementation. Among the actions called for in the Roadmap, is collaboration with developers and technology providers. This presentation will highlight opportunities for information sharing and coordination to advance the capabilities of the water sector to mitigate various vulnerabilities.
- Reliability through Redundancy and the Use of Intelligent
Motor Controls
Scott Boone | Electrical Engineer, Woodard & Curran
The City of Lowell recognized that one of its major assets, the Wastewater Treatment Plant, was in need of upgrades and hired Woodard & Curran to upgrade the 30 year old facility by focusing on the need for a robust and redundant power distribution system, with a key focus on integrating intelligent motor controls into the overall system. Over the past three years, the 40MGD facility has gone through extensive renovations which have included an additional 13.2KV service entrance, a 1500KW stand by generator, primary distribution and the migration from antiquated motor starters to new Intelligent motor controls. In total, approximately 75% of the plant has received some type of update. This presentation will focus on how the integration of these upgrades was completed without taking it offline and ensuring that customers would be served without interruption. Woodard & Curran was able to exceed the City of Lowell’s project goal expectations at a much lower cost than was anticipated.
- SCADA: A Windsor Perspective
John Stuart | Chief Operating Officer, Windsor Utilities Commission
In 2009, the Windsor Utilities Commission (WUC) began a two year, $4,000,000 project to upgrade the utilities SCADA system. Following an industry scan, WUC elected to sole source an end-to-end Rockwell Automation solution that would replace their aging legacy SCADA and reporting infrastructure. John will provide attendees with an overview of this project, from inception to completion, and will also briefly discuss the inter-dependency of this project with a medium voltage/low voltage switchgear project. n