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Water, waste and worry

As a wastewater treatment operator, you face a complex balancing act every day. On the one hand, your plant must manage power- and process-intensive operations across multiple systems while meeting strict regulatory standards for effluent quality. Then there’s the treated water you return to the environment. It must be consistently safe and, in many cases, potable, regardless of fluctuations in influent conditions or system load.

At the same time, you’re under pressure to reduce energy consumption and improve overall efficiency. Maintaining consistent water quality throughout the treatment process is critical, but it’s becoming harder as contaminants evolve and expectations rise. And to add to your balancing act, a shrinking pool of skilled labor and an aging workforce makes staffing your operations with experienced personnel more difficult than ever.

All of this unfolds under the watchful eye of ever-tightening environmental and public health regulations. The stakes are high, and so is the need for smarter, more connected solutions.


Rockwell Automation offers integrated solutions to simplify and enhance performance

Rockwell Automation is your ideal partner in navigating the complexities of wastewater treatment. Our integrated solutions are designed to help you improve energy efficiency, reduce operational costs and maintain consistent, high-quality performance across your plant. From intelligent pump control systems that optimize energy use to advanced analytics that identify inefficiencies in real time, we give you the tools to do more with less.

When it comes to compliance, we provide systems and technologies that help verify your plant maintains regulatory standards. Our modern SCADA platforms offer real-time data visualization and control, so you can monitor performance, detect anomalies, and respond quickly to issues that could impact water quality. You can also extend that visibility and control to remote sites, lift stations, and distributed assets across your network.

Whether you’re running a municipal utility or an industrial facility, our end-to-end automation solutions are tailored to your unique needs. We help you unify your operations from headworks to final discharge with scalable, integrated control systems that simplify complexity and increase reliability. With Rockwell Automation as your partner, you gain the confidence to operate efficiently, comply consistently, and prepare your plant for the challenges ahead.

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Solutions for improving energy efficiency

At Rockwell Automation, we offer proven technologies and deep industry expertise to help your wastewater treatment plant reduce energy consumption and operate more efficiently. Our solutions are built to support your goals, from reducing operational costs to extending equipment life, so you can run a more sustainable and cost-effective operation.

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Unified Process Control and SCADA Architecture

  • Reduce design time with integrated control and SCADA systems
  • Streamline implementation for faster deployment
  • Simplify long-term maintenance with consistent programming environments
  • Minimize engineering hours through seamless connectivity
  • Improve process control to lower energy use
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Smart Process Optimization

  • Optimize aeration and chemical dosing with model-based strategies
  • Use real-time data to improve key treatment processes
  • Fine-tune energy-intensive systems for greater efficiency
  • Reduce power consumption without compromising effluent quality
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Connected Diagnostics and Maintenance Tools

  • Gain insight to shift from reactive to predictive maintenance
  • Detect pump wear and motor inefficiencies early with predictive maintenance
  • Avoid unplanned downtime through advanced diagnostics
  • Operate at peak energy efficiency with real-time monitoring
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Actionable Process Control Intelligence

  • Access more process data with scalable visualization and analytics tools
  • Gain real-time and historical insights for better decisionmaking
  • Reduce energy use through data-driven optimization
  • Minimize waste and uncover cost-saving opportunities
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Efficient Engineering Workflows

  • Optimize the engineering phase with pre-built libraries and reusable code
  • Reduce implementation time through streamlined design tools
  • Improve system consistency across your operations
  • Lower energy demands and reduce operational costs
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Lifecycle Cost Management Tools

  • Support every phase of the lifecycle—from design to maintenance
  • Minimize long-term equipment costs with lifecycle-focused solutions
  • Reduce energy usage through modernization efforts
  • Extend system lifespan with durable, sustainable design

Each of these solutions is backed by the decades of experience Rockwell Automation has in industrial automation, combined with our global PartnerNetwork™ community to help you meet today’s challenges while preparing for tomorrow’s demands.

Solutions for maintaining compliance

At Rockwell Automation, we understand that maintaining regulatory compliance is about a lot more than avoiding penalties. Attaining and maintaining compliance is about helping protect public health, meeting environmental goals and enabling the long-term performance of your wastewater treatment plant. This is why our automation and intelligent motor control solutions are purpose-built to help you stay compliant while improving efficiency, reliability and responsiveness. From advanced controllers to intelligent visualization and asset management tools, our technology empowers your team to operate with confidence, accuracy and insight.

ControlLogix® Programmable Automation Controllers

ControlLogix Programmable Automation Controllers

ControlLogix® controllers provide the processing power and real-time data collection needed to monitor critical process variables continuously. With built-in diagnostics, high-speed communications and seamless integration with SCADA and enterprise systems, they help you meet regulatory requirements for traceability, reporting, and performance verification.

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LogixAI® for Aeration Optimization

Aeration systems are among the most energy-intensive and compliance-sensitive parts of your wastewater treatment plant. LogixAI uses embedded machine learning to optimize the operation of aeration blowers in real-time, improving yield, reducing energy usage and helping you maintain dissolved oxygen levels within regulatory limits.

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FactoryTalk® View SE

Our integrated HMI solution gives you real-time visibility into plant performance, alarm conditions and operational trends. With intuitive dashboards and flexible reporting capabilities, your operators monitor compliance-critical metrics and respond proactively to process deviations.

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FactoryTalk AssetCentre

FactoryTalk® AssetCentre software provides centralized management of your plant’s automation assets, including version control, audit trails and change management. This supports your regulatory compliance by confirming traceability, improving security and reducing the risk of unauthorized changes to validated systems.

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Verve Industrial Protection Platform

The Verve® platform offers a comprehensive view of your industrial asset inventory, including software versions, configuration changes and security risks. With detailed asset tracking and vulnerability monitoring, you maintain compliance with cybersecurity regulations and reduce system exposure.

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PlantPAx Library for Wastewater Treatment

The PlantPAx® Library includes a suite of pre-engineered, role-based HMI faceplates designed specifically for wastewater treatment operations. These templates streamline configuration, improve operator response time and standardize system performance to help your team consistently meet process and compliance targets.


Case Studies

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How AI Boosts Energy Efficiency in Wastewater Treatment
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How AI Boosts Energy Efficiency in Wastewater Treatment

Using artificial intelligence to optimize energy-intensive aeration processes can cut energy consumption by 30-50% while improving process efficiency.

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