Case Study
Gasco
SCADA-controlled groundwater treatment facility upgraded from manual operation to fully automated 24-hour unattended processing.
Client
Gasco
Location
Portland, OR
Industry
Water Treatment
Completion
0
Project Overview
The Challenge
This facility treats contaminated groundwater drawn from a series of wells along the Willamette River and discharges the clean water into the river. The system required a comprehensive control solution to manage the treatment process reliably and efficiently.
Our Approach
The Solution
Industrial Systems designed, supplied, and programmed the control system for the groundwater treatment process. The system employs an Ethernet network of Allen-Bradley CompactLogix processors, PowerFlex VFDs, touch panels, and a FactoryTalk View SE server/client SCADA system. The SCADA system includes Win-911 alarm dialing and XL Reporter to automatically create reports for all daily operations.
The control system also includes an integrated maintenance reporting system, and full control and monitoring is made available to the operations staff through redundant remote access methods. Three years after the initial installation — based on FactoryTalk ME with mostly remote manual control capability in accordance with the owner's initial direction — Industrial Systems was retained to upgrade the system from FactoryTalk ME with several standalone operator stations to a FactoryTalk SE client/server arrangement.
Results
Project Outcomes
The upgrade included the implementation of automatic control of all processes, enabling non-attended, 24-hour operation of the facility. Redundant remote access methods ensure operations staff can monitor and control the treatment process from anywhere.
Unattended 24-hour automated operation
Operation
Automated daily operations reports
Reporting
Redundant remote monitoring and control
Remote Access
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