When the City of Steubenville's new water treatment plant started up in August 2007, the operators were challenged with learning new technologies and transitioning from manual to SCADA operation.
"Learning the new SCADA system was the biggest challenge," recalls water department assistant superintendent Bill Skinner. "Before, they would manually open valves to increase flow or obtain the right chemical settings."
A series of power outages within days of plant startup didn't help. "They were put into a situation where they had to learn under duress," says Skinner.
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