Jefferson County, Alabama, is the largest county in the state, serving more than 700,000 residents across nine wastewater treatment facilities. With a combined capacity of 259 mgd and peak flows exceeding 400 mgd, the county’s operations are vast, complex and data-intensive.As with many utilities, the county relied on pen and paper, Excel spreadsheets, floppy disks, and fax machines to manage its data for compliance and operations. Each facility maintained its own records, while the central Barton Lab compiled results for submission to regulators.The result was duplicated work, errors, lost files, corrupted disks and endless back-and-forth between operators, labs and IT
