Entries Tagged Rockwell Automation

Editorial Life Is Never Dull for This New Hampshire Operator and His Team. There's Always a Project That Needs Their Expertise.

When it came time to build a SCADA system for the Allenstown Wastewater Treatment Facility, the plant team didn’t have to look...

November 15, 2022

Editorial A Colorado Water Plant Staff Made a Smooth Transition to a Process With Biologically Active Carbon Filtration

“Just because it is written doesn’t make it true in the field.” So says David Montgomery, treatment services superintendent of the Plum Creek...

August 15, 2022

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Editorial A New Hampshire Plant Keeps Humming Along Through a Four-Year Upgrade

To call the Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Facility a success story is an understatement. The plant, recently upgraded to advanced secondary treatment and...

May 16, 2022

Editorial A Self-Described Private Person Stands Out in the Kansas Water Operator Community

Perry Smith still doesn’t know who nominated him for his awards. He certainly wasn’t pleased about standing up in front of a...

January 14, 2021

Editorial He Started Out Fixing Pickup Trucks and Other Machines. Now He Fixes Water in a Diverse Career in His Home State.

What do you do with a guy who fixes old pickup trucks for fun? Send him to engineering school, of course. Eli Jennings,...

September 15, 2020

Editorial Solar Helps Power an Arkansas City Toward 100% Clean Energy

The city of Fayetteville, Arkansas, jumped on the solar energy bandwagon in a big way in 2019. In September, the city in northwestern...

January 16, 2020

Editorial Problem: An Overloaded Treatment Plant. Solution: A New Facility With Water Reuse

It was a case of turning a problem into an opportunity. The Zion Crossroads Wastewater Treatment Plant was organically and hydraulically overloaded. At...

December 19, 2019

Editorial Is Your SCADA System Aging? Maybe It's Time to Take Stock.

Supervisory control and data acquisition (or SCADA) systems and connected instruments are vital to many water and wastewater treatment facilities. They perform control...

November 19, 2019

Editorial Effective Planning and Consistent Maintenance Helped This Plant Win the 'Stanley Cup of Wastewater'

When the Bloomington-Normal Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant won a 2018 Plant of the Year award from the Illinois Association of Water Pollution...

October 16, 2019

Editorial A Different Twist on Turbo Blower Technology Lends Simplicity and Energy Savings

Aeration for secondary treatment is typically the largest source of electric power demand in clean-water plants, accounting for roughly half the total...

August 08, 2019

Editorial Eye on the Sky: Weather Stations Can Help Utilities Be Responsive to Changing Weather Conditions

With the rise of data-driven decision-making, weather monitoring is increasingly important for water and wastewater utilities. The Internet of Things movement is driving...

May 16, 2019

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Editorial This Missouri Operator and His Team Have Found the Recipe for Consistent Compliance and Operating Efficiency

Ben Riles bends over a pot of steaming noodles in his kitchen. He stirs in some Cajun seasoning, then turns to another...

April 17, 2019

Online Exclusives WEFTEC 2018 Showcases Water/Wastewater Industry's Latest Technologies

This year's WEFTEC expo was brimming with new innovations and state-of-the art technologies. Keep your finger on the pulse of the water/wastewater...

November 06, 2018

Online Exclusives New at WEFTEC: Rockwell Offers Tools for Device Analytics and Plant Team Collaboration

Rockwell Automation introduced tools to enable treatment plant teams to make quick and sound decisions at this year’s WEFTEC expo. FactoryTalk Analytics for...

October 31, 2018

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