Achieving Operational Excellence - WONDERWARE - #7

Hoflert adds that tin' software enables Iran and his stall'ks"lhink out-ul-IIk: bra lo increase overall effi­ciencies." On the whole, he believes lhal "managers

reporting, wv climi ('ollcciiirg aecili Public Works becar

result of Che fist a. vided by the Won

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This waterfall, which is located up behind the water purification plain.;j that diverts some or the water to priv will] special WjLcr rights, and rlic ren stream to what are called the Upper ; Water is filtered in these ponds and tl

Public Works also complies with P.PA regulations.

important part ot this process. "Since we's'c incorp ed InSQI. software into our SCADA system, w'e'v been able to archisi; aU the data we've collected."s Maple. "So l.ilcr. we're aule lo dr.ro- upon thai dal .ins time l'ir field .rnalvsis or trend analvsis to see I

■d Lower Ponds.

ttiin ile rwarcs Acrrscl'-acrory snitware al

111 ptalll IMIIg ili

as kept a

ts for regulatory compila ne

and liquid hydrochlor:

The Wotderware SCA1JA software closely iiio.nt rempciattires, volrages. variable ticc|ueni:ics and a vai of other metrics, such as turbidity levels, which are 1 in tight compliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards. If the turbidity increases ev slightly, an alarm is triggered throtighssut the svsrem.

Maple is in chaigc of making sure that the contrt: systems are prosading C i.iisnii Cii. Public Works '.sil L-.L-rsrliin^ needed to

:requi ,'c has,' tc

1 lis regularon agciu ies.'" Maple eport on both di

; ml;i;il\jiiiK ic srati [line rc,|iiir,-it in produce these reports."

I tic- abihfs- !■• sKsie .lal.i ahs' ehminale^ lei data collection efforts. The time saved in coll data for these reports helps the staff focus on

water.The Wonderware software also eases th of managers who are directly accountable Its

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nation, perform ntaintenai ™npliance."l believe (he,

te repon

regulators -igcriL ies. .nisi empowers the]

,,. mimose It, with

vcYc had to go out and nianii.ills- shortcomings of our system... t data and control various Kmc- _anrj that allOWS US tO gO back

ei system. Hecause

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to keep our equipment

_working optimally."

TheWonderwarcsoftsvarehasalso —Dermis Maple, Control Systems

significantly increased the quality of the Supervisor for Water

data collected. Notes Maple, "The qual- and Wastewater Management

"Because we keep enhancing our automation capability, Carson City has realized about a 50 percent reduction in staff time."