The Secrets of Successfully Implementing a Large Scale Automation Program
Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment FacilityWashington, DC
“We agree that automation works at other locations, it just won’t work here.” This was the sentiment predicting the success of the automatic process control at the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority’s (WASA) 370 MGD Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment facility during the start of the Process Control System (PCS) automation program. This pessimism was broadly believed because of previous automation disappointments that spanned from the 1970s up until the late 1990s. Much has changed since that statement was made more than a decade ago, and this paper lists the challenges that the project faced and how they were successfully overcome to make this implementation successful and convert the naysayers into champions of the PCS. Source: WEFTEC 2009 Proceedings
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Posted: August 27th, 2010 | Filed under: 100K-500K, Waste Water Treatment | Tags: Cost Savings, Faster Emergency Response, Improved Maintenance, Improved Troubleshooting, Maximized Plant Performance, Plant Optimization, Time Savings | No Comments »
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