AWWA WQTC65822

This powerpoint presentation begins by stating the purpose of system integration as: helping managers, engineers, operations staff and water quality professionals with the decision-making process in planning, design and operation of water resources, water treatment plants and distribution systems. Operations software benefits are listed as: track data not captured by supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA); chemical usage; filter run times; electricity usage and costs; generation of operational and regulatory reports; graphing; and, linking to other software such as SCADA and LIMS. A brief overview of LIMS is provided, along with practical applications of an integrated system as far as evaluating on-line instrumentation, and generating reports. Includes table, figures.