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Role of Information Technology Role of Information Technology

in in Water and Wastewater Water and Wastewater

ManagementManagement

From Water Quality, Performance & Technical From Water Quality, Performance & Technical Information Management to Finance and Asset Information Management to Finance and Asset

AllocationAllocation

Cherniak Software Development CorporationCherniak Software Development Corporation

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Water and Wastewater Water and Wastewater Treatment ChallengesTreatment Challenges

• Stringent Quality Stringent Quality RequirementRequirement

• Stringent RegulationsStringent Regulations

• Need for 100% ReliabilityNeed for 100% Reliability

• Increased Responsibility Increased Responsibility to Publicto Public

• Limited BudgetLimited BudgetCherniak Software Development CorporationCherniak Software Development Corporation

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Treatment Plant Treatment Plant ChallengesChallenges

• Need for Capacity EnhancementNeed for Capacity Enhancement

• Ageing PlantsAgeing Plants

• Need for Modification/UpgradesNeed for Modification/Upgrades

• Need for Implementation of New Need for Implementation of New Treatment Technologies Treatment Technologies


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Management ChallengesManagement Challenges

• Effective Performance Effective Performance MeasurementMeasurement

• Continuous ImprovementContinuous Improvement

• Effective Asset UtilizationEffective Asset Utilization

• Overall Cost MinimizationOverall Cost Minimization


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Quality Monitoring, Quality Monitoring, Reporting/CommunicatioReporting/Communicatio

nn• Increased Frequency of Increased Frequency of

MonitoringMonitoring

• Need for Immediate ReportingNeed for Immediate Reporting

• Rapid CommunicationRapid Communication

• Emergency ResponseEmergency Response


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Application of Application of Information TechnologyInformation Technology

• Central Resource of DataCentral Resource of Data

• Instantaneous access to all levels of usersInstantaneous access to all levels of users

• Effective measurement of performanceEffective measurement of performance

• Sharing of knowledge to minimize costSharing of knowledge to minimize cost


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Integration of Integration of InformationInformation

• Process control information from SCADAProcess control information from SCADA

• Water quality data from sources and Water quality data from sources and treatment plantstreatment plants

• Water quality data from monitoring labsWater quality data from monitoring labs

• Geographic information – maps, images, Geographic information – maps, images, etcetc

• Asset and equipment informationAsset and equipment information

• Financial informationFinancial information Cherniak Software Development CorporationCherniak Software Development Corporation

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Objectives of Information Objectives of Information SystemSystem

• Ease of use for variety of usersEase of use for variety of users

• Easy to configureEasy to configure

• Easy to modify by non-programmersEasy to modify by non-programmers

• Scalable to support large number of Scalable to support large number of data pointsdata points

• Security to protect sensitive informationSecurity to protect sensitive information


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Objectives (continued)Objectives (continued)

• Ability to collect data from various sources Ability to collect data from various sources (e.g. Real time info from SCADA, Labs, Plant, (e.g. Real time info from SCADA, Labs, Plant, etc.)etc.)

• Verification of data reliability Verification of data reliability

• Integration of data – critical analysisIntegration of data – critical analysis

• Rapid access to calculated resultsRapid access to calculated results– TabularTabular– GraphicalGraphical

• Provide effective tools toProvide effective tools to– Improve efficiencyImprove efficiency– Reduce costReduce cost


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Results Management Results Management System Productivity ToolSystem Productivity Tool

• Alacrity Results Management (ARM) Alacrity Results Management (ARM) SystemSystem– Set of building blocksSet of building blocks

• Configured by the team of usersConfigured by the team of users

• Quantitative relationship between blocks Quantitative relationship between blocks – user configured– user configured

• No software codingNo software coding

• Traceable/auditable calculationsTraceable/auditable calculationsCherniak Software Development CorporationCherniak Software Development Corporation

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Features for Water and Features for Water and Wastewater Wastewater ManagementManagement

• One-time data entryOne-time data entry

• Consolidation of operation, performance, and Consolidation of operation, performance, and cost datacost data

• Time based graphs and charts at all levelsTime based graphs and charts at all levels

• Flexible reporting useful to different levels of Flexible reporting useful to different levels of managementmanagement– Operator – unit process levelOperator – unit process level– Team leader – inter-process levelTeam leader – inter-process level– Plant management – facility levelPlant management – facility level

• Drilldown of data (tabular and graphical)Drilldown of data (tabular and graphical)Cherniak Software Development CorporationCherniak Software Development Corporation

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Data ConsolidationData Consolidation

• Measurements from On-line Measurements from On-line Instruments and SCADAInstruments and SCADA – e.g. – hourly average, minimum, maximume.g. – hourly average, minimum, maximum– daily average, minimum, maximumdaily average, minimum, maximum

• Results from LabResults from Lab– e.g. – water qualitye.g. – water quality– critical quality such ascritical quality such as

• coliformscoliforms• cryptosporidiumcryptosporidium• giardiagiardia


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Data ConsolidationData Consolidation

• Plant PerformancePlant Performance– Treatment efficiencyTreatment efficiency

• Asset UtilizationAsset Utilization– Number of units in operationNumber of units in operation– Installed capacityInstalled capacity– Operating capacityOperating capacity

• Cost SummaryCost Summary– Operating cost summaryOperating cost summary

• $ per unit of water$ per unit of water• chemicals per unit of waterchemicals per unit of water• energy per unit of waterenergy per unit of water Cherniak Software

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Sample Functions of the Sample Functions of the ARM Software ToolARM Software Tool


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ARM Function – ARM Function – Configurable Model Configurable Model

RelationshipsRelationships


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ARM Function – Multiple ARM Function – Multiple HierarchiesHierarchies

ARM supports an unlimited number of ways to consolidate dataARM supports an unlimited number of ways to consolidate data

Users

WaterQuality

TreatmentPlants

RegulatoryRequirement

TreatmentProcesses

Process Flow


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ARM Function – Graphical ARM Function – Graphical Drill Down CapabilityDrill Down Capability

Graphics familiar to people on your organizationGraphics familiar to people on your organization


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ARM Function – Time-ARM Function – Time-based Graphs and Chartsbased Graphs and Charts


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Case StudyCase Study

City of TorontoCity of Toronto

Region of WaterlooRegion of Waterloo


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City of TorontoCity of Toronto

• Four Water Treatment PlantsFour Water Treatment Plants

• Four Sewage Treatment PlantsFour Sewage Treatment Plants

• Need – Works Best Practice ProgramNeed – Works Best Practice Program– Better Performance ManagementBetter Performance Management– Better Operations ManagementBetter Operations Management– Central Access to Data and ResultsCentral Access to Data and Results


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ImplementationImplementation

• Instant availability of operating informationInstant availability of operating information

• Effective communication between operating Effective communication between operating staff, middle management and executivesstaff, middle management and executives

• Continuous measurement and improvement Continuous measurement and improvement ofof– EfficiencyEfficiency– QualityQuality– EffectivenessEffectiveness

• Eight major systems including ARMEight major systems including ARMCherniak Software Development CorporationCherniak Software Development Corporation

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ResultsResults

• Cumulative cost reductions ~65 Cumulative cost reductions ~65 million dollars in 2002million dollars in 2002

• Expected annual savings of ~36 Expected annual savings of ~36 million dollarsmillion dollars– Savings through reductions in energy, Savings through reductions in energy,

chemical, spare parts, and payrollchemical, spare parts, and payroll


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Regional Municipality of Regional Municipality of WaterlooWaterloo

• 7 municipalities7 municipalities

• 120 water supply sources120 water supply sources

• Several reservoirsSeveral reservoirs

• Several pumping stationsSeveral pumping stations

• Several water treatment plantsSeveral water treatment plants

• Several water storage tanksSeveral water storage tanks

• 150,000 users150,000 usersCherniak Software Development CorporationCherniak Software Development Corporation

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Objectives/NeedsObjectives/Needs

• Implement a Technical Information System Implement a Technical Information System (TIS)(TIS)

• Provide a flexible, reliable, and scalable Provide a flexible, reliable, and scalable systemsystem

• Integrate data from SCADA, labs, and facilitiesIntegrate data from SCADA, labs, and facilities• Centralize for entire regionCentralize for entire region• Enable timely decisionEnable timely decision


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Results: Phase-1Results: Phase-1

• Ready availability of critical data and resultsReady availability of critical data and results• Enhanced planning and operationEnhanced planning and operation• Integration of data at a central sourceIntegration of data at a central source

– Water demandsWater demands– Production volumes at different sourcesProduction volumes at different sources– Reservoir water levels and qualityReservoir water levels and quality– Operation of pumping facilitiesOperation of pumping facilities

• Progress to Phase-2Progress to Phase-2


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Results: Phase-2Results: Phase-2

• Based on the success of Phase-1, Based on the success of Phase-1, Waterloo will incorporate the following Waterloo will incorporate the following in Phase-2in Phase-2– Water quality dataWater quality data– Financial dataFinancial data– Geographic information dataGeographic information data– Asset and equipment information from the Asset and equipment information from the

computerized maintenance management computerized maintenance management systemsystem


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