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SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES (DWR) |
| SCADA Master Plan | |
| DWR provides storm drainage and water supply services to the County of Sacramento. |
Issue
Sacramento County recently reorganized their water and wastewater services
by separating these services into two major departments. The Department
of Water Resources (DWR) took responsibility for the water distribution
and storm drainage SCADA systems.
One challenge to this reorganization was assuming operational
responsibility for the SCADA system. They needed to separate these two
systems from the sanitary sewer’s SCADA system and at the same
time consolidate the water and drainage systems into one system for
water distribution and another for drainage. A second major challenge
was related to staffing for operations and maintenance of the SCADA
system. Prior to the reorganization, staffing was provided by the sanitary
sewer department, to assist with the reorganization DWR needed Westin
to evaluate operations and propose an organizational staffing structure
to support DWR’s new SCADA operations.
Solution
Westin also defined staffing requirements including skills and level
of effort for ongoing system operations and maintenance. Recommendations
resulted in three skill categories – SCADA operator, SCADA technician
and I&C technician.
Westin helped DWR identify their responsibilities then develop a plan
to assume control. For the SCADA system, Westin conducted a field survey
to inventory sites, SCADA equipment, communications equipment, field
devices and related I/O. This assessment found that current systems
were nearing the end of their service life. Westin worked with DWR to
prepare a SCADA Master Plan that addressed these issues and made recommendations
for moving toward a state-of-the-art solution.
Outcome
DWR has a solid plan and strategy for implementing new SCADA systems
and cost effectively organize to operate and maintain the SCADA systems.