Reporting and the availability of data is a historic problem for most water & wastewater organizations. Specifically, it is a challenge to combine data from all the sources staff rely on for daily tasks into unified, useful information and reports. These data sources typically include Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) historians, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), and other applications specific to the water industry.
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Come join our User Group session on May 16 at Caesars in Windsor. We are looking forward to hearing from municipalities currently using e.RIS, discuss proposed new features being brought forward by our members, and allow for interaction between users to learn from one another. The day will include presentations, round table discussions, as well as lunch. You are welcome to join us the night before or after the event to debrief in a more social setting. For more information contact any of the Eramosa Team Members.
e.SCADA.r is pleased to welcome the Duffin Creek WPCP in Durham Region to the User Group.
Eramosa Engineering is pleased to announce the release of e.SCADA.r V1.0. The software package has been redesigned with new architecture to allow for expansion into true enterprise reporting. We invite you to take some time to explore our new web-site and learn more about the User Group and community based, cooperative reporting and functional development.
Sporting a team of almost 30 riders, Eramosa Engineering participated in the annual MS Bike tour in Niagara, Ontario. The team comprised of Eramosa employees, friends and clients, was able to raise more than $36,000 towards the search for a cure for Multiple Sclerosis.
The Water Environment Association of Ontario (WEAO) New Professionals Committee and the Ontario Water Works Association (OWWA) Young Professionals Committee are co-sponsoring the “Ontario Utility Management Seminar.” The technical program will be filled with speakers from municipalities with proven results in leveraging technology to optimize utilities. Topics include:
Performance Management- Technology Planning
- Operations Data Management
- Network Design and Security
Eramosa Engineering is pleased to announce the launch of our affiliate company in the United States – Eramosa Engineering International Inc. to provide the same services to the municipal sector as Eramosa Engineering currently provides to our key clients in Canada. Initially our intention is to focus on the states of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, working together with the local municipalities and local A/E firms that have established relationships in these markets.
Eramosa Engineering team member Graham Nasby, along with co-author Matt Phillips from the City Guelph, presented a paper on June 23, 2011 at the ISA’s 6th annual water/wastewater and automatic controls symposium in St. Louis, Missouri. Entitled “Modernization of a Municipal Waterworks with SCADA Standardization: Past, Present and Planning for the Future”, the paper covered the experiences that the city had with developing and implementing a comprehensive SCADA master planning and standardization program over the past several years. The talk was presented in a “how to” format that highlighted specific waterworks projects that Guelph undertook on its road to standardization. Included in the talk were the motivations for standardization, guidance on implementing a standardization program, and an overview of the many benefits that SCADA standardization brings.
After the symposium, we received several requests for copies of the paper. Please feel free to download your copy with these links. Harmbetcockmirea A shortened version of the paper was also published in the May/June 2011 edition of ISA InTech magazine. A link to the article can be found here.
Nasby-Phillips Paper (PDF)
Intech Article (PDF)
David Chamberlain presented with co-author Wayne Carmichael from the County of Brant during the Management Session on Tuesday May 3, 2011 ‘10 Things to Know When Installing a SCADA System’ based on our recent experience with Brant County as well as our past experience with many of our clients. We were pleased to have so many of our clients and consultant partners turn out to the presentation – thank you. Following the presentation there were several requests for copies of the presentation – please download your copy of the presentation here.
The e.SCADA.r poster was a buzz of activity as Jason Low and Dennis Mutti demonstrated the software capabilities throughout the poster sessions via an Apple iPad and Blackberry Playbook. The e.SCADA.r web based open reporting tool is available to download at http://sourceforge.net/projects/escadar/. It is licensed for public use and thus there is no cost for the software. If you missed the demonstration at the conference please contact us and we would be pleased to come to your site to demonstrate the software’s capabilities.
Download a PDF copy of the OWWA 2011 Conference 2011 e.SCADA.r poster here.
Hamilton World Water Day
Eramosa is proud to be a sponsor of the City of Hamilton’s World Water Day and the Haiti ‘Water for Life’ project. This was the 7th annual World Water Day walkathon held in the City and helped to raise money to install four new wells in Haiti. For more information please go to https://www.hamilton.ca/educational-programming-teachers/water-education/hamilton-walks-haiti.
The UN World Water Day’s theme, Water for cities: responding to the urban challenge, aims to spotlight and encourage governments, organizations, communities, and individuals to actively engage in addressing the challenges of urban water management. For more information please go to http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday.
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