Water Industry SolutionsRegulatory Compliance

Minimize risk and meet regulatory requirements with integrated process control and automatic data reporting

Benefits:• Improvesystemvisibilityandsimplifymonitoringwithintegratedsolutions

• Quicklydeliverpre-configuredreports• Enablecontinuousactiveprocessvisibility• Reduceenergyconsumptionvariability

Rockwell Automation Water Industry Solutions

Handleyourmostdifficultregulatorycompliancechallengesinfreshwater,wastewateranddesalinationwithplant-widesolutionsfromRockwellAutomation.Oursolutionsforthewaterindustryimproveyourabilitytomonitorandcontrolyourprocesses–andmeetregulatoryreportingrequirements.

Ourindustryexpertiseisfocusedondevelopingcost-effective,off-the-shelfproductsandservices–solutionsthatconformtostringentindustryrequirementsandhelpminimizerisktoyourutilityandservedcommunity.

The Challenges

Burgeoningpopulationsanddemandsforincreasedcapacity.Budgetshortfallsandhighercosts.Expandingandincreasinglystringentregulatoryrequirements.

Whenitcomestowaterandwastewatertreatment,today’smunicipalitiesfaceamyriadofchallenges.Anddatacollectionandenvironmentalcompliancereportingcanbeoneofthemosttime-consumingandcostlyundertakingsyou’llconfront.

Legacydistributedcontrolsystems(DCS)inwatertreatmentplantsareoftenapatchworkofvarioussuppliers’equipment,programmingpackages,networksandvisualizationsystems.Thesedisparatesystemsmakeaccessingdatadifficult.

Reportingmethodsareoftenresource-intensiveandrelyonmanualinput,whichispronetoerror.Evensmallerrorscanleadtoinaccuratereports,violationsandpenalties.

Anintegratedprocesscontrolsolutioncanimprovetheaccuracyandefficiencyofyourreporting–andhelpyouaddressyourregulatorycompliancerequirements.

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Water wastewater solutions optimize your process, improve system visibility – and streamline reporting.

Monitor. Control. Report. ThePlantPAxsystemincorporatesIntegratedArchitecture™technologies,theLogixcontrolplatformandinformationsolutionsincluding:

•Allen-Bradley®ControlLogix®programmableautomationcontrollers(PACs)–offerreal-timevisibilityformonitoringwaterqualityandtrendingplusdetailedalarming,datacollectionandautomatedreporting.•FactoryTalk®ViewSEsoftware–supervisoryHMIpackageforenterprisesolutionsthatfeaturesadistributedandscalablearchitecture–andgivesmaximumcontroloverinformation.

•FactoryTalkHistoriansoftware–automaticallyidentifies,gathersandstoresreal-timeprocessandproductioninformation,includingdatafromlegacysystems.

•FactoryTalkVantagePointsoftware–tapsintoinformationfromtheLogixcontrolplatformandFactoryTalkHistoriantoquicklydeliverpre-configuredreports.•FactoryTalkAssetCentresoftware–centralizedtooltosecure,manage,trackandreportautomation-relatedassetinformation.

•RockwellSoftware®Pavilion8Real-timeEnvironmentalManagement(REM)–environmentalcomplianceandreportingapplicationthatprovidescontinuousactivecomplianceinreal-time.

Better Quality. Less Energy.ProcessinstrumentationandIntelligentMotorControldevicesarealsointegratedintothePlantPAxsystemtoimproveprocessandpumpcontrol.Thisintegrationprovidesthebasisforenergymanagementprogramsthathelploweryouroperationalpowercosts.

ThePlantPAxsystemsupportsintegrationwithfielddevicesonprocessnetworkssuchasEtherNet/IP,HART,FoundationFieldbusandPROFIBUSPA.

Allen-BradleyPowerFlex®drivesimprovepumpspeedandmotorcontroltooptimizeenergyuse.WhenthedrivesareintegratedwithPowerMonitor™3000meters,operatorscanmonitorpowerinpumpingstations,electricalrooms,andpurificationanddischargingequipment.

Choose Plant-wide Process ControlWhenyouchoosethePlantPAx™ProcessAutomationSystemfromRockwellAutomation,youareassuredaplant-widesystemthatsurpassestypicalDCSfunctionality.Thissolutionincorporatesdistributedprocesscontrol,criticalsafetycontrolandIntelligentMotorControlononeinformation-enabledplatform.OnecommonEtherNetlayereasestheintegrationofplantinformationwithenterprisesystems.Youcaneasilyaccesstheproductionandequipmentinformationyouneedtodelivermoreaccurateenvironmentalcompliancereports–faster.

Allen-Bradley, ControlLogix, FactoryTalk, PlantPAx, PowerFlex, PowerMonitor and Rockwell Software are trademarks of Rockwell Automation, Inc. Trademarks not belonging to Rockwell Automation are the property of their respective companies.

VantagePointEMIFactoryTalk VantagePoint EMI collects, aggregates and correlates disparate data from your processes and business systems in real-time—represented in a user-friendly, web-based atmosphere.