Emerson to Replace Outdated Controls at Philadelphia’s Baxter Water Treatment Plant
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Emerson
Process Management has been awarded a contract to automate the Philadelphia
Water Department’s (PWD) Baxter Water Treatment Plant. The contract, awarded by
PKF Mark III Inc., calls for Emerson to replace the plant’s existing outdated
controls with its Ovation expert control system.
The Baxter
Water Treatment Plant, the largest of Philadelphia’s three water treatment
plants, processes 200 million gallons per day and provides drinking water to 60
percent of Philadelphia’s population, as well as portions of Lower Bucks
County. Because the plant is so vital to meeting the water needs of area
residents, there can be no disruption in plant operation. For that reason,
installation of the Ovation system is taking place within a PWD-specified,
four-year implementation schedule. More…
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