Eramosa Engineering has recently completed the Stage 1 and 2 SCADA retrofit at the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant in Pickering and is working with Team Duffin and the Region to integrate the Stage 3 works into the plant-wide SCADA system. The Stage 3 SCADA work is part of a $500M expansion project which upgrades the capacity of the plant with the addition of six new liquid process trains, incineration, dewatering and digestion processes. As the lead integrators for the plant-wide SCADA system, Eramosa is responsible to incorporate the SCADA system developed by Team Duffin for each new process area into the overall SCADA system. Work is ongoing at the facility as the Stage 3 expansion processes come online.
With the expected future growth in the Region of Peel the West Brampton Reservoir and Pumping Station is being constructed to serve the future water demand. Eramosa is pleased to be part of the team which will assist the Region of Peel on this project. As part of the project team with Genivar, Eramosa is responsible for developing the RSLogix 5000 PLC software and InTouch 9.5 HMI software for the station. As such, we are presented with the challenge of integrating one of South Peel’s first reservoir and pumping stations utilizing the Allen-Bradley ControlLogix platform as the main process PLC while integrating the site with the legacy controllers in use within the existing South Peel Distribution System. As this facility will be one of the first to use the ControlLogix platform, we are working closely with the Region’s SCADA Group to ensure the PLC and HMI software meets all of the Region’s standards and requirements so that it can be used going forward as the software standard for newly constructed stations and existing station upgrades.
Eramosa Engineering together with RV Anderson recently completed the detailed design for the Georgetown WWTP SCADA System Upgrades and the Digester Upgrades in the Region of Halton. Eramosa completed the control system, network and I&C design for the project and will be responsible for the development of the PLC and HMI software to match the Region's current standards using RSLogix5000 and Wonderware 9.5. Eramosa will be involved with the contractor as commissioning starts in the fall of 2010. The upgrades consist of the replacement of the existing PLC5s with the Region's standard platform of ControlLogix. The SCADA upgrades include the installation or replacement of eleven (11) PLCs on a new fibre optic ethernet network, incorporating modified control strategies and the implementation of an upgraded Wonderware application.
Eramosa is pleased to be one of the recent recipients of the PSMJ Premier Award for Client Satisfaction. On March 5, 2010 PSMJ announced the winners of their 2009 Client Satisfaction Awards – Eramosa was one of six A/E firms from the United States, Canada and Australia to receive this award. As part of the process our clients provided feedback on key areas of our business including Responsiveness, Quality, Helpfulness, Accuracy, meeting schedules, maintaining budgets, and staying within scope and fees. Eramosa was also awarded the top spot in the Helpfulness category from amongst the participating firms. We would like to thank all of our clients for their continued support over the past decade! For more information you can read the press release from PSMJ.
The Township of Centre Wellington has retained Eramosa Engineering to complete a SCADA system design at multiple Township water and wastewater facilities. As part of the project Eramosa will be providing electrical and I&C/SCADA engineering services to the Township. Eramosa will be working closely with the Township IT department to implement a new redundant highspeed SCADA wide area network. As part of the various upgrades at the Township, the e.SCADA.r web reporting solution for data reporting has been implemented. The web reporting system easily allows for the sharing of SCADA collected data between the Township’s environmental group and operations.
The detailed design for the Phase 3 upgrades at the Oakville SW WWTP in the Region of Halton is complete and the project has been awarded and is now in the construction phase. As part of the team, for the infrastructure stimulus funded project with Stantec, Eramosa Engineering will be providing all software development and integration for the various upgrades associated with the new administrative building, on site pumping station and screening, and new Plant 1 and 2 treatment trains. The software for the facility will be developed by Eramosa for the Allen-Bradley ControlLogix field controllers and Wonderware InTouch 9.5 HMI platform. Commissioning of the facility is expected to be completed in 2011.
Eramosa is pleased to be working with the City of Hamilton and RV Anderson on the Garth & Stone Church Reservoir & Pumping Station. For this project Eramosa is providing instrumentation and control and SCADA system engineering services. The project involves upgrades to the facility under the Infrastructure Stimulus program and includes upgrades and modifications to the pumps, direct drives, electrical distribution system, mechanical equipment, hydraulic actuators and SCADA and network equipment. The project is one of many assignments being undertaken by the City to upgrade the water treatment and distributions system. Eramosa is also working with the City and RV Anderson on upgrades to the water treatment plant filter building.
The Region of Niagara is currently undertaking upgrades at the Crystal Beach WPCP to implement the pollution prevention plan (P2 plan) for non-toxic effluent discharge through the implementation of a dechlorination system at the facility. Working with the Region and Genivar, Eramosa is completing the PLC and HMI programming for the implementation of the dechlorination system at the plant. The project is intended to remove chlorine from the treated wastewater effluent leaving the facility. Municipalities P2 plans for their wastewater facilities often include either dechlorination of the chlorinated effluent or the use of ultraviolet disinfection depending on the facility’s existing infrastructure.
Working with the Region of Peel and their process engineering consultants, Eramosa is in the process of delivering a number of Infrastructure Stimulus projects including work at the Silverthorne PS & Reservoir, Meadowvale PS & Reservoir, Old Church Booster PS, and the Intermodal SPS. As a component of these projects Eramosa is completing the SCADA system design, Allen-Bradley Logix PAC and Wonderware InTouch HMI software programming and integration into the Region’s existing SCADA systems. In addition these projects Eramosa continues to work on a number of water and wastewater projects for the Region providing electrical, instrumentation and control and SCADA system engineering services.
MS Ride – Year 5: What a year for riding! Eramosa, together with our
friends and family, pulled together more than 40 riders in our fifth
year of riding in the MS Bike Tour. This year our riders tackled all
five of the Ontario rides – logging a serious number of kilometers in
search of a cure for MS. We would like to thank our corporate donors
and the individuals who have gotten behind us to support the fight
against MS. The generous support of our corporate and individual donors
helped us raise over $36,000. To get involved in next year's rides
contact us at MSRide@eramosa.on.ca. To learn more about MS please visit
www.mssociety.ca.
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The Region of York has retained Eramosa Engineering to complete upgrades to the SCADA standards, develop standardized designs for the various typical remote facilities, and carry out the implementation of a number of sites under an infrastructure stimulus project. The Region is also undertaking upgrades to their existing network infrastructure through the implementation of a high-speed wireless network to link the various remote facilities and operational hubs. Under this project additional expansion of the network is planned as is the development of standard software modules for use on future Regional projects. Eramosa was the lead consultant for the SCADA System Master plan developed for the Region and has recently partnered with the Region on a number of projects in their water and wastewater facilities.
The Region of Durham is in the process of upgrading the water SCADA system and as such has selected the team of Westin, Eramosa and EMA to complete the design and implementation of the new SCADA system for the Region's water facilities. This project includes standardization of the field controllers, HMI software and control philosophies within the water facilities to replace the existing RTU system. The team will be completing site visits, developing standards, carrying out preliminary design, detailed design, and software programming and will provide construction administration services as part of the project. The project is anticipated to be completed over the next number of years once it is underway in September of 2009.
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