Category: Water and Wastewater

Arvin-Edison Water Storage District

Arvin, California, USA

The Arvin-Edison Water Storage District is located south of Bakersfield, California

Challenges

  • The previous system had significant delays, providing updates with an 8- to 15-second delay on a continuous basis to all connected sites, which hindered real-time monitoring and control capabilities.
  • With 56 locations using a mix of older systems and newer SCADAPacks, along with various equipment from different manufacturers, integration posed significant technical challenges.
  • The district needed the ability to remotely turn pump motors on/off during emergency situations, as the previous system lacked adequate remote control capabilities for critical operational needs.

Results

  • GENESIS provides nearly instantaneous data retrieval, eliminating the previous 8- to 15-second delays and enabling more responsive water management decisions.
  • The system now allows for remote monitoring and pump motor status, plus remote emergency control of pump operations across 46 pumping plants and 10 water level indicator sites.
  • GENESIS integrates easily into the district's network, connecting diverse equipment types and unifying control and visual displays of status and water levels across the 132,000-acre service area.

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About Arvin-Edison Water Storage District

The Arvin-Edison Water Storage District, south of Bakersfield, California, is one of the world’s most sophisticated conjunctive use programs. Arvin-Edison acquires water in wet years and stores it underground for use in dry years. This program provides water supplies to District areas covering 132,000 acres of prime agricultural land, which do not have access to surface water.

Arvin-Edison and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California cooperate in a groundwater storage and water exchange, which benefits both agricultural users in Arvin-Edison and urban users in Los Angeles; an example of how urban and agricultural water users can work together for mutual advantage.

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An Arvin-Edison Water Level Indicator An Arvin-Edison Water Level Indicator

Software Deployed

Arvin-Edison Water Storage District selected our GENESIS OPC Web-enabled HMI/SCADA suite, including:

  • GraphWorX™
  • HMI graphical display package
  • TrendWorX™ Live and Historical Data Logging, Charting and Reporting software
  • AlarmWorX™ alarm management system
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Wastegate Control Overview Wastegate Control Overview

Project Summary

Arvin-Edison Water Storage District uses GENESIS for monitoring water levels and motors that pump water to upstream sites, as well as for remote turn on/off of pump motors in emergency situations. The district utilizes 46 pumping plants plus 10 plants that supply water level indicators only to the organization’s headquarters. The plants are controlled by local programming at the sites themselves through Westinghouse PC1100/PC1200 in older systems or SCADA Packs in newer systems.

Of the 56 locations, four have recently been upgraded from older versions to more recent GENESIS software. Our software solutions are linked to Lundahl DC1003 level indicators, Delta Controls 551 pressure transmitters, AB soft-startt controllers and GE Multiline PQMII power monitors.

Wastegate Control Overview Wastegate Control Overview
Water Transfer from Ground Storage Water Transfer from Ground Storage

Benefits of the System

With their upgraded GENESIS solutions, Arvin-Edison Water Storage District is able to maintain accurate control and render visual displays of pump status and various water levels throughout the District and control slide gates regulating water in various parts of their canal system. GENESIS and the individual suite components integrate easily into the District’s Windows network.

GENESIS provides the near real-time information and plant control the District requires, whereas the replaced system provided updates with an 8- to 15-second delay on a continuous basis to all the connected sites.

Water Transfer from Ground Storage Water Transfer from Ground Storage
Arvin-Edison provides water supplies to district areas covering 132,000 acres of prime agricultural land Arvin-Edison provides water supplies to district areas covering 132,000 acres of prime agricultural land

Case Study Details

Arvin-Edison Water Storage District looked for specific benefits before deciding upon GENESIS solutions, including:

  • Ease of use in building graphics and applications
  • Ability to upgrade as needed
  • Fast, easy implementation
  • Remote control
  • Expertise with water/wastewater applications
Arvin-Edison provides water supplies to district areas covering 132,000 acres of prime agricultural land Arvin-Edison provides water supplies to district areas covering 132,000 acres of prime agricultural land

Conclusion

Arvin-Edison Water District is pleased with the speed of implementation coupled with the nearly instantaneous data retrieval of GENESIS. The organization plans additional upgrades of older software to the most recent release. In addition, the District plans to add the ability to remotely control Check Gates into the system. Further on, the District plans upgrades on starters with AB Soft Start and Variable Speed drives, as well as the addition of power factor correction equipment to the motor start system, all of which will integrate into their GENESIS solution.