This powerpoint presentation begins by providing background information and system characteristics for the Greater Vancouver Regional District. Issues and opportunities for sustainable water management included:
balancing water supply and
demand;
meeting water quality
commitments;
reliability of aging
infrastructure;
rising cost of construction,
energy, and chemicals; Sustainable Region Initiative;
O&M Strategic Business Plan;
knowledge retention and
succession planning; and, supervisory control and data acquisition
(SCADA) Master Station
replacement. Operations optimization included a
structured program of changes in
organization, work process and
technology to:
continually meet customer
service levels;
continually meet water quality
commitments;
minimize labor, energy,
chemical and material costs; and,
respond quickly and effectively
to events and emergency
conditions as they occur. The vision for optimization included:
centralizing water supply
operations decision making
through daily system
planning and scheduling; train and empower knowledgeable operators; use advanced technologies
to meet multiple operational
performance criteria
throughout the system; and, use more automated control.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 2.3 MB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 24 |
| Published : | 06/01/2007 |
