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Efficient water resource management
Increasing the efficiency of water resource management Public and private water utilities are faced with the challenging task of meeting the increasing demand for safe, reliable, and high quality water, for today and tomorrow, in a time of decreasing water supplies. This must be accomplished in an economical and environmentally appropriate way. Utilities are also […]
Read MoreSystem Integration
RTUs, Base Stations, HMI, Com Systems, Sensors WT manufactures data collection and control systems including many of the components necessary to do the job. Combining various technologies (sensors, data logging and control units [PLC-like devices], communication devices, display and Internet interactive software) into a working system is what constitutes “system integration;” a defined category of […]
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Agriculture
Helping agriculture achieve water conservation and reduce costs Water distribution infrastructure in general, and Ag in particular, has been targeted for upgrades and modernization by a variety of funding agencies, Federal and State, to promote efficiency and conservation. Systems in place for 50 years or more are common. These old systems depend on occasional manual […]
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Cathodic Protection
WT delivers huge savings The key to cathodic protection success is knowing how effectively the system is operating and where protection may be insufficient to inhibit rust. Deploying sensors to provide CP data and getting the data to a manager has been expensive until now — WT has developed a remarkable new remote terminal unit […]
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Flood Control
Increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of flood control systems WT offers affordable solutions to replace outdated or obsolete water flow monitoring and flood control equipment and flood control systems. These systems enable you to know the exact status of all aspects of your flood control system at all times using SCADA control systems and the […]
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Fleet/Vessel Monitoring & Onboard Control, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Benicia, CA
We have completed the first year of a four-year project to remotely monitor fire, flood, humidity, and Cathodic protection viability on U.S. Dept. of Transportation Maritime Administration fleet of reserve vessels. Initial requirements included design and installation of a Base Station and radio-based monitoring system for 13 vessels. Data is displayed locally and accessible via […]
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Multiple Canal Control, Packwood Canal Co., Ellensburg, WA
Designed and installed SCADA control system retrofit at the forebay of the Packwood irrigation canal. System required automating two new gates to control forebay level, fish-flow bypass and canal flow control, installing a radio-linked Base Station, and HMI software with Internet interface, auto reporting flow data to State agencies, and remote monitoring. Completed July 2009
Read MoreMultiple Canal Control, Bull Canal Co., Ellensburg, WA
Designed and installed telephone-based SCADA control system retrofit at two diversion locations, Yakima River and Wilson Creek, that combine at the forebay to Bull Canal. System controls forebay level and canal flow at both stations. Installed Base Station and HMI software with Internet interface, auto reporting flow data to State agencies, and remote monitoring. Completed […]
Read More Diversion Fish-Bypass, Canal Control & Water Consevation Control, Peshastin Irrigation District, Cashmere WA
Designed and installed radio-based SCADA control system for 14 mile canal that maintains fish bypass at creek diversion, canal flow, canal level for freeboard control, and eliminates spill at three gates along the canal. Five gates automated, two retrofits, three new with two being Split-Gates to control canal level and provide canal dump for maintenance […]
Read MorePipeline Project Pipeline Monitoring, Sequim, WA
Monitoring multiple pipeline data collection stations. Master Station and four remotes, one with weather station. Master station PC HMI is a web server. Cell-modem telemetry enabled, Internet display and database access via client’s web site.
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