Case Study: Monterey One Water improves wastewater network security and efficiency with Fortinet

Monterey One Water cuts switch deployment time from 90 minutes to 5 minutes with Fortinet

Monterey One Water, a California water agency, faced challenges with network visibility and operational efficiency due to a fragmented mix of security solutions. Their SCADA control network, critical for treating 17 million gallons of wastewater daily, suffered from inconsistent processes, delayed threat response, and excessive manual configuration times for switches.

Fortinet addressed these issues by implementing its Security Fabric, including FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls, FortiSwitch, and FortiAnalyzer. This consolidated solution provided single-pane-of-glass management. For Monterey One Water, Fortinet's deployment cut switch configuration time from 90 minutes to just 5 minutes, blocked approximately 2,000 risky connections weekly, and dramatically improved SCADA network performance by reducing false alarms and dropped packets to nearly zero.