Case Study: Brunswick-Glynn Joint Water and Sewer Commission achieves robust reliability with SEL water and wastewater solutions

A System of Robust Reliability for the Water and Wastewater Industry

The Brunswick-Glynn Joint Water and Sewer Commission faced significant challenges with repeated hardware failures in its water and wastewater infrastructure due to harsh environmental conditions, including frequent lightning storms. Their previous system also suffered from unreliable data acquisition with long polling times. They partnered with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) and integrator EMC to find a robust and reliable solution.

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) provided a comprehensive solution using their hardened products, including the SEL-2411P Pump Automation Controller, designed to withstand extreme environments. The implementation resulted in zero issues with the initial controllers after a year of operation, drastically reducing maintenance costs and response to false alarms. The reliable, time-stamped data acquisition also improved system monitoring. The customer is now standardizing on SEL products for all future upgrades.

Brunswick-Glynn Joint Water and Sewer Commission

David Grantham

SCADA Systems Administrator