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The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) Water Production Division has a history of utilizingtechnology, due in part to its diverse water supply. Water from a quarter-mile deep reservoir(the Floridan Aquifer) is pumped to the surface through 33 deep wells, then to one of eightnearby water treatment plants for treatment and distribution. OUC produces an average of 85MGD for the City of Orlando and portions of Orange County, Florida. Because of the siting of thewells, treatment facilities are scattered throughout the 244-square-mile area, leading the utility tobecome an early user of remote operation control systems. In October 1995, continuing quality and growth issues were addressed with Water Project 2000,the utility's most comprehensive program in half a century to upgrade, improve, and expand thewater system and its technology. OUC's new General Manager developed the concept for thecomprehensive Water Project 2000, which had a Millennium deadline promised to customers,and allowed OUC to close five aging plants, build three new plants, and expand and improvefour others. The project included conversion to a new treatment technology, replacement ofexisting automation and information management systems, and distribution systemimprovements. One of OUC's technological advancements was to implement an ozone treatment process toimprove water quality and make treatment plants more neighborhood friendly by furthercontrolling plant odors. An open, integrated information system was envisioned that wouldsupport all aspects of Water Production, including control and maintenance, supported by PCapplications running on a common network. This new open system is called the FacilityAutomation and Information Management (FAIM) system. FAIM replaced the SCADA systemand also organizes every detail of every piece of equipment and operation. An integratedHistorical Data System provides reports needed by staff throughout the utility. All of theinformation in this system that is not provided by the Intellution iFIX plant automation softwareis commonly referred to as the FIM - Facilities Information Management system.The FIM, a browser-based, highly flexible information system includes information such as plantinstrumentation data, on-line O

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Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 04/18/2004 Number of Pages: 9 File Size: 1 file , 220 KB