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Role of Information TechnologyRole of Information Technology

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Water and WastewaterWater and Wastewater

ManagementManagementFrom Water Quality, Performance & TechnicalFrom Water Quality, Performance & TechnicalInformation Management to Finance and AssetInformation Management to Finance and Asset Allocation Allocation

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Water and WastewaterWater and Wastewater

Treatment ChallengesTreatment Challenges

• Stringent QualityStringent Quality

RequirementRequirement

• Stringent RegulationsStringent Regulations

• Need for 100 Relia!ilityNeed for 100 Relia!ility

• Increased Res"onsi!ilityIncreased Res"onsi!ilityto #u!licto #u!lic

• $imited %udget$imited %udgetCherniak Software


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Treatment #lantTreatment #lant

ChallengesChallenges

• Need for Ca"acity &nhancementNeed for Ca"acity &nhancement

• 'geing #lants'geing #lants

• Need for Modi(cation)*"gradesNeed for Modi(cation)*"grades

• Need for Im"lementation of NewNeed for Im"lementation of New

Treatment TechnologiesTreatment Technologies

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Management ChallengesManagement Challenges

• &+ecti,e #erformance&+ecti,e #erformance

MeasurementMeasurement

• Continuous Im"ro,ementContinuous Im"ro,ement

• &+ecti,e 'sset *tili-ation&+ecti,e 'sset *tili-ation

•.,erall Cost Minimi-ation.,erall Cost Minimi-ation

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Quality Monitoring/Quality Monitoring/

Re"orting)CommunicatioRe"orting)Communicationn

• Increased requency ofIncreased requency of

MonitoringMonitoring• Need for Immediate Re"ortingNeed for Immediate Re"orting

• Ra"id CommunicationRa"id Communication

•&mergency Res"onse&mergency Res"onse

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'""lication of'""lication of

Information TechnologyInformation Technology

• Central Resource of ataCentral Resource of ata

• Instantaneous access to all le,els of usersInstantaneous access to all le,els of users• &+ecti,e measurement of "erformance&+ecti,e measurement of "erformance

• Sharing of 2nowledge to minimi-e costSharing of 2nowledge to minimi-e cost

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Integration ofIntegration of

InformationInformation

• #rocess control information from SC''#rocess control information from SC''

• Water quality data from sources andWater quality data from sources andtreatment "lantstreatment "lants

• Water quality data from monitoring la!sWater quality data from monitoring la!s

• 3eogra"hic information 4 ma"s/ images/3eogra"hic information 4 ma"s/ images/

etcetc

• 'sset and equi"ment information'sset and equi"ment information

• inancial informationinancial informationCherniak Software


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.!5ecti,es of Information.!5ecti,es of Information

SystemSystem

• &ase of use for ,ariety of users&ase of use for ,ariety of users

• &asy to con(gure&asy to con(gure• &asy to modify !y non6"rogrammers&asy to modify !y non6"rogrammers

• Scala!le to su""ort large num!er ofScala!le to su""ort large num!er of

data "ointsdata "oints

• Security to "rotect sensiti,e informationSecurity to "rotect sensiti,e information

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.!5ecti,es 7continued8.!5ecti,es 7continued8• '!ility to collect data from ,arious sources 7e9g9'!ility to collect data from ,arious sources 7e9g9

Real time info from SC''/ $a!s/ #lant/ etc98Real time info from SC''/ $a!s/ #lant/ etc98

• :eri(cation of data relia!ility:eri(cation of data relia!ility

• Integration of data 4 critical analysisIntegration of data 4 critical analysis

• Ra"id access to calculated resultsRa"id access to calculated results– Ta!ularTa!ular

– 3ra"hical3ra"hical

• #ro,ide e+ecti,e tools to#ro,ide e+ecti,e tools to– Im"ro,e e;ciencyIm"ro,e e;ciency

– Reduce costReduce costCherniak Software


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Results ManagementResults Management

System #roducti,ity ToolSystem #roducti,ity Tool

• 'lacrity Results Management 7'RM8'lacrity Results Management 7'RM8

SystemSystem– Set of !uilding !loc2sSet of !uilding !loc2s

• Con(gured !y the team of usersCon(gured !y the team of users

• Quantitati,e relationshi" !etween !loc2s 4Quantitati,e relationshi" !etween !loc2s 4

user con(gureduser con(gured• No software codingNo software coding

• Tracea!le)audita!le calculationsTracea!le)audita!le calculationsCherniak Software


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eatures for Water andeatures for Water and

WastewaterWastewaterManagementManagement• .ne6time data entry.ne6time data entry

•Consolidation of o"eration/ "erformance/ andConsolidation of o"eration/ "erformance/ andcost datacost data

• Time !ased gra"hs and charts at all le,elsTime !ased gra"hs and charts at all le,els

• le


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ata Consolidationata Consolidation

• Measurements from .n6lineMeasurements from .n6line

Instruments and SC''Instruments and SC'' – e9g9 4 hourly a,erage/ minimum/ ma


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ata Consolidationata Consolidation

• #lant #erformance#lant #erformance–

Treatment e;ciencyTreatment e;ciency• 'sset *tili-ation'sset *tili-ation

– Num!er of units in o"erationNum!er of units in o"eration

– Installed ca"acityInstalled ca"acity

– ."erating ca"acity."erating ca"acity

• Cost SummaryCost Summary– ."erating cost summary."erating cost summary

• = "er unit of water= "er unit of water

• chemicals "er unit of waterchemicals "er unit of water

• energy "er unit of waterenergy "er unit of water Cherniak Software


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Sam"le unctions of theSam"le unctions of the

'RM Software Tool'RM Software Tool

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'RM unction 4'RM unction 4

Con(gura!le ModelCon(gura!le ModelRelationshi"sRelationshi"s

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'RM unction 4 Multi"le'RM unction 4 Multi"le

>ierarchies>ierarchies

'RM su""orts an unlimited num!er of ways to consolidate data'RM su""orts an unlimited num!er of ways to consolidate data

*sers

WaterQuality

Treatment#lants

RegulatoryRequirement

Treatment#rocesses

#rocesslow

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'RM unction 4 3ra"hical'RM unction 4 3ra"hical

rill own Ca"a!ilityrill own Ca"a!ilityGraphics familiar to people on your organizationGraphics familiar to people on your organization

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'RM unction 4 Time6'RM unction 4 Time6

!ased 3ra"hs and Charts!ased 3ra"hs and Charts

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Case StudyCase Study

City of TorontoCity of Toronto

Region of WaterlooRegion of Waterloo

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City of TorontoCity of Toronto

• our Water Treatment #lantsour Water Treatment #lants

• our Sewage Treatment #lantsour Sewage Treatment #lants

• Need 4 Wor2s %est #ractice #rogramNeed 4 Wor2s %est #ractice #rogram

– %etter #erformance Management%etter #erformance Management

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%etter ."erations Management%etter ."erations Management– Central 'ccess to ata and ResultsCentral 'ccess to ata and Results

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Im"lementationIm"lementation

• Instant a,aila!ility of o"erating informationInstant a,aila!ility of o"erating information

• &+ecti,e communication !etween o"erating&+ecti,e communication !etween o"eratingsta+/ middle management and e


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ResultsResults

• Cumulati,e cost reductions ?@ACumulati,e cost reductions ?@A

million dollars in B00Bmillion dollars in B00B• &


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Regional Munici"ality ofRegional Munici"ality of

WaterlooWaterloo

• D munici"alitiesD munici"alities

• 1B0 water su""ly sources1B0 water su""ly sources• Se,eral reser,oirsSe,eral reser,oirs

• Se,eral "um"ing stationsSe,eral "um"ing stations

• Se,eral water treatment "lantsSe,eral water treatment "lants• Se,eral water storage tan2sSe,eral water storage tan2s

• 1A0/000 users1A0/000 usersCherniak Software


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.!5ecti,es)Needs.!5ecti,es)Needs

• Im"lement a Technical Information System 7TIS8Im"lement a Technical Information System 7TIS8

• #ro,ide a Ee


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ResultsF #hase61ResultsF #hase61

• Ready a,aila!ility of critical data and resultsReady a,aila!ility of critical data and results

• &nhanced "lanning and o"eration&nhanced "lanning and o"eration• Integration of data at a central sourceIntegration of data at a central source

– Water demandsWater demands

– #roduction ,olumes at di+erent sources#roduction ,olumes at di+erent sources

– Reser,oir water le,els and qualityReser,oir water le,els and quality

– ."eration of "um"ing facilities."eration of "um"ing facilities

• #rogress to #hase6B#rogress to #hase6B

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ResultsF #hase6BResultsF #hase6B

• %ased on the success of #hase61/%ased on the success of #hase61/

Waterloo will incor"orate the following inWaterloo will incor"orate the following in#hase6B#hase6B– Water quality dataWater quality data

– inancial datainancial data

– 3eogra"hic information data3eogra"hic information data

– 'sset and equi"ment information from the'sset and equi"ment information from thecom"uteri-ed maintenance managementcom"uteri-ed maintenance managementsystemsystem

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Questions G 'nswersQuestions G 'nswers

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