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Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition is revolutionizing the way utilities operate. With recent advances in technology, it is now possible for even the smallest utilities to have total centralized control over their systems. Downes Associates has specified, installed, programmed, tested, and maintained economical SCADA systems for a number of progressive electric, water, and waste awater systems.

Gone are the days when crews would have to “ride the lines” looking for the cause of trouble calls. With a properly designed SCADA system, a system operator can immediately pinpoint troubles and dispatch repair crews to the site of system problems. Often, utility management will know the location and type of problem on the system before the phone even rings.

Downes programs enhanced features into each electric SCADA system to control breakers and tie switches to allow ease of load transfers from one feeder or substation to another. Utility managers can now know the exact configuration and operational status of the system at all times.

For municipal water systems, Downes has programmed enhancements into SCADA control systems to allow utilities to keep their water towers filled at proper levels no matter what the season or how many wells and water towers are on the system. Pumping cycles, well drawdowns, and gallons pumped can be recorded and reports generated.
For waste water systems, the operation of pumps and liquid levels at lift stations can be monitored. Duty cycles on pumps can be balanced. Access to each pump or lift station can be monitored and strictly controlled.

SCADA List of Projects
	Lower Delmarva Municipal Mid Delmarva Municipal Mid Delmarva Municipal Pennsylvania Municipal Pennsylvania Municipal Pennsylvania Municipal Natural Gas Distributor Pennsylvania Municipal Pennsylvania Municipal Lower Delmarva Municipal	SCADA System Support Water Tower SCADA Water Tower Construction SCADA Design and Implementation GIS SCADA Log Automation Short Circuit and Relay Coordination SCADA System Fiber Optic Conversion Fiber Optic Network Design Investigation and Research into Fiber Optic Applications