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Aqua+ Boosts Plant Control System Design Speed with Promis.e, Enhancing Water Treatment Quality

Technology Category

Sensors - Liquid Detection Sensors
Sensors - Utility Meters

Applicable Industries

Cities & Municipalities
Electrical Grids

Applicable Functions

Facility Management
Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Intelligent Urban Water Supply Management
Water Utility Management

Services

System Integration
Testing & Certification

About The Customer

Khabarovsk Municipal Unitary Enterprise “Vodocanal” (Khabarovsk Vodocanal) is one of the largest water and sewer service providers in the Far East. The company has more than 1,200 kilometers of municipal networks, 47 water and 33 sewer pump stations, and the capacity to treat 374,000 m3/d of potable water and 220,000 m3/d of wastewater. As part of a program to shift from surface to underground water sources, Khabarovsk Vodocanal constructed the RUB 10 billion Tunguska Groundwater Intake Facilities to deliver 106,000 cubic meters per day of water to the city of Khabarovsk. The company is an early adopter of intraformational water treatment technology, where groundwater is treated within the geologic formation, costing 2.5 times less than conventional methods.

The Challenge

Khabarovsk Municipal Unitary Enterprise “Vodocanal” (Khabarovsk Vodocanal), one of the largest water and sewer service providers in the Far East, was tasked with shifting from surface to underground water sources. This shift was part of a program to implement intraformational water treatment technology, a process that treats groundwater within the geologic formation, costing 2.5 times less than conventional methods. The company constructed the RUB 10 billion Tunguska Groundwater Intake Facilities to deliver 106,000 cubic meters per day of water to the city of Khabarovsk. Aqua+ was commissioned to design, construct, install, and commission the intake facility’s automated water quality monitoring and control system. The challenge was to create a complex industrial control system for automatic water quality monitoring and control, which would reduce facility staffing requirements tenfold. The design of this complex system included the purposeful selection, connection, and programming of precision instrumentation for reliable supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA).

The Solution

Aqua+ selected Promis.e, Bentley’s electrical system design software, to provide a collaborative design environment for the project team. The software streamlined the workflow among the various specialists, who were able to simultaneously work on different types of documents. The software’s intelligent design capabilities allowed the transfer of product information from one document to another, ensuring the accuracy of project data. Promis.e enabled Aqua+ to store all project information in a connected data environment, giving professionals access to the most current version of documentation, whether they were working locally or remotely. The software’s deeply integrated electrical design process facilitated the selection and positioning of the most reliable and accurate equipment. Aqua+ used Promis.e to produce 29 volumes of project and design documentation, with each volume comprising 220 pages of diagrams, drawings, and reports. The software provided significant time savings in several areas, allowing the project team to complete the design work quickly and accurately.

Operational Impact

The use of Bentley’s Promis.e software enabled Aqua+ to streamline workflows and issue project documentation for the automation of the water intake facilities in just 10 months. The minimization of errors and quick correction of inaccuracies significantly reduced the time spent on installation and commissioning of the SCADA system, which contributed to overall project cost savings. The automated water quality monitoring and control system proved to be extremely reliable and accurate, helping to minimize facility operating costs and deliver better water for the city of Khabarovsk. The project team’s attention to details, such as proper specification of equipment for sample selection and preparation, helped to ensure Khabarovsk Vodocanal achieved its water quality goals. The success of the project has led to plans to repurpose the unique engineering of the Tunguska Groundwater Intake Facilities for use at underground water treatment facilities in other areas.

Quantitative Benefit

Bentley’s electrical design software increased design speed by 50 percent
Improved documentation quality by 70 percent
The PLC generator produced programmable logic controller (PLC) schematics in 40 percent less time than conventional methods