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City seeks new servers for Akron water plant to replace aging SCADA hardware
Summary
Service Department asked committee to authorize purchase of six servers to replace five end‑of‑life servers that run SCADA and chemical feed controls at the water plant; committee placed the item on consent and approved it.
City staff told the Public Service Committee they plan to replace five aging servers at the Akron water plant that run SCADA controls and chemical dosing systems with six new servers to add redundancy and support future expansion.
Service Director Chris Luddle said the plant’s existing servers were beyond their useful life and no longer supported by the manufacturer; staff proposed purchasing six new servers (one additional unit for redundancy). The committee placed the purchase on the consent agenda and approved it by voice vote; no purchase price or vendor name was discussed during the committee presentation.
Staff said the servers support critical plant operations including chemical feeds and communications with pump stations and noted the upgrade is a standard lifecycle replacement when vendor support ends. The committee did not hold a separate debate and approved the item for council as consent.
