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Kirkland plans $1.8 million SCADA upgrade to modernize water and sewer monitoring
Summary
Public works staff presented a SCADA strategic plan that recommends replacing end‑of‑life hardware and copper communications with a private cellular network, new cybersecurity protections, and a phased implementation estimated at $1.8 million for the capital project.
Public works staff told the City Council the city’s supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system for water and wastewater monitoring is past its useful life and needs staged replacement, with a planned capital allocation of $1.8 million for implementation.
Tom Crist, the city’s Utility Operations Manager, described the system the city operates and the role SCADA plays in daily operations: “We maintain about 130 miles of both water and wastewater infrastructure. We have 8 pressure gradients. We have suit 6 sewer lift stations. We maintain about 12,000 connections. And we have about 55,000 water and wastewater customers.” He gave a concrete example of SCADA’s operational value: when an alarm announced “low pressure at S3,” operators used flow readings across stations to quickly locate and respond to a contractor’s accidental pipe break before any phone calls arrived.
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