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Onalaska board approves $227,992 SCADA upgrades to shore up booster and well controls
Summary
The Onalaska Board of Public Works unanimously approved a $227,992 quote to upgrade the city’s SCADA system, adding flood alarms, new power monitors for wells and replacement of obsolete controllers; the work is within the $250,000 2026 capital allocation.
The Onalaska Board of Public Works on March 3 voted unanimously to approve a $227,992 quote to upgrade the city’s supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system.
Public Works Director Jared Holter told the board the specifications, prepared by Strand Associates, were sent to LW Allen (the city’s SCADA vendor) and that the work will add flood alarms at booster stations, new power-monitor controls at wells 7, 8 and 10, improved graphics for lift-station monitoring and replacement of obsolete D152 controllers. “We are adding flood alarms at our booster stations, new power monitor controls at well 7, 8, and 10,” Holter said, summarizing the scope.
Holter recommended removing item 17(b) from the quote, which brings the total to $227,992; he noted the city budgeted $250,000 in the 2026 capital improvement program to cover the project. “They have … been working on it since then. This is an in-depth project,” Holter said of the vendor’s history with the system.
The motion to approve the quote was made by Sabrina Steger and seconded by Jared Holter. Mayor Kim Smith called for the voice vote and the motion carried unanimously.
The upgrades are intended to reduce intermittent communications failures the city has experienced, improve remote monitoring of pumps and lift stations, and replace components the city can no longer source. Holter said the vendor will perform a radio retest and replace controllers that are no longer manufactured.
The board did not authorize additional work beyond the approved quote; funding for the project will come from the 2026 capital improvement allocation.
