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Crawford water staff says SCADA system is obsolete; council hears $80,000 upgrade quote
Summary
City water staff told the council Aug. 20 that the town’s SCADA monitoring system is obsolete and presented an $80,000 quote to replace it; council members also heard quotes for pump rehabilitation ($11,000), automation (an additional $5,000–$10,000) and GPS mapping ($13,000 + $359/yr). No votes were taken.
At a budget workshop on Aug. 20, 2025, in the Crawford Library, water system staff warned the City of Crawford that its monitoring system is obsolete and identified several immediate capital and maintenance needs the council may include in the FYE 2025–2026 budget.
"The existing one is obsolete and can't be fixed," said Dennis Krotz, who reviewed revenue and expenses for the Water Department and presented a replacement quote for the town’s supervisory control and data acquisition system, commonly called SCADA. The quote, Krotz said, is about $80,000 and includes implementation and ongoing maintenance.
Krotz also outlined a series of related needs: a rehabilitation quote of $11,000 for a gallery pump that is not working; a separate request to purchase an additional pump for the digestors (Krotz requested $10,000 while he awaits quotes for rebuilt and new units); and an estimated $5,000–$10,000 to add a second BFD to automate the gallery pumps, which staff have been operating manually.
The water staff flagged several trunk-line air-relief valves that are not functioning and recommended replacement, and presented a proposal from Subsurface Solutions to update GPS mapping of meter pits, curb stops and water lines for $13,000 plus $359 per year for ongoing mapping and maintenance.
Mayor April Grant and council members discussed the requests and reviewed last year’s line items to identify offsets and priorities. No formal motions or votes were recorded; council members directed that the items be considered for inclusion in the proposed budget.
The council adjourned at approximately 7:59 p.m.
