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Huntington council approves new SCADA system and public‑works hires to stabilize WWTP operations
Summary
Council approved a $14,236 SCADA replacement tailored to the plant and completed hires for a new public works supervisor and two operators to shore up long‑neglected maintenance and reporting gaps at the wastewater plant.
Huntington’s council voted to buy a specialized SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system for its wastewater treatment plant and to staff the public works department to improve monitoring, accountability and DEQ compliance.
Public Works Supervisor Sam Jeffryes, who had been hired earlier in February, told the council that the plant had been neglected and that reports and preventive maintenance were not current. He recommended replacing or rebuilding the aging SCADA system; Advanced Control Systems submitted two bids — a recover‑the‑old system option for $5,829 and a tailored replacement for $14,236 (plus optional remote monitoring). Council approved the tailored $14,236 system, citing improved reliability and remote monitoring that would assist operators and demonstrate progress to DEQ.
Council also formalized several public works hires and performance reviews in this period. Sam Jeffryes (Public Works Supervisor/WWTP operator) and new staff (Fischer Shank and Michael Carlsen) began implementing weekly staff meetings, procedural binders for plant operations, and a maintenance schedule. The staffing and the new SCADA system are intended to produce better test records, more consistent operations and faster remote response to failures, all of which are material for grant and DEQ review.
