Edinboro seeks $62,488 SCADA replacement after repeated controller failures

May 11, 2026

Borough Manager Neil Fratus told Council that repeated PLC and SCADA controller failures risk service interruptions and near-overflow events at the Sherrod Hill Tank, and the borough received a Plant‑IQ proposal for $62,488 to replace the system, to be funded by reallocating water department potholing funds.

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Borough Manager Neil Fratus told Council the borough is experiencing escalating failures in its SCADA control system and presented a Plant‑IQ replacement proposal priced at $62,488. "The total cost for that work is $62,488," Fratus said, adding that the failures have included motors showing RPMs while not running and an automatic valve that failed to close, creating a near‑overflow at the Sherrod Hill Tank.

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