SBSA Retains Expert in Automation

Many projects in SBSA's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) incorporate process automation. Some current CIP projects have been slightly behind schedule due to delays in the automation efforts. 

SBSA's engineering staff does not have the expertise in the automation field to efficiently manage the automation portion of the CIP. In an effort to reduce project costs, SBSA staff has retained a consultant to provide the necessary level of expertise to effectively manage the automation projects and identify areas where the projects can be optimized.

Kip Edgley has more than 34 years of experience in water and wastewater treatment plant process automation. He has extensive experience in electrical, instrumentation, controls, SCADA, programmable logic controllers (PLC's) and the design and integration of all components to produce a fully automated system. He has traveled nationally providing technical support to wastewater and water facilities for the last 20 years.

SBSA Manager Dan Child told SBSA Commissioners that Edgley is highly regarded in the water and wastewater industry and has brought a multitude of treatment facilities from manual operation to fully automated operation, thus reducing manned operations coverage from 24-hour shifts per day to a single 8-hour shift.

  In addition to efforts associated to the CIP, he will collaborate with the Operations and Maintenance Divisions. In this capacity, he will assist with the evaluation of consultant recommendations for CIP projects, propose operational process automation changes, and organize and direct the installation/integration of the projects.