426 South Main Street
Pittsburgh PA, 15220
Phone No.: (412) 921-3226
Fax No.: (412) 921-9660


INSTALLATION DESCRIPTION BRIEF

INDUSTRY: Industrial Water and Wastewater

APPLICATION: Ground Water Remediation

RESTART DATE: September 1997

 

CRA SERVICES / GLENN SPRINGS HOLDINGS INC.

former OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL SITE in

North Tonawanda, New York, USA

 

DESCRIPTION:

The North Tonawanda site was originally a hard-wired system and there was a staff on-site.

With the demolition of the rest of the Durez facility, the intention was to remote control/monitor

the site with the local area maintenance personnel.

Major equipment that was programmed for this site includes:

Collection Sumps Trench System

Lift Stations Chemical Separators

Retention Tanks Water Filters

Carbon Absorption (Treatment) Discharge System

There was a dedicated 56K phone line installed to Hyde Park; from which any of the

graphic screens could be viewed.

 

CONTROL EQUIPMENT:

Allen Bradley PLC 5/20 Processor with:

Ethernet Communications

180 Total I/O Supplied: 64 AI 4 AO 80 DI 32 DO

Application Software including:

AI Series Programming Software

RSLinx Communications Software

(2) Operator Stations (Gateway 2000 NT PC’s) with Intellution FIX32 HMI Software

    1. Local Operator Station (North Tonawanda)
    1. Remote Operator Station (Hyde Park)

 

SPECIAL FEATURES:

ACS supplied some transmitters and other field equipment.

Field engineering was necessary to trace wiring and then to terminate

the existing system into the new PLC system.