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Electrical Instrumentation, Control & SCADA Operation Series

CA-NV AWWA Member $300 / Non-member $460
Save 25% when you purchase the 2-part series upfront through this bundle deal!

Refunds are not permitted within 15 days of the start date of this series.

The Instrumentation, Controls & SCADA Technology workshop will be held in Escondido and the SCADA Operations workshop will be held in Fallbrook.

This workshop is a series designed to provide an understanding of electrical instrumentation, control systems, and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) technology.  Properly operated control systems and associated SCADA technology are essential for reliable and efficiency operations.  We will be looking at instrumentation usage, operation and best practices.  The workshop will also discuss motor controls and VFD usage.  It will show how staff can use SCADA systems to oversee proper operations, collect and display real-time and historical data and meet regulatory requirements.  Finally, SCADA systems and the data collected from instrumentation are used to find and resolve problems that may arise.  Attendees should come away with a stronger understanding of the integration of instrumentation, controls, and SCADA systems.

Workshops Included in this Series:
  • Instrumentation, Controls & SCADA Technology (Escondido, CA)
    • This workshop will look at how instrumentation and control systems are used by a water utility.  It will look at controlling motors, VFDs and energy management.  The workshop will have math problems related to the topics of instrumentation and control.  It will identify four main building blocks of a SCADA system and have examples, usage and configuration option.  Finally, it will show real world examples of SCADA screens and discuss how water operations interact with SCADA technology.
  • SCADA Operations (Fallbrook, CA)
    • This class will look at advanced SCADA topics.  The focus will be on how these systems are used in the water utility field.  The class will cover high availability SCADA architectures and removing single points of failures before they become a major problem.  It will look at improving reliability of wireless communication networks, the SCADA data historian, using SQL technology and the best practices when using an OPC UA communication server.  The class will show how modern technology can be applied to pumps, motors and valves to improve reliability, optimize processes, and control energy costs.  Finally, it will discuss SCADA business continuity, disaster recovery and addressing control system obsolescence.

Participants will receive a Certificate of Training upon successful completion of the FULL 2-part workshop series!

Workshop Series Schedule:
Instrumentation, Controls & SCADA Technology, Escondido, CA, July 8, 2025, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm.
SCADA Operations, Fallbrook, CA, July 15, 2025, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm

Earn up to 16 contact hours (based on attendance).
Receipts for classes are from info@ca-nv-awwa.org
Instructor: Henry Palechek

Reminder:
Lunch and breaks are on your own.
Dress in layers.
Bring paper and pencil.

COVID-19:
Please follow the health and safety guidelines of the county.

Henry Palechek is a retired water utility supervisor with 34 1/2 years of public service.  He started his water career at the City of San Diego in 1988 and finished it at Helix Water District.  Helix Water District has a conventional 106 MGD water treatment plant with ozone as its primary disinfectant, a 50 square mile water distribution system, serving about 500,000 connections including delivering water to three other districts.  Henry has been teaching community college classes in water technology since 1993.  He holds a BS degree in Information Systems and four AS degrees in Water Treatment, Water Distribution, Electronic Technology, and Computer Science.  He currently holds a California T5 and D3 certification and an AWWA CA/NV AWTO 5.
When
7/8/2025 - 7/15/2025

Refund Policy

Requests for refunds and transfers must be made in writing and are subject to the following conditions: Full refund of fee paid (minus 25% handling fee) will be issued for cancellations received more than 15 days prior to class start date. All fees are non-refundable thereafter. Transfers are based on availability. No transfer requests will be authorized if they are not received more than 15 days prior to class start date. A 100% refund or credit of your registration fee will be issued if a class is canceled by the Section.

Transfer Policy

Requests for transfers must be made in writing and are subject to the following conditions: Transfers are based on availability.  No transfer requests will be authorized if they are not received more than 15 days prior to class start date.