PITTSBURGH (September 22, 2011) —The water and wastewater industries are operating in an increasingly demanding environment, with competing priorities and pressures stretching resources to the limit. Douglas Johnson, director of marketing, Emerson Power & Water Solutions, will discuss these challenges at the Measurement, Control & Automation Association (MCAA) Industry Breakfast at WEFTEC 2011 in Los Angeles. The breakfast meeting takes place 7 a.m., Oct. 18.
In his presentation, Johnson will bring an automation and instrumentation industry perspective to the discussion of new trends in water and wastewater treatment. Specifically, he will highlight industry drivers, infrastructure and funding obstacles, and how automation and control suppliers can help municipalities address some of their toughest challenges.
“Municipalities today are tasked with rebuilding aging infrastructure and modernizing water and wastewater treatment facilities, complying with increasingly complex environmental and financial regulations and adhering to more stringent security requirements, often with fewer personnel,” explains Johnson. “Implementing an integrated automation solution can help municipalities meet these challenges by delivering district-wide visibility and control, reduced energy consumption and operating costs, better management of weather emergencies, improved regulatory compliance and stronger, more effective security.”
Editors interested in discussing this topic are invited to stop by the Emerson booth, 1125, located in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center during WEFTEC 2011.
Emerson Process Management (www.EmersonProcess.com), an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the power, water and wastewater treatment, chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, mining and metals, food and beverage, life sciences and other industries. Emerson brands include PlantWeb™, Ovation™, Scenario™, SmartProcess™, SureService™, Syncade™, DeltaV™, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Daniel®, and AMS Suite.
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and tools and storage businesses. Sales in fiscal 2010 were $21 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.
