{"id":13799,"date":"2025-03-05T13:43:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T18:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/?page_id=13799"},"modified":"2026-02-19T13:51:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:51:49","slug":"surface-water-treatment-plant-renewal-and-replacement-program-phase-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/supply\/projects\/surface-water-treatment-plant-scada-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface Water Treatment Plant SCADA Upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Surface Water Treatment Plant SCADA Upgrade<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Located in\u00a0Tampa, the\u00a0Tampa Bay Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant is\u00a0designed to provide an average of up to\u00a090 million gallons\u00a0per day\u00a0(mgd)\u00a0and a maximum of 120\u00a0mgd\u00a0of high-quality drinking water to the region\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Alafia River, Hillsborough\u00a0River\u00a0and the Tampa Bypass Canal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This project replaces the existing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system hardware and software at the Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant.\u00a0The SCADA upgrade will\u00a0replace\u00a0programmable logic controllers\u00a0throughout the facility and\u00a0replace\u00a0and upgrade the SCADA servers,\u00a0as well as\u00a0other equipment and instrumentation. The project will also update the\u00a0computer\u00a0interface\u00a0to the latest version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The\u202fnew SCADA\u202fhardware, software,\u202finstrumentation\u202fand controls\u202fwill\u202fenhance monitoring,\u202fcontrol\u202fand operational performance. It will also\u00a0increase\u202fsystem\u202freliability, improve\u00a0cybersecurity\u00a0and improve integration with other systems.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cost<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The budget for this project is\u00a0$20.4 million for design and construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timeframe<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Construction will begin in\u00a0mid-2026\u00a0and is scheduled to be completed in\u00a0summer\u00a02028.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Impact<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This project has no public impact as all work is contained within\u00a0Tampa Bay Water\u00a0property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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