Wastewater Treatment & Lift Station Automation
Reliable control, SCADA, telemetry, and instrumentation for wastewater treatment and collection systems.
Britton Electronics & Automation, Inc. designs, builds, programs, and supports automation systems for wastewater treatment plants, collection systems, and remote lift stations throughout Illinois and the Midwest. With more than 40 years of field experience, we understand the operational, environmental, and compliance demands wastewater systems face every day.
From a single remote lift station to complete plant-wide SCADA modernization, BEA delivers practical control systems that help operators monitor process conditions, respond to alarms, document operations, and keep wastewater facilities running reliably.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Automation
Wastewater treatment requires dependable automation across influent pumping, screening, aeration, clarifiers, sludge handling, disinfection, and effluent monitoring. BEA develops PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems that give operators real-time process visibility and practical control over daily plant operations.
Our systems provide clear operator graphics, alarm management, trending, data logging, and reporting while maintaining the field functionality needed for maintenance, manual operation, and emergency response.
Influent pumping, screening, aeration, clarifiers, sludge handling, and disinfection sequencing.
Operator screens, alarm history, trending, reporting, remote access, and system diagnostics.
Historical values, runtimes, flow totals, dissolved oxygen trends, and operator activity records.
Highlights: Aeration control • Clarifiers • Sludge handling • Disinfection • SCADA reporting • Historical data
Lift Station Monitoring, Telemetry & Pump Control
Remote lift stations need dependable monitoring because missed alarms can quickly become overflow events. BEA designs control systems for lead-lag pump operation, wet well level monitoring, high-level alarms, seal-failure indication, power-loss detection, and communication status.
We integrate radio, cellular, Ethernet, and other telemetry methods so operators can monitor unmanned sites, receive alarm notifications, and respond quickly when a station goes into trouble.
Lead-lag sequencing, alternation, wet-well control, pump protection, and station diagnostics.
High-level alarms, communication-failure alerts, power-loss alarms, and after-hours notification.
Radio and cellular telemetry, site-status monitoring, alarm routing, and remote diagnostics.
Highlights: Lift stations • Wet-well levels • Pump alternation • High-level alarms • Telemetry • Remote diagnostics
Aeration, Clarifier & Biological Process Control
Aeration and biological treatment require stable control to maintain performance and reduce energy waste. BEA integrates blowers, dissolved oxygen instruments, basin controls, return activated sludge, waste activated sludge, and clarifier monitoring into coordinated operator-focused control systems.
Process information can be presented through HMIs and SCADA dashboards so operators can monitor basin conditions, clarifier performance, runtimes, trends, and alarm status without losing visibility into the full treatment process.
Aeration Systems
Blower control, dissolved oxygen monitoring, basin control strategies, and energy-aware operation.
Clarifier Monitoring
Clarifier status, sludge blanket monitoring, scraper operation, pumping, and alarm indication.
Process Visibility
Runtimes, trends, alarms, setpoints, operator inputs, and process status across the treatment train.
Highlights: Blowers ⢠Dissolved oxygen ⢠Aeration basins ⢠Clarifiers ⢠Sludge pumps ⢠Process trends
Compliance Reporting, Data Logging & System Support
Wastewater facilities need reliable operational records for internal review, maintenance planning, and regulatory reporting. BEA configures systems to collect process data, alarm history, runtime information, and site status in ways operators can use every day.
From historical trends and summary reporting to alarm records and remote diagnostics, our systems help facilities maintain visibility into operations and support long-term maintenance and modernization planning.
Reporting Tools
Trends, totals, alarm history, equipment runtimes, and summary views for plant review and documentation.
Remote Support
Secure remote access, communications diagnostics, troubleshooting support, and service visibility.
Modernization
Obsolete PLC replacement, SCADA upgrades, panel redesign, and phased improvements for existing facilities.
Highlights: Alarm history ⢠Trends ⢠Runtime totals ⢠Remote support ⢠SCADA upgrades ⢠Control panels
Core Engineering Capabilities
BEA provides the engineering and field support needed to build, upgrade, and maintain wastewater automation systems across treatment plants and collection systems.
PLC & HMI Programming
Pumping control, aeration logic, sequencing, alarm handling, diagnostics, and operator displays.
SCADA Development
VTScada, FactoryTalk, alarming, trending, historical storage, reports, and remote visibility.
Instrumentation
Flow, level, dissolved oxygen, analytical instruments, startup, calibration, and troubleshooting.
Control Panel Design
Custom control panels, field wiring, documentation, installation, testing, and commissioning.
Highlights: Lift stations ⢠Process control ⢠SCADA upgrades ⢠Instrumentation ⢠Field commissioning ⢠Emergency troubleshooting
Ready to modernize your wastewater treatment or lift station system?
From remote lift station telemetry to complete wastewater plant SCADA upgrades, BEA can design, program, commission, and support the automation system your facility depends on.