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Background

The Village of Niles, Illinois operates a multi-site water supply system that required long-term SCADA and control system support across several facilities. Over time, the Village’s original Aquatrol SCADA hardware needed to be modernized to improve reliability, control, and long-term serviceability.

ACS has served as the control systems integrator for the Village of Niles for more than 35 years. As part of that ongoing relationship, ACS helped transition the system from legacy hardware to modern Allen-Bradley PLC-based controls and developed a GE iFix HMI platform to support monitoring and operations across multiple sites.  

Solution and Results

Automatic Control Services converted control panels at eight sites to Allen-Bradley PLC-based control systems and developed and installed GE iFix HMI software for system-wide monitoring and control. The upgraded system spans multiple key facilities within the Niles water supply network.

At the Main Pumping Station, ACS implemented an Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5380 platform with a SCADA computer running GE iFix, a Maple Systems 15-inch OIT, an Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1400 Modbus Master, seven pumps, and chlorine feed controls.

At Pump Station 2, ACS installed an Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5380 platform with a Maple Systems 10-inch OIT, supporting three pumps and a reservoir fill valve.

At Pump Station 4, ACS deployed an Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1400 PLC with a Maple Systems 10-inch OIT to manage three pumps.

At Building A Reservoir Fill, ACS installed an Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100 PLC with a Maple Systems 10-inch OIT to control one reservoir fill valve.

At Building B Reservoir Fill, ACS installed an Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1400 PLC with a Maple Systems 10-inch OIT to control one reservoir fill valve.

Additional project sites included the Oriole Street Elevated Tank and Four Flaggs Standpipe, each using Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1400 PLCs with Maple Systems 10-inch OITs for tank mixer control. ACS also supported the Ballard Pumping Station, which included an Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1400 PLC, a Maple Systems 10-inch OIT, three pumps, and two reservoir fill valves before that site was recently decommissioned.  

Conclusion

ACS provided Niles with a long-term modernization path for its water supply control infrastructure by replacing legacy SCADA hardware with a more serviceable PLC- and HMI-based system. With control upgrades across multiple stations and facilities, ACS continues to service and improve the Village’s water supply control system as operational needs evolve.