Alco Water Service, a utility based in Salinas, Calif., has implemented an RFID-based system for both security and asset-management applications. The company, which maintains a number of unmanned pump stations throughout the town, is employing the system to gain better visibility into the use of its stations, both for operational efficiency and in compliance with the Bioterrorism Act (U.S. federal legislation passed in 2002). In addition, Alco has attached RFID tags to vital assets, so that its personnel can more easily locate those items quickly in the event of an emergency, which should also lower the water system’s vulnerability. Hear how the firm is utilizing active tags to control access to its pump stations, enabling it to locate equipment quickly in the event of an emergency.
Speaker:
Adnen Chaabane, Operations Engineer, Alco Water