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<br /> , \\ ,,11 !y" l., ni )]1 i , .' i " -. <br /> " '" I,' <br /> . <br /> drop in combined sewer runoff and a dramatic the mistakes that were occasionally made when <br /> I rise in the water quality of the Mississippi. lab results were entered manually into records. <br /> I INCREASING Pipelines and treat~ PLANNING FOR While we stay busy <br /> I <br /> I COMPUTER men! plants aren't THE FUTURE keeping up with the <br /> , CAPABILITIES the only tools criti~ man y demands of <br /> I High~rech computer.'i aTe <br /> ,he hean of MWCC',I eal in achieving the presentl we're also looking ro the future, <br /> .wphisticared floll' metering <br /> system-a national MWCC's mission. Computers play an essem:ial It's critical that we plan ahead carefully and <br /> modeL role in almost every facet of our operations, systematically so that our increasingly precious <br /> from lab analysis to resources can be applied most effiCiently to <br /> purchasing to plant future needs. <br /> maintenance. That's why strategic planning has become <br /> Computers have such an essential rool for MWCC. Utilizing <br /> greatly enhanced pro- strategic planning processes, staff are analyzing <br /> duCtivity and quality a wide range of issues affecting our ability to <br /> at the MWCC. The serve effectively in the future, including the <br /> new mainframe we role of technology, capital improvements and <br /> installed in 1993 is how to balance stricter standards with public <br /> six times faster than demands to control costs, <br /> its predecessor. At To that end, an MWCC study is lookmg <br /> the Metro Plant, 50 years into the future to determine whether <br /> readings from labo- existing treatment facilities should be expanded <br /> ratory equipment or new facilities built to meet the region's <br /> are completed with- \,,'astewater treatment needs, Questions like <br /> out human inter. these are essential to the long.range health of <br /> venrion; 70 percent our area. In the future, as in the past, commu~ <br /> of MWCC lab data nity input will be a vital component of <br /> are reported elec. MWCC planning efforts. <br /> tTonically, saving <br /> . paper and copying <br /> ~ ,...;.~-....."'? costs. A computer~ <br /> izeJ err()r~detec[ion <br /> system has reduced <br /> I 10 <br />