Emerson at Maxson, A History
Date: 2025 09-September 11
1980
- System:
- Admin building upgrade
- Control system changed to a mini computer system
- Components:
- Fischer & Porter
- The system was obsolete by 1983 because it ran on mini computers
- This was all ripped out in 1995
- There was a negative experience with tuning aeration based on DO levels, the ideal set points were never achieved.
- No one ever tuned the system.
- Maxson abandoned a control mindset.
1995
- Westinghouse Implementation
- New backup panel
- New IO
1998
- Westinghouse was bought out by Emerson
2000
- System: Lagoon covers 2A, 2B, 2C
- Construction: Chris Hill
- Engineering: Black & Veatch
- 175 tags
- Condensate level, fan stopping, fan running, etc
2011
- Westinghouse card system was changed over to Ovation
- Same backup panel
- Same IO
- New Ovation modules
2013
- System: BioRem
- Primary Contractor: Kiewit
2014-2017
- CSI components Blower control room (never finished)
2017-2026
- Primary contractor: CDM Smith
- Broke ground for in 2017
- Systems
- Disinfection
- Trickling filters
- Reaeration blowers and basins
- Lagoon 2A
- Aeration monitoring with dissolved oxygen probes
- Bio Air odor control
2023-2024
- Project: Evergreen Upgrade, New Admin building
- Primary Contractor: Emerson
- Electrical subcontractor from St Louis
2025
- Construction: Chris Hill
- Engineering: Black and Veatch
- Primary Clarifiers
Going forward
- Machine health equipment, purchasing

