Lebanon Utilities approves $29,134 SCADA upgrade after system lockout
Lebanon Utilities, Indiana · Meeting date: October 21, 2026 · Published: October 22, 2026
Lebanon Utilities Service Board approved a completed SCADA upgrade for the Chicago Street Water Plant after a previous system failure temporarily cut off operator access. The retrofit is the site’s first SCADA update in roughly 10 years and is intended to provide common access across the utility’s water facilities.
Key points
- The board retroactively approved Maxim’s SCADA provisions at a not-to-exceed cost of $29,133.98 under Indiana Code 36-1-16.
- The project includes a new SCADA station, software, operator training, a laptop, tablets and remote-viewing redundancy.
- The system links Chicago Street with the Sugar Creek and Abner water facilities through the same platform.
- The expenditure will be paid from the utility’s Contractual Services IT budget line.
Full report
Lebanon Utilities Service Board has retroactively approved up to $29,133.98 for a completed SCADA upgrade at its Chicago Street Water Plant, following a computer and system failure that temporarily left the utility with no access to the system.
The board approved the provisions supplied by Maxim at its 21 October meeting. The work was presented as a retroactive approval under Indiana Code 36-1-16 and will be funded through the utility’s Contractual Services IT budget item.
The project comprises a new SCADA station and software, operator training and system upgrades. Staff said it represents the first update to the Chicago Street site’s SCADA system in roughly 10 years.
The previous computer and system outage had effectively locked operators out for a period of time. In response, the new arrangement adds redundancy through tablets and remote viewing, while also allowing the system to be run from a laptop.
Although centred on the Chicago Street plant, the upgraded software and licence are used across the utility’s treatment facilities rather than solely at that site. During the discussion, staff described the upgrade as linking the Chicago Street, Sugar Creek and Abner water facilities so that they can be viewed and operated through the same platform.
Three water-treatment operators—Bobby Williams, Steve Moranger and Chad Charles—received training as part of the work. Staff said the upgrade primarily changes how operators view the water system.
The board also deferred acceptance of the Hickory Junction lift station dedication. Staff said final inspection had been completed but a number of punch-list items, bill-of-sale details, survey confirmation and title-policy work remained. The city is leading efforts to resolve complications associated with the TIF-funded infrastructure, with the aim of completing the process by year-end.
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Source: Lebanon Utilities Service Board Meeting, Lebanon Utilities