New waterworks system on Sycamore City Council agenda

City officials will consider approving a six-figure spend on a new system to control Sycamore waterworks during the Sycamore City Council meeting on Monday, according to city documents released ahead of the meeting. In an Oct. 26 letter to Sycamore City Manager Michael Hall, Public Works Director Scott Santille wrote that Sycamore’s supervisory control and data acquisition system – used to monitor and control critical components of the city’s water distribution system from a central location – is more than 20 years old. Santille wrote that the system “relies on aging hardware and software that have begun experiencing performance issues.” “Continued reliance on outdated technology increases the risk of equipment failures, communication problems, and interruptions in the City’s ability to effectively monitor and manage its water infrastructure,” Santille wrote. He’s asking Sycamore City Council to authorize the purchase of a new supervisory control and data acquisition system from Romeov