Projects
The Holbrook Engineering team has been working collaboratively with customers since 1989 to develop solutions that not only met their needs but provided a sustainable path for evolution with advances in technology. This experience crosses multiple public and private companies. The projects referenced here are representative of the complexity and scale of solutions across multiple applications and environments. Detailed project descriptions and references are available upon request.
Water & Wastewater
Metropolitan Water District
MWD is the largest provider of treated water in the US and serves 18+ million people in Southern California.
Regional SCADA System Upgrade
System engineering, project management, equipment design, software development, commissioning, and support services for a complete SCADA system upgrade. The system controls 5 pumping stations, 6 water filtration plants and approximately 400 remote facility sites from the Colorado River to Southern California.
City of Santa Barbara
Public Works
Santa Barbara Public Works Department provides water & wastewater services for 91,000 residents
Cater WTP & Ortega GWTP SCADA Systems
Develop system architecture for integrating new Ozone treatment and dewatering facilities into the existing WTP plant SCADA system. SCADA system design and implementation for Groundwater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation and Improvement project including new plant processes and specific control strategies for new filtration, chemical feed and pumping systems.
County of San Diego Dept of Public Works
The District provides sewer service to nearly 36,000 customers in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County.
Wastewater SCADA System Upgrade
Design and implemention of a Cloud based ‘Scada-As-A-Service’ architecture that replaced and aging system. The approach eliminated most master station system hardware and moved the Wonderware software and communication management to the AWS platform.
Power Generation & Distribution
Los Angeles Dept of Water & Power
LADWP is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving over four million residents.
Castaic Pumped Storage Hydro Plant SCADA System
Control system upgrade for six 270 Megawatt generator / pumps; balance of plant support equipment (including 230KV switchyard, 4160V switchyard, and penstock protection system). Interfaces to the dispatch control system, full NERC CIP implementation for critical cyber asset infrastructures.
US Army Corps of Engineers
The Corps is the Nation's largest single producer of hydroelectricity operating 75 hydropower projects, 349 generator units with a total capacity of 20.7 million kW.
Missouri River Power Plant Control System Upgrade
Power plant upgrade for 6 plants on the Upper Missouri river and two dispatch centers controlling 36 generators producing 1,832 MW. Work included design and engineering for new PLC based RTU's, SCADA system design, startup and commissioning of the system.
San Diego Gas & Electric
SDG&E provides energy service to 3.3 million customers in San Diego and southern Orange counties.
12kV Distribution Underground Switching System
Design, manufacturing, installation and support for a underground 12kV distribution switching system in downtown San Diego. The entire system was designed to operate while submerged. Developed switch actuators, electronic package and SCADA interface.
Communication Systems
Los Angeles County
Public Works
LA Public Works is responsible for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of roads, traffic signals, bridges, airports, sewers, flood control, water supply, water quality, and water conservation facilities for 10 million residents.
Wireless Communication System for Traffic Management
Design, installation and commissioning of a high-speed Wireless Communication System (WCS) comprising 932 signalized intersections in the greater Los Angeles area. The WCS allows Public Works staff to remotely monitor and control traffic signals based on traffic conditions through roadway sensors and closed circuit television cameras at their Traffic Management Center. Project required design and construction of multiple communication repeater towers throughout Los Angeles County.