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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 17th, 2009
Contact: Ryan Bruss
Tel. (425) 216-7555
Fax. (425) 216-7558
Email. news@remotecontroltech.com
The National Parks Service Saves Time and Money Retrofitting Aging Water Systems
Remote Control Technology, Inc. has partnered with the National Parks Service to provide simple wireless solutions for control and monitoring to eliminate the costs and hassle associated with aging wire and phone lines.
National Parks, U.S.A. – America’s National Parks are pristine wildernesses, campgrounds, mountain ranges, nature preserves and much more. However, most people don’t recognize the effort it takes to keep them that way. Water systems are an integral part of this preservation. Because of the remote nature of these parks, there are many challenges to overcome in the installation and maintenance of these systems.
In most parks, the water systems have been installed for decades and are beginning to decay. Buried control wires and leased phone lines, which are typical in communicating tank levels, pump controls, fault alarms, etc., are failing and causing problems. Add to that the rugged terrain in these parks and the challenges increase exponentially. “When control wire or phone lines go bad, Maintenance Technicians are forced to either dig them up to repair them, or find another way to control and monitor the systems. Many of these technicians are choosing the latter,” says Cindy Gladner, Executive Vice President at Remote Control Technology.
The simple answer to these problems is the use of wireless technology. National Parks Service Technicians have been noticing the benefits of skipping the wire and phone lines altogether. “[RCT] products continue to save us money and convenience by not having to use and pay for deteriorating phone lines, which have caused problems in the past,” stated Ron Jerla the Water Treatment Supervisor for Yellowstone National Park. The Park had five separate wastewater systems that needed flow control and level monitoring. Mr. Jerla installed several RCT products to wirelessly control and monitor the systems from distances ranging from ½ mile to 3 ½ miles in addition to solar power kits for locations without utility power. Similar solutions can be found at Yosemite National Park wirelessly controlling water well pumps and at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore remotely monitoring lift stations.
Remote Control Technology’s simple wireless solutions are quickly becoming the method of choice for solving the problems of aging phone lines and control wires in the National Parks. Mr. Jerla already has plans to install RCT products in 2 more locations and other National Park Service maintenance technicians are in the planning stages for adding wireless technology to their parks.
Remote Control Technology, Inc. solves control and telemetry problems with simple wireless solutions packaged with superior knowledge and customer service.
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For more information about this topic or to schedule an interview, contact Ryan Bruss by phone at (425) 216-7555 or by email at news@remotecontroltech.com
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