SAMS SOLUTIONS – TECHNICAL BLOG
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SAMS provides state of the art technologies for Utility Information Management Tools for water, wastewater, crossconnection, pretreatment, air quality and storm water management programs. SAMS has expanded its portfolio to include Asset, Work Order Management and Inventory Management tool “SAMS Asset Management”. Why do you need SAMS Asset Management? It is pivotal for an organization …
NJBSoft conducted an all-day SAMS Technical Hands-on Workshop on February 20, 2020, hosted by the City of Mesa at the Brown Road Water Treatment Plant, Mesa, AZ. This event was attended by over 50 specialists from various utilities and an additional 30 on-line attendees. The event included several on-line presentations to help SAMS users better …
The baby boomer generation has reached retirement age and it is expected that millions of individuals will be leaving the working force over the next decade. The ‘boomers’ are defined as post-world War II individuals born between 1946-1964 and are now leaving jobs in waves. Without proper succession planning, institutional knowledge and experience can be …
Hello, As we begin to kick off 2020, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on 2019. What a year! We are privileged to walk this path with our clients, team, family and friends. Our success was remarkable, and I would like to share some stories with you. We doubled our clients and bagged some …
What is the appropriate amount of water quality sampling at well sites and surface water treatment plants? The answer to this question varies widely among water utilities and is often driven by costs and staffing. For some, monitoring to meet the minimum State requirements is enough. While other utilities monitor more frequently than required with …
Water Quality supervisors and their staff are tasked with making sure their utility remains compliant with all drinking water regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set regulatory limits on over 90 contaminants in drinking water. Additionally, the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) allows states to enforce EPA limits and approves states to further develop …
Paperless field data collection using mobile devices is replacing the way water operators gather, store, and share site information. The days of manually recording site inspections using logbooks is quickly changing. Data such as water levels, electric & chemical use, equipment status and other details is becoming easier to manage using smart phones and mobile …
NJBSoft is excited to announce the recent launch of their new SAMSAsset Management module. This new Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) product has recently been installed and implemented at a utility in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The design and features of the system compliments NJBSoft’s existing suite of compliance software. Current SAMS users will immediately recognize …
A hot topic in many boardrooms and executive offices these days is “Dashboards” – having immediate access to the key performance drivers necessary to manage a successful business. Dashboards can provide an at-a-glance overview of corporate successes, as well as visual alerts where a business may be falling behind. Data displayed in dashboards is often …
Knowing what, when, and where to monitor by drinking water systems can be a daunting task. Groundwater and surface water sources within a utility may include weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, triennial, and even 9-year schedules at each source location. Additional monitoring rules such as UCMR, LT2ESWTR (LT2-Microbial), etc. may further increase sample collection at these …