Tarentum is being lauded for its efforts to improve efficiency across borough electric and water monitoring systems.
It was among recipients of the Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence, announced Wednesday. The recognition is for information technology, specifically, the borough’s integrated smart utility and infrastructure monitoring system.
Highlights of the new program include layered assessment for better situational awareness. Advanced metering infrastructure across electric and water systems is combined with GIS mapping, acoustic leak detection, pressure monitoring and real-time alerting…