This paper focuses on the challenges faced by the design team in their approach to designing a state-
of-the-art water treatment plant. CDM, Inc.'s design team, which included plant operations and plant
engineering staff, designed around two fieldbuses for its Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS)
design project for the Orange County Water District in Southern California. Foundation Fieldbus was
selected for the majority of analog process control, and DeviceNet was selected for motor control and
miscellaneous discrete signal applications. The paper details the GWRS project followed
by an overview of fieldbus technology and a summary of how the fieldbuses were incorporated into the
design. Includes table, figures.