芝加哥供水系统现有的配水监控系统为该市提供了良好的服务。然而，系统正在老化，设备的维修变得越来越困难和昂贵。1990年，该市新的泵站控制中心上线。该系统目前可对该市七座电动泵站中的四座进行连续自动监控和远程控制。剩下的三座发电站将在不久的将来与PSCC相连。PSCC的每小时数据由PSCC的五个电话站手动获取。 PSCC的成功和可靠性导致决定扩展该系统，以实现对五个蒸汽泵站的自动监测，从而自动监测城市配水系统中各个位置的压力。

The Chicago Water System's existing distribution monitoring system has served the city well. However, the system is aging and repair of equipment has become increasingly difficult and expensive. In 1990, the city's new Pumping Station Control Center went online. This system currently provides for the continuous automatic monitoring and remote control of four of the city's seven electric motor driven pumping stations. The three remaining electric stations will be linked to the PSCC in the near future. For report purposes, data from the city's five steam turbine powered pumping stations is obtained manually at the PSCC by hourly telephone calls. The success and reliability of the PSCC led to the decision to expand this system to enable automatic monitoring of the five steam pumping station sand to automatically monitor pressure at locations in the city's water distribution system.