成功实施供水遥测系统有很多方面。这篇文章涵盖了四个在提供一个经济高效的系统中很重要的特定主题:快速响应火流的控制策略；低成本的专线通信；自动试井程序；以及标准化的增压泵站控制。用于说明这些主题的示例基于内华达州里诺市塞拉太平洋电力公司西太平洋公用事业部监控和数据采集（SCADA）系统的案例研究。

There are many aspects to the successful implementation of telemetry systems for water distribution. This article covers four specific topics that are important in providing a cost effective system: control strategies for quick response to fire flows; low cost, leased line communications; automatic well testing procedures; and standardized booster pump station controls. The examples used to illustrate these topics are based on a case study of the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system for the Westpac Utilities Division of Sierra Pacific Power Company in Reno, Nevada.