A SCADA telemetry and instrumentation installation for a real-time water-quality monitoring station in Abu Nuseir, Amman — delivered by CEC for the Water Authority of Jordan as part of the broader north-Amman water network.
The Telemetry System for the Water Quality Station is an instrumentation and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) project delivered by CEC for the Water Authority of Jordan, providing real-time monitoring of water quality at a station in the Abu Nuseir area of north Amman. As Jordan's water network grows in complexity — with treated water moving between sources, reservoirs, and distribution zones across the capital — continuous monitoring of parameters such as chlorine residual, turbidity, pressure, and flow at key network points has become essential to ensuring the safety and reliability of the supply reaching consumers.
CEC's scope on this project was electro-mechanical and instrumentation in nature: installation of sensor arrays at the monitoring station to capture water-quality parameters, data-transmission infrastructure to relay readings back to a central monitoring system, and a control kiosk or small building to house the instrumentation panels, communications equipment, and power supply for the station. The completed system allows the Water Authority of Jordan's operators to monitor water quality at this point in the network remotely and in real time, triggering alerts if readings move outside acceptable ranges.
This telemetry station forms part of the broader Abu Nuseir water network, working alongside the reservoir and pump station infrastructure CEC has also delivered in the same area — together providing both the physical water storage and pumping capacity, and the monitoring intelligence, needed to manage supply to this part of Amman reliably. CEC's delivery drew on our First Grade Water and Sewerage classification and our growing capability in instrumentation and control systems for water infrastructure.
Installing a SCADA telemetry system for water quality monitoring involves a different skill set from civil pipeline or reservoir works, with its own specific challenges:
CEC's scope on the Water Quality Telemetry System covered civil works for the control kiosk/building foundation and structure; installation of water-quality sensor arrays and sample-line tappings onto the network pipework; installation of instrumentation panels, communications equipment, and data-logging hardware within the kiosk; electrical works including power supply and backup provisions; configuration and testing of the data-transmission link to the Water Authority's central monitoring system; and commissioning and calibration of all sensors prior to handover.
Instrumentation works on a live potable water network require particular care to avoid any risk of contamination or supply interruption. CEC carried out all sensor-tapping and sample-line connections using approved hygienic fittings and disinfection procedures, and tested the completed system thoroughly before handover to confirm that sensor readings matched independent laboratory results. Electrical and communications installations within the control kiosk were completed to the relevant safety standards, with full documentation provided to the Water Authority of Jordan for ongoing operation and maintenance of the station.
Water quality telemetry. Reservoirs and pump stations. SCADA-enabled water networks across Amman. CEC has built Jordan's water future for nearly five decades. First Grade classified.
