Singer Valve Blog Automatic Control Valves: How to Assess ACV Applications

This article originally appeared in the November 2016 issue of Water & Wastes Digest.As automation and computers claimed a foothold in the operation and control of reservoirs and elevated water tanks, the industry moved the valve control from mechanical automatic control valves (ACV) to actuated butterfly and ball valves. The primary reason? Actuators can be controlled by SCADA systems, which have been almost universally implemented in modern water systems. Because of this, many water system managers and operators have stopped purchasing the mechanical altitude valve which was the standard for many years.