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Achieving accurate and timely continuous emissions monitoring and reporting is a challenge for companies in a variety of industries. Simply monitoring emission sources is only the beginning. Companies need reliable, real-time data collection and reporting in order to ensure compliance and keep their processes running efficiently.

Current emission requirements are more complex than ever before. The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments have placed significant new monitoring and documentation burdens on facilities and environmental managers. Previous methods of simply responding to emissions deviations are no longer sufficient. Today, facilities are required to report their deviations in a timely fashion, accurately record their response to and disposition of these deviation events, and to also actively certify compliance on a regular basis. These demands can significantly increase the cost, complexity, and potential for errors within your facility's environmental compliance program.

Prism Systems’ Environmental Reporting Solution (ERS) software package provides automated compliance capability in a single, comprehensive web-based package. ERS provides seamless, integrated process-level data collection with full-compliance regulatory reporting capabilities for plants and processes of all types. These are just a few of the reasons why more companies are choosing the ERS system for compliance management.




  • Title V regulatory / permit compliance tools
  • Compliance for MACT I / MACT II and Boiler MACT
    requirements
  • Increased accuracy and consistency compared to spreadsheets and paper-based systems
  • Automated Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction (SSM)
    detection / disposition
  • Improved environmental risk management
  • Automated data collection and reporting
  • Integrated DCS, PLC, and database interfaces
  • Native OSI PI Interface
  • Native Industrial SQL Interface
  • Single repository for all emissions data
  • Automated email event reporting / escalation
  • Web-based, enterprise-wide solution
  • Open-architecture, non-proprietary design
  • Lower total cost of ownership (TOC) than in-house developed systems
  • User-defined / manual event logging and reporting capabilities
  • Web-based, server architecture: no client software to install/maintain
  • Historical archiving of process data and emissions data
  • On-line documentation: checklists, process drawings, procedures, etc.
  • Minimizes information gaps and time-consuming manual administration tasks
  • Compliance calendar: scheduler / reminder tools for permit renewal, sampling, etc.
  • Increases management's confidence in data when filing reports

Prism Systems ERS product is an effective, cost-efficient alternative to using manual spreadsheets and/or multiple disjointed legacy systems to achieve compliance. ERS provides automated compliance capability in a single, comprehensive package. Designed to be flexible as well as scalable, the Prism Systems ERS solution easily accommodates changes in environmental regulations as well as plant / process changes.

Utilizing existing plant control/historian systems such as DCS & PLC systems, OSI PI, Industrial SQL, etc., the ERS package takes full advantage of your existing plant control and monitoring infrastructure. Whether it's combining data from the plant-floor or interfacing to an Enterprise-wide database, the ERS system provides a common portal and reporting interface for all users.




The ERS package is a complete, ready-to-use environmental solution right out of the box. However, ERS is not just some "canned" package that limits you to a fixed set of functions. The ERS architecture was designed from the start to be an easy-to-use compliance tool-kit. This unique approach allows customers to easily customize and configure an ERS system to accommodate their current and future needs (and you don't have to be a programmer or an IT professional to do it). ERS also provides for essentially unlimited on-line documentation capabilities. You can easily publish checklists, process diagrams, forms, permits, etc., all right within the ERS system. Below are just some of the readily configurable features:

  • Emissions Management
    • Corrective Action (Checklist)
    • Reason Codes/Descriptions
    • Operator ID / Comments
  • On-Line Documentation
    • Process Diagrams
    • Corrective Action Checklists
    • Emission Detection Implementation Diagrams
  • On-Demand Regulatory Reports
    • Federal Regulatory Reports (MACT I, MACT II, Boiler MACT)
    • Local and State Reports (Title V)
  • Continuous Emission Monitor Reports
    • Opacity, TRS, SO2, NOx, etc.
    • Daily, Calibration, Exceedance, Downtime
  • Integrated Compliance Calendar
    • User-Defined Tasks
    • Calibration
    • Sampling
    • Equipment / Process Audits
    • Visual / Manual Inspections
  • Email Notification / Escalation
Many companies consider developing an environmental solution "in-house" in an attempt to reduce the costs of their environmental plan yet still maintain confidence in their compliance program. However, the reality is that approach often has the opposite results. Most company's IT and/or engineering resources are already spread thin. Even if they have the expertise they rarely have the time to both implement and, just as importantly, maintain a comprehensive environmental management system. With the unique design of ERS, companies have the choice of purchasing a turn-key system or utilizing the ERS package as a starting point for their own in-house implementation. ERS allows your team to do as much or as little of the implementation that you feel comfortable with. Additionally, an ERS system can be deployed in phases allowing your plant to add functionality on a schedule that is accommodating to your budgetary needs as well as your plant's production requirements.




The heart of any successful environmental management system is the timely collection of accurate data. This includes the accurate collection of real-time data and the ability to archive potentially large volumes of historical data as well. The ERS package uses proven, industry-standard database technology to insure the integrity of your environmental data.

ERS includes native interfaces for most brands of PLC and DCS systems as well as integration with OSI PI, Industrial SQL and Microsoft SQL Server. The ERS system also provides for multiple levels of redundancy to insure maximum data integrity. Some of the redundancy features can include:
  • Data buffering in the PLC/DCS
  • Redundant network connections (Profibus, Ethernet, etc.)
  • Support for server-side RAID capabilities
  • Tape and network data backup support




"Our plant and our entire company have always been committed to environmental compliance, and we're more confident than ever in the emissions data at the heart of every State and Federal report we submit today. Prism System's ERS solution is enabling our communities and company-wide management to breathe easier - knowing we've got a cutting-edge environmental reporting system recording emissions and plant operations data around the clock."

Jack Kirkland
Environmental Manager
Smurfit-Stone




A great product is just the start. Our environmental team has years of experience in plants of all types and works closely with our clients to insure a successful installation and optimum payback for your investment. With over 17 years of experience with all types of automation, control, HMI/SCADA and data collection systems in plants all over the world, Prism Systems' experienced engineering staff offers world-class design & development assistance, training, and turn-key installation services.

As a result, the ERS package has a proven track-record and has been successfully deployed in a variety of plants and facilities all across the U.S. It's flexible & scaleable design allows the ERS system to accommodate applications of all sizes. Whether it's a small facility with one or two emission sources or a large plant with hundreds of sources and parametric devices the ERS system can be readily scaled to meet the specific demands of you application.

If your plant or facility could benefit from a modern, comprehensive environmental monitoring and compliance system then don't wait; give us a call today at (251) 341-1140 or send us an e-mail email and learn more about what ERS can do for your facility. If you'd like a free demonstration just click HERE to request a FREE ERS Demo >>>









Click HERE to download a free ERS software brochure. Learn more about our world-class environmental management solutions.








Alarms - Automated alarming tools with
operator ID, pre-configured reason codes,
on-line checklists, and more.

Alarm Disposition - Pre-defined reason codes
and easy-to-use alarm acknowledgement menus
help insure consistent disposition of events.

Reporting - ERS provides comprehensive
reporting capabilities for Federal and State
compliance including MACT I &II, Boiler MACT
and Title V requirements.

System Overview - System overview screens
provide a quick "snapshot" of all the monitors,
emission sources, equipment, and more.

Events - The event manager tool provides
extensive capabilities for sorting, grouping,
and filtering alarm events as well as
user-defined tasks.

Trending - Built-in trending tools provide
advanced graphing capabilities and data
export tools all integrated within ERS.

Maintenance - Integrated maintenance tools
allow for enabling of both compliance and
process-related maintenance functions.

Task Manager - On-line task manager for
creating and assigning compliance related
tasks and provides a task completion
acknowledgement / audit trail.

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