Wastewater
Systems

Protect your
treatment plant,
pump-station and distribution network.
Keep service flowing and cyber-risks contained

The wastewater sector is at a critical juncture. As treatment plants, pumping stations and distribution networks become increasingly automated and connected, cyber-threats are evolving in parallel. Aging infrastructure, tight budgets and regulatory pressures combine with wider OT/IT convergence. As shown in the recent 60-minute TV show, the automation layer is no longer just “the pipes and pumps” – it’s also the attack surface.

With octoplant, wastewater and other utilities gain a platform designed to protect the very automation layer that keeps communities running. You get unified visibility, full version control, backup and recovery, and OT-security built in. You’re not just complying, you’re resilient.

RESILIENT FLOW,
SECURED OPERATIONS

Resilient Operations
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Operational Resilience & Continuous Service
Modern wastewater operations mean distributed assets and large cyberthreat – from remote lift-stations to treatment loops to network sensors. Octoplant lets you automate backups and recovery of any device, including PLC logic, HMI/SCADA projects, and version histories. If a configuration error, cyber-incident or human mistake happens, you roll back to a known-good state. Downtime is minimized, service continuity maintained.

From Reactive to Proactive OT Security
The ‘60 minutes’ TV show episode about China hacking America’s critical infrastructure frames the shift: it’s no longer enough to patch after the fact. Octoplant and Octovision allow you to map CVEs to devices, detect unauthorized configuration changes, track drift, and deviations. With Octovision as a part of your OT security strategy, you gain visibility into vulnerabilities and configuration dynamics. This aligns with the broader water‐sector risk realities (e.g., that many utilities are under-resourced yet high-value targets for cyberattacks).

Full Change & Version Control
Who changed what, when, where and why? Octoplant provides a complete change history, version comparisons and rollback capability. For wastewater utilities managing sites across geography, this means configuration drift is avoided, standardization is enforced, and human error is reduced.

Audit-Ready Documentation & Compliance Support
Regulators are increasing pressure on water/wastewater operators. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) makes clear that cybersecurity is part of water/wastewater resilience. Octoplant allows you to automate audit trails, create configuration logs, and deliver structured documentation that auditors, regulators and stakeholders need.

Centralized Management for Distributed Networks
Wastewater networks span many sites. You need a central dashboard that deploys standardized configurations across plants, supports remote stations, and manages assets and version states across all sites. Octoplant and Octovision offer unified management  – moving from fragmented OT data to unified visibility.

Why wastewater utilities must act now
The automation layer in water and wastewater systems is increasingly exposed: remote sensors, IoT devices, SCADA/PLC systems, and contractor access points. Many assets were not designed with cybersecurity in mind.
Cyber attacks are becoming more organized, with wastewater and utility systems viewed as easy targets.

Cyber threats are escalating: utilities are often considered "target-rich but resource-poor" due to budget and staffing constraints, despite their critical infrastructure status.
Service disruptions can have serious consequences, including public health risks, environmental harm, regulatory liabilities, and reputational damage.

Expectations for compliance and resilience are rising—securing operations is now essential, not optional.

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How octoplant supports wastewater operations
Industrial Systems Backup
automated, routine capture of PLC programs, HMI/SCADA logic, network devices and configurations. Instant rollback when needed.
Versioning & Version Management
manage full version history of controllers, HMI projects, SCADA configurations; compare versions; restore previous versions with a click.
Change Management
centralised workflows, audit logs of who did what, when and why; alerts for deviations or unauthorised changes.
OT Security
asset discovery, CVE mapping to devices, continuous vulnerability data, prioritisation of high-risk assets.
Asset Management
full inventory of devices (PLCs, RTUs, field I/O, sensors, network devices), their firmware, vulnerabilities, relationships; ideal for geographically distributed assets.
Regulatory Compliance
built-in support for frameworks such as NIST, NIS2 (EU) and others, plus audit-friendly exports of change logs, version histories and backups.
Use-Case Scenarios for Wastewater Utilities
A remote lift station pump logic is incorrectly updated, causing shutting down of flows; via octoplant you roll back to previous version within minutes, avoiding overflow or service interruption.

A regulation audit demands full traceability of firmware updates across dozens of sites; octoplant’s logs and version history deliver proof automatically.
A cyber-actor attempts to change HMI logic in a treatment plant network; octoplant detects an unauthorised configuration change, alerts the team, and allows restoration to safe state before process is compromised.

Multiple distributed pump stations have inconsistent configurations leading to drift and increased risk; octoplant enforces standardised configurations, flags drift, reduces human error and operational risk.