
Operating and maintaining water and wastewater networks requires sifting through vast volumes of data, with a significant portion derived from CCTV inspections, which is the primary method our industry relies on to assess the state of underground collection system assets. These inspections provide pivotal insights that underpin accurate spend forecasting, pipe rehabilitation, replacement, and capital…
Asset management

Generally, Water Drop videos are recorded and produced by our North American technical team, but this edition is happy to welcome some expertise from ‘the land down under’! Welcome Tran Nguyen as she tackles how to utilize the Area Takeoff Method in InfoWorks ICM and Matt Piggot who demonstrates a hydrologic workflow between InfoWorks ICM…
Water Talks

As urban areas continue to expand and our drainage infrastructure continues to be pushed to the limits, managing stormwater and urban drainage with old methods has become untenable. This isn’t just a regional problem, but a global one. Our teams often get asked, “Does InfoDrainage work in my country/region?” Generally speaking, the answer is going…
Drainage design

Today, August 7th, InfoDrainage Standard and InfoDrainage Ultimate are collapsing into one offering – InfoDrainage – delivering superior drainage design and hydraulic analysis capabilities to users in one product. This change means that now all users will have access to our highly-regarded Civil 3D integration, clash detection functionality, and 2D exceedance analysis tools. Drainage designers,…
Product news

In the last two years, the UK water industry has been under increased scrutiny by Ofwat, the water industry regulator, for ongoing sewage spills in England’s waterways. Ofwat can fine companies up to 10% of their annual sales, and now three water companies have been slapped with a total of £168 million in fines. The…
Industry news

If you live in the UK, you know all about the water industry’s sewage and finance woes. The past few years has seen a steady stream of bad news and increasingly vocal public outcry. But there is reason to believe that things may be finally turning around. Ofwat, the government regulator in charge of funding,…
Sustainability

The Design & Make Conference is heading to sunny San Diego this year, and we’re serving up a packed agenda for our water connoisseurs! This year’s event will run for three days from October 15-17 and will serve as the pivotal event of the year for forging connections, inspiring innovation, and driving a more sustainable…
Events

InfoWorks ICM 2025.2 is here, delivering new cloud tools, improved SWMM diagnostics and import, and extended backwards compatibility for simulation results. Our development teams have been SWMMing through a number of important updates for SWMM modelers in the last several months. As we noted in our last release post, InfoWorks ICM 2025.1 enabled curve number…
Storm, sewer, flood

InfoDrainage 2025.2 is here and with it comes culvert analysis functionality, enhanced flexible reporting capabilities, and speed and simulation improvements. Our team of developers and product leaders have been hard at work not only developing the next generation of drainage design software, InfoDrainage, but also understanding what drainage designers around the world need in their…
Drainage design

Over the next 30 years, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence forecasts that there could be up to a 50% increase in global water demand. The 2023 United Nations World Water Development Report estimates that 2.4 billion people in urban areas face water scarcity by 2050, which is up to half of the…
Commentary