• Join us on Wednesdays for The Drainage Download

    Last month, we kicked off a new initiative, combining our technical resources from multiple teams to answer customers’ burning questions about drainage design in a live setting. Each week, we’ve been sitting together as a group, tackling subjects from 1D-2D analysis to Civil 3D integration with InfoDrainage, as well as answering questions from attendees —…


  • 3 Steps to understanding water loss and leakage: strategic overview, zonal planning, operations

    Utilities sometimes spend large amounts of money on non-revenue water. If you spend hours developing annual water loss reports to track the money you spend on non-revenue water, you may be eager to find a leakage strategy to reduce these losses throughout your water network, for both transmission and distribution. While leakage strategies may mean…


  • White paper surveys UK architects about upcoming 2024 SuDS regulations. Are they ready? Are developers?

    The UK government has announced that it will be mandatory to include Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in virtually all new housing developments in England beginning in 2024. This is a win for proponents of SuDS, but one that feels like it has been a long time coming. This will bring England in line with Scotland,…


  • InfoWorks ICM 2024.1 New Section Tool

    New capabilities for SSF professionals with InfoWorks ICM 2024.1, plus new XPSWMM/XPStorm and XPViewer

    If the new cloud capabilities from our last InfoWorks ICM version update weren’t enough, our latest release InfoWorks ICM 2024.1 continues to improve your workflow efficiencies through new bottom orifice representation, a new level section view, and additional enhancements to culvert representation.   New bottom orifice  You can now better represent your real network conditions and…


  • Helping ISG make a smooth migration from XPSWMM to InfoWorks ICM

    ISG is a nationally recognized, 100% employee-owned, multi-disciplinary architecture, engineering, environmental, and planning firm with a diverse portfolio of water-related work throughout the Midwest US that extends from watershed planning to urban redesign and everything in between. This year, they celebrate their 50th year in business. After being diligent users of XPSWMM for many years,…


  • What is One Water?

    What is the ‘One Water’ movement & how is it being promoted?

    Is One Water more than just an emerging catchphrase? Or is it a key to solving the water industry's challenges?


  • San Francisco Public Utilities Commission uses InfoWorks ICM to model a combined system

    The San Francisco Public Utility Commission (SFPUC) owns and operates close to 1,000 miles of sewer mains, 3 treatment facilities, 200 million gallons of storage, 26 pump stations and 36 combined sewer discharge outfalls. Interestingly, it is the only coastal city in California with a combined sewer system that collects and treats both wastewater and…


  • How InfoDrainage supports Sustainable Drainage Design (SuDS) workflows

    How do engineers ensure cities don’t flood when it rains too hard? Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) are widely used in urban drainage design to manage stormwater and rainwater runoff, as well as promote sustainable drainage practices.  When storms cause flooding, we often want to make water flow as quickly as possible away from the problem. But…


  • InfoWorks WS Pro 2024: new cloud capabilities, included transient analysis, and more

    The latest update of InfoWorks WS Pro 2024 includes cloud functionalities, surge analysis, and the ability to merge network changes. InfoWorks WS Pro is now a hybrid on-premises and cloud product, available as part of an Autodesk subscription, using a single installer, which simplifies the access to our cloud capabilities. Flexible database storage You can…


  • [Video] Colby Manwaring on Scottish Canal’s unique digital twin that is revitalising Glasgow

    Last year at this time, I was riding a bike along the canals of Glasgow, tagging along with an extremely talented film crew from BBC StoryWorks to help document the incredible progress Scottish Canals has made in revitalizing their waterways. The film that came out of this trip, Europe’s First Smart Canal, is beautiful. We’re…