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How the US IIJA infrastructure bill impacts the water sector
Since the Clean Water Act/Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, the federal government has actively supported wet infrastructure investment through various means, including the recently passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). This new bill, and its section 914, centers on authorizing and creating programs to support drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The…
Commentary
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Public-Private Partnerships (P3) funding for water infrastructure and how to limit risk
Public-Private Partnerships (P3) have been a popular funding mechanism for public works projects around the world since the late 80s. More recently, P3 programs have been initiated to help address water quality concerns related to stormwater by providing funding for stormwater retrofits and the development of green infrastructure throughout a municipality, and has become a…
Drainage design
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Info360 Asset launches public beta
We’ve just launched a public beta for Info360 Asset, our software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that was released at the beginning of the year. Info360 Asset helps asset management practitioners review, store, and manage all inspection data effectively, assess condition conveniently, and determine risks accurately, all from a single cloud-based platform. It also provides non-technical stakeholders with an easy-to-understand…
Product news
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9 mistakes we often see in hydraulic modeling
We have seen the same mistakes made over and over. We have designed and built the InfoWorks ICM and WSPro Workgroup architecture so that you don’t have to make these same mistakes again. 1. Your model is not purpose-driven The first mistake is embarking on a project without a clear purpose. That purpose could be…
Storm, sewer, flood
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How to find critical pipe bursts
When a pipe bursts, how do you find the critical pipes?
Water distribution
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The massive scale of one of the biggest flood mapping projects in Australia
An ambitious project to roll out one of the largest flood mapping projects in Australia is using InfoWorks ICM for flood modelling and data management. The Tasmanian Flood Map Project, supported by the expertise of WMAwater, SES Tasmania, Indicium Dynamics and Autodesk, will use a modern technology platform and up-to-date methodology to support and benefit…
Storm, sewer, flood
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Collaborating on building and running hydraulic models using InfoWorks WS Pro’s Workgroup technology
If your organisation has team members who work on the same hydraulic model at the same time, they probably generate several versions of the same model file. When this happens, keeping track of model file versions and model changes is next to impossible. This is a common – but definitely solvable – problem. InfoWorks WS…
Water distribution
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Western Virginia Water Authority makes asset management software work for everyone
Better asset data for modeling As the Infrastructure Asset Manager at the Western Virginia Water Authority, Jim O’Dowd has responsibility for planning, managing, direction setting, and administration of the Asset Management Program for the Authority’s water distribution and wastewater collection systems. These are made up of around 1,000 miles of sewer and 1,200 miles of…
Customer stories
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Sanitary and combined sewer overflows: a fast, effective solution
Protect property and your reputation Reducing the occurrence and volume of sanitary sewer (SSOs) and combined sewer overflows (CSOs) contributes to ecologically, socially, and economically sound wastewater management for communities while protecting private and commercial property and the reputation of the water utility. Networks with capacity issues, maintenance or structural problems such as blockages and…
Asset management
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5 ways live water modeling helps you make better business decisions
Utilities and municipalities make significant investments in their development and planning to better serve the residents of their communities. It’s no surprise that they value simplicity and reliability. They not only need to make sure people are safe and happy, they want to be able to optimize performance and increase productivity from their teams to…
Storm, sewer, flood