MWH Soft Releases InfoSWMM For ArcGIS
State-of-the-Art Product Radically Advances Sewer Collection Systems Management with Breakthrough GIS Integration and Comprehensive Urban Drainage Dynamic Modeling
Broomfield, CO -- In its ongoing effort to provide the global wastewater industry with the world's most comprehensive and innovative GIS-centric modeling and design solutions, MWH Soft, Inc., a leading global provider of water resources applications software, today announced the worldwide availability of InfoSWMM for ArcGIS (ESRI, Redlands, CA). Designed specifically for the ArcGIS platform, InfoSWMM is a unique, cutting edge performance product that integrates the needs of both GIS and wastewater engineering professionals in one complete, affordable package. Distinguished by a compelling combination of cutting-edge GIS functionality and hallmark hydraulic, hydrologic and water quality simulation capabilities, InfoSWMM delivers a comprehensive and cost-effective solution for managing urban runoff and wet weather water quality problems in combined, sanitary and storm sewers. It offers users unprecedented power in optimizing their BMP and LID designs and meeting SSO and CSO regulations.
Built atop ArcGIS, InfoSWMM seamlessly integrates asset and business planning with highly advanced (fully) dynamic flow analysis and optimization functionality for the effective management of urban stormwater and wastewater collection systems. Using exceptionally fast, robust and efficient hydraulic simulation capabilities, InfoSWMM can be used to model the entire land phase of the hydrologic cycle. It can perform single event or long-term (continuous) rainfall-runoff simulations that account for climate, soil, land use, and topographic conditions of the watershed. In addition to simulating runoff quantity, InfoSWMM can accurately predict runoff quality - including buildup and washoff of pollutants from primarily urban watersheds. The model also offers very sophisticated Real-Time Control (RTC) schemes for the operational management of wastewater systems and hydraulic structures. The unparalleled performance modeling of InfoSWMM sets new benchmarks in scalability, reliability, functionality and flexibility within the powerful ArcGIS environment.
InfoSWMM is ideally suited for many types of dynamic sewer system analysis, including:
- Modeling rainfall-runoff of urban and rural watersheds
- Designing and sizing drainage system components for flood control
- Sizing detention facilities and their appurtenances for flood control and water quality protection
- Flood plain mapping of natural channel systems
- Master planning sewer collection systems and urban watersheds
- System evaluations associated with USEPA regulations, including NDPES permits, CMOM, and TMDL
- Designing control strategies to minimize combined sewer overflows
- Assessing the impact of inflow and infiltration on sanitary sewer overflows
- Generating non-point source pollutant loadings for waste load allocation studies
- Evaluating the effectiveness of BMPs for reducing wet weather pollutant loadings
- Analyzing river hydraulics and associated flooding problems
Support of the powerful ArcGIS platform as well as USEPA's industry-standard Stormwater Management Model (SWMM5) makes this a milestone release for effective GIS-centric planning, design, rehabilitation, and expansion of sanitary, storm and combined sewer collection systems. InfoSWMM also offers powerful graphics and reporting tools that make its sophisticated modeling applications fast and easy, regardless of the users' technical expertise - extending its benefits across the entire enterprise.
"GIS is a cornerstone of modern asset management systems, and MWH Soft is the only company to offer a comprehensive, true ArcGIS-centric municipal stormwater management solution," said J. Erick Heath, P.E., Vice President of Sales and Client Relations at MWH Soft. "With native support for geodatabases and comprehensive sewer network modeling and spatial analysis tools, InfoSWMM is poised to become the wastewater modeling standard for the large, established community of ArcGIS professionals. As a full-featured sewer network analysis program, InfoSWMM clearly offers the highest rate of return in the industry. All operations of a typical sanitary, storm and combined sewer system - from analysis and design to management functions such as water quality assessment, urban flooding, real-time control and record keeping - are addressed in a single, fully integrated geoengineering environment. With this new product, we are delivering on our promise to make enterprise water resources GIS modeling easy and affordable."
The release embodies MWH Soft's ongoing commitment to leadership in infrastructure modeling solutions for wastewater industry professionals working in the ArcGIS environment. Early reaction to InfoSWMM has been extremely enthusiastic. Terry Farrill, P.E., Hydraulic Engineering Specialist for the Fort Collins-Loveland Water District and a national figure in water and sewer systems modeling, noted, "InfoSWMM continues to build on MWH Soft's outstanding reputation for providing customers with best-of-breed, true ArcGIS-centric modeling applications backed by unparalleled technical support. The company's development of innovative products on the ArcGIS platform is very impressive, and continues to set new standards for modeling excellence. InfoSWMM is ideally suited to enable users to quickly develop a realistic sewer model and identify the most cost-effective way to maintain system capacity and comply with overflow regulations."
"The release of raw and partially treated sewage from municipal combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) into our water bodies continues to pose serious environmental and public health problems," said Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D, President and COO of MWH Soft. "InfoSWMM is the ultimate tool to accurately assess the impacts of such overflows, then formulate and evaluate sound and cost-effective mitigation strategies. We are proud to introduce a revolutionary product that will make an immediate difference in people's lives and in the ecological health of our nation's waterways."
About MWH Soft
MWH Soft is a leading global provider of technical and infrastructure software and professional solutions designed to meet the technological needs of utilities, government industries, and engineering organizations worldwide. Its clients include the majority of the largest North American cities and ENR top-rated design firms. The multifaceted, state-of-the-art CAD- and GIS-enabled products created by MWH Soft empower thousands of engineers across the globe to competitively manage, design, and operate highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems. For more information, visit www.mwhsoft.com.
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