San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Selects Software for Program
Innovyze announced that the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) selected InfoWorks ICM to support its comprehensive Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP).
The commission’s multi-billion dollar capital program will be designed to improve the San Francisco sewer system and address challenges like aging infrastructure, odors and neighborhood impacts, flooding, and existing and future regulations. Since 2006, the SFPUC has used the InfoWorks CS software, and it is currently the hydraulic engine used to model many major capital projects and program elements.
“The latest InfoWorks ICM will assist us in modeling the performance of San Francisco’s combined sewers and urban streets,” said Karen Kubick, director of the SSIP capital program. “By analyzing these elements, we’ll be able to develop a comprehensive roadmap that addresses critical system needs, improves system performance and brings value to our ratepayers.”
A feature of InfoWorks ICM includes its integration of 1-D hydrodynamic simulation of flows in rivers, open channels and pipe networks and 2-D hydronamic simulation of surface flooding in the urban environment and river floodplain. The software provides a solution for simultaneously modeling belowground and aboveground elements of catchments to accurately represent all flow paths and improve understanding of the processes occurring in the holistic environment.
“The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission understands that the first step toward developing a reliable, comprehensive sewer system improvement plan is equipping their engineers and consultants with the very best tools,” said J. Erick Heath, vice president and Americas business director for Innovyze. “We are thrilled that they have chosen Innovyze as their solution partner, and we’re committed to proving they made the right choice every day.”
Source: Innovyze