HYDRAULIC MODELING

With every governmental and private entity today required to do more with less, accurate and comprehensive modeling is a vital budget tool for anyone responsible for infrastructure involving the movement of water. Properly done, comprehensive hydraulic modeling allows you to predict the life-cycle cost of your installation or planned improvements.

Optimizing pipeline size and materials, tailoring pump station design to the individual circumstance and proper analysis and mitigation of hydraulic surges all result in reliable and cost-effective piping systems.

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Owen and White’s hydraulic modeling experience includes:

• Model calibration and validation for system optimization

• Identification of operational issues affecting pressure and water quality

• Transmission and distribution system evaluations

• Pump selections

• Infrastructure planning to support future growth

• Routine line sizing for municipal water and wastewater systems

• Fire Flow analysis to help identify areas that need conveyance improvements to increase fire protection

• Develop Unidirectional flushing program to help scour legacy iron and manganese that are causing colored water problems