Highly Anticipated Cloud Service Helps Water Utilities Reduce Infiltration and Inflow

Across the globe, rainfall is triggering an increase in infiltration and inflow in both combined and separate sewer networks. This reduces the ability of sanitary sewer systems and treatment facilities to transport and treat wastewater. As a result, wastewater treatment processes are disrupted, and poorly treated wastewater is discharged into the environment, putting public health at risk.

Future City Flow, a real-time decision support platform, helps water utilities address this challenge. Launched by DHI, the smart online service has proven to effectively reduce overflows through the unique integration of data collection, management, and analytics combined with high-efficiency modelling of existing and forecasted conditions. With Future City Flow, a city’s water flows can be proactively managed through the careful evaluation of potential operational scenarios to buffer the impacts of weather, growing urban populations, densification, and aging infrastructure.

How it works

The Cloud-based operational service uses weather forecasting to predict inflows and load to the wastewater system. Through real-time simulation, it provides automated control on how to optimize the system – such as by minimizing combined sewer overflows, reducing flooding, and achieving a stable inflow to the treatment plant. Through a scenario-based model planning tool, Future City Flow also helps stakeholders test and identify cost-efficient measures and achieve targets within budgets and timelines.

‘Future City Flow enables utilities to proactively operate their wastewater systems to optimize the transport and treatment of wastewater using existing infrastructure. In the long run, Future City Flow can help identify strategies that maximize ROI and thereby bolster their investment planning,’ explains Cecilia Wennberg, DHI’s Vice President of Urban Market Development.

To learn more about Future City Flow and to request a free demo, visit https://www.dhigroup.com/operational-services/future-city-flow and sign up for the free webinar happening 11 Feb 2021 (https://www.theacademybydhi.com/course-sessions/webinar---future-city-flows--take-control-of-your-inflow-and-infiltration--the-right-measures-at-the-right-time-now-and-in-the-future-41600019-107?_ga=2.121396110.707548860.1610969550-363940565.1559224945).

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jjma@dhigroup.com

DHI is an independent, international consulting and research organization with a focus on advancing technological development and competence within the field of water environments. DHI offers a wide range of consulting services and leading-edge technologies software tools, chemical/biological laboratories, and physical model test facilities as well as field surveys and monitoring programs. DHI specializes in the application of the MIKE Powered by DHI integrated suite of modelling software covering physically described processes of urban, water resources, coastal, marine, and ecological systems.

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