What is Hydraulic Modeling?
A hydraulic model is a mathematical model of a water/sewer/storm system and is used to analyze the system's hydraulic behaviour. GeoAdvice has extensive experience in the entire suite of hydraulic modeling related services:
Model building
Model loading and allocation
Network and hydraulic analysis
Field testing
Model calibration
Maintenance
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GeoAdvice has extensive experience building and analyzing hydraulic models for various water and sewer studies. We encourage you to contact us to learn more about our services.
Overview of hydraulic modeling projects
Project Name: Water Distribution System Modeling and Capacity Analysis
Client Name: City of Victoria, BC
Project Objectives:
- Build a water model using InfoWater;
- Validate system boundary conditions and all major water system components (i.e. CRD supply points, PRV control valves, and Fairfield pump station);
- Update water and fire flow demands; and
- Calibrate the model and analyze system capacity.
Project Results:
- Water system improvement projects were developed and recommended based on the assessment of the City’s water system under future growth conditions. These projects were developed to satisfy the 2038 pressure and fire flow requirements of the City.
- The proposed system improvements to eliminate the system capacity deficiencies included new pipe loops, pipe upgrades, new PRV stations, and PRV upgrades.
Project Name: Hydraulic Modeling Support Services – Central Park Main 2 (CPM2) New Alignment and Connections Impact Analysis
Client Name: City of Burnaby, BC
Project Objectives:
- Perform a model update;
- Conduct a hydraulic impact analysis;
- Propose water distribution system upgrades; and
- Complete a reserve capacity analysis at the Metro Vancouver connection points under future scenarios to determine whether there is additional capacity available.
Project Results:
- Three options for water distribution system upgrades were developed to mitigate the negative impacts of the new CPM2 alignment and connections.
Project Name: Water Distribution System Hydraulic Capacity and Modeling Analysis of Proposed Developments
Client Name: Clearbrook Waterworks District (CWD), BC
Project Objectives:
- Calculate water and fire flow demands;
- Conduct a hydraulic and fire flow capacity assessment; and
- Identify potential deficiencies and determine any capacity improvements required by the proposed developments.
Project Name: Sanitary Sewer System Modeling and Analysis
Client Name: City of Coquitlam, BC
Project Objectives:
- Develop a reliable, accurate, and user-friendly hydraulic model of the Maillardville sanitary sewer system using InfoSWMM;
- Analysis of the City’s sanitary sewer network to identify any existing and future deficiencies; and
- Identify upgrade recommendations based on existing infrastructure, growth, and development up to the full build-out scenario.
Project Name: Water Distribution Service Hydraulic Water Model Update
Client Name: Capital Regional District (CRD), BC
Project Objectives:
- Update the existing model annually with infrastructure installed since the last update, including new water mains, fire hydrants, pump stations, and pressure control stations.
- Execute a hydrant testing program to collect data to enable the calibration of the updated model.
Project Results:
- GIS data as primary source to update the hydraulic model;
- Demand data updated based on 2020 data from bulk system; and
- A total of 20 flow test results and 20 SCADA sites used to calibrate the model (steady state and EPS).
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