Avert costly Collection System Repairs via hydraulic modeling. Public works departments and agencies have options when it comes to sewer flow monitoring, we outline methods to pinpoint problems while being cost-effective in their approach.
Inflow & Infiltration Analysis: An Important Component to Sewer Flow Monitoring Programs
Hydraulic modeling involves using a computer program to accurately predict the flow characteristics of wastewater through the pipelines of a sanitary sewer system. Weaknesses within the system are located by running simulations of design storm events (typically 5- or 10-year events) through the model to estimate the system’s reaction to increased flows due to inflow and infiltration (I/I). To calibrate the model, engineers use flow data collected from strategic locations within the collection system.