This webinar aims to help small system owners and consultants make better-informed decisions on system operation and planning to optimize the use of capital funds, enhance emergency response, and reduce operations and maintenance costs.
The main goal of the webinar is to present insights into and advantages of hydraulic models for small systems and how hydraulic models can help small utilities with their operation and planning. Hydraulic models can be applied to predict system pressure and water age, calculate available fire flow, identify bottlenecks within water systems, and aid in emergency response and preparedness. By testing different alternatives and their effectiveness, models can help utilities make planning and operation decisions in order to maximize system benefits within limited available funding.
This webinar will include following main components:
1. Basics of hydraulic modeling, including physics-based and data-based models
2. Challenges of hydraulic model builds specifically for small systems
3. Benefits of hydraulic models for small systems, including
a) Operations optimization for energy use reduction
b) Capital improvement planning
c) Project funding justification
4. Case studies and application of hydraulic models focusing on:
a) Development planning & growth
b) Data-based model application to small systems
c) Hydraulic model-assisted emergency response
Learning Objectives:
(1) Understand benefits and challenges of hydraulic models for small systems
(2) Gain knowledge of how models can be used to optimize operations and reduce energy requirements
(3) Understand capabilities of hydraulic models to aid in emergency response and preparedness
(4) Understand how the model results can be used for capital improvement projects
(5) Introduce real-time, data-based models and how they can benefit small systems
Panel of Experts:
— Sasa Tomic; Digital Water \ Utility Management Services, Burns & McDonnell
— Melissa Brunger; Associate Water/Wastewater Planning, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
— Dr. Behnaz Khakbaz; Lead Hydraulic Engineer, Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam, Inc
— Luke Butler; Director of Innovation, Qatium
Registration is per person, and allows webinar access for one person on one computer. All registrants will receive a link to view the webinar recording, within 7 days after airing.
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