Water Distribution Modeling
Jones & Henry has extensive experience developing water distribution models for water supply system administrators.
Our tools assist communities with designing needed improvements (such as water line extensions and reinforcements, elevated and ground storage, and booster stations) and troubleshooting existing problems.
Services
Services we provide for developing a water distribution model include:
- Model development
- Analyses of present and future conditions
- Field testing of system pressure and flows
- Training owner-employees in the use of the model
Benefits
Our water distribution models can help you with:
1) Troubleshooting
- Determining causes of low pressures
- Assessing problems affecting tank filling or emptying
- Evaluating causes of deficient fire-flows
2) Vulnerability Assessments
- Determining the reliability of your system under unfavorable conditions
- Water Quality Modeling: evaluating the effects of introducing a contaminant at one or more locations with the system
- Assessing the ability of the system to provide adequate protection against fires
3) Emergency Planning
- Developing strategies for minimizing the impact of system outages, contamination, and other emergencies so you can minimize what-if scenarios
- Responding to emergencies in real-time, predicting the influence of crisis events, as well as assessing the impact of various possible corrective actions
- Evaluating past emergencies, understanding their causes, studying the effects of actions taken at that time (and those that could have been taken), and evaluating alternative solutions
4) System Security
- Master Planning (including both new development and rehabilitation)
- Feasibility Studies
- Designing new components (pipes, booster stations, and storage) and evaluating the impact of proposed improvements (pipe replacement and parallel pipes)
- Designing new developments/subdivisions
When our study is complete, we will provide you with the system model for ongoing use.
Sewer Modeling
Throughout our 90+ years of operation, Jones & Henry has helped numerous communities evaluate the capacity of their water collection systems and proposed solutions.
In recent years, we’ve provided computer sewer models and assisted communities in understanding their collection systems.
Sewer system models help communities like yours view flow levels, velocities, and surcharge conditions in many areas of your sewer network simultaneously. We use these models to develop what-if scenarios to simulate proposed system modifications before construction.
These models can also help you evaluate downstream impacts to determine the best holistic design solution for your water collection system.
Services
Some services we provide for developing a sewer system model include:
- Model development
- Flow monitoring for model calibration and I/I assessments
- Development of programs for system improvement
- Training owner-employees in the use of the modeling software
Benefits
- Assessing your system’s capacity under various flow scenarios
- Assessing capacity-related issues like overflows, basement backups, street flooding, and more
- Determining how a system expansion might affect your overall operation
- Examining effects before and after rehabilitation
- Optimizing the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of your sanitary sewer collection systems
- When our study is complete, we will provide you with the system model for ongoing use.
Storm System Modeling
Jones & Henry utilizes mathematical models to help communities to develop effective management strategies to reduce the impact of flooding.
Using solutions like the EPA’s Storm Water Management Model (SWMM), we can tailor the complexity of your model to obtain a comprehensive understanding of your storm system’s behavior and performance.
We can assist you in your storm water management strategies to maximize capital resource expenditures, improve urban drainage in your community, and ameliorate common flooding impacts.
Some specific activities we can help you with include:
- Model development
- Flow monitoring for model calibration
- Identifying deficiencies in your drainage system
- Proposing strategies for improvement
- Developing prioritized lists of improvements
- Providing cost estimates for improvements
- Training owner-employees in the use of modeling software
