Greater Cincinnati Sewer Adopts InfoSWMM

Owned by the County and managed by the City of Cincinnati, the MSD handles wastewater collection and treatment for approximately 800,000 customers in 33 municipalities in Hamilton County, Ohio. Its wastewater infrastructure system includes more than 3,000 miles of combined and separate sanitary sewer lines, approximately 120 pump stations and seven major wastewater treatment plants. MSD will use InfoSWMM as a tool for modelling and managing its sewer infrastructure and optimizing its capital improvement projects.

"We chose InfoSWMM Executive Suite for a number of reasons," said Eric Saylor, MSD System Wide Model Team. "They include its hydraulic computational engine, modelling capabilities, GIS functionality, good data and scenario management, ease of use, and its compatibility with USEPA SWMM5."

The InfoSWMM analysis and design program addresses all operations of a typical sewer system from analysis and design to management functions such as water quality assessment, hydrogen sulfide buildup and corrosion potential, pollution prediction, low impact development (LID) practices, sediment transport and deposition, urban flooding, real-time control and record keeping in a single, fully integrated geo-engineering environment. The program's hydraulic and water quality computational engine is endorsed by USEPA and certified by FEMA. These factors and more produce an enhanced modeling experience and greater realism of displayed results, advantages that translate to increased productivity, reduced costs, better efficiency and improved designs.

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