City of Phoenix Acquires Bentley's SewerGEMS
 EXTON,
PA, Nov 4, 2009 – The city of Phoenix, Ariz., has acquired Bentley’s
SewerGEMS
multiplatform software for sanitary sewer systems to enhance its ability to
analyze, design, and operate its extensive wastewater infrastructure. The
infrastructure serves approximately 1.5 million residents and includes about
5,000 miles of sewer mains and 92,000 sewer manholes. Through their use of
SewerGEMS, engineers with the city’s Water Services Department will be able to
create a dependable wastewater model that will facilitate flexible master
planning, rehabilitation sequencing, development capacity allocation, and
sanitary sewer overflow warnings, while improving the efficiency of daily
operations.
Over the last few years, the water department’s wastewater planning
efforts have been moving away from a “predict and plan” approach to the more
proactive practice of “anticipate and prepare.” The problem is, predictions
of future growth areas and likely growth rates, changing weather patterns,
water appliance efficiencies, and customer behavior are highly unreliable,
offering little insight into conditions for which the water department must
prepare.
Erich Lais, P.E., city of Phoenix civil engineer III, said, “By
developing and analyzing our wastewater model with SewerGEMS’ built-in
hydraulic and hydrology tools, wet-weather calibration methods, Scenario
Control Center, and many other capabilities, we will be able to explore a
broad range of possible future factors and develop a plan to prepare for
each. As a result, we will be better able to adapt to changing conditions
and consequent wastewater system requirements, enabling us to continue to
meet our customers’ needs.”
The city of Phoenix acquired SewerGEMS to complement the WaterGEMS
license it acquired in 2007 to model and analyze its water distribution
system. Because SewerGEMS includes the same model management tools and has a
user interface very similar to that of WaterGEMS, it will be very easy for
the city’s project teams to use this new software.
About SewerGEMS
From urban sewer planning to overflow remediation analysis to optimized
best management practices designs, SewerGEMS provides an easy-to-use
environment for engineers to analyze, design, and operate sanitary and
combined sewer systems. Users of SewerGEMS can work across four
interoperable platforms, including MicroStation, ArcGIS, AutoCAD, and a
Windows stand-alone platform, while accessing a single, shared project data
source. This means modeling teams can leverage the skills of engineers from
different departments, and engineers can flatten learning curves by choosing
the environment they already know – while providing results that can be
visualized on multiple platforms. For additional information about SewerGEMS,
visit
www.bentley.com/en-US/Products/SewerGEMS.
About the City of Phoenix Water Services
Department
The City of Phoenix Water Services Department has consistently provided a
reliable supply of drinking water and wastewater services that meets or
surpasses all standards for health and safety at a cost lower than most
cities in the Southwest. More than 90 percent of the water delivered to its
1.5 million customers comes from water sources such as lakes, rivers, and
streams. The remaining water delivered to its customers comes from
groundwater (wells). The surface water is treated at one of six water
treatment plants. For additional information about the City of Phoenix Water
Services Department, visit
http://phoenix.gov/WATER/aboutus.html.
About Bentley Systems, Inc.
Bentley is the global leader dedicated to providing architects,
engineers, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software
solutions for sustaining infrastructure. Founded in 1984, Bentley has more
than 2,700 colleagues and offices in more than 45 countries, achieved in
2008 the milestone of $500 million in revenues, and, since 1995, has
invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.
For additional information about Bentley, visit
www.bentley.com.
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