BROOMFIELD, CO, July 1, 2014 – Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced that East Riding of Yorkshire Council, UK, has selected InfoWorks ICM, the industry’s leading integrated catchment modeling solution, for local flood risk management. By taking advantage of InfoWorks ICM’s powerful 1D and 2D modeling capabilities and predictive analytics, East Riding will be better positioned to implement an effective and reliable strategy for local flood risk management and maintain regulatory compliance.
“As a Lead Local Flood Authority, we are required to prepare and maintain a strategy for flood risk management in our area,” said Andrew Cooper, assistant principal engineer for East Riding. “InfoWorks ICM will help us undertake this challenge more efficiently and effectively by enabling us to model and assess the extents and impacts of multiple sources of flooding, and helping us develop and test solutions aimed at best protecting people, property, critical infrastructure and the urban environment.”
A hallmark of InfoWorks ICM is its dynamic integration of 1D hydrodynamic simulation of flows in rivers, open channels, and pipe networks with 2D hydrodynamic simulation of surface flooding in the urban environment and river floodplain. The industry-leading software provides a powerful solution for simultaneously modeling belowground and aboveground elements of catchments to accurately represent all flow paths and improve understanding of processes occurring in the holistic environment. The software also takes into account interactions of natural and man-made environments and effectively simulates the water quality impact of polluting runoff and effluent from urban areas. Such advanced capabilities greatly enhance wastewater utilities’ ability to predict overflows; support cost-effective drainage design and management; develop online urban flooding forecasts; conceive and evaluate sound and reliable urban catchment strategies such as storm sewer separation, active real-time control, and provision of adequate additional storage; and improve the operation of any drainage system.
As a sophisticated tool for importing, tracking and auditing large amounts of highly complex data, InfoWorks ICM facilitates the development of cost-effective, innovative solutions to engineering challenges as well as a complete understanding of the processes involved. Multiple simulations can be scheduled across a pool of workstations with results returned to a single location, making for highly effective use of computing resources.
“The Innovyze family of smart network modeling and management solutions continues to be the standard for the world’s largest and most prominent water and wastewater utilities,” said Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., BCEEM, NAE, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, F. ASCE, president, COO and chief technical officer of Innovyze. “We are pleased that East Riding has chosen InfoWorks ICM to help the Authority gain a better understanding of current and future extents and impacts of flooding in their areas. Its powerful features will greatly help them improve emergency planning and recovery and develop the solution that best meets their business challenges. We look forward to being a vital part of the continued success of this respected enterprise.”
About Innovyze
Innovyze is a leading global provider of wet infrastructure business analytics software solutions designed to meet the technological needs of water/wastewater utilities, government industries, and engineering organizations worldwide. Its clients include the majority of the largest UK, Australasian, East Asian and North American cities, foremost utilities on all five continents, and ENR top-rated design firms. With unparalleled expertise and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the Innovyze connected portfolio of best-in-class product lines empowers thousands of engineers to competitively plan, manage, design, protect, operate and sustain highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems, and provides an enduring platform for customer success.
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