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  1. niibii

    Updating Hydraulic Model

    Updating water model with new mains and demands cvg. I have used EPANET and WaterCAD.I plan on using WaterCAD. I have used WaterCAD in modeling smaller water systems not updating a bigger Water Model with 12,000 miles of waterlines. Does this help? Thanks anyway.
  2. niibii

    Updating Hydraulic Model

    Sorry, Water.
  3. niibii

    Updating Hydraulic Model

    I have been tasked to update my company's hydraulic model developed by a consultant 2-3 years ago. does anyone know what softwares I will need to make this happen. All I have righ now is WaterCAD and Atlas GIS (we use in maintaining our system maps). I would appreciate any suggestions or remaks...
  4. niibii

    Pump Design -Help

    I am trying to design a small pump for a set of condos (3-storey. I have been given the flow test on the water system in the area. Residual- 35psi, Static - 55psi pitot of 1500gpm. I mean there is alot of water in the area but the pressures are just not enough to meet 20psi for 1000gpm for fire...
  5. niibii

    Standards for 12" Water Main Parallel to Building

    A 10' easement is on a lower side. We require a 20' wide in ours as well. Standards and requirements at this stage is good but to have a better grip on the problem at stake you might want to take a second look at your easement documents and consider acquiring some more of it. You might need...
  6. niibii

    Calibrating network model

    Testing of supply pumps and boosters, loss of head tests, pressure testing on fire hydrants, hourly flow monitoring of key trunk mains and large-demand water users. Also, you will need the storage levels of tanks or reservoirs. You can find more literature in the AWWA M32.
  7. niibii

    Water Treatment Tower repaint ideas

    You may want to consider having the tank inspected prior to painting. We used a firm called TIC in ours. They can also recommendations as well.
  8. niibii

    Start A waterCAD Model/Analysis

    I do not know what is usually done. Can anyone educate me on the best way to go about it. I already have the distribution ntwork in WaterCAD (not created by me). There is a plot of land which is going to be built up. Options are to resize some pipes in that section or put in a pump to meet fire...
  9. niibii

    Start A waterCAD Model/Analysis

    I have been tasked to start a smaller model/anaysis of a distribution network out of a larger one with waterCAD. Concerns are fireflows. Can someone tell me where to start from? Some developers are geting on the network. Thanks
  10. niibii

    Broken Flocculators

    We are trying to put up a report for a flocculator which is out of service in our production line. Even though the treated water quality is meeting standards the EPA is being a bother to us. The decision is to put up a report to the EPA that the floculator is broken down and we do not need it...
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