Technology Adoption of Water Utilities

Hydraulic modeling is not new to the water industry; however, recent industry influences have resulted in utilities expanding use of modeling software:



• COVID has changed the game for many industries and their workforce, and this has had an impact on water utilities and the experts who serve them.


• Water utilities are able to use software to operate smarter, in terms of both saving operational time and expense as well as preparing for anomalies and emergencies.


• The “brain drain” of retiring workforce can result in lost expertise about how the water system responds to operational stresses and where vulnerabilities exist.


• You do not have to be an expert in hydraulic modeling to gain value from a hydraulic model.



In this podcast, Todd Danielson, the editorial director for Informed Infrastructure, interviews Joel Johnson, Manager of Engineering for Water, Wastewater and Stormwater for Bentley Systems; and Angela Suarez, Product Consultant for the OpenFlows product line at Bentley Systems.