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Experts agree that one of the best things you can do to prepare for an attack on your water system is to develop and maintain a well-calibrated hydraulic model of your water distribution system. Not only can a model be used to identify vulnerable points in your system prior to an attack, it can also prove to be a critical response tool should disaster occur. WaterCAD® and WaterGEMS® with WaterSAFE™ technology provide a full suite of tools designed specifically for water utilities to help reduce the vulnerability of their systems and to prepare for and respond to terrorist attacks and natural disasters.

WaterCAD and WaterGEMS with WaterSAFE technology can be used to:

  • Identify water contamination throughout a water system.
  • Track contamination sources.
  • Identify customers who will be impacted by a contamination event.
  • Conduct statistic analysis of water quality.
  • Evaluate the effect of contamination on a water treatment plant.
  • Select the appropriate valves to close for isolating contamination and develop efficient flushing strategies.
  • Simulate potential attacks and disruptions to the water system and use the results to assess vulnerable points in the system, develop response plans, and identify security upgrade.
  • Respond to emergencies in real time, predicting the influence of crisis events and assessing the impacts of possible corrective actions.
  • Simulate the propagation and concentration of natural, accidental, and intentional contaminants (Walkerton).
  • Prioritize physical security improvements according to how critical various components are to the functionality and safety of the water system.
  • Determine the reliability of the system in unfavorable conditions such as a power outage or pipe break, and simulate the failure of critical water sources in your system.

    Some of the key features of WaterSAFE include:

  • Multiple source trace analysis
    WaterSAFE's extended trace analysis capabilities allows for multiple source tracking analysis, determines flow contribution, and generates trace statistics.
  • Multiple source concentration analysis
    WaterSAFE provides the tools to conduct and manage any type of constituent analysis, from developing chlorination schedules or simulating mock contamination events.
  • Age analysis
    Using the water age analysis simulation in WaterSAFE, users can quickly determine the age of water anywhere in the network. All modelers need is a well-calibrated EPS hydraulic model--no other data is required.
  • Dynamic graphing
    Sharing the unparalleled capabilities of Geographer™, WaterSAFE allows modelers to display the results in the most comprehensive way.
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