Evaluating & sizing improvements
Just a heads-up—this section is still a work in progress! I’ll be revising and expanding it soon to make sure it’s as useful as possible. Curious about what’s already done or currently in the works? Check the changelog for updates.
Once your model has helped you identify where future system deficiencies are likely to occur, the next logical and exciting step is to use that same model to conceptualize, design, and test potential infrastructure solutions to address these problems. This section focuses on this iterative process of evaluation and sizing. We'll explore how you can model various types of interventions.
This might involve simulating the installation of new pipelines to serve growing areas or to provide redundancy, upsizing or paralleling existing pipes to increase capacity in constrained parts of the network, adding new pumps or upgrading existing ones to boost pressure or flow, or constructing new or expanded storage tanks to meet peak demands and provide emergency storage. Sometimes, the solutions might even involve considering entirely new treatment facilities or interconnections with neighboring water systems.
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