Combining Geographic Information Systems With Hydraulic Models

October 20, 2010

GOALS FOR TODAY

GIS with Hydraulic Modeling
Project Related Applications

Earn CEUs
Not Get Bored

Overview
Geographic information systems (GIS)

Hydraulic models
Process Project examples

Water distribution system - city of Chesapeake

Wastewater model - Fort Monroe Questions

Geographic Information Systems

Its a Science (Geographic/Geospacial Information Science) Software Application - Autodesk, Bentley, ERDAS Imagine, ESRI, IDRISI, Intergraph, MapInfo, RegioGraph, Small World - GRASS, SAGA, Quantum, MapWindow, ILWIS, JUMP Geographically Referenced Data (for making decisions) - Garman, TomTom, Magellan - Urban Planning - Emergency Management - Disease Control - Infrastructure Management

Hydraulic Models
Water - Transmission & Distribution

Wastewater - Collection & Conveyance

Surface Water Natural & Constructed Open Channel Flow Uses Hydraulic Analysis, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Fate &Transport, System Expansion/Improvements Software Application HEC-RAS, SWMM, InfoSWMM, InfoWater, InfoWorks, WaterCAD, SewerCAD, StormCAD, DHI MIKE Urban

Model Selection

Why MIKE Urban?

Hampton Roads Regional Consent Order (September 26, 2007) Includes 13 localities and Hampton Roads Sanitation District Requires Hydraulic Performance Assessment One Regional Model Concept Data Connectivity System Familiarity All in one approach

Model Engines
EPA Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) Dynamic rainfall-runoff simulation Utilizes sub catchment areas Tracks the quantity and quality of runoff Comprised of multiple time steps. EPANET Water Distribution Model EPA's Water Supply and Water Resources Division Models Water Distribution Piping Systems Extended-period simulation Hydraulics and water quality behavior within pressurized pipe networks.

Common Pit Falls

Junk In = Junk Out

The data set must accurately represent the system

- No Errors = Correct Results - Accuracy = Correct Results

I can input the data therefore I know how to model the system
Understand whats going on behind the curtain

Chesapeake Water Model

Background Information
Population of 220,000+ with over 60,000 meter accounts Avg consumption = 18 MGD Water demand provided from four different sources NWRTP and LGTP produce 11.5 MGD City of Portsmouth provides 3.0 MGD City of Norfolk provides 3.5 MGD

Chesapeake Water Model

Data & Analysis

Identify Data Required for Model
Determine Available Data (GIS, Record Dwgs, Operational Info.) Collect and Review Data for Model Import GIS data to create data model Add Demand Data and Geocode Add Operational Data to physical model elements Calibration

Chesapeake Water Model

Data Collection & Review

GIS Data Pipes Valves Nodes Tanks Pump Stations Master Meters Spot Elevations Master Meter Data Record Drawings SCADA Tank Level/Pressure Plant Discharge/Pressure Snapshots Isolation Valves Valve Intersection Maps Pump Curves Chesapeake WaterCAD Model

Chesapeake Water Model

Chesapeake Water Model

Chesapeake Water Model

Create Model from GIS Data

Import/Export Tools Interpolation and Assignment Tools to assign elevations Network Connectivity Tools Manual correction of disconnected pipes and interpolate missing data 7,000 pipes and nodes, 13 tanks,17 Pumps, 2 WTP, 10 Master Meters, and 70 valves.

Chesapeake Water Model

Demand Data
Consumption records of all metered accounts Geocoded the meter accounts and consumption

Imported demand points with coordinates from GIS

Assign demands to nearest node in the system Manually placed demand nodes Apply peaking factors to achieve mass balance.

Chesapeake Water Model

Fort Monroe

History
Built between 1819 and 1834 (History of Fortification 1608) Original mission - Protect the entrance to Hampton Roads Used extensively during the Civil War through WWII 1973 became home to the Training and Doctrine Command BRAC 2005 Recommended Closure (September 15, 2011) Fort Monroe Authority Established as a Political Subdivision of the State

Fort Monroe Wastewater Model

Background Information
2.1 million gallons per day (MGD) design capacity 1.6 MGD actual capacity 11 major sewersheds 14 pump stations 70,000 linear feet of gravity sewer 19,000 linear feet of force main 244 sewer manholes

Fort Monroe Wastewater Model

Operational Data Model

Manual Input Storage tank / Wet Well characteristics Initial water level, volume, upper and lower limits from SCADA and Institutional data Pump curves in Mike Urban and assign to appropriate pumps within the system. Operations Staff Input Valve isolation locations Standard operating procedures Service areas / Sewersheds

Fort Monroe Wastewater Model

Flow Data
Based on the Regional Consent Order Previous Study performed in 2002 Flow Meters Installed Water Demand Data HRSD Master Meter

Fort Monroe Wastewater Model

Model Calibration
Calibration Spreadsheet Apply global adjustments within each service area Look for errors (Hard copy QC/QA) Confirm assumptions/corrections
Operations & Hard Data

Overall Model Capabilities

Fire Flow scenarios

System Adjustments Identify problem areas Capacity Improvements
Development - BEQ, Regimental Complexes Areas of substandard service

Questions?

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