MWH Soft Releases InfoSWMM Version 8.0, Redefining Standards in Practicality and Productivity

Latest Iteration of Leading GIS-Centric Urban Drainage Modeling and Design Software Sets New Standard
for Ease, Power, Speed, Functionality and Performance

Broomfield, Colorado USA, July 22, 2009 — In its ongoing quest to equip the global wastewater industry with the world’s most comprehensive and innovative GIS-centric modeling and design solutions, MWH Soft, a leading global provider of environmental and water resources applications software, today announced the worldwide availability of the V8 Generation of its industry-leading InfoSWMM for ArcGIS (ESRI, Redlands, CA).

The latest release marks the most significant milestone to date in the evolution of the company’s flagship urban drainage modeling and design product, firmly establishing it as the number one choice for the effective evaluation, design, management, rehabilitation and operation of wastewater and stormwater collection systems. It provides unmatched benefits with an unprecedented combination of power, functionality, seamless GIS integration, and ease of use.

Underlining MWH Soft’s leadership in the wastewater industry, InfoSWMM reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to delivering pioneering technology that raises the bar for urban drainage network modeling, helping to shape the future of this critical sector. The full-featured urban drainage network analysis and design program delivers the highest rate of return in the industry, and is the world’s first and only urban drainage modeling solution certified by the National Association of GIS-Centric Software (www.nagcs.com). All operations of a typical sewer system — from analysis and design to management functions such as water quality assessment, pollution prediction, sediment transport, urban flooding, real-time control and record keeping — are addressed in a single, fully integrated geoengineering environment whose powerful hydraulic computational engine is endorsed by the USEPA and certified by FEMA.

Focused on expanded geospatial functions and performance, V8 features a host of unique new capabilities to help wastewater engineers and planners develop better designs and operational improvements faster and more efficiently. They include an intuitive, time-saving user interface; impressive graphics; greatly accelerated creation of better, more accurate models; and more advanced design analysis capabilities than any other wastewater modeling software.

V8 gives users unprecedented power in managing urban runoff and wet weather water quality problems in combined, sanitary and storm sewers; optimizing BMP and LID designs; and meeting SSO and CSO regulations. Multiple hydrology and infiltration methods coupled with highly sophisticated Real-Time Control (RTC) schemes optimize the operational management of wastewater systems and hydraulic structures. Unparalleled performance modeling sets new benchmarks in scalability, reliability, functionality and flexibility within the powerful ArcGIS environment.

InfoSWMM V8 addresses scores of customer-requested enhancements and new features, plus significant innovations that break new ground in productivity and efficiency for engineering GIS modeling. Key new modeling tools include the ability to accurately simulate the transport and gravitational settling of sediments (waste solids) over time throughout the sewer collection system under varying hydraulic conditions, the option of designating specific conduits as culverts and compute their inlet control flow under dynamic wave flow routing, and an optional baseline time pattern for external inflows at nodes that can be used to apply a periodic adjustment to the baseline inflow value (e.g., by month of year, day of week, etc.).

Other introductions include a new analytical CSTR solution for storage unit mass balance, support of subcatchment depression storage for SCS hydrology, the addition of two new types of time conditions (month of the year and day of the week) that can be used in any real-time control rule condition clause, and significantly improved data processing and computational speed. Users can now choose to ignore any combination of rainfall/runoff, snowmelt, groundwater, flow routing, and water quality process models when running a simulation, resulting in even faster simulation run times.

The software is also fully compatible with the latest release of EPA SWMM5 (5.0.016) and can be used to generate more complete tabular results, statistics reports, and summary tables for all network components.

InfoSWMM is quickly becoming the must-have solution for comprehensive enterprise-wide geospatial urban drainage and sewer systems engineering. With its intuitive GIS-centric working environment and new cutting-edge features, Generation V8 delivers unmatched capabilities to the industry, backed by unparalleled technical support. “InfoSWMM V8 contains an array of new features and enhanced capabilities for both new and existing customers,” said Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D, President and Chief Operating Officer of MWH Soft. “It reflects our company’s continued commitment to consistently deliver best-in-class sewer modeling and design technology.”

“We’ve combined the best technological innovations of MWH Soft’s R&D with the requests of our customers to produce one of the most significant product releases in our history in terms of usability and performance,” said Boulos. “This marks the pinnacle in a series of product innovations that have set InfoSWMM far apart from its competitors. The level of innovation in V8 is typical of our entire product portfolio, which is unequaled in breadth, depth and best-in-class solutions. These advances empower our customers to increase productivity, improve engineering quality and optimize system performance and designs. Because they can be accessed by any user, regardless of technical expertise, these benefits can be extended across the entire enterprise. We are thrilled to make this one-of-a-kind product available to the extended wastewater and urban drainage modeling communities.”

Pricing and availability
Upgrade to InfoSWMM V8 is now available worldwide by subscription to the Gold, Platinum or Executive program. Subscription members can immediately download the new version free of charge directly from www.mwhsoft.com. The MWH Soft Subscription Program is a friendly customer support and software maintenance program that ensures the longevity and usefulness of MWH Soft products. It gives subscribers instant access to new functionality as it is developed, along with automatic software updates and upgrades. For the latest information on the MWH Soft Subscription Program, visit www.mwhsoft.com or contact your local MWH Soft Certified Representative.

About MWH Soft
MWH Soft is a leading global provider of technical and infrastructure software and professional solutions designed to meet the technological needs of utilities, government industries, and engineering organizations worldwide. Its clients include the majority of the largest North American cities and ENR top design firms. The multifaceted, state-of-the-art CAD, GIS and Internet enabled products created by MWH Soft empower thousands of engineers across the globe to competitively plan, manage, design, protect, maintain and operate highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems. For more information, call MWH Soft at (626) 568-6868, or visit www.mwhsoft.com.

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