7T LAUNCHES A CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR WATER NETWORK
SYSTEMS

The Danish software company, 7-Technologies, has released a new software
package for preparation, implementation and maintenance of contingency
plans for a water network systems. The software package, AQUIS
Contingency Management Package, is based on well-proven technology.

Should a contaminant be detected in the water, the operator can by using
the AQUIS Contingency Management Package, quickly establish the entry
point of the contaminant, how to limit the effect of the contaminant and
also how to alleviate the problem.

'We have bundled parts of our already well proven AQUIS software
platform to specifically address the implementation and maintenance of
contingency plans' says Svend Strunge, Utility Director, 7T, and
continues 'By packaging the software like this we make it easy and cost-
effective for even small water companies to implement a model based
contingency plan. Further by connecting the SCADA system and the model
(going on-line) we make it possible for any water supplier to react
promptly and correctly in case of an emergency'.

The AQUIS software platform is one of the most advanced and powerful
water network simulation tools for the water industry, enabling the end-
user to improve system design and operation. Water companies around the
world are today using AQUIS on-line and real-time in their day to day
pro-active operational management of their assets.
'At Thames Water network modelling using AQUIS is an integrated part of
our management of the system and development of contingency plans', says
Mr. Rob Casey, Network Analysis Manager, Thames Water Utilities, who has
lately utilised AQUIS to evaluate the distribution of water with time
from major water sources as part of Thames' contingency planning on
cryptospyridium. 'The wealth of facilities and excellent visualisation
either on maps or 3D makes AQUIS our preferred tool for investigating
flow distribution and water quality in our water network systems'.

Likewise in Denmark's 2nd largest city, Århus, AQUIS has been a part of
the contingency plan for a long time, 'We are utilising the facilities
of AQUIS on a daily basis' says Mr. Kurt Brinkman, Technical Manager,
Århus Municipality, 'Recently we faced entrainment of district heating
water. By using AQUIS we identified the point of entrainment and we were
able to isolate the contaminated area and use the flushing optimisation
feature in AQUIS to tell us how we could...