Irvine Ranch Water District Adopts MWH Soft ArcGIS-based Technology to Enable True Enterprise-Wide Geospatial Hydraulic Modeling

MWH Soft, Inc., a leading global provider of water resources applications software, today announced that the Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) has chosen MWH Soft InfoWater and InfoSewer ArcGIS-based (ESRI, Redlands, CA) technology as the geospatial infrastructure modeling and management solution for its water distribution and sewer collection systems.

Broomfield, CO (PRWEB) September 18, 2004 -- MWH Soft, Inc., a leading global provider of water resources applications software, today announced that the Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) has chosen MWH Soft InfoWater and InfoSewer ArcGIS-based (ESRI, Redlands, CA) technology as the geospatial infrastructure modeling and management solution for its water distribution and sewer collection systems. The selection is the latest confirmation of MWH Softs market-leading momentum in advanced geospatial hydraulic infrastructure modeling solutions in North America.

Recognized worldwide as a leader in water reclamation and conservation programs, the IRWD serves a population of 316,000 in southern central Orange County, California. Its 133 square mile service area covers the city of Irvine; portions of the cities of Tustin, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Orange, and Lake Forest; and some unincorporated areas of Orange County. The District operates and maintains over 1,000 miles of water mains and 636 miles of sewer mains. IRWD plans to leverage the powers of InfoWater and InfoSewer software for its enterprise-wide GIS-integrated infrastructure modeling and management programs, supporting its comprehensive water and wastewater master planning effort and optimizing capital improvement projects.

Built atop ArcGIS with native geodatabase support, InfoWater and InfoSewer offer a single comprehensive, GIS-centric solution for analyzing and managing the most complex water distribution and sewer collections systems. A seamlessly integrated geospatial framework applies GIS intelligence to engineering-accurate information, coupled with the most advanced numerical computation, genetic algorithm optimization and object-component geospatial technologies in the marketplace. The resulting centralized, multi-function system enables world-record performance, scalability, reliability, functionality and flexibility within the powerful ArcGIS environment, completely eliminating the need for inefficient, unreliable data synchronization, synching schemes, or middlelink interfaces required by other software. These factors and more translate to increased productivity, reduced costs, greater efficiency, and improved designs - giving water and wastewater utilities a clear competitive advantage.

"We are thrilled to be a part of IRWDs progressive vision for enterprise-wide ArcGIS-centric infrastructure modeling and management," said Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D, President and COO of MWH Soft. "Our high-performance hydraulic infrastructure management and optimization solution gives the water district unprecedented power to maximize its geospatial data by integrating the enterprise with state-of-the-art water and sewer geoengineering applications, demand forecasting, web-based map publishing, data viewing and management tools, customer information systems, and other legacy databases that facilitate seamless workflows and decrease costs."

Top utilities are consistently choosing powerful MWH Soft geospatial technology for its unmatched GIS integration capabilities, enterprise data access and sharing, ease of use, flexibility, and superior functionality. Michael Hoolihan, P.E., Principal Engineer, Master Planning and Technical Services at IRWD, said, "We wanted a proven, multi-function water and sewer modeling and optimization solution that was truly integrated with ArcGIS - one that could be leveraged to help maintain our GIS investment and allow strategic data integration from multiple sources and systems. InfoWater and InfoSewer fully meet our requirements for better decision making and more economical operations. The exceptional customer support we received while implementing InfoWater and InfoSewer makes them an even more dramatic value."

"Many water and wastewater utilities and engineering consulting firms have experienced the setbacks of an unsuccessful, costly and lengthy GIS-based modeling software implementation process using competing software," said J. Erick Heath, P.E., Vice President of Sales and Client Relations at MWH Soft. "These experiences have prompted their decisions to select or switch to MWH Soft. We offer the industrys only true fully integrated, completely ArcGIS-centric solution for water distribution and sewer collection systems - one that allows our customers to get up to speed and realize many efficiencies in a short time. Our technology also makes it easy for our clients to capitalize on investments in talent, data and resources to create better work processes and respond more quickly to their own customers needs. Were proud and honored that IRWD chose MWH Soft as its solution partner, and committed to helping this leadership enterprise achieve many more decades of world-class performance, along with breakthrough cost savings."

MWH Soft, Inc. 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 and GIS enabled products created by MWH Soft, Inc., empower thousands of engineers across the globe to competitively manage, design, and operate highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems. For more information, call MWH Soft, Inc. at (626) 568-6868, or visit www.mwhsoft.com.

J. Erick Heath, P.E.

Vice President of Sales and Client Relations

Erick.Heath@mwhsoft.com

(626) 568-6868

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