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Water Stress Tool Set to ‘Go Live’

June 21, 2016 - in Corporate, Water

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 21, 2016—An experimental tool to give farmers, government officials, environmental groups and other stakeholders an improved estimate of how much water is available in a specific watershed is scheduled to go online this summer. Developed…

Research Aims to Make Water Cycle Modeling Data More Accessible

June 17, 2016 - in Corporate, Maintenance, Water

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Improved publication strategy for authors who use hydrological modeling software will make model data easier for readers to understand…

Cockrell School, UT Austin Bring Leadership, Research Expertise to White House Water Summit

March 25, 2016 - in Corporate, Design/Engineering, Water

Water researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are leading or participating in six “commitments” that the Obama Administration is announcing…

Storms After Wildfire Lead to Impaired Water Quality

September 30, 2015 - in Corporate, Erosion control, Maintenance

Water quality can be substantially diminished for several years after wildfire in response to relatively common local thunderstorms, according to a recent USGS study. USGS scientists led by research hydrologist Sheila Murphy collected extensive streamflow…

AAEES 2015 Innovyze Excellence in Computational Hydraulics/Hydrology Award Presented to Carnegie Mellon University Doctoral Student

April 23, 2015 - in Corporate, Water

Broomfield, Colo., April 23, 2015 — Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced that Amy Dale, a Ph.D. candidate pursuing a joint degree in the Departments of Engineering…

New Mathematical Method Enhances Hydrology Simulations

April 16, 2015 - in Modeling, Water

Just as a race car's engine needs the right fuel to get the best performance, so climate models need finely tuned parameters to accurately simulate the impacts of different technologies and policies. Led by researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,…

USGS Groundwater Toolbox: A New Way to Analyze Hydrologic Data

January 23, 2015 - in Design/Engineering, Modeling, Products, Supply, Water

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a convenient and informative new method for the analysis of groundwater and surface-water hydrologic data called the Groundwater (GW) Toolbox. The GIS-driven graphical and mapping interface is a significant advancement…

Aguas Andinas Extends Use of Bentley’s Hydraulic and Hydrology Products

January 7, 2015 - in Corporate, Design/Engineering, Modeling, Water

Since the beginning of 2014, Bentley has seen impressive growth in Latin America welcoming many new users. Existing user Aguas Andinas, one of the largest users of Bentley water products in South America, has expanded its use of Bentley’s product portfolio.…

New, Improved LandXML-2.0 is Here

BERLIN, Germany, Oct. 6, 2014—A new and improved LandXML to transfer data to another drawing or to another application has been developed. “LandXML was first introduced at the IHEEP 2000 conference, leading to widespread adoption among U.S. DOTs and around…