Broomfield, Colorado USA, October 8, 2008 — MWH Soft, a leading global provider of environmental and water resources applications software, today announced that following a competitive review, Michigan’s Genesee County Drain Commissioners Office Division of Water & Waste Services (GCDCWWS) has elected to adopt MWH Soft’s InfoSWMM ArcGIS-centric (ESRI, Redlands, CA) urban drainage modeling and design software. The selection further substantiates MWH Soft’s industry-leading position in geospatial hydraulic infrastructure management in North America.

Located in southeastern lower Michigan, Genesee is Michigan’s fourth largest county, covering an area of 655 square miles and encompassing five villages, eleven cities, and seventeen townships. GCDCWWS provides water and sanitary sewer services for over 436,000 people. Its sanitary sewer system comprises 82,027 connections and a complex network of 1,100 miles of sewer lines and 62 sewerage lift stations. The division plans to use InfoSWMM as the foundation for developing a comprehensive engineering GIS solution for updating its most recent master plan study, evaluating system expansion alternatives, and optimizing its capital improvement program.

InfoSWMM is the world’s first and only urban drainage modeling solution certified by the National Association of GIS-Centric Software (NAGCS); its powerful hydraulic computational engine is also endorsed by the USEPA and certified by FEMA. Built atop ArcGIS with native geodatabase support, the full-featured urban drainage and sewer network analysis and design program is the ideal choice for organizations that need a complete and powerful sanitary, storm or combined sewer modeling solution.

InfoSWMM addresses all the operations of a typical sewer system—from analysis and design to management functions such as water quality assessment, pollution prediction, urban flooding, real-time control, advanced Genetic Algorithm optimization, and record keeping—in a single modeling package. It allows engineers to examine backwater effects and reverse flow, trunk sewers, open channels, complex piping connections, and a comprehensive library of ancillary structures using sophisticated real-time controls.

Delivering superior performance, scalability, reliability, functionality and flexibility within the powerful ArcGIS environment, InfoSWMM eliminates 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 wastewater utilities a clear competitive advantage.

“InfoSWMM takes an inherently complicated sewer management activity and makes it easy enough for anyone in the planning or engineering department to quickly construct and calibrate rigorous models and generate reliable solutions,” said Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D, President and COO of MWH Soft. “That gives wastewater utilities new power to develop sound, cost-effective capital planning, perfect the management and operation of their sewer systems, and enhance customer relationships.

“As they realize how much it adds to their bottom lines, more and more utilities are turning to this reliable, multifaceted, engineer-friendly product. We are excited that GCDCWWS has adopted InfoSWMM as its GIS-centric wastewater modeling and design solution, and look forward to being a vital part of its continued efforts to improve the environment.”

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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