Overview
The City of Guelph required updates to their efficiency programs in order to better meet the water use reduction targets of their 2006 Water Supply Master Plan. C3 Water, in conjunction with Gauley Associates and Freeman Associates, completed the following tasks:
Project Type: Hydraulic Analysis, Modelling & Master Planning
City of Guelph- Zone 2 Pumping Station Capacity Analysis
The City of Guelph (City) retained C3 Water Inc (C3W) to review the short and long-term pumping requirements for pressure Zone 2. The project utilized the City’s water model and included recommending short term and long term pumping capacities for Zone 2 to 2040.
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The City of Guelph water system operates with two pressure zones. A third zone is being developed and implemented. The elevated storage in the second pressure zone was taken out of service for rehabilitation and this pressure zone was converted to a closed pressure zone for the duration. Almost immediately, the City began to experience a number of significant water main breaks in a focused area of the pressure zone.
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Oxford County is comprised of a number of communities ranging from the City of Woodstock with a population of 38,000 to small rural villages. The County operates the water and wastewater systems for each community including treatment, pumping and distribution.
Continue reading “Oxford County- Oxford South Energy Optimization”City of Stratford- Water Model Development & Ongoing Model Support
The City of Stratford retained C3 Water to develop a calibrated water distribution network model using InfoWater. The City plans to use the model to evaluate future infrastructure as a part of Master Plan projects, for operational planning, water quality analysis, and development and redevelopment support.
Continue reading “City of Stratford- Water Model Development & Ongoing Model Support”Region of Halton Water Model Update & Control Narratives
The Region of Halton utilizes Infowater modeling software to model the Region’s water supply and distribution system. The water model includes all watermains in the Region’s system and was updated in 2009 as part of the Master Planning process.
In preparation for the next Master Plan and to help prioritize capital infrastructure and optimize operations, the Region’s Water Planning department began an update and calibration project on their water model. Extensive field testing was completed by the Region to gather pump and station data.
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City of Guelph- Arkell Aquaduct Emptying Analysis
C3 Water completed an analysis to verify the feasibility of draining the Arkell aqueduct for the City of Guelph. The intent of the analysis was to calculate the time required to remove all water in the aqueduct which originates from groundwater under the influence of surface water (GUDIWEF) while simultaneously replacing it with water from groundwater sources.
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City of Guelph Water Supply & Distribution System Energy & Energy Cost Optimization
In order to facilitate modeling analysis of the ability to achieve power and power cost savings, the project team met with Guelph Hydro to establish the calculation protocol for power cost for each water supply and distribution facility within the City of Guelph. The calculation is a complex one which factors in elements such as the Hourly Ontario kW∙Hr Energy Price (HOEP), the monthly 15 minute maximum instantaneous kW power consumption, Distribution Surcharges, time of use rates and others. These are integrated into the total cost differently depending on the size of the electrical service and averaged monthly maximum instantaneous power consumption for the service. The calculations are developed in e.RIS, Eramosa’s Reporting and Information System. This software has direct links into the SCADA system database and pulls power consumption, real-time, from each site within the City of Guelph’s water supply and distribution system. Automated reports provide daily and monthly site power consumption and cost metrics to the operations management team. These reports are used to establish the baseline operational condition and analyze the improved performance when changes are made.
City of Guelph DMA Planning & Implementation
The City of Guelph, Water Services Department with the help of C3 Water Inc. financially justified five year program to implement 26 District Metering Areas (DMA’s) throughout the City of Guelph’s water distribution system, as shown in the map below. Economic justification of the use of development funding to build out the DMA program has been made through the deferral of capital costs associated with the development of new water supplies realized by reducing water loss. Economic justification was based on an average of 2.5 chambers per DMA, but to date the average number of chambers per DMA has been 1.9.
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