Real-time modelling of urban drainage and water distribution networks brings a wide range of benefits and opportunities to operators and planners, including:

• Reduce operating costs due to optimising pumping operation
• Reduce capital costs due to minimising storage and flow carrying capacity requirements
• Reduce flood risk due to utilising unused storage within the wastewater network
• Reduce pollution spills from wastewater overflows due to retaining water within the system
• Enhance wastewater treatment plant performance due to balancing inflow loads and allowing the plant to operate closer to its design capacity

Real-time control modelling provides the operator with well proven strategies applicable in real life for pumps, weirs and gates – and an assessment of risks due to malfunctions and failures.