Wastewater

Analyze, design, build, and operate resilient sewer networks and wastewater treatment plants to safeguard public health & the environment.

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OVERVIEW

Future-proof wastewater infrastructure

Manage aging sewers, overflows, and strict regulations with connected modeling, plant design, and digital twins.

Design

Create intelligent, data-rich, and shareable 3D models that provide a clear vision for the entire project team, ensuring buy-in 
from the very beginning.

Analyze and design combined and sanitary sewer systems to manage capacity, mitigate overflows, and ensure compliance.

Leverage multidisciplinary 3D modeling to design highly efficient and sustainable wastewater treatment facilities.

Build

Bring your project to life by visualizing the construction sequence in advance. Integrate schedules with 3D models to solve issues proactively for a safer, more efficient build.

Optimize the construction and delivery of complex sanitary sewer systems using integrated civil design and collaboration tools.

Optimize wastewater treatment plant construction with 4D scheduling, digital twins, and connected project delivery data.

Operate

Optimize daily performance with real-time data from your asset. Make smarter, data-driven decisions that’ll help ensure it operates reliably.

Integrate IoT sensors and weather data with hydraulic models to monitor complex networks and anticipate potential failures. 

Maximize plant reliability and optimize treatment processes using operational digital twins and real-time performance data. 

Maintain

Extend the life of your asset using a digital twin. Remotely monitor real-time conditions to identify problems before they occur, improving safety and long-term reliability.

Leverage hydraulic models and sensor data to identify infiltration, restore capacity, and prioritize critical sewer network rehabilitation.

Utilize predictive analytics to prioritize equipment repairs, minimize facility downtime, and extend critical asset lifecycles. 

Solutions

Full lifecycle wastewater management

Sewer networks

Analyze, design, build, and proactively operate resilient wastewater collection systems. Leverage digital twins and hydraulic modeling to manage system capacity, identify infiltration, mitigate overflows, and protect public health.   

  • Hydraulic modeling in OpenFlows Sewer showing urban flooding simulation from a sewer system.

    OpenFlows Sewer

    Starting at

    $1,021.00 USD

    Sewer system modeling, analysis, and design software

  • Detailed 2D design plan of a highway overpass and intersection created in OpenRoads Designer

    OpenRoads Designer

    Starting at

    $7,226.00 USD

    Road design software

    • Design
  • 4D construction model in SYNCHRO showing cranes installing a new bridge section over a railway

    SYNCHRO 4D

    Starting at

    $4,980.00 USD

    4D construction planning and performance tracking software

    • Build
  • ProjectWise

    Starting at

    $312.00 USD

    Infrastructure project delivery software

    • Design
    • Build
  • OpenFlows WaterSight map showing a water network with real-time sensor data and alerts in a highlighted zone

    OpenFlows WaterSight

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    Water network digital twin and analytics software

Wastewater treatment plants

Engineer modern water facilities with 3D/4D modeling to build efficiently, and use digital twins to optimize complex treatment processes. 

  • Intelligent 3D model of a process plant unit, including piping and equipment, designed in OpenPlant Modeler.

    OpenPlant Modeler

    Starting at

    $5,839.00 USD

    3D plant design and modeling software

  • 4D construction model in SYNCHRO showing cranes installing a new bridge section over a railway

    SYNCHRO 4D

    Starting at

    $4,980.00 USD

    4D construction planning and performance tracking software

    • Build
  • ProjectWise

    Starting at

    $312.00 USD

    Infrastructure project delivery software

    • Design
    • Build
  • A highly detailed, real-time 3D digital twin model of a processing plant and infrastructure facility managed through PlantSight.

    PlantSight

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    Plant digital twin software

  • Asset reliability dashboard in AssetWise Reliability showing performance KPIs and active alarms for an oil and gas facility.

    AssetWise Reliability

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    Asset performance management and reliability software

Following field trips and hydraulic validations using [OpenFlows Sewer] software, nearly 1,659 elements have been diagnosed and serviced, accounting for approximately 27% of the elements referenced during the second stage.

– Jackeline Correa, Business Operations Professional, EPM

USER STORIES

Real stories, real users

Hydraulic analysis improves sewer network performance

Using OpenFlows Sewer, EPM diagnosed hydraulic issues across 2,900 km of network in Medellín, Colombia, and improved collection system resilience

The headquarters of Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) at night, the utility that undertook a major project to modernize the wastewater network in the Aburrá Valley.

Jacobs enables faster plant retrofit with reality modeling

Jacobs Engineering used ContextCapture, OpenPlant, ProjectWise 365 to model a retrofit plant, enabling 20 decisions and saving 300 hours.

A 3D reality model of the pump room at the Fort Wayne Water Pollution Control Plant, created by Jacobs using laser scanning to plan upgrades to the secondary treatment system.

CSCEC-AECOM uses digital modeling to deliver resilient flood control

Bentley products enabled precise drainage design and improved collaboration, helping to protect 300,000 people in Jinchang, Gansu, China.

A digital twin simulation by CSCEC and AECOM showing a city-wide flood scenario for the Longenggang River Basin project in Shenzhen.

FAQS

Find answers

Is Bentley’s wastewater modeling software compatible with Esri ArcGIS?

Yes, OpenFlows Sewer software is fully interoperable with Esri’s ArcGIS platform. You can build, manage, and analyze hydraulic models directly within the ArcGIS environment, leveraging your existing GIS data and workflows to streamline the planning and design of sanitary and combined sewer systems. 

OpenFlows Sewer is Bentley’s comprehensive solution for sewer network modeling. It provides a robust toolset to analyze system hydraulics, helping you plan for future capacity, manage inflow and infiltration (I&I), and mitigate sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) to ensure strict regulatory compliance.

OpenFlows WaterSight, Bentley’s operational digital twin solution, integrates live IoT sensor and weather data directly with your hydraulic models. It continuously monitors the network to identify hidden inflow and infiltration (I&I) and anticipate potential blockages, allowing you to transition from reactive repairs to proactive, condition-based asset management.

Bentley provides integrated solutions for the entire lifecycle of modern water resource recovery facilities. OpenPlant Modeler is used for 3D multi-disciplinary design. SYNCHRO 4D and ProjectWise manage complex 4D construction and project delivery. For operations and maintenance, PlantSight and AssetWise Asset Reliability help you create a digital twin to optimize treatment processes and maximize equipment reliability. 

Bentley provides specialized solutions tailored to the unique lifecycle of each asset type: 

For sewer networks: Bentley’s software supports the lifecycle from initial capacity analysis to proactive operation. Analyze and design resilient systems using OpenFlows Sewer, streamline project delivery with ProjectWise, and monitor the network to prevent overflows using OpenFlows WaterSight. 

 
For wastewater treatment plants: Our software optimizes every phase of facility delivery and asset upkeep. Perform 3D multi-disciplinary plant design using OpenPlant Modeler, coordinate construction schedules and eliminate rework using SYNCHRO 4D, and maximize equipment lifecycles using AssetWise Reliability. 

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