How to defer water infrastructure investment without compromising service

Utilities face increasing pressure to maintain reliable service while managing aging assets, limited capital budgets, and tightening regulatory requirements. Building new infrastructure isn’t always the most effective or sustainable option. We help utilities get more value from existing networks by aligning operational intelligence with long-term planning – supporting better decisions around water, wastewater, and drinking water projects funded through federal and state programs, including SRF initiatives.

Our approach brings together Optimizer, Aquadvanced urban drainage, and the eRIS Data Hub into a unified digital ecosystem that connects day-to-day operations with strategic investment decisions. By grounding planning in real network performance, you can confidently defer capital projects while maintaining service levels, compliance, and environmental protection – even as climate pressures and local demands continue to grow.

With operational and historical data securely connected through eRIS, you gain a complete, trusted view of how your networks actually behave. This shared data foundation supports advanced scenario analysis, enabling you to evaluate capital and operational tradeoffs using consistent, high-quality information – helping you justify investments to states, federal partners, and funding programs.

Optimizer enables you to test multiple investment and operational strategies against key criteria such as level of service, cost, risk, and regulatory requirements. By coupling these scenarios with your existing hydraulic models, you can identify the most effective path forward—prioritizing investments based on performance needs rather than assumptions. This ensures your limited funding is directed toward the projects that deliver the greatest impact.

Aquadvanced urban drainage helps you make better use of existing infrastructure by optimizing inline storage and actively managing peak flows. Predictive analytics and inflow and infiltration insights highlight where issues are most likely to occur, enabling proactive maintenance and targeted interventions that reduce risk and defer costly expansion – maximizing the value of every infrastructure investment you make.

Real-time monitoring and predictive controls help prevent overflows and pollution events, protecting customers, communities, and the environment. This proactive operational management extends asset life while ensuring regulatory requirements are met—even as conditions change over time. You maintain compliance while reducing the likelihood of emergency spending or unplanned projects.

All capabilities are powered by the eRIS Data Hub, which securely connects systems across the organization, eliminates data silos, and supports rapid deployment through a library of industry-proven connectors. If you are already using eRIS, these new capabilities can be implemented faster—delivering insight and value sooner. 

By aligning operational performance with long-term planning, our solutions enable you to defer infrastructure investment without compromising service—maximizing the value of existing assets while preparing for future demands. You gain a smarter, more resilient approach to water infrastructure investment that supports billions in local and federal funding priorities.

Contact our experts today to discover how we can help you optimize your network and reduce capital expenditure while maintaining compliance and service quality – empowering you to plan smarter, invest wisely, and strengthen your utility’s long-term resilience.

Sanitation District No. 1 (SD1) of Northern Kentucky sought a lower cost way to reduce sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) in the Lakeview sewershed. Using InfoWorks ICM and Optimizer™, the team evaluated “tens of thousands of options for reducing SSOs” and identified that combining storage and conveyance upgrades delivered the best results. This intelligent scenario analysis achieved “the same hydraulic competency at half the cost of the original plan,” saving the district tens of millions while maintaining reliable, environmentally responsible service.