HydroDigital adds sewer simulation, hybrid twin and analysis tools ahead of WEFTEC

HydroDigital rolled out new sewer platform capabilities over the past year and made them available to all users ahead of its WEFTEC 2026 showcase in New Orleans. The updates are designed to help utilities test operational changes, improve monitoring plans and find long-term cost savings with existing infrastructure.

Why it matters: - Utilities are under pressure to do more with aging systems, tighter budgets, overflow limits and more intense storms. - HydroDigital’s new tools are built to help operators test decisions before making them in the field. - The platform is aimed at helping utilities squeeze more value from existing infrastructure before adding new technology.

What happened: - HydroDigital released a series of sewer platform enhancements that were implemented over the past year. - The updates are now available to all HydroDigital users. - The company will демонstrate the capabilities at Booth 1310 during WEFTEC 2026 in New Orleans from Sept. 26-28. - More information is available here.

The details: - Interactive Simulation gives operators and engineers a live sandbox to test operational changes in a virtual sewer network. - The simulation tool shows how changes to gates, pumps and other operations could affect flooding, overflows and overall network performance. - Teams can replay historical storm events, test alternative responses and compare how different decisions would have changed outcomes. - HydroTwin combines hydraulic modeling and machine learning in a hybrid digital twin. - HydroTwins learn from sensor data where network uncertainty is highest while keeping the physical system-wide structure of hydraulic models. - HydroDigital says the models are open sourced to utilities so they can inspect them, use them outside the HydroDigital platform and avoid vendor lock-in. - Sewer Analysis identifies where investment and operational changes could have the biggest impact. - The analysis tools recommend where sensors should go and what should be measured. - Utilities can use the tools to build a monitoring strategy matched to their network before deploying additional technology.

Between the lines: - The “glass box” framing is a direct response to growing utility concern about black-box software in critical infrastructure. - HydroDigital is positioning the platform as a decision-support layer, not just a modeling product. - The company is also signaling that utilities can get more immediate operational value from existing assets before committing to capital-intensive upgrades.

What's next: - HydroDigital is using WEFTEC 2026 to show how the new capabilities work in practice. - Utilities considering sewer monitoring or operational upgrades will likely evaluate the tools against their own storm response, overflow and maintenance needs. - The platform’s next test is whether utilities adopt the features as part of day-to-day planning and operations.