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Description: Disaster resiliency plans using WaterGEMS modeling
Disaster resiliency plans using WaterGEMS modeling
The Philippines, an island located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, experiences frequent earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and typhoons that cause catastrophic losses. The Philippines are threatened by an average of 20 typhoons every year, with 10 making landfall and five reaching superstorm proportions. In 2009, the deadliest season in decades, Typhoon Ketsana left more than 670 dead and $237 million...
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Teresa Elliott
SourceArticle from Nov/ Dec 2019 World Water Magazine
Project IDWW8
SubjectModeling;Resiliency;Disaster Planning
Document typeMagazine article
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Print publication date Nov 2019
ISSN1354-313X
Volume / Issue42 / 6
Content sourceWorld Water Magazine
First / last page(s)33 - 33
Copyright2019
Word count1,510
Subject keywordsManila Watermasterplan developmentmodeling softwarewater and wastewater infrastructure

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Description: Disaster resiliency plans using WaterGEMS modeling
A masterplan for natural disaster response
Disaster resiliency plans using WaterGEMS modeling
Manila Water prepared a Natural Calamity Risk Resiliency and Mitigation Masterplan to ensure that there is a reliable water supply in the event of a natural disaster for the service area covering the East Zone of Metro Manila (the National Capital Region) and Rizal Province. Modeling with WaterGEMS illustrated what would happen if one or more interconnected supply systems shut down and which...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2019
Word count836
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Description: Disaster resiliency plans using WaterGEMS modeling
Safe water, an economic benefit
Disaster resiliency plans using WaterGEMS modeling
Then, Manila Water used Water-GEMS to ensure these sites would have a secure and reliable water supply in case of a catastrophic event. WaterGEMS produced project cost calculations, supporting documentation, and detailed reports for review by all stakeholders. The plans made clear the risk associated with taking no action, and therewards of taking measures to ensure access to potable water under...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2019
Word count272
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Description: Disaster resiliency plans using WaterGEMS modeling
Author’s Note
Disaster resiliency plans using WaterGEMS modeling
Teresa Elliott is the industry marketing director for digital cities and utilities at Bentley Systems, a United States software development company. She has been in the infrastructure industry for 20 years and has spent most of her career focused on design, geographic information systems, and asset management solutions across various infrastructure segments, including communications,...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2019
Word count64
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Disaster resiliency plans using WaterGEMS modeling