SC6.4.3.

23Waterandsewernetworkmodellingguidelines

SC6.4.3.23.1Introduction
(1) General
Waterandseweragenetworkmodelsareimportantengineeringtechnicaltoolsthatareusedtoinformboth
forwardinfrastructureplanningandnetworkdesign.Whereusedappropriatelyaspartoftheplanninganddesign
process,modelscanassisttoachievethefollowingoutcomes:
(a) valueformoneyinfrastructuredelivery
(b) utilisationofexistinginfrastructuretoitsfullcapacityand
(c) provisionofaccurateinformationforfutureinfrastructureplanningdecisions.
(2) Purpose
Thepurposeoftheseguidelinesis:
(a) tooutlineanapproachtothedevelopmentofnewmodelstoenableaconsistentapproachtomodelling
tobefollowedbybothcouncil,externalserviceprovidersanddevelopers
(b) toprovideguidanceregardingmodellingapproachestodemonstratecomplianceofdesignswith
SC6.4.3.21TownsvilleWaterplanninganddesignguidelinesand
(c) toprovidedetailsonreportingrequirementstobesubmittedaspartofdesignreportsandplanning
reports.
(3) Scope
SC6.4.3.23Waterandsewernetworkmodellingguidelinesaretobeusedinconjunctionwith:
(a) SC6.4.3.21TownsvilleWaterplanninganddesignguidelines
(b) TownsvilleCityPlanand
(c) PlanningGuidelinesforWaterandSewerage,DepartmentofEnvironmentandWaterSupply(April2010).

Editor'snoteTheseguidelinesarenotintendedforuseinbuildinghydraulicservicesorirrigationdesign.

(4) Terminology
AD AverageDayDemand
ADWF AverageDryWeatherFlow
CSS CustomerServiceStandards
DAU DevelopmentAssessmentUnitWithinTCC
DSS DesignServiceStandards
EP EquivalentPopulation
FF FireFlowDemand
GWI GroundwaterInfiltration
HGL HydraulicGradeLine
IP InfrastructurePlanningUnitWithinTCC
MDMM MeanDayMaximumMonth
PD PeakDayDemand
PDWF PeakDryWeatherFlow
PIA PriorityInfrastructureArea
PIP PriorityInfrastructurePlan
PFTI PlansForTrunkInfrastructure
PH PeakHourDemand
PWWF PeakWetWeatherFlow
RPEQ RegisteredProfessionalEngineerofQueensland
TCC TownsvilleCityCouncil
TWW TownsvilleWaterandWaste(TheWaterServiceProvider)

SC6.4.3.23.2Determiningwhentocompleteanetworkmodellinganalysis
ThecircumstancesunderwhichanetworkmodelisrequiredislistedunderclausesSC6.4.3.21.2Watersupply

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designandSC6.4.3.21.3SeweragesystemdesignofSC6.4.3.21TownsvilleWaterplanninganddesignguidelines.
TheprocessflowchartinSC6.4.3.23AttachmentAdemonstratesthedecisionprocessthatistobefollowedwhen
consideringtherequirementforanetworkanalysis.
(1) Availableinformation
PlanningdemandandloadingratesforwaterandsewerageinfrastructuredesignarelistedinPart4Priority
infrastructureplanoftheTownsvilleCityPlan.

Councilhaveestablishedanumberofsewernetworkmodelscoveringservicecatchmentsacrossthecity.A
mapshowingsewercatchments,modellingstatusandlatestplanningreportinformationcanberequestedfrom
theDevelopmentAssessmentUnit(DAU)ofcouncil.

Acitywidewaternetworkmodelisalsoavailableforuse.

PlansforTrunkInfrastructure(PFTI)areavailableanddetailtrunkinfrastructurethatisplannedforbycouncilto
servicethePriorityInfrastructureArea(PIA).Theseshouldalsobereferredtoinordertodetermineifyour
developmentmayaffectorshouldtakeintoconsiderationplannedinfrastructureinitsvicinity.
(2) Preparingapreliminaryneedsanalysis
AnapplicantforadevelopmentmustcompleteaPreliminaryNeedsAnalysisform(SC6.4.3.23AttachmentB)
fortheirdevelopmentwhichenablesidentificationofanypotentialimpactsonthewaterandsewernetwork.
Whereanimpactisanticipated,itislikelythatananalysiswillberequiredtodemonstratecompliancewith
designstandards.Thelevelofmodellingassessmentrequiredisdependentontheimpactexpected.

Editor'snoteIfyourpreliminaryanalysisresultsinamodellingassessmentbeingrequired,youshouldcontacttheDAUofcouncilto
confirmthelevelofmodellingnecessary.Itisencouragedthatthisassessmentbecompletedpriortoapplicationlodgementtoensure
anefficientapprovalprocess.

AfterconsideringyourPreliminaryNeedsAnalysis,councilwillissueyouwithanadvicestatingoneofthe
following:
(a) anetworkanalysisisnotrequiredor
(b) youarerequiredtodoasimplifiednetworkanalysisor
(c) youarerequiredtodoadetailednetworkanalysis,involvingestablishmentofanewmodel,orusean
existingmodelor
(d) youneedtoincorporateanetworkmodificationinyourapplication,withdetailsspecifiedbycouncil.

Ifyouarerequestedtocompleteanetworkanalysis,itmustbedoneinaccordancewiththeseguidelines

SC6.4.3.23.3ProvisionoftheTCCNetworkModelData
(1) Requestinginformationtoinformyouranalysis
Modellersmayrequestboundaryconditioninformationandnetworkmodelsfromcouncilbycompletinga
RequestforNetworkModellingInformationformincludedinSC6.4.3.23AttachmentC.

Inmostcasesitisdesiredthatboundaryconditioninformationissufficienttoenableamodellertopreparetheir
ownnetworkmodel.However,dependingonthesizeorimpactofthedevelopmentbeingconsidered,itmaybe
necessaryforthemodellertoutilisecouncilsnetworkmodelstodemonstrate:
(a) inthecaseofthesewernetwork:
(i) receivingnetworkcapacityissufficientand
(ii) modifiedorrealignedinfrastructureasaresultofthedevelopmenthasnotadverselyaffected
existingorplannedforsystemhydraulicsand
(b) inthecaseofthewaternetwork:
(i) networksupplycapacityissufficientand
(ii) existingnetworkhydrauliccapacityisnotadverselyaffectedbyanychangestothesupply
networkasaresultoftheproposeddevelopment.

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 Generally,wheretrunkinfrastructuremaybeaffectedbytheproposedworks,councilsnetworkmodelsmust
beusedtoverifytheimpactandidentifyrequiredmitigationoptions.
(2) Accesstocouncilmodels
Councilwillmakeavailableattheirofficesacomputertoenableanalysisofadevelopmentorforviewing
existingnetworkmodelinformation.Themodellerwillneedtoagreetocouncilstermsofuse.Thiscanbe
arrangedthroughDAU.Alternativelycouncilcanundertakeanalysisoftheimpactsofthedevelopmentonthe
networkforanagreedfee.

SC6.4.3.23.4Generalrequirementsfornetworkmodels
(1) Scaleandspatialreference
SimplifiedModelsmaybedevelopedasrepresentativeschematicsoftheproposednetwork.Manual
calculationswithouttheuseofnetworkmodellingsoftwaremaybepermitted.

DetailedModelsshallbeconstructedbasedonproposeddesignand/ordevelopmentlayouts.Thelayouts
maybeschematicbutshouldremainrepresentativeoftheproposeddevelopmentlayout.Inordertoenable
importofmodelsintocouncilsexistingnetworkmodels,theyshallbedevelopedtotheGDA1994MGAZone
55coordinatesystemunlessotherwisenotified.
(2) Modellingtimeframes
TimeframesformodellingshallbeasperclausesSC6.4.3.21.2(2)andSC6.4.3.21.3(2)ofSC6.4.3.21Townsville
Waterplanninganddesignguidelines.
(3) Modelcalibration
Wherepossible,calibratedmodelsshallbeusedtoverifysystemcapacity.
(4) Modellerexperienceandqualifications
Networkmodellingmustbecarriedoutbyprofessionalssuitablyexperiencedandqualifiedintheundertakingof
networkmodellinganalysisanddesign.Models,associatedreportsanddesignsmustbecertifiedbythe
appropriatelyqualifiedandexperiencedRPEQ.

SC6.4.3.23.5Waternetworkmodelling
(1) Scope
AwaternetworkmodelisrequiredwherelistedundertherequirementsofSC6.4.3.21.2(2)ofSC6.4.3.21
TownsvilleWaterplanninganddesignguidelines.
(2) Modelrequirementssimplifiedassessment
Asimplifiedassessmentinvolvestheuseofmanualcalculationsorsimplifiednetworkmodelstodemonstrate
compliancewithdesignstandards.Asimplifiedassessmentmustinclude:
(a) assessmentofdesigndemandsinaccordancewithSC6.4.3.23.5(3)(d)ofthissubsection
(b) wherenecessary,hydrauliccalculationsbasedonfixedboundaryconditionsforbothpeakhourandfire
fightingdemand
(c) calculationscanbeundertakenmanually,usingspreadsheetsorusingnetworkmodellingsoftware.
Wheremodellingsoftwareisused,themodelfilesshallbeprovidedtocouncilaspartofthesubmission
and
(d) abriefreportcoveringtherequirementsofSC6.4.3.23.5(3)(f)ofthissubsection.Sketchesofresultsare
tobeprovidedwheretheymakeiteasiertointerpretresults.
(3) Modelrequirementsdetailedassessment
(a) Format
BentleyWaterGEMSmustbeusedforthedevelopmentofnewwaternetworkmodels.Modelsshallbe
setupsuchthatallscenariosandoptionsconsideredforthestudyareincorporatedintoasinglemodel
file.Themodelfile(s)shallbeprovidedtocouncilaspartofthesubmission.
(b) Scenarioplanning
Ascenarioplanmustbedevelopedbythemodellerpriortocommencingmodellingsuchthateach
scenariorequiredforanalysisisidentifiedandthatdifferencesbetweenscenariosareclearlyunderstood.

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 Themodellermustutiliseparentandchildscenariosandalternativessuchthatcommoninformationfor
eachscenarioisinheritedtochildscenarios,andthatuniquechangesareclearlyidentifiable.Aparent
scenarioshouldbeappliedforeachdesignhorizonorstage,andultimatedevelopment.Thefollowing
modelstructureprovidesanexampleofamodelscenariostructure.

Scenario1000ExistingPeakDayDemand(ExtendedPeriodAnalysis)
Scenario1100ExistingPeakHourDemand(SteadyStateAnalysis)
e.g.Scenario1110ExistingPeakHourwithInfrastructureOption1
e.g.Scenario1120ExistingPeakHourwithInfrastructureOption2(Preferred)
Scenario1121ExistingFireFightingAssessment(SteadyStateanalysis,automated)
Scenario2000UltimatePeakDayDemand(ExtendedPeriodAnalysis)
Scenario2100UltimatePeakHourDemand(SteadyStateAnalysis)
e.g.Scenario2110UltimatePeakHourwithInfrastructureOption3(Preferred)
Scenario2111UltimateFireFightingAssessment(SteadyStateanalysis,automated)

Asshownthescenariostructurenamingshouldbeclearandtransparentastowhichdesigncaseit
representsandthepreferredoptionappliedforthedesignshouldbemarked.
(c) Technicalspecification
(i) Hydraulicmethod
ModellingmustbeundertakenusingtheHazenWilliamshydrauliccalculationmethod,withpipe
frictioncoefficientsaslistedinTableSC6.4.3.21.4ofSC6.4.3.21TownsvilleWaterplanningand
designguidelines.
(ii) Lossesacrossvalves
Wherecontrolvalvesarerequiredinthesystem,thevalveshouldbemodelledwithappropriate
lossfactors/curves.Themodellermustensurethatlossfactorsappliedfordesignofasystemcan
beachievedinrealitybyavailableproducts,andwherepossibleapplythelossfactororcurvefora
designvalve.
(iii) Pumpcurves
Adesignduty(singlepointpumpcurve)maybeusedinitiallywhendesigningapumpingsystem
howeverthemodelleristoensurethatthepumpdutyproposedcanbeachievedbyreadily
availablepumps.Wherepossibleanactualpumpcurveforadesignpumpshallbeappliedfor
modellingpurposes.
(iv) Pumpcontrols
Pumpsshallbemodelledwithsimplecontrolswherepossible.Themodellermustconsultwith
councilwhenapplyingpumpcontrolstoensureitmeetstherequirementsofTownsvilleWater
operators.
(v) Reticulation
MasterPlanningModelsshallmodeltrunkinfrastructureonly.RefertoPart4.7Definitionsofthe
TownsvilleCityPlanforthedefinitionoftrunkinfrastructure.

DesignModelsshallmodelreticulationdowntoaDN63pipe.
(d) Demands
(i) General
DesigndemandsaretobecalculatedinaccordancewithSC6.4.3.21.2(2)ofSC6.4.3.21Townsville
Waterplanninganddesignguidelines.

DemandsmustbeappliedasPeakDaydemandinlitrespersecond(L/s),withtheappropriate
diurnalpatternappliedfortheparticularlanduse.

Demandsshouldbeappliedatthenearestnetworknode,andwithin40moftheproperty
boundary.

Whereanoderepresentsdemandsgeneratedfromdifferentlanduses,separatedemandentries
shouldbeappliedtothenodetoenablequickidentificationofthesourceofthedemand.

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 (ii) Useofunitdemandfactors
WaterGEMSenablesunitdemandfactorstobeapplied,suchthattheresultantdemandfromthe
unitload,loadingrateandpeakingfactorsarecalculatedaspartofthemodellingprocess.Theuse
ofthisfeatureisrequiredformasterplanningmodels,enablingtrackingofdesignEPsmodelled.
(iii) Diurnalpatterns
Diurnalpatternsrepresentfluctuationsindemandloadacrossaday.Patternsforvariouslanduses
areincludedinSC6.4.3.21AttachmentAoftheTownsvilleWaterplanninganddesignguidelines.
(e) Scenarios
(i) Extendedperiodanalysis
ExtendedperiodanalysisisusedtodemonstratecompliancewithSC6.4.3.21TownsvilleWater
planninganddesignguidelines.Extendedperiodanalysismustbeutilisedwhenconsidering
networksthatincorporatereservoirs,pumpstationsorotherhydrauliccontrols.

Extendedperiodanalysisenablesassessmentofthebulkwatertransportationcapacityofthe
networktoensurethat:
(A) reservoirsneverempty
(B) reservoirminimumcontingencystoragelevelsaremaintainedand
(C) thereservoirsupplysystemhasanetdeliverycapacityequaltoorgreaterthanPeakDay
(D) pumpingsystemsaredesignedwithinoperationallimitsand
(E) systempressuresareachievedacrossaday.

(ii) Councilrequirestwoscenariosofextendedperiodanalysistobemodelled:
3dayextendedperiodanalysis
Boundaryconditions:
reservoirscommencingwaterlevel90%capacity
pumpstationsallpumpsinstationinitiallyoffand
demandapplied:PeakDaydemand.
7dayextendedperiodanalysis
Boundaryconditions:
reservoirscommencingwaterlevel90%capacity
pumpstationsallpumpsinstationinitiallyOFFand
demandapplied:95%ofPeakDaydemand
(iii) Steadystateanalysis
Peakhour
Whereapeakdayanalysisisrequiredforamodel,aseparatesteadystateanalysisto
demonstratecompliancewithdesignstandardsforPeakHourisnotnecessary.Rather,the
resultsatPeakHouronthePeakDaymaybereportedatthatspecifictimestep.

PeakhouranalysisisusedtoassessnetworkpressuresatPeakHourtoensurethedesign
requirementsofSC6.4.3.21Townsvillewaterplanninganddesignguidelinesaremet.

Boundaryconditions:
(A) demandsmaybeapplieddirectlyasPeakHourdemand,oratPeakDaydemandwith
peakingfactortorepresentPeakHour.
Firefightinganalysis
Firefightinganalysisisusedtoassessnetworkcapacityofthenetworkwatermainswithrespect
tothedesignrequirementslistedtheSC6.4.3.21Townsvillewaterplanninganddesignguidelines.

Useofautomatedanalysis,wherefirefightingconditionsaretestedateachnode/hydrantwithin
thenetwork,shouldbeemployed.

Boundaryconditions:
(A) reservoirscommencingatmidwaterleveland

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 (B) demandapplied:PeakHourunlessotherwiseadvisedbycouncil.
(f) Reportingrequirements
Awaternetworkmodellingreportmustbepreparedtodocumenttheprocess,assumptionsandanalysis
employedthroughmodellingtodeveloptheinfrastructuredesignand/ormasterplan.

Thefollowingprovidesdetailsofsectionstobeincorporatedintothemodellingreport.Themodellermay
providefurtherinformationasneededtojustifydecisionsmadethroughthemodellinganddesign
process.
(i) Introduction:
(A) developmentlocality,lot/plandescription,applicationnumber(ifapplicable)
(B) objectivesofstudydesign/masterplanand
(C) briefmethodologydescribelevelofmodellingundertaken(simplified/detailed),software
used,referencetomodeloverviewinappendix.
(ii) Populationanddemandassessment:
(A) populationassessmentbasedonlandusecategories,siteplanshowinglayoutandland
use
(B) demandassessmentshowingdemandcalculationandpeakingfactorsapplied
(C) summarytableshowingtotaldemand,withbreakdownforeachlandusecategory,Average
Day(kL/d),PeakDaydemand(kL/dorL/s)and
(D) summarytableshowingdemandbreakdownforeachservicecatchment,whereapplicable.
(iii) Modellingassessment:
(A) modellingmethodsimplifiedordetailedassessment
(B) scenariosanalysed,includingdescriptionorreferencetodesignstandardsapplied
(C) modellingassumptions
(D) existingnetworkdescription,includingproposedconnectionpointsand
(E) modellingassessment:
existingsystemcapacity
existingsystem+ultimatedevelopmentand
augmentations,newinfrastructureoptionsanalysisincludingassessmentofoptions
atinterimstages10y/20y/ultimatehorizons.
(iv) Optionsanalysis:
(A) triplebottomlineanalysisand
(B) netpresentvalueassessment.
(v) Summary:
(A) preferredoption,justification,capitalworksprogram.
(vi) RPEQCertificationstatement
(vii) Appendix:
(A) fordetailedmodels,modeloverviewtobeincludedinappendix(coveringscenariostructure,
optionsandclearlyoutliningwhichscenariorepresentsthedesignsolution)
(B) modelmapshowingmodellayout(nodes,pipes,labelsandanyrelevantboundary
conditions,e.g.reservoirsorheadpointsapplied)and
(C) tabulateddataandresultstobeprovidedatpeakhouranalysisandfirefightinganalysis:

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 Nodes ElementID
NodeElevation
PeakHourDemand
CalculatedHydraulicGrade(m)
CalculatedPressure(m)

Forfirefightinganalysis
Availablefirefightingflow
Availablepressureatfirefightingdemand
Pipes ElementID
Pipediameter
Materialandclass
Length
Startnode
Stopnode
HazenWilliamsCvalue
Flowrate
Velocity
Headlossgradient
Pump ElementID
Stations Pumptype(fixed,variablespeed)
Pumpconfiguration(duty/standbyetc.)
Pumpcurve,ifselected
Reservoirs ElementID
ReservoirCapacity
TopWaterLevel
BottomWaterLevel

(D) pumpstationssystemresistancecurvewithpumpcurveoverlaid.Pumpcurvemaybe
dutypointhoweverthedesignershallconsiderthecapabilityofpumpsonthemarketto
meetsuchaduty(i.e.itneedstobephysicallyachievable).

SC6.4.3.23.6Sewernetworkmodelling
(1) Scope
AsewernetworkmodelisrequiredwherelistedundertherequirementsofclauseSC6.4.3.21.3ofSC6.4.3.21
Townsvillewaterplanninganddesignguidelines.
(2) Modelrequirementssimplifiedassessment
Asimplifiedassessmentinvolvestheuseofmanualcalculationstodemonstratecompliancewithdesign
standards.Asimplifiedassessmentmustinclude:
(a) assessmentofdesignloadsinaccordancewithSC6.4.23.6(3)(d)ofthissubsection
(b) wherenecessary,hydrauliccalculationsbasedonfixedboundaryconditionsforPeakWetWeatherFlow
loading
(c) calculationscanbeundertakenmanually,usingspreadsheetsorusingnetworkmodellingsoftware.
Wheremodellingsoftwareisused,themodelfilesshallbeprovidedtocouncilaspartofthesubmission
and
(d) abriefreportcoveringtherequirementsofSC6.4.23.6(3)(f)ofthissubsection.Sketchesofresultsareto
beprovidedwheretheymakeiteasiertointerpretresults
(3) Modelrequirementsdetailedassessment
(a) Format
BentleySewerGEMSsanitarymustbeusedtoundertakedetailedassessmentsofsewernetworks.This
willenablemodelstobeincorporatedintocouncilsexistingnetworkmodels.

Modelsshallbesetupsuchthatallscenariosandoptionsconsideredforthestudyareincorporatedinto

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 asinglemodelfile.
(b) Scenarioplanning
Ascenariomustbedevelopedbythemodellerpriortocommencingmodellingsuchthateachscenario
requiredforanalysisisidentifiedandthatdifferencesbetweenscenariosareclearlyunderstood.

Themodellermustutiliseparentandchildscenariosandalternativessuchthatcommoninformationfor
eachscenarioisinheritedtochildscenarios,andthatuniquechangesareclearlyidentifiable.Aparent
scenarioshouldbeappliedforeachdesignhorizonorstageandultimatedevelopment.Thefollowing
providesanexampleofamodelscenariostructure.

Scenario1000ExistingAverageDryWeatherFlow
Scenario1100ExistingADWFOverflowStorageAssessment
Scenario1200ExistingPeakWetWeatherFlow
Scenario2000UltimateAverageDryWeatherFlow
Scenario1100UltimateADWFOverflowStorageAssessment
Scenario1200UltimatePeakWetWeatherFlow
Scenario1210UltimatePWWFInfrastructureOption1
Scenario1220UltimatePWWFInfrastructureOption2(Preferred)
(c) Technicalspecification
Hydraulicmethod
Manningsformulamustbeusedforcalculationofgravitynetworkhydraulics,inaccordancewiththe
requirementsoftheSewerageCodeofAustralia(WSA022002).

HazenWilliamsmethodmustbeappliedforpressurepipesystemsinaccordancewithSC6.4.3.21
TownsvilleWaterplanninganddesignguidelines.

Inflow/Infiltration
Inflow/Infiltrationshallbemodelledintrinsicallyasapartofthecalculateddesignloads,inaccordance
withSC6.4.3.21TownsvilleWaterplanninganddesignguidelines.

Pumpcurves
Adesignduty(singlepointpumpcurve)maybeusedinitiallywhendesigningapumpingsystemhowever
themodelleristoensurethatthepumpdutyproposedcanbeachievedbyreadilyavailablepumps.
Wherepossibleanactualpumpcurveforadesignpumpshallbeappliedformodellingpurposes.

Pumpcontrols
Pumpsmustbemodelledwithsimplecontrolswherepossible.Themodellermustconsultwithcouncil
whenapplyingpumpcontrolstoensureitmeetstherequirementsofTownsvilleWateroperators.
(d) Sewageflowcalculation
DesignloadsaretobecalculatedinaccordancewithSC6.4.3.21.3(2)ofSC6.4.3.21TownsvilleWater
planninganddesignguidelines.

LoadsmustbeappliedtothemodelasanAverageDryWeatherFlow(ADWF)basedemand.Apeaking
factormultiplierappliedasafixedpatternontheloadshouldbeusedtogeneratePeakWetWeather
Flow(PWWF).

Whereamanholerepresentsdemandsgeneratedfromdifferentlanduses,separatedemandentries
shouldbeappliedtothenodetoenablequickidentificationofthesourceofthedemand.
(e) Scenarios
(i) Staticvs.dynamicmodelling
Sewernetworkmodelsshouldberundynamically(i.e.overanextendedperiod)toenable:
(A) assessmentofsystemstoragepriortooverflow
(B) ensuremodelstabilitywhensystemisfullyloadedand
(C) ensuretheinteractionofpumpsonacommonsystemareassessed.

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 Aminimum24hrsimulationperiodisthereforerecommended.Theusershouldreport
resultsattheappropriatetimestep(i.e.maximumconditionsinsystem).
(ii) ADWFanalysis
ADWFanalysisisusedtoassessbasicsystemperformanceunderdryweatherflowconditions.
Thisanalysisisalsousedtoassesstheamountofsystemstorageavailablebeforeanoverflowis
activatedwithinthecatchment(beinginterareaorenvironmental).
(iii) PWWFanalysis
PWWFanalysisisusedtoassessnetworkperformanceinrespecttothedesignrequirements
listedinSC6.4.3.21TownsvilleWaterplanninganddesignguidelines.
(f) Reportingrequirements
Asewernetworkmodellingreportmustbepreparedtodocumenttheprocess,assumptionsandanalysis
employedthroughmodellingtodeveloptheinfrastructuredesignand/ormasterplan.

Thefollowingprovidesdetailsofsectionstobeincorporatedintothemodellingreport.Themodellermay
providefurtherinformationasneededtojustifydecisionsmadethroughthemodellinganddesign
process.
(i) Introduction:
(A) developmentlocality,lot/plandescription,applicationnumber(ifapplicable)
(B) objectivesofstudydesign/masterplanand
(C) briefmethodologydescribelevelofmodellingundertaken(simplified/detailed),software
used,referencetomodeloverviewinappendix.
(ii) Sewageflow/loadingassessment:
(A) populationassessmentbasedonlandusecategories,siteplanshowinglayoutandland
use
(B) loadassessmentshowingcalculationofADWFandPWWFflowsand
(C) summarytableshowingtotalload,withbreakdownforeachpumpstationcatchmentor
networksubcatchment,averagedryweatherflow(L/s),(kL/d),peakwetweatherflow(L/s),
(kL/d).

Whereanexistingcouncilmodelisbeingupdated,atablecomparingpreviouscatchment
loadstoupdatedcatchmentloadsmustbeprovided.
(iii) Modellingassessment
(A) scenariosanalysed,includingdescriptionorreferencetodesignstandardsapplied
(B) modellingassumptions
(C) existingnetworkdescription,includingproposedconnectionpointsand
(D) modellingassessment:
existingsystemcapacity
existingsystem+ultimatedevelopment
augmentations,newinfrastructureoptionsanalysisincludingand
assessmentofoptionsatinterimstages10y/20y/ultimatehorizons.
(iv) Optionsanalysis:
(A) triplebottomlineanalysisand
(B) netpresentvalueassessment.
(v) Summary:

(A) Preferredoption,justification,capitalworksprogram.
(vi) RPEQCertificationstatement
(vii) Appendix:
(A) modeloverviewtobeincludedinappendix(coveringscenariostructure,optionsandclearly
outliningwhichscenariorepresentsthedesignsolution)

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 (B) tabulatedresultsofthemanhole,gravityandpressuremainoutputs:
Manholes ElementID
NodeElevation
DesignLoad
Pipesgravityandpressuremains ElementID
Pipediameter/materialandclass
Grade
Upstreammanhole
Downstreammanhole
PipeflowdepthaspercentageofdiameterPWWF
(gravitymains)
FlowvelocityatPWWF(pressuremains)
Flowvelocityundersinglepumpoperation
(pressuremains)
PumpStations ElementID

(viii) pumpstationssystemresistancecurvewithpumpcurveoverlaid.Pumpcurvemaybedutypoint
howeverthedesignershallconsiderthecapabilityofpumpsonthemarkettomeetsuchaduty
(i.e.itneedstobephysicallyachievable).

SC6.4.3.23.7Copyrightandownershipofsubmittedmodels
Whenatechnicalreportorstudyissubmittedtocouncilaspartofadevelopmentapplication,thisreport/study,along
withallcomponentsofthesubmission,canbemadeavailabletothepublicaspartofthenotificationstage.Thereport
canbeprovidedtoanyoneseekingthereportduringthisstageandfollowingtheapproval.Useofthereportforany
thirdpartyusewillbeatthecompleteriskofthethirdparty.Itshouldbenotedthatonlytheapprovedreportincluding
anycouncilrequestedamendments,willbereferredtoinfuture.

Onceadevelopmentapplicationisapprovedcouncilispermittedtousethemodelforincorporationintoitsoverallcity
waterandsewermodelstoinformitsinfrastructureplanning.

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AttachmentBPreliminaryneedsanalysis
Clickheretoobtainacopyofthefollowingform.

AttachmentCForm:Requestfornetworkmodellinginformation
Clickheretoobtainacopyofthefollowingform.

AttachmentDModelsetupsummary
Clickheretoobtainacopyofthefollowingform.

AttachmentEModelsubmissionchecklist(waterandsewer)
Clickheretoobtainacopyofthefollowingform.

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