Optimatics
Advances in Optimization for Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Systems

“It has become clear through working with Optimatics how useful optimization is and how much improvement can be obtaining through the refining options and design processes.”

Darren Raeck - Manager Engineering Services, Lower Murray Water, Mildura, Victoria, Australia

The Optimatics Letter

"A Paradigm Shift to Optimization", Issue No. 23 - April - June 2011

“ The paradigm shift or radical change in approach described in this article is the move by utilities from relying on a simulation modeling approach to plan and operate water and wastewater systems to the use of an optimized decision support approach to identify superior capital improvement and operating solutions........”

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View past copies of The Optimatics Letter

Oct-Dec 2005 Pipeline Design Optimization

Jan-Mar 2005 Customized Pumping Optimization

Jul-Sep 2004 Toronto/York State-of-the-Art JOS

Apr-Jun 2003 How GA Optimization Works

Jan-Mar 2003 BSU Optimized Plan Alternatives

Oct-Dec 2002 Built-in Emergency Preparedness

Apr-Jun 2002 Optimal Staging of Capital Works Using GA

Jan-Mar 2002 Interview GA Optimization Pioneers

Oct-Dec 2001 San Diego Main Replacement GA

Jul-Sep 2001 Private Reclaimed Water Scheme

Apr-Jun 2001 Water Infrastructure Needs $24B/yr

Jan-Mar 2001 Top 10 Reasons Not To Optimize

Oct-Dec 2000 Optimizing a Main Replacement

Jul-Sep 2000 Optimatics GA Proves Ready for Prime Time

Apr-Jun 2000 Why Grand Prairie Chose to Use Optimization

Jan-Mar 2000 Earthquake Planning with GA Optimization

Oct-Dec 1999 Optimizing Operational Set Points Using GA

Jul-Sep 1999 Optimization - More Than Just Minimizing Costs

Apr-Jun 1999 Optimizing Pipes & Pumps for a Concept Design

Jan-Mar 1999 Optimizing for System Redundancy and Phasing

Oct-Dec 1998 How OGA Optimization Locates and Sizes Pipes

Jul-Sep 1998 A Primer on Optimization

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