topic water main segments in Water Utilities Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/water-main-segments/m-p/114380#M221 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>We have are drawings in AutoCAD files right know and would like to bring the mains, valves and hydrant over to ArcMap 10.1. My question is on the main segments what the best practice of drawing the segments. Our goal is to identify a main with a water main break and it would show us which valves would be shut off.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>1. from valve to valve</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>2. Fitting to fitting </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>3. Where you have a 3 or a 4-way valve package - would there be like 3 or 4 small segments?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>4. Can you go from tee to tee and if you have an inline valve go through the valve or stop the segment at the valve and have two segments.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:01:15 GMT timsvatos 2012-11-15T17:01:15Z water main segments https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/water-main-segments/m-p/114380#M221 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>We have are drawings in AutoCAD files right know and would like to bring the mains, valves and hydrant over to ArcMap 10.1. My question is on the main segments what the best practice of drawing the segments. Our goal is to identify a main with a water main break and it would show us which valves would be shut off.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>1. from valve to valve</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>2. Fitting to fitting </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>3. Where you have a 3 or a 4-way valve package - would there be like 3 or 4 small segments?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>4. Can you go from tee to tee and if you have an inline valve go through the valve or stop the segment at the valve and have two segments.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:01:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/water-main-segments/m-p/114380#M221 timsvatos 2012-11-15T17:01:15Z Re: water main segments https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/water-main-segments/m-p/114381#M222 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Here are some recommandations</SPAN><BR /><BR /><UL><BR />Break Mains at<BR /><UL><BR />All wPressurizedMains intersections<BR /></UL><UL><BR />Fittings<BR /><UL><BR />Cross<BR /></UL><UL><BR />Reducer<BR /></UL><UL><BR /><BR />Tee<BR /></UL></UL><UL><BR />System valves<BR /><UL><BR />pressure reducer valves<BR /></UL><UL><BR />pressure (zone) separation valves<BR /></UL><UL><BR />reservoir valves<BR /></UL><BR /><UL><BR />system separation (normally closed)<BR /></UL><BR /><UL><BR />altitude valves<BR /></UL><BR /></UL><UL><BR />Pump stations<BR /></UL><BR /><UL><BR />Treatment plant<BR /></UL><BR /><UL><BR />Reservoir<BR /></UL><BR /></UL><BR /><UL><BR />Do NOT break Mains at<BR /><UL><BR />Fittings<BR /><UL><BR />Bend<BR /></UL><UL><BR />Tap<BR /></UL><UL><BR />Wye<BR /></UL><UL><BR />Clamp<BR /></UL></UL><UL><BR />Laterals or lateral services<BR /></UL><UL><BR />Normally open system valves<BR /></UL><UL><BR />Check valves<BR /></UL><UL><BR />Connection points<BR /></UL></UL></BODY></HTML> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:02:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/water-main-segments/m-p/114381#M222 MikeMillerGIS 2012-11-19T18:02:16Z Re: water main segments https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/water-main-segments/m-p/114382#M223 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi&nbsp; Tsvatos</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>We have chosen to break mains</SPAN><BR /><UL><BR /><LI>at all fittings </LI><BR /><LI>valves</LI><BR /><LI>hydrants (our hydrants are cut in on the mains.. not laterals)</LI><BR /><LI>Pumps/resevoirs/flowmeters</LI><BR /></UL><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>we don't break for water services.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>if i was to re invent the data model I would probably do exactly what MikeMiller is sugesting reasons for</SPAN><BR /><UL><BR /><LI>Too many assets in our asset system</LI><BR /><LI>simplicity of data capture</LI><BR /><LI>doesn't effect modeling requirments</LI><BR /></UL><SPAN>Graham Wood</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Water and Sewer GIS Coordinator</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Gosford City Council</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:20:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/water-main-segments/m-p/114382#M223 GrahamW 2012-11-29T20:20:38Z