Review flush zone statistics and notify affected customers

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Step-by-step guide

After simulating a flushing sequence within a flush zone in InfoWater Pro UDF, flush zone statistics can be viewed, including the number of sequences in the zone, the total length of pipe flushed, flush volume, and other results data. Additionally, the Notify Affected Customers tool can identify which properties are in or near a flush zone, so that they can be informed about the potential impacts of a flushing operation.

To view flush zone statistics:

  1. Begin with a UDF model containing at least one flush zone and at least one successfully run flushing sequence within it.
  2. In the Model Explorer window, switch to the UDF tab.
  3. With the desired zone selected in the drop-down, click Flush Zone Statistics.

The Model Explorer, UDF tab, with Flush Zone Statistics highlighted in red.

  1. In the Flush Zone Statistics dialog box, view the results data.
  2. Click Close.

The Flush Zone Statistics dialog box, with results data for the selected zone, and Close selected.

To notify customers within a certain area about flushing operations and their potential impacts:

  1. From the UDF tab, click Notify Affected Customers.

The Model Explorer, UDF tab, with Notify Affected Customers highlighted in red.

  1. In the Notify Affected Customers dialog box, select a notification layer.
  2. Choose to notify customers within an Active Flush Zone or an Active Flush Sequence.
  3. Customize the radius of the notification area. In this example, the Within Distance of value is set to 400 feet.
  4. Click Notify.

The Notify Affected Customers dialog box, with settings configured for this example, and Notify selected.

An Affected Customers window opens, with a list of customer names, addresses, phone numbers, and other contact information.

To copy the Affected Customers list to a spreadsheet:

  1. Click the top-left cell to highlight the entire table.

The Affected Customers list, with the top-left cell selected to highlight all table contents.

  1. Press CTRL+C to copy the contents.
  2. Press CTRL+V to paste the contents to the desired location, such as an Excel spreadsheet.
  3. Click Close to exit both open dialog boxes.

To zoom to the area containing affected customers:

  1. In the map, right-click and select Zoom To.

The network map zoomed to the area containing affected customers, with those properties highlighted, and an outline around the notification area.