CENTAUR®

CENTAUR® modelling tools are available in Innovyze’s Infoworks ICM integrated catchment modelling software and SWMM. This enables the system to be modelled exactly as it operates in field situations, incorporating the same fuzzy logic control algorithm. This means implementations can be fully investigated prior to deployment within optioneering exercises. Site selection tools, which identify the most appropriate storage sites within the network to address a specific target site, are also available.

CENTAUR® is an award-winning, intelligent, autonomous, localised system which utilises existing drainage network storage capacity. It can be used for urban flood risk reduction and CSO spill reduction, and other wastewater network challenges. The novel technology boosts sewer network capacity by using a gate to control the flow and optimally utilise latent storage capacity. As well as autonomy, the system provides visibility via an internet dashboard and stores data for interrogation. It is ideal in situations where space and capital are limited. Extra capacity can be targeted at reducing flood-risk, environmental impact and energy consumption. It results in a net reduction in risk rather than transferring the problem elsewhere. CENTAUR® can also be used as a quickly-deployed mitigation measure up front of major schemes, offering interim protection.