Bentley Systems, a leading global provider of software solutions, has made a strategic investment in a Denver-based firm Digital Water Works (DWW).

DWW is an engineering technology solutions provider dedicated exclusively for the global water and wastewater industry and `delivers digital twin solutions for smart wet infrastructure’ (water and wastewater utilities).

“We’re pleased and honoured to receive this strategic investment from Bentley,” said DWW founder and CEO Paul F Boulos. Boulos said that the infrastructure digital twin product suite would be rolled out in phases during the next five to ten months. “Next month, we will launch an early adopter program for progressive water and wastewater utilities and engineering firms who want to help with the product design plans and then beta-test the software,” he added.

The investment allows DWW and Bentley to expand their leadership in bringing infrastructure digital twin solutions to municipal and investor-owned water and wastewater utilities worldwide – solutions with the power to enhance their operational visibility, improve efficiency, optimise capital spending, and lower total cost of ownership of their wet infrastructure, DWW said.

DWWs’ strategy is to implement its own integrating applications around best-of-breed commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software such as Bentley Systems’ OpenFlows and iTwin offerings, which Bentley will license directly to DWWs’ customers. The software partnership is not exclusive; DWW will continue to collaborate with leading software vendors and engineering and technology consulting firms to best serve the water industry.