HydroSewer - Drainage Network
Sewer modeling with no signal
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
HydroSewer is a professional stormwater and sewer network analysis tool powered by the EPA SWMM 5 engine. Build, analyze, and simulate drainage networks from your phone or tablet.
KEY FEATURES
- Import standard EPA SWMM input files (.inp) and simulate them with the EPA SWMM 5 engine on your device, with no account and no cloud
- Junctions, outfalls, storage, conduits, pumps, weirs, orifices, and subcatchments on an interactive canvas
- Step through results over time: depth at nodes, flow and velocity in conduits, and more
- Edit node, link, and subcatchment properties; renaming or deleting an element updates the data that refers to it, and broken references in older projects can be repaired
- Give a node its sewage flow (DWF), with an optional hourly pattern, and a direct inflow; before a run, the app flags flat pipes, unset manholes, or no inflow at all
- New network, Save, and Save as in the menu; Demo Village, a sample network, to try it all
MAP BACKGROUND (OPTIONAL)
- Your network over Google Maps, map or satellite, with adjustable visibility
- Find your area on the map: tap your town and HydroSewer proposes the coordinate system that fits, if it knows one
- Or set UTM, or a Transverse Mercator grid in Advanced
- A .inp that declares a supported EPSG code (Q_VAR_PROJECTION) lands in place with no setup
- Local coordinates? Line the network up by tapping a node and its place on the map, a few times
- You turn the map on. It needs a connection; without one, the network is shown without it
LAY OUT A NETWORK IN THE FIELD
Start a new network and tap Use my location: the map centers where you are and a dot shows your position as you walk. Add each manhole by tapping its place on the map; your location never places or moves one. A preliminary layout, not a survey.
FIELD NOTES
- Attach notes and photos to any manhole, outfall, or pipe: as-built discrepancies, observations, a "check this" for the office
- Open or resolved; elements with open notes are highlighted, and one list gathers every open note
- With location allowed, a note records where it was taken and how accurately, with Show on map
- Saved in your project, never in the .inp file
CORE FEATURES WITHOUT INTERNET
Modeling, simulation, saving, and field notes work with no connection, wherever the signal doesn't reach. Apart from the store's purchase service, only the optional map background uses the internet, through Google Maps.
PRIVACY
Transparent Blue Water does not receive your data. When you turn on the optional map background, Google Maps receives the map area you view. Your GPS reading, if you allow it, is used on your device and never sent anywhere; a note's position stays in your project and its PDF until you share them.
FREE, WITH NO SIZE CAP
No cap on network size, field notes, or photos; the map background is free too. HydroSewer Pro is an optional one-time purchase that adds:
- Export the network as a standard SWMM .inp file
- Export node and link results to CSV, every time step
- A PDF report of your field notes with your logo, model data per element, the photos, and map links to where notes were taken
- Save a network's alignment on the map
IMPORTANT
HydroSewer is an independent engineering tool. Results are computed by the EPA SWMM 5 engine and must be reviewed and verified by a qualified, responsible engineer before any design, construction, permitting, or other professional use. HydroSewer does not certify or guarantee compliance with any code, standard, or regulation, and is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind.
HydroSewer is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). References to EPA and SWMM are used solely to identify the simulation engine. Map data and imagery: Google Maps.
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• Google Maps background (needs a connection). Find your area suggests the coordinate system; a .inp that declares one lands in place.
• Field layout: New network, Use my location, tap the map to place manholes (not a survey).
• Notes record where they were taken.
• Node inflows (sewage flow, hourly pattern) and a check before running.
• Pro: notes PDF with photos, logo and map links; .inp and CSV export; map alignment.
• Delete and rename no longer break a run.
The developer, Transparent Blue Water LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Other Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Transparent Blue Water LLC
- Size
- 53.8 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- HydroSewer Pro $14.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Transparent Blue Water
