UnitedWaterWorks builds and maintains a single model of how water moves through a city, from monsoon rain and reservoirs to drains, groundwater and the sea. Combining physics-based models with AI, we give governments clear, independent advice on what to operate, maintain and build. Headquartered in Chennai, with an office in Seattle.
Coastal cities like Chennai can flood and run dry in the same year. Rain, reservoirs, rivers, drains, groundwater and the sea all act on one another, yet each asset is usually planned and run on its own. When high tide meets peak river flow, new drains cannot empty. When the monsoon fails, reservoirs, aquifers and desalination must carry the city together.
We connect hydrology, hydraulics, the coastal boundary and infrastructure data into one calibrated model, then use it to test decisions before they are made.
Map how all water moves through the city, calibrated against real floods such as 2015 and Cyclone Michaung in 2023.
Run extreme rain, weak monsoons, reservoir releases, asset failures and sea-level rise before they happen. AI-assisted screening tests thousands of options quickly.
Improve day-to-day operation of reservoirs, gates, pumps and maintenance across agencies.
Fund the options where economic, social and environmental benefits align, in the right order.
The model is our tool. What governments receive is timely, independent advice across three kinds of decision.
Day-to-day and seasonal choices that keep people safe and water flowing.
Built in 1877–78, the canal links Ennore Creek, the Kosasthalaiyar, Cooum and Adyar river mouths and the Kovalam basin. Rehabilitating it is a once-in-a-generation decision, and each reach faces very different conditions.
The question is not only whether to rehabilitate the canal, but which reaches, for which purposes, in what order, and in a way communities will support.
Industrial pollution, creek and port interactions, and flood relief for north Chennai.
Flood damage avoided, cost, travel and land value.
Households, livelihoods, health and sanitation, with women and girls built in.
Clearances, agencies and time to visible results. Government sets the weights.
Governments should not have to staff specialist modelling software to benefit from it.
We assemble existing data, build the model and calibrate it against past events, linking it to the systems already in place. Data integration and AI tools bring scattered agency data together faster.
We host and maintain the model and update it after every monsoon as new data arrives.
Departments receive operational, capital and strategic advice on request and on a regular schedule, plus an annual water-system outlook.
Our hydrologic and hydraulic models remain the source of truth. AI helps us gather data faster, explore far more options and explain results clearly. Our engineers check every recommendation before it reaches a decision-maker.
AI reads agency reports, survey PDFs, gauge logs and maps, then extracts and cleans the data the model needs, in weeks rather than months.
Fast AI models trained on our physics model screen large numbers of interventions. The most promising are confirmed with the full model.
Rainfall and tide forecasts run through the model help flag likely flood hotspots and reservoir decisions ahead of forecast events.
Satellite and drone imagery, analysed with AI, spots silt build-up, encroachment and blocked channels along canals and drains.
Faulty, missing or unusual gauge and sensor readings are flagged before they reach the model, so results stay reliable.
AI drafts clear summaries, maps and English and Tamil briefing notes from model results, reviewed by our engineers before they go out.
Headquartered in Chennai, with an office in Seattle, Washington. Our network of more than 20 water, data and AI specialists works across India and North America.
Entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience founding and running businesses across India and Southeast Asia, including tea and coffee plantations in India, agricultural commodities trading in Malaysia and hospitality in India. Brings deep experience in operations on the ground, land and water resources, and building lasting local partnerships.
Technology leader with more than 15 years of experience building data platforms and digital products. Leads data integration and AI applications at UnitedWaterWorks, turning scattered agency data into a model that is reliable, current and easy for decision-makers to use.
Chennai-based scientist with a PhD in Geological Sciences (Physical Oceanography) from the University of South Carolina. Leads the technical programme: model design, calibration and the quality of our advice. Specialist in estuary and mangrove hydrodynamics, environmental flows and constructed wetlands.
PhD-qualified specialist combining technical depth with data analytics, with work across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Chennai native who has modelled water systems for billion-dollar infrastructure programmes in major cities.
Professor at a premier Indian Institute of Technology, providing academic and research leadership.
Short answers to the questions we hear most from water departments and development partners.
No. We build, host and maintain the model and update it after every monsoon. Your teams receive the advice and outputs. If you want the model in-house later, we train your staff and transfer it.
The government does. Agency data stays under government control, and all findings are shared openly with the departments involved.
AI speeds up data gathering, option screening, imagery analysis and briefings. Physics-based hydrologic and hydraulic models remain the source of truth, and an engineer reviews every AI output before it reaches a decision-maker.
It connects them. The model uses tide and surge data from coastal flood warnings, reservoir records and drainage surveys, and adds the missing picture of how they interact. It does not replace any existing system.
With a briefing and technical consultations with your engineers and operations teams, followed by a joint technical assessment. The scope of any long-term engagement is then set by the government through its own procurement process.
We welcome conversations with water agencies, government departments and development partners. Reach our Chennai team during India business hours, or our Seattle office during US Pacific hours.