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Monday, February 10, 2014

2014 Stormwater & Urban Water Systems Modeling Conference, Toronto, Canada, February 26-27, 2014

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47th Annual International Conference
Toronto, Canada
February 26-27, 2014

Interested in any aspects of urban drainage or watershed engineering? Do you use computer models in your work?
If so, you should consider attending this conference, where you will hear about 50 presentations related to your interests, and talk to over 100 like-minded, friendly and thoughtful professionals.

The annual International Conference on Urban and Rural Water Systems Modeling is a forum for professionals from across North America and overseas to exchange ideas and experience on current practices and emerging technologies. This is the 47th annual SWMM Users Group Meeting, the 23rd in the current series of annual Toronto conferences, and the 34th to be held in Canada. The atmosphere is relaxed, presentations are of a high standard and by accepting papers up to the last few weeks before the event, a spontaneity is achieved which gives this conference special character.

Register Today:

There is still room to register for the '2014 Stormwater & Urban Water Systems Modeling Conference' which takes place on February 26 and 27, 2014. Please register today.

We would also like to inform you that our 2-day PCSWMM workshop will be held on Monday, February 24, and Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at the same venue, and leading up to the conference.

Hotel Reservations:

The Marriott Courtyard Toronto Brampton has a number of rooms blocked for this event but please reserve your room right away. To book either a Double Queen or a King room, please go to the hotels website. For international reservations, please visit Marriott Courtyard worldwide reservation telephone numbers to find a toll free number from your country.

The Marriott has complimentary on-site parking, free internet access throughout the hotel, easy highway access and is short cab ride from the airport.

For more information about the conference and to register, please visit www.chiwater.com

Please take a moment to forward this notice to a colleague and we look forward to seeing you there.

Best Regards,
Meghan Korman
Conference Organizer
Computational Hydraulics International (CHI)
Tel. (519) 767-0197
meghan@chiwater.com

If you have any other questions, please contact CHI.

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Saturday, February 8, 2014

@Innovyze User forum where you can ask questions about our Water and Wastewater Products

@Innovyze User forum where you can ask questions about our Water and Wastewater Products http://t.co/dwgCOo3fSP pic.twitter.com/R0QKG2dvBS
— Robert E Dickinson (@RDickinson) February 8, 2014

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

InfoSWMM 2D Inflows and Mesh Element to 1D Node Linkages

The 2D Output HTML file of InfoSWMM 2D shows the Total 2D Inflows at each node by Mesh ID. You can either graph, report use the 2D Graphs in InfoSWMM to also see these flows but in addition there is a Section in the 2D InfoSWMM input file (Hydqua.inp) that shows the 1D Node Name followed by the Mesh Element ID (Figure 1)

 Net inflow in 1d nodes
 Node id :  2919                             // Net Inflow (m3) : 15244.2504
 Node id :  2946                             // Net Inflow (m3) : 7429.7630
 Node id :  7405                             // Net Inflow (m3) : 0.0000
 Node id :  7451                             // Net Inflow (m3) : 699.8173
 Node id :  4022                             // Net Inflow (m3) : 4026.5423
 Node id :  2370                             // Net Inflow (m3) : 2076.7189
 Node id :  1083                             // Net Inflow (m3) : 5697.8787

InfoSWMM 2D Inflows and Mesh Element to 1D Node Linkages

Friday, January 31, 2014

EPA Releases Climate Assessment Update to National Stormwater Calculator

EPA Releases Climate Assessment Update to National Stormwater Calculator

WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released phase II of the National Stormwater Calculator and Climate Assessment Tool package. The updated calculator includes future climate vulnerability scenarios.

The calculator, a part of President Obama’s Climate Change Action Plan, is a desktop application that estimates the annual amount of stormwater runoff from a specific location. The calculator now includes changes in seasonal precipitation levels, the effects of more frequent high-intensity storms, and changes in evaporation rates based on validated climate change scenarios by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

“Climate change threatens our health, our economy, and our environment,” said Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator. “As part of the President’s Climate Action Plan, this tool will help us better prepare for climate impacts by helping build safer, sustainable, and more resilient water infrastructure.”

The updated calculator includes climate models that can be incorporated into the calculation of stormwater runoff. This adds future climate scenarios to last year’s phase I release, which included local soil conditions, slope, land cover, historical rainfall records.

Users can enter any U.S. location and select different scenarios to learn how specific green infrastructure changes, including inexpensive changes such as rain barrels and rain gardens, can reduce stormwater runoff. This information shows users how adding green infrastructure, which mimics natural processes, can be one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce stormwater runoff.

Every year billions of gallons of raw sewage, trash, household chemicals, and urban runoff flow into our streams, rivers and lakes. Polluted stormwater runoff can adversely affect plants, animals, and people. It also negatively impacts our economy – from closed beaches to decreased fishing in polluted areas. Green infrastructure can reduce the damage caused by climate change by improving water quality in streams and rivers, protecting groundwater sources, and enhancing recreational activities. Using the calculator to choose the best green infrastructure options for an area is an innovative and efficient way to promote healthy waters and support sustainable communities.

More information on the National Stormwater Calculator and Climate Assessment Tool package: http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/wswrd/wq/models/swc/

More information about the virtual climate resilience toolkit:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/image/president27sclimateactionplan.pdf

More information on EPA’s Green Infrastructure research:
http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/index.cfm

Reasons to use the Advanced Force Main Network Support Option in InfoSewer and H20Map Sewer

See the image for the two main reasons but another reason is that you get a better continuity error with this new(er) feature or option in InfoSewer

A Simple Advanced Model in InfoSewer

Thursday, January 30, 2014

InfoSewer Infographic or Map of Features

A basic Index to @Innovye #InfoSewer for Sanitary and Storrmwater Networks http://twitpic.com/dtwleq

The main features of an InfoSewer Network with labels. This version uses the normal Force Main solution but if the upper grey set of links is added then you have to use the Advanced Force Main Solution.

InfoSewer Map of Features

The new EPA SWC January 2014 (Stormwater Calculator) has Near and Far Term Climate Change Scenarios

The new EPA SWC January 2014 (Stormwater Calculator) has Near and Far Term Climate Change Scenarios http://t.co/3SYZRDnona
— Robert E Dickinson (@RDickinson) January 30, 2014

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Surface Ponding and its Impact on Irregular Channels in SWMM5

Surface Ponding and its Impact on Irregular Channels in SWMM5

A few considerations to think about when you are modeling natural channels or irregular channels in SWMM 5:
1. The Maximum depth is limited to the Transect Highest minus the Lowest Elevation
2. If the Maximum depth is reached during the simulation any excess water from the upstream node is either stored at the upstream node or lost as flooded water
3. If the excess water is stored it means you are using the Surface Ponding option in SWMM 5
4. If you using the Surface Ponding option then the depth at the upstream node will increase based on the Excess Flow / Pond Area
5. The Irregular channel is restricted to full flow but if the HGL at the upstream head rises you can get more flow through the Irregular channel as the flood level rises.
6. The flow is thus sensitive to the ponding area

Surface Ponding and its Impact on Irregular Channels in SWMM5

How to Use Qfull in a Map Display in InfoSWMM

How to Use Qfull in a Map Display in InfoSWMM and H2OMap SWMM

Here is how you can plot the Qfull for a link on the Map Display:

1. Copy the Qfull Value from the Run Manger Conduit Summary Output Table

2. Paste it into the DB Table for Conduit Information, You will need to make a new column with a numeric type

3. The Map Display will now have a Map Display variable called Qfull or whatever you created

4. The Map will now show the value of Qfull or the full flow based on Manning's equation

Qfull in a Map Display in InfoSWMM and H2OMap SWMM

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Snippet of 25 Water Quality Constituents for SWMM 5

This is for students of SWMM 5 who want to quickly have many water quality constituents in their model. You can copy and paste this snippet to your SWMM5.INP file and change the coverages sections to have 25 Pollutants with Buildup and Washoff Sections. I hope this helps you in your water quality modeling.

[POLLUTANTS]
;; Mass Rain GW I&I Decay Snow Co-Pollut. Co-Pollut. DWF
;;Name Units Concen. Concen. Concen. Coeff. Only Name Fraction Concen.
;;-------------- ------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----- ---------------- ---------- ----------
AmmonicalNitrogenNH3-N MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
BiochemicalOxygenDemand(BOD) MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
CalciumHardness MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
ChemicaOxygenDemandCOD MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
ChorideasCL MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
Colour uG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
Conductivity MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
DissolvedPhosporus mg/l 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
FecalColiform UG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
FlavourThresholdTest uG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
MagnesiumHardness MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
Odor uG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
Oil&Grease MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
pH MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
Sulfide MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
TotalColiform #/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
TotalDissolvedSolids MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
TotalHardness MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
TotalNitrogen mg/l 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
TotalPhosporus MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
TotalSolids MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
TotalSuspendedSolids(TSS) MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0
Turbidity MG/L 1 0 0 0 NO * 0 0

[LANDUSES]
;; Cleaning Fraction Last
;;Name Interval Available Cleaned
;;-------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Residential 1 0 0
Commercial 1 0 0
MixedUse 1 0 0

[COVERAGES]
;;Subcatchment Land Use Percent
;;-------------- ---------------- ----------
Thaltej Residential 39.23
Thaltej Commercial 3.23
Thaltej MixedUse 9.35
Bodakdev Residential 29.29
Bodakdev Commercial 6.88
Bodakdev MixedUse 5.67
Memnagar Residential 53.77
Memnagar Commercial 1.99
Memnagar MixedUse 18.41
Vastrapur Residential 49.85
Vastrapur Commercial 5.51
Vastrapur MixedUse 13.2
Prahladnagar Residential 42.92
Prahladnagar Commercial 4.96
Prahladnagar MixedUse 15.7
Makarba Residential 26.66
Makarba Commercial 1.61
Makarba MixedUse 8.7

[LOADINGS]
;;Subcatchment Pollutant Loading
;;-------------- ---------------- ----------

[BUILDUP]
;;LandUse Pollutant Function Coeff1 Coeff2 Coeff3 Normalizer
;;-------------- ---------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Residential Colour NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential Odor NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential FlavourThresholdTest NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential Conductivity NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential TotalSolids NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential TotalDissolvedSolids NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential TotalSuspendedSolids(TSS) NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential ChorideasCL NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential Oil&Grease NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential
Residential TotalHardness NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential CalciumHardness NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential MagnesiumHardness NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential Sulfide NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential pH NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential AmmonicalNitrogenNH3-N NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential ChemicaOxygenDemandCOD NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential BiochemicalOxygenDemand(BOD) NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential TotalColiform NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential FecalColiform NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential TotalPhosporus NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential DissolvedPhosporus NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Residential TotalNitrogen NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial Colour NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial Odor NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial FlavourThresholdTest NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial Conductivity NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial TotalSolids NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial TotalDissolvedSolids NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial TotalSuspendedSolids(TSS) NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial ChorideasCL NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial Oil&Grease NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial
Commercial TotalHardness NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial CalciumHardness NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial MagnesiumHardness NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial Sulfide NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial pH NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial AmmonicalNitrogenNH3-N NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial ChemicaOxygenDemandCOD NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial BiochemicalOxygenDemand(BOD) NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial TotalColiform NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial FecalColiform NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial TotalPhosporus NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial DissolvedPhosporus NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
Commercial TotalNitrogen NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse Colour NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse Odor NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse FlavourThresholdTest NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse Conductivity NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse TotalSolids NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse TotalDissolvedSolids NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse TotalSuspendedSolids(TSS) NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse ChorideasCL NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse Oil&Grease NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse
MixedUse TotalHardness NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse CalciumHardness NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse MagnesiumHardness NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse Sulfide NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse pH NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse AmmonicalNitrogenNH3-N NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse ChemicaOxygenDemandCOD NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse BiochemicalOxygenDemand(BOD) NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse TotalColiform NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse FecalColiform NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse TotalPhosporus NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse DissolvedPhosporus NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA
MixedUse TotalNitrogen NONE 0.15 0.5 0 AREA

[WASHOFF]
;; Cleaning BMP
;;Land Use Pollutant Function Coeff1 Coeff2 Effic. Effic.
;;-------------- ---------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Residential Colour EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential Odor EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential FlavourThresholdTest EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential Conductivity EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential TotalSolids EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential TotalDissolvedSolids EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential TotalSuspendedSolids(TSS) EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential ChorideasCL EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential Oil&Grease EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential
Residential TotalHardness EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential CalciumHardness EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential MagnesiumHardness EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential Sulfide EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential pH EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential AmmonicalNitrogenNH3-N EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential ChemicaOxygenDemandCOD EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential BiochemicalOxygenDemand(BOD) EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential TotalColiform EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential FecalColiform EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential TotalPhosporus EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential DissolvedPhosporus EMC 1 0 0 0
Residential TotalNitrogen EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial Colour EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial Odor EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial FlavourThresholdTest EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial Conductivity EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial TotalSolids EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial TotalDissolvedSolids EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial TotalSuspendedSolids(TSS) EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial ChorideasCL EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial Oil&Grease EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial
Commercial TotalHardness EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial CalciumHardness EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial MagnesiumHardness EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial Sulfide EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial pH EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial AmmonicalNitrogenNH3-N EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial ChemicaOxygenDemandCOD EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial BiochemicalOxygenDemand(BOD) EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial TotalColiform EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial FecalColiform EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial TotalPhosporus EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial DissolvedPhosporus EMC 1 0 0 0
Commercial TotalNitrogen EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse Colour EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse Odor EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse FlavourThresholdTest EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse Conductivity EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse TotalSolids EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse TotalDissolvedSolids EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse TotalSuspendedSolids(TSS) EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse ChorideasCL EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse Oil&Grease EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse
MixedUse TotalHardness EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse CalciumHardness EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse MagnesiumHardness EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse Sulfide EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse pH EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse AmmonicalNitrogenNH3-N EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse ChemicaOxygenDemandCOD EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse BiochemicalOxygenDemand(BOD) EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse TotalColiform EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse FecalColiform EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse TotalPhosporus EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse DissolvedPhosporus EMC 1 0 0 0
MixedUse TotalNitrogen EMC 1 0 0 0

SWMM456.COM

SWMM456.COM (previously known as SWMM5.NET) is a mini-blog that provides short and concise articles about various topics related to Stormwater Management Model (SWMM). Each post on the blog is no more than 150-200 words (about 1300 characters) in length and aims to deliver instant information, opinion, or introduction on a specific topic related to SWMM. The blog covers a wide range of topics, including tips and tricks for using SWMM, case studies, software updates, and news related to the field of stormwater management. The goal of the blog is to provide useful and relevant information to SWMM users and professionals in the stormwater management industry in a quick and easy-to-digest format.

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Best New Blog: http://blog.innovyze.com/2014/11/30/advanced-calibration-graphs-and-advanced-reference-graphical-comparisons-in-infoswmm-13/ The Current InfoSWMM Version is InfoSWMM v14 which is based on EPA SWMM 5.1.010 You can read about SWMM5 on Wikipedia and InfoSWMM vs SWMM 5 on this blog post. An advantage of updating to the newer version of Info/Map/SWMM/Sewer is a newly designed help file with many more FAQ’s and the User Guide as part of the help file. You can use the Google translate tool at the top of the right hand side to translate any and all blog posts.