WaterBase

WaterBase is a set of tools from the United Nations University for applying the SWAT model from USDA-ARS: "SWAT is a river basin scale model developed to quantify the impact of land management practices in large, complex watersheds."

MWSWAT: MapWindow/SWAT interface tool
SWATPlot: SWAT visualisation tool
SWATGraph: SWAT visualisation tool
MWAGNPS: MapWindow/AGNPS interface tool

http://www.waterbase.org

HydroOffice 2010

This is a new software package to me. It is apparently intended to be a modular modeling systems with a Windows MS based GUI. All of the modules are listed as beta versions. One of the modules seems to require a user fee, while the others do not. I plan to download this and see how it runs.

http://www.hydrooffice.org

BROOK90 4.4g

BROOK90 has been updated (2010 November 17). The current version is 4.4g, which I haven't downloaded to try out. I also haven't found a logfile that documents what changes have occurred over the releases. This seems to be a useful modeling tool, but also seems to be a 'one man show' and self-supported - which can be both beneficial and not beneficial.

Apparently a GUI version known as LWF-BROOK90 is available, but I can't find - and haven't requested - a download site

http://home.roadrunner.com/~stfederer/brook/brook90.htm

SWMM 5.0.021 (with LID controls)

SWMM has been updated again (some months ago, actually). The biggest change is that it now allows for 'LID controls'. A couple of builds ago (5.0.019, 2010 July 07), as stated in the Update History, "The ability to explicitly model five different types of Low Impact Development (LID) practices at the subcatchment level has been added." Basically, you now now have the ability to model retention (infiltration and evapotranspiration) in storage and conveyance elements. That is a significant modeling capability addition.

http://www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/models/swmm/

DRAINMOD Now Available for Free

DRAINMOD is similar to EnDrain (http://www.waterlog.info) and EAAMOD (http://www.swet.com/SoftwareEAAMod.html).

"DRAINMOD simulates the hydrology of poorly drained, high water table soils on an hour-by-hour, day-by-day basis for long periods of climatological record (e.g. 50 years). The model predicts the effects of drainage and associated water management practices on water table depths, the soil water regime and crop yields. It has been used to analyze the hydrology of certain types of wetlands and to determine whether the wetland hydrologic criterion is satisfied for drained or partially drained sites. The model is also used to determine the hydraulic capacity of systems for land treatment of wastewater."

http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/soil_water/drainmod/

Copan: Coordinate Geometry (COGO) for Surveying

This is a bit out of hydrology, hydraulics, and water quality, but a beneficial software application for those working with land surveying data - a common task associated with HHWQ. Anyway, I like it. From the author...

"Copan from Underhill Geomatics Ltd is a free tool for computing and managing plane land survey coordinates. It calculates coordinate geometry (COGO), processes field survey data, computes and adjusts map traverses, performs map checks, calculates areas and perimeters, transforms coordinates, and imports/exports Ascii files. It supports quadrant and whole-circle bearings, and gons as well as degrees-minutes-seconds. It runs on Windows and two mobile platforms, PalmOS and PocketPC. The Windows version also supports south- as well as north-based bearings. The mobile versions also calculate curves and have GPS positioning and navigation functions."

http://www.underhill.ca/Software/ugl_software.php

SSOAP from EPA...

The SSOAP toolbox is a suite of computer software tools used for quantification of RDII and facilitating capacity analysis of sanitary sewer systems. The toolbox is currently interfaced with the USEPA Storm Water Management Model Version 5 (SWMM5) for performing dynamic routing of flows through the sanitary sewer systems.

http://www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/models/ssoap/index.html

SUSTAIN from EPA...

Unfortunately, this system is integrated into a proprietary GIS (ESRI ArcGIS), but here it is:

SUSTAIN (System for Urban Stormwater Treatment and Analysis Integration) is a decision support system to facilitate selection and placement of Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Low Impact Development (LID) techniques at strategic locations in urban watersheds. It was developed to assist stormwater management professionals in developing implementation plans for flow and pollution control to protect source waters and meet water quality goals. From an understanding of the needs of the user community, SUSTAIN was designed for use by watershed and stormwater practitioners to develop, evaluated, and select optimal BMP combinations at various watershed scales on the basis of cost and effectiveness. SUSTAIN is a tool for answering the following questions:

* How effective are BMPs in reducing runoff and pollutant loadings?
* What are the most cost-effective solutions for meeting water quality and quality objectives?
* Where, what type, and how big should BMPs be?

http://www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/models/sustain/index.html

RMAP (Regional Morphology Analysis Package)

RMAP is an integrated set of calculation tools developed for manipulating, analyzing, visualizing, and archiving data on shoreline positions and beach profiles in a georeferenced environment on a personal computer. RMAP supports analysis of beach profile, channel or river cross-sectional data, and shoreline position data for engineering and science applications. Capabilities extend from generation of spatially referenced shoreline change maps to a large suite of beach profile analysis tools.

http://chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/chl.aspx?p=s&a=SOFTWARE;40

Groundwater Hydrology Course (MIT OpenCourseWare)

MIT has a program that's been going on for a few years now called OpenCourseWare. In short, the course materials are posted on the www for all to view and use. That's not much different from several universities. I guess the idea is that MIT courses in the OpenCourseWare program are set up to be more 'open' (as the name implies) for all to download and use the material. Check it out...

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-72Fall-2005/CourseHome/index.htm

SMath Studio

I came across what appears to be a very promising mathematics software application, especially for engineers: SMath Studio. This is a symbolic mathematics package with a WYSIWYG workpad interface similar to MathCAD, which I really like. The software appears to be in the development stages, but has been stable for me. Try it out and - if you like it - please let the developers know you appreciate it!

http://en.smath.info

IHA: Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration

From a description by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: "Software for Understanding Hydrologic Changes in Ecologically-Relevant Terms: IHA is a software program that assesses 67 ecologically-relevant statistics derived from daily streamflow records. For instance, IHA software can calculate the timing and maximum flow of each year’s largest flood or lowest flows, then calculates the mean and variance of these values over some period of time. Comparative analysis can then help statistically describe how these patterns have changed for a particular river or lake, due to abrupt impacts such as dam construction, or more gradual trends associated with land- and water-use changes."

http://www.nature.org/initiatives/freshwater/conservationtools/art17004.html

PC-IHACRES

From the PC-IHACRES web site; "Identification of unit Hydrographs And Component flows from Rainfall, Evaporation and Streamflow data. PC-IHACRES uses a transfer function/unit hydrograph (UH) method for continuous simulation, catchment-scale (spatially lumped), rainfall-runoff modelling. It was developed jointly by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, United Kingdom, and the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies at the Australian National University. PC-IHACRES can assist hydrologists and water resource engineers. Its applications include investigations in small catchments instrumented for special studies, regional studies using larger catchments, and quality assurance of strategically important streamflow and rainfall records. PC-IHACRES can be used in higher education as a teaching aid for unit hydrograph theory and application. Key features and uses include: identification of unit hydrographs (UHs); continuous time series streamflow modelling; environmental impacts detection - hydrological regime studies; runoff event modelling; hydrograph separation (e.g. to assist with water quality investigations); derivation of a Slow Flow Index (SFI), analogous to Base Flow Index (BFI); derivation of Dynamic Response Characteristics (DRCs); DRC - Physical Catchment Descriptor (PCDs) studies (regionalization); teaching aid for unit hydrograph (UH) theory and its applications; hydrometric data quality assurance/control (QA/QC); infilling missing streamflow data."

http://www.ceh.ac.uk/products/software/CEHSoftware-PC-IHACRES.htm

PC-QUASAR

From the web site; "PC-QUASAR is a water quality and flow model for river networks. It is designed to be used by river regulatory authorities and water/sewerage utility companies to help manage river water quality. The software is now available to be downloaded at no charge, as it is no longer supported by CEH (see below). PC-QUASAR can provide distributions of flow and quality at key sites, allowing river regulators to set effluent consent levels designed to meet river quality objectives. PC-QUASAR can also provide river flow and water quality estimates at each reach boundary over a period of time, allowing proposed changes in the river's use, flow or quality to be assessed. The following determinands can be modelled: river flow, pH, nitrate, temperature, E coli, biochemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, conservative pollutant or tracer."

http://www.ceh.ac.uk/products/software/CEHSoftware-PC-QUASAR_000.htm

Software list updated...

The list of links to software along the right side of the weblog has been updated. A few of the links were out of date. I also removed HLW (Dodson) and WDMUtil (Aquaterra).

WATFLOOD and ENSIM/KENUE...

From the WATFLOOD web site; "WATFLOOD is a distributed hydrological model suitable for both flood forecasting and streamflow modeling."

From the Kenue web site; "Green Kenue (formerly EnSim Hydrologic) is an advanced data preparation, analysis, and visualization tool for hydrologic modellers. It provides a state-of-the-art interface, integrating environmental databases and geospatial data with model input and results data. Green Kenue provides complete pre- and post-processing for the WATFLOOD and HBV-EC hydrologic models. Also included is a 1D 'reach scale' unsteady hydrodynamic flow solver, Gen1D."

Development of WATFLOOD began in 1975 and has been continuing in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Waterloo.

http://www.watflood.ca

EPA SWMM v5.0.016 - Hargreaves Method

The Hargreaves method to compute daily evaporation has been included in the latest release of SWMM. I am unsure of whether this is the original or a modified version of the Hargreaves equation/method. The document with this release did not include detailed information on how the method was implemented, though you can check the source code (available on the EPA SWMM site).

http://www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/models/swmm/

EnDrain (EnDrainW) Update from Roland Oosterbaan...

Roland Oosterbaan was nice enough to write regarding EnDrain (EnDrainW)...

"The page http://www.waterlog.info/soft.htm was renamed into http://www.waterlog.info/software.htm On the latter page I summarize all completely freely available software made by me. In addition the program EnDrainW was simply renamed into EnDrain. Previously EnDrainW indicated the Windows version of EnDrain as opposed to the DOS version. All DOS versions of my programs were removed from my website. Hence the tail "W" was no longer required."

Roland has developed an excellent suite of software applications, including EnDrain, for hydrologic analysis - and all are free to download and use! Especially if you are interested in agricultural drainage and/or flatland/wetland hydrologic response, be sure to check these out.

New SWMM version released (5.0.015)

Big News!

"Storage unit nodes have a new optional property named Infiltration that can store Green-Ampt infiltration parameters for the unit and thus allow it to serve as an infiltration basin. The Green-Ampt infiltration model was modified to explicitly include the effect of ponded water depth on infiltration rate."

This has been a major "wish on the SWMM wish list" for some time.

Leon Hellberg SWMM Macros

Leon Hellberg has written some code to provide interoperability between SWMM, Autocad Civil 3D, and Excel. These are undocumented and - as Leon points out - not for the "uninitiated", but he has graciously provided these files/macros for you to use!

- Creating AutoCAD entities from a SWMM .inp file (nodes, conduits and subcatchments)
- Retrieving elevations from a Civil 3D DTM and calculating subcatchment slopes

ftp://blwi.com/pub/misc/reswmmandautocad.zip

AutoCAD to EPA-SWMM

AutoCAD2EPASWMM is a small AutoCAD script for defining, drawing, and exporting subcatchments from AutoCAD to SWMM. It allows you to select any number of polylines in AutoCAD and will automatically create an output file in the location you specify. The script creates a SWMM input file that contains the catchment area and vertexes so that the catchment can be drawn in SWMM.

http://inventcivil.com/autocad-to-epa-swmm/

AdcpXP - Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Visualization

AdcpXP is a customized software developed at The University of Iowa's IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering (IIHR). The software provides a wide range of flow characteristics derived from velocities measured by Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP). In this initial stage, the software uses standard output files produced by Teledyne RD Instruments’ Rio Grande and StreamPro ADCPs (www.rdinstruments.com/rio.html). AdcpXP is a stand-alone application fitted with graphical user interfaces that was developed with C++ and operates on Microsoft’s Windows platforms.

The software complements TD RDI’s WinRiver software that is primarily related to the estimation of stream discharges. AdcpXP brings in new visualization and post-processing capabilities to obtain additional flow characteristics enhancing the value of the measurements collected at fixed points or from moving vessels. The analysis can be conducted in a point, vertical, transect or at the reach scale. A summary of the AdcpXP capabilities is listed below.

http://www.iihr.uiowa.edu/products/Environ_hydraulics/AdcpXPSoftware.html

Water Resources Engineering eBook

A Water Resources Engineering eBook has been posted as a series of PDF files by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Kharagpur. This is one in a series as part of an effort known as the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTel).

"The main objective of NPTEL program is to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country by developing curriculum based video and web courses. This is being carried out by seven IITs and IISc Bangalore as a collaborative project. In the first phase of the project, supplementary content for 129 web courses in engineering/science and humanities have been developed. Each course contains materials that can be covered in depth in 40 or more lecture hours. In addition, 110 courses have been developed in video format, with each course comprising of approximately 40 or more one-hour lectures. In the next phase other premier institutions are also likely to participate in content creation."

http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/courses/Webcourse-contents/IIT%20Kharagpur/Water%20Resource%20Engg/New_index1.html

http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/index.php

Visual AEM (Analytical Element Modeling)

Visual AEM was released a few months ago as the successor to Visual Bluebird. Visual AEM is "a graphical user interface for single and multi-layer analytic element modeling of (mostly) steady-state groundwater flow and numerical/analytical modeling of vertically-averaged contaminant transport". The application looks very much like Visual Bluebird, but does include several new features.

http://www.civil.uwaterloo.ca/jrcraig/VisualAEM/Main.html

WaterCAST (the Water and Contaminant Analysis and Simulation Tool)

The Catchment Modelling Toolkit folks at eWater have released a development of their E2 modeling framework known as WaterCAST.

"The intent of WaterCAST is to provide managers of predominantly rural, and peri-urban, catchments with the capability to make informed decisions as to how changes in catchment management influence the quantity and quality of runoff to receiving waters. It is especially helpful for looking at water balance and for managing the factors affecting movement of sediments, nutrients and salts across catchments and in streams."

"WaterCAST differs from most catchment models in that it does not have a fixed structure and set of algorithms. It is actually a flexible framework that requires the user to consider and select a combination of models best suited to the problem at hand. So the user builds the specific modelling tool he or she wants according to the level of complexity appropriate to the problem and the available data and knowledge."

http://www.toolkit.net.au/watercast

http://www.toolkit.net.au

ANUGA Hydrodynamic Modeling

ANUGA Hydrodynamic Modeling is a software implementation of a hydrodynamic model which is specifically designed to model wetting and drying processes. ANUGA is a joint development project between Geoscience Australia (GA) and the Australian National University (ANU).

http://anuga.anu.edu.au

http://sourceforge.net/projects/anuga

nofdp IDSS (nature-oriented flood damage prevention Information and Decision Support System)

The nofdp IDSS is an information and decision support system within the framework of the “nature oriented flood damage prevention” research and development project. The goal of the research and development project is to support integrative river basin management that takes regard of spatial planning, water management and ecology for small river catchment areas, especially to improve protection against flood damage.

The nofdp IDSS was developed cooperatively by Björnsen Consulting Engineers in Germany and Deltares in the Netherlands. This work was sponsored by EU funds from the Interreg III B Program. Project partners are:

* Hessian State Ministry for the Environment, Rural Development and Consumer Protection, Wiesbaden, Germany (lead partner)
* Darmstadt University of Technology, Darmstadt, Germany (project coordination)
* Province of Noord Brabant, ´s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
* German Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz, Germany
* Aa en Maas Water Board, ´s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
* Brabantse Delta Water Board, Breda, the Netherlands
* De Dommel Water Board, Boxtel, the Netherlands
* Mümling Water Board, Erbach, Germany

http://nofdpidss.sourceforge.net

http://nofdpidss.wiki.sourceforge.net/Introduction

Note on CDM version of SWMM5

On the CDM version of SWMM5, Robert Dickinson informs me: "This version is a QA/QC version of SWMM 5 that was used to more closely compare the SWMM 4 to SWMM 5 results using extra data variables. It should not be used for modeling."

SWMM5 update released (2008 February version)...

Latest update to EPA SWMM released: Version 5 Build 0.012 (5.0.012). Download at "http://www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/models/swmm/index.htm".

NRCS Stream Restoration Design Handbook

Part 654 (Chapter 14) Stream Restoration Design of the National Engineering Handbook

Over 200 practitioners from government, private, and academic fields participated in the development of Part 654 (Chapter 14) Stream Restoration Design of the National Engineering Handbook (NEH). National Engineering Handbook Part 654 focuses on design tools for stream restoration projects.

Copies are available free of charge on CD from LANDCARE or by calling 1-888-LANDCARE (e-mail: landcare@usda.gov). The handbook can also be downloaded from the NRCS Directives Website.

http://landcare.nrcs.usda.gov/product.asp?ID=751

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/thisweek/2007/100307/techtip100307.html

http://policy.nrcs.usda.gov/media/pdf/H_210_654_14.pdf

General Ocean Turbulence Model (GOTM)

GOTM is an ambitious name for a one-dimensional water column model for marine and limnological applications. It is coupled to a choice of traditional as well as state-of-the-art parameterisations for vertical turbulent mixing. The package consists of the FORTRAN90 software, a number of idealised and realistic test cases, and a scientific documentation, all published under the GNU public license. GOTM is, of course, not complete (and will never be). Whoever is missing any feature in GOTM, is warmly invited to contribute to GOTM and add her or his personal preferences or needs.

http://www.gotm.net/index.php

General Estuarine Transport Model (GETM)

GETM is a 3D numerical model simulating the most important hydrodynamic and thermodynamic processes in natural waters. The model is general in the sense that it can be applied to various systems, scales and specifications. The model includes for example flooding and drying of tidal flats, flexible vertical and horizontal coordinate systems, different turbulence models integrated from GOTM, and is a Public Domain model published under GNU Public Licence.

http://www.bolding-burchard.com/html/GETM.htm

Stormwater / Watershed Runoff Model Comparison Studies

Evaluation and Modification of Five Techniques for Estimating Stormwater Runoff for Watersheds in West-Central Florida (USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4158).
http://fl.water.usgs.gov/Abstracts/wri96_4158_trommer.html

Comparison of Nine Uncalibrated Runoff Models to Observed Flows in Two Small Urban Watersheds (Zarriello, P J, 1998).
http://smig.usgs.gov/SMIG/features_0398/runoff.html

Illinois NRCS Engineering Software

This program contains solutions to the hydraulic equations that are frequently encountered on soil and water conservation activities. All of these solutions are presented in a graphical form that more readily displays the inputs and solutions. Printed reports are available from all of the hydraulic solutions that will satisfy most documentation requirements.

Routing small pipe-drop structures
Sizing tile-outlet terrace systems
Sizing concrete-block or rock-lined chutes
Evaluating channel stability
Evaluating channel tailwater depths
Performing earthfill volume calculations
Computing simple hydraulic formulae

http://www.il.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/engineer/enggsoft.html

Pump System Improvement Modeling Tool (PSIM)

Educational tool for understanding hydraulic behavior of pumping systems.

Automatic pump curve viscosity corrections
Centrifugal pumps
Energy cost over time
Flow control values
Impeller trimming
NPSH calculations
Positive displacement pumps
Pressure control values
Pump energy usage
Pump vs system curves
Pump efficiency and BEP evaluation
System hydraulic calculations
Variable speed pumps

http://www.pumpsystemsmatter.org/content_detail.aspx?id=110

WHATIF: Watershed Health Assessment Tools Investigating Fisheries

WHATIF is software that integrates a number of calculators, tools, and models for assessing the health of watersheds and streams with an emphasis on fish communities in the Mid-Atlantic Highland region. The tool set consists of hydrologic and stream geometry calculators, a fish assemblage predictor, a fish habitat suitability calculator, macro-invertebrate biodiversity calculators, and a process-based model to predict biomass dynamics of stream biota (the BASS model). The tools can be used to assess conditions and associated stressors in aquatic ecosystems, to examine causes of impairment, and to forecast ecological outcomes of habitat alterations and fisheries management actions. WHATIF also supports screening analysis, such as prioritization of areas for restoration and comparison of alternative watershed and habitat management scenarios.

http://www.epa.gov/ceampubl/fchain/whatif/index.htm

VSAFT: Variably Saturated Flow and Transport Simulation Software

Subsurface/Soil Hydraulics Analysis Software

VSAFT2 is a MSWindows Graphical User Interface (GUI) for setting up, running, calibrating, and doing inverse simulation on variably saturated flow and transport using either a rectangular or triangular element mesh in 2 dimensions. VSAFT2 couples a simple interface for quickly setting up problems with a powerful inverse parameter estimation method.

VSAFT3, a three dimensional version of VSAFT2, will be available soon, with similar capabilities to VSAFT2, but capable of simulating flow and transport for 3D geometries.

http://tian.hwr.arizona.edu/yeh/downloads.html

Downloadable ebook: Groundwater Hydrology Beginning Course Instructor's Guide

Study Guide for a Beginning Course in Ground-Water Hydrology, Part 2: Instructor's Guide
USGS Open-File Report 92-637

O Lehn Franke, Thomas E Reilly, Ralph J Haefner, and Dale L Simmons

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1992/ofr_92-637/index.html

Includes: fundamental concepts and definitions; dimensions and conversion of units; water budgets; characteristics of earth materials related to hydrogeology; occurrence of subsurface water; pressure and hydraulic head; preparation and interpretation of water-table maps; ground-water/surface-water relations; darcy's law; transmissivity; aquifers, confining layers , unconfined and confined flow; ground-water storage; ground-water flow equation; system concept; information required to describe a ground-water system; preliminary conceptualization of a ground-water system; answer to the third unnumbered assignment under "preliminary conceptualization of a ground-water system"; analysis of ground-water systems through use of flow nets; regional ground-water flow and depiction of ground-water systems by means of hydrogeologic maps and sections; geology and the occurrence of ground water; description of a real ground-water system; source of water to a pumped well; role of numerical simulation in analyzing ground-water systems; concept of ground-water flow to wells; analysis of flow to a well-- introduction to basic analytical solutions; analysis of flow to a well-- applying analytical solutions to specific problems; concept of superposition and its application to well-hydraulic problems; aquifer tests; background and field procedures related to ground-water contamination; physical mechanisms of solute transport in ground water

Downloadable ebook: Groundwater Hydrology Beginning Course Study Guide

Study Guide for a Beginning Course in Ground-Water Hydrology, Part 1: Course Participants
USGS Open File Report 90-183

O Lehn Franke, Thomas E Reilly, Ralph J Haefner, and Dale L Simmons

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1990/ofr90-183/html/pdf.html

Includes: background, purpose and scope, and technical qualifications for users of study guide; annotated list of selected references in ground-water hydrology; detailed outline with notes and exercises; fundamental concepts and definitions; principles of ground-water flow and storage; description and analysis of ground-water systems; ground-water flow to wells; ground-water contamination

Downloadable ebook: Stormwater Effects Handbook

Stormwater Effects Handbook: A Toolbox for Watershed Managers, Scientists, and Engineers

G Allen Burton, Jr PhD
Robert E Pitt PhD PE

http://www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/publications/books/handbook/index.htm

Includes: receiving water uses, impairments, and sources of stormwater pollutants; stressor categories and their effects on humans and ecosystems; overview of assessment problem formulation; sampling effort and collection methods; ecosystem component characterization; statistical analyses of receiving water data; data interpretation; habitat characterization; benthic community assessment; fish community assessment; toxicity and bioaccumulation testing; laboratory safety, waste disposal, and chemical analyses methods; sampling requirements for paired tests; water quality criteria; watershed and receiving water modeling; vendors of supplies and equipment used in water monitoring

(Robert E Pitt PhD PE is also the primary author of the SLAMM/WinSLAMM stormwater analysis software.)

Site Development Tool (SDT) stormwater analysis

City of Nashville (TN) Site Development Tool (SDT) stormwater software application: aid for engineers designing water quality treatment for a project.

ftp://ftp.nashville.gov/web/stormwater/2006SWMM/Site_Development_Tool/

Stormwater Management: approaches intended to be sustainable

Low Impact Development (LID), Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD), Green Coving (GC), Minimal Impact Development (MID), Sustainable Urban Design Systems (SUDS), and various other terms are generally slight variations on the same theme: "buzz phrases" for marketing a stormwater management approach intended to be sustainable. Below are links to documents which cover some of these approaches.

LID
Design: Low Impact Development Manual
http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/DOD/UFC/ufc_3_210_10.pdf

LID
The Practice of Low Impact Development
http://www.huduser.org/Publications/PDF/practLowImpctDevel.pdf

WSUD
Water Sensitive Urban Design
http://www.wsud.org

WSUD
Water Sensitive Urban Design Guidelines for the City of Knox
http://www.knox.vic.gov.au/Files/KnoxCityCouncilWSUDGuidelines.pdf

SUDS
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems Network
http://sudsnet.abertay.ac.uk

SUDS
Interim Code of Practice for SUDS
http://www.ciria.org/suds/icop.htm

Low Impact Development (LID) Manual

Low Impact Development Technical Guidance Manual

Site Assessment; Site Planning and Layout; Vegetation Protection, Reforestation, and Maintenance; Clearing and Grading; Integrated Management Practices; Washington Department of Ecology-Low Impact Development Design and Flow Modeling Guidance; Hydrologic Analysis

http://www.psat.wa.gov/Publications/LID_tech_manual05/lid_index.htm

STREAMPlan 1.0

Spreadsheet Tool for River Environmental Assessment Management and Planning

Another HHWQ tool...

StreamPlan is a spreadsheet application for policy analysis of alternative water quality management strategies at a river basin level. Strategies include uniform emission reduction and effluent standard based strategies, ambient water quality criteria and least-cost strategies, total emission reduction under minimized costs, mixed strategies, local and regional policies, and strategies with economic instruments. StreamPlan includes a detailed model of wastewater generation at the municipal level with a water quality model and policy analysis tools at the river basin scale.

http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/WAT/docs/stream.html

SSIIM for Windows

The Sediment Simulation In Intakes with Multiblock option model (SSIIM) is for teaching and research for hydraulic/river/sedimentation engineering. It solves the Navier-Stokes equations using the control volume method with the SIMPLE algorithm and the k-epsilon turbulence model. It also solves the convection-diffusion equation for sediment transport, using van Rijn's formula for the bed boundary. A water quality module is included.

The software application has an interactive graphical grid editor creating a structured grid. The post-processor includes vector graphics, contour plots, profiles, etc which can run simultaneously with the solver, enabling viewing of intermediate result. A post-processor viewing coloured surfaces in 3D is also made, as a separate program.

The software has been around for a while, but a new version for MS Windows has been recently released (2007 September 26), so I thought I would post on it. (I have not tried the latest release, but it would need to be a signficant improvement for SSIIM to have surpassed CCHE2D).

SSIIM can be downloaded from "http://folk.ntnu.no/nilsol/ssiimwin/".

USDA NRCS engineering documents available

The USDA NRCS has many engineering analysis and design documents available download and use.

Topics include: Agriculture, Conservation, Construction, Dams, Drafting/Drawings, Drainage, Ecology, Geology, Hydraulics, Hydrology, Irrigation, Landscape Architecture, Quality Assurance, Sediment, Soils, Specifications, Stormwater Management, Streams/Channels, Structures, Surveying, Water Supply, Water Quality

These are available for download at "http://www.info.usda.gov/CED/".

Hydroecological Integrity assessment Process (HIP)

Software applications for conducting a hydrologic classification of streams, addressing instream flow needs, and assessing past and proposed hydrologic alterations on streamflow and/or other ecosystem components.

http://www.fort.usgs.gov/Resources/Research_Briefs/HIP.asp

Physical Habitat Simulation (PHABSIM) Software

Software applications for estimating micro-habitat conditions in natural channels (depth, velocities, channel indices) and the relative suitability of those conditions to aquatic life.

* flow regime
* physical habitat structure (channel form, substrate distribution, and riparian vegetation)
* water quality (including temperature)
* energy inputs from the watershed (sediments, nutrients, and organic matter)

http://www.fort.usgs.gov/Products/Software/PHABSIM/

SPARROW Modeling of Surface-Water Quality

SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed Attributes

SPARROW relates in-stream water-quality measurements to spatially referenced characteristics of watersheds, including contaminant sources and factors influencing terrestrial and stream transport.

http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/sparrow/

Water Measurement Manual (USDoI BoR)

Everything you ever wanted to know about how to measure water flow: rivers, streams, pipes, canals, weirs, flumes, dilution-tracer, equipment, velocity-area, and more

http://www.usbr.gov/pmts/hydraulics_lab/pubs/wmm/wmm.html

Water and Sewer Design - ArcView extensions

I forgot to add this note some time back...

DC Water and Environment (Dorsch Group) provides some very helpful ArcView extension for analysis and design of potable water supply and sanitary sewer collection systems.

DC Sewer Design Extension
DC Water Design Extension
DC Processing Extension
DC Dimensioning Extension
DC CAD Cleaner Extension

http://dcwaterdesign.sourceforge.net/

Tables: what does what

I'm preparing tables to provide a quick guide to "what does what" for the various software applications. A first shot at this is now up at "http://tsgrue.googlepages.com/hhwq". This will be updated as I can.

HSPF Toolkit for BMP Modeling Applications (EPA Ecosystems Research Division)

For model application in urban watersheds and areas with specific structural stormwater management measures (such as detention basins)

http://www.epa.gov/athens/research/modeling/ftable/index.htm

Data Master

Automation of data acquisition, measurement, and control systems. Accumulate, visualize, and analyze arrays of numeric data.

http://datamaster2000.tripod.com

REALM (REsource ALlocation Model)

Water supply system simulation package. System can be configured as a network of nodes and carriers representing reservoirs, demand centres, waterways, pipes, etc. Flexible "what if" tool to address various options (new operating rules, physical system modifications, etc)

http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/wcmn202.nsf/LinkView/4CE5EDD70A17665ACA257065001B60785CDA9AD32D09E6BDCA25706800060E85

CDM version of SWMM5

CDM makes available their version version of SWMM5 for download and use. There's a few more options and the GUI element edit boxes have a lot more variable options. Otherwise, it looks, feels, and acts like the EPA version (from what I've have discerned).

http://groups.google.com/group/swmm5

ReactOS (Windows XP alternative)

A free and open source alternative to Windows XP: ReactOS is a ground-up implementation of a Microsoft Windows XP compatible operating system.

http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html

BaseJumper

Rapid assessment tool for surface water and groundwater interaction: potential impact of groundwater pumping, land use change, etc have on the rate of change of baseflow contribution to streamflow.

http://www.skmconsulting.com/Markets/environmental/resource_management/BaseJumper.htm

TEDI

Impact of farm dams on streamflows at a catchment scale.

http://www.skmconsulting.com/Markets/environmental/resource_management/TEDI.htm

RORB Version 5

Runoff and streamflow routing program used to calculate flood hydrographs from rainfall and other channel inputs, applicable to both urban and rural catchments

http://www.skmconsulting.com/Markets/environmental/resource_management/RORB+Download.htm

Catchment pollution calculators (NSW Stormwater Trust)

Calculate a pollutant load in kg from kg/Ha/yr export rates (spreadsheet)
http://www.urbanwater.info/catchment/audit/KGHAYR%20Export%20Calculator.xls

Calculate a pollutant load in lbs from lbs/acre/yr export rates (spreadsheet)
http://www.urbanwater.info/catchment/audit/LBACYR%20Export%20Calculator.xls

Convert an event mean pollutant concentration into an export rate (spreadsheet)
http://www.urbanwater.info/catchment/audit/EMC%20to%20EXPORT%20converter.xls

Compare the cost-effectiveness of investments in alternative treatment technologies (spreadsheet)
http://www.urbanwater.info/catchment/audit/EFFECTIVENESS%20calculator%20-%20Device.xls

TRAGIC++ (interactive forest stand simulation program)

I know this may seem like a lot of focus on tree stuff, but canopy effects (such as interception) can be mighty important in HHWQ modeiling/simulation.

In TRAGIC++, the development of a forest is simulated as the collective dynamics of individually growing trees, each of which competes with the others for light, space and nutrients. Interaction is possible by removing or planting single or groups of trees and by changing the environmental conditions (light an nutrients).

http://www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/mod/html/webapps/tragic++/index_englisch.html

Simple Light Interception Model (SLIM)

Another software package useful for developing precipitation interception and canopy evapotranspiration model input parameters. If nothing else, you can make some cool images with it.

http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/Sea/Products/AFModels/slim/index.asp

Storm Damage Assessment Protocol (i-Tree)

The i-Tree Storm Damage Assessment Protocol Utility establishes a standard method to assess widespread damage immediately after a severe storm in a simple, credible, and efficient manner. This assessment method is adaptable to various community types and sizes, and it provides information on the time and funds needed to mitigate storm damage.

I haven't used or tried this software (unlike 95% of the other stuff on the HHWQ blog site) and the the i-Tree site looks a bit tree-huggerish, but this looks like a good tool.

http://www.itreetools.org/applications/sdap.shtm

USFS: Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS)

For those of you intersted in precipitation interception and canopy evapotranspiration, the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) can be a useful tool for developing input parameters.

http://www.fs.fed.us/fmsc/fvs/description/model.shtml

SWRC-Fit (Soil Water Retention Curve Fitting)

The soil hydraulic parameters for analyzing water movement in variably saturated soil can be determined by fittig soil hydraulic model to a soil water retention curve. SWRC-Fit performs nonlinear fitting of 5 soil hydraulic models (Brooks and Corey, van Genuchten, Kosugi, Durner, Seki) to a measured soil water retention curve.

http://swrcfit.sourceforge.net

HHWQ data tools (RIIC)

Software from Research Institute for Industrial Crops (SIPEAA Project)

WeatherFile: utility to convert weather files of different formats.
http://www.sipeaa.it/ASP/ASP2/WeatherFile.asp

Rain: generate long-term series of precipitation values using parameters from existing daily or monthly precipitation records.
http://www.sipeaa.it/ASP/ASP2/Rain.asp

ET estimate daily and hourly values of evapotranspiration from the reference surface, according to alternative approaches.
http://www.sipeaa.it/ASP/ASP2/ET.asp

CLIMA (under development): produce synthetic values of climate variables (precipitation, air temperature, solar radiation, vapor pressure deficit, wind speed, reference evapotranspiration) from existing daily weather data
http://www.sipeaa.it/ASP/ASP2/Clima.asp

HidroSIG

Geographical Information System (GIS) with tools for estimation and analysis of hydrological, climatic, and geomorphological variables.

http://cancerbero.unalmed.edu.co/~hidrosig/ingles/index.php

Multi-Dimensional Modeling System (USGS)

Graphical User Interface (GUI) for computational models of surface-water hydraulics. The system is both a tool and framework that provides an easy to use interface to a variety of environmental hydraulic models.

http://wwwbrr.cr.usgs.gov/projects/GEOMORPH_Lab/project-MDSWMS.html

Fityk: peak fitting (curve fitting)

Nonlinear fitting of analytical functions (especially peak-shaped) to data (usually experimental data). There are also people using it to remove the baseline from data, or to display data only. Good for analysis/processing of bathymetric sounding/sonar data when setting up estuary/river models.

http://www.unipress.waw.pl/fityk/

DESIRE: Direct Executing SImulation in REal Time

Interactive modeling, simulation of dynamic systems, immediate comparisons of live models. OPEN DESIRE is listed as free (other than shipping and handling). DESIRE/2000 is not free, but I can't discern the difference.

http://members.aol.com/gatmkorn/

Open Workbench: project management software

Nice alternative to Microsoft Project. Not a hydrologic, hydraulic, or water quality software application, but - like OpenOffice - a great software application for your work. Gantt charts, process schedules, etc...

http://www.openworkbench.org

SciCraft: data analysis tool

Easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI) for basic data analysis stuff as well as more advanced statistics, chemometrics, and "artificial intelligence"

http://www.scicraft.org

Erosion Control Materials Design Software ECMDS - North American Green

Blatantly commercial, but free to download and use. Very useful software for design of vegetated channels, including analysis reports.

http://www.nagreen.com/software/

DataMonkey

Data translation and conversion application.

http://datamonkey.sourceforge.net

3DFlow (Department of Civil Engineering at Kansas State University)

Visualization of three-dimensional groundwater flow associated with horizontal wells, partially penetrating wells and fully penetrating wells.

http://groundwater.ce.ksu.edu

USGS Water Data for the Nation

* Current-conditions data transmitted from selected surface-water, ground-water, and water-quality sites
* Descriptive site information for all sites with links to all available water data for individual sites.
* Water flow and levels in streams, lakes, and springs.
* Water levels in wells.
* Chemical and physical data for streams, lakes, springs, and wells.

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/

USGS: StreamStats

StreamStats is a Web-based tool that allows users to obtain streamflow statistics, drainage-basin characteristics, and other information for user-selected sites on streams.

http://water.usgs.gov/osw/streamstats/index.html

MMS: Modular Modeling System

Development of the Modular Modeling System appears to be continuing, the a native Microsoft Windows version would be helpful (as opposed to a CYGWIN implementation)

http://wwwbrr.cr.usgs.gov/projects/SW_precip_runoff/index.shtml

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/ofr02362/

USGS National Flood Frequency (NFF) Software

Excellent software for quick estimates of peak runoff

* Obtain estimates of flood frequencies for sites in rural (non-regulated) ungaged basins.
* Obtain estimates of flood frequencies for sites in urbanized basins.

http://water.usgs.gov/osw/programs/nffp.html

Manning's Open Channel Flow Model Roughness (n values)

Verified Roughness Characteristics of Natural Channels

Descriptions of "verified" Manning's roughness coefficients for various channels with associated photographs.

A picture is worth a thousand words...

http://wwwrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov/sws/fieldmethods/Indirects/nvalues/index.htm

MIKE SWMM - available as freeware

DHI-WEH produces some excellent hydrology, hydraulic, and water quality software applications. Unfortunately, these are some of the most expensive such software applications available anywhere.

MIKE SWMM (from DHI-WEH) is now available free of charge to anyone who would like to use it: freeware. It is based on SWMM4.4x and does not support the latest version of SWMM (5.x).

The company is focusing development resources on MIKE URBAN, phasing out MIKE SWMM, MOUSE, and MIKE STORM.

http://www.dhisoftware.com/mikeswmm/index.htm

NetSTORM: urban watershed simulations

NetSTORM is CDM's computer program for precipitation data assessment and rapid long-term urban runoff simulation.

* Storage – Treatment – Overflow Runoff Modeling
* Precipitation intensity – duration – frequency (IDF) analysis
* Time series aggregation and synthetic disaggregation
* Data conversion from various US National Weather Service formats to tabular formats
* Automated SWMM model simplification, gradually varied flow profiles, and more

http://www.dynsystem.com/netstorm/

Downloadable dissertations and theses

Dissertations and theses prepared by graduate students are excellent sources of information on various aspects of hydrology, hydraulics, and water quality. You can access and download electronic versions of dissertations and theses from various academic institutions.

The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic analogues to the traditional paper-based theses and dissertations.

http://www.ndltd.org

Download eBook: Handbook of Soil Analysis: Mineralogical, Organic, and Inorganic Methods

Reference guide for selecting and carrying out numerous methods of soil analysis.

http://viewzoft.com/ebooks/download.asp?arg=1062

EPA Stormwater Guidelines for Green, Dense Redevelopment

City of Emeryville (California)

Guidelines
Spreadsheet Model

http://www.epa.gov/dced/emeryville.htm

PFDS: Precipitation Frequency Data Server

NOAA National Weather Service - rain storm data
Intensity Duration Frequency (IDF)
Depth Duration Frequency (DDF)

http://hdsc.nws.noaa.gov/hdsc/pfds/

EPA: Stormwater Sizing Spreadsheets

BioFiltration Swale
BioRetention Basin
Flow-through Planter Box
Lowered Planter Strip
Metered Detention

http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/SizingWorksheet_v12.xls

WaSim water balance model

Analysis and education tool for irrigation, drainage, infiltration, and salinity management.

http://www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/iwe/wasim/

Low Impact Development Center: two spreadsheets

Bioretention Cell Sizing

http://www.lid-stormwater.net/bioretention/bio_sizing.htm

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Stormwater Tools

BMP sizing worksheets

Calc Sheet General Information
Calc Sheet Instructions
Calc Sheet (Eldorado County)
Calc Sheet (Placer County)
Calc Sheet (Nevada)

http://www.tahoebmp.org/documents.aspx

Water Balance Model: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

Blaney-Criddle Water Balance Spreadsheet
http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/water/permits/download/blaney.exe

Explanation of the Blaney-Criddle Water Balance Spreadsheet
http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/water/permits/download/blaney.pdf

Design flood estimation

Spreadsheet implementation of the revitalised FSR/FEH rainfall runoff method (ReFH)

http://www.ceh.ac.uk/sections/hrr/SpreadsheetimplementationofReFH.html

Models: Impacts of Land Use Change on Water Resources

L-THIA (Long-Term Hydrologic Impact Assessment): provides site-specific estimates of changes in runoff, recharge, and nonpoint source pollution resulting from past or proposed land use changes

SedSpec: assists in analyzing runoff and erosion problems on site by determining the peak rate of runoff from the area

http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/runoff/index.html

Rain Garden Spreadsheet

Basic analysis spreadsheets with pretty neat online tutorial for deaf students...

DEAF SUCCEED (Deaf Educational Access For Stimulating Understanding of Collaboration, Computational science through Exploration, Experiment, and Discovery)

http://www.shodor.org/succeedhi/succeedhi/RainGarden/introduction.html

http://www.shodor.org/succeedhi/succeedhi/RainGarden/runoffCalc.xls

http://www.shodor.org/succeedhi/succeedhi/RainGarden/runoffCalcCompair.xls

SubLoad Model: hydrologic and nutrient loading

Rhode Island Cooperative Extension Service spreadsheet model

(Not appropriate for use on major industrial or commercial developements as the loadings associated with these uses are not represented in the model)

http://www.uri.edu/ce/wq/NEMO/Tools/PDFs/NutModelfinal.xls

DURMM: Delaware Urban Runoff Management Model

Technical Manual
http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/dnrec2000/Divisions/Soil/Stormwater/New/DURMM_TechnicalManual_01-04.pdf

User’s Manual
http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/dnrec2000/Divisions/Soil/Stormwater/New/DURMM_UsersManual_01-04.pdf

Spreadsheet Model
http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/dnrec2000/Divisions/Soil/Stormwater/New/DURMM%20Release%201.0.xls

Knoxville TN Stormwater Engineering Spreadsheets

Worksheet: Computing Tc and CN
http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/engineering/bmp_manual/ST11-CN.xls

Worksheet: Initial detention volume estimates
http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/engineering/bmp_manual/ST11-EST.xls

Spreadsheets: James C Y Guo PhD PE / Colorado UDFCD

RATIONAL: Rational Hydrograph Method for Peak Runoff
UDCHANNEL: Urban Flood Channel Design
UDCHANNELFLOW: Open Channel Flow Analysis
UDCULVERT: Crossing Culvert Design and Flow Analysis
UDINLET: Street Inlet Sizing
UDRAINCURVE: Design Rainfall Distribution for Metro Denver
UDRAINZONE: Design Rainfall Statistics and PDF and IDF Curves
UDSTREET: Street Hydraulics and Allowable Capacity

http://www.udfcd.org/downloads/down_software.htm

http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~jguo/announce.htm

RIST: Rainfall Intensity Summarization Tool

Analysis of time-and-date stamp tipping-bucket precipitation records

http://ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=3251

GCLAS: Graphical Constituent Loading Analysis System

Stream flow daily constituent load transport computation

http://water.usgs.gov/software/gclas.html

WARMF: Watershed Analysis Risk Management Framework

Decision support system for watershed management

http://www.epa.gov/athens/wwqtsc/html/warmf.html

BORAMEP: Bureau of Reclamation Automated Modified Einstein Procedure

Stream Channel Sediment Transport

http://www.usbr.gov/pmts/sediment/model/boramep/index.html

Stormwater Analysis Spreadsheets: Detention, Infiltration, and Pollutant Loadings

Pond Size and Shape Calculator
http://unix.eng.ua.edu/~rpitt/SLAMMDETPOND/7c%20pond%20sizer%20and%20shaper.xls

Loading and Life of Infiltration Device
http://unix.eng.ua.edu/~rpitt/SLAMMDETPOND/4%20loading%20and%20treatment%20needs.xls

Roadways/Channels: hydraulics analysis

Open-Channels: circular conduit calculator and reports application

Inlet on Grade: spreadsheet analysis for roadway street section and catch basin flow capacity on continuous grade

http://www.jeffers-assoc.com

Bruce Hunt PhD: Software and PDF Texts

* Pipe networks software
* Groundwater analysis spreadsheet
* Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineers
* Fluid Mechanics Problems
* Fluid Mechanics Solutions
* The Solution of 2nd Order Partial Differential Equations
* Six Tutorials and Solutions for 2nd Order Partial Differential Equations

http://www.civil.canterbury.ac.nz/staff/bhunt.asp

Roadway stormwater analysis/design spreadsheet

Oregon DOT Hydraulics Manual Basis

Spreadsheet
http://egov.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/ENGSERVICES/files/drain6.xls

Erosion control measures analysis spreadsheets

North Carolina Division of Land Resources
Design Calculation Spreadsheets

* Sediment control measures
* Rationale method with Kinematic Wave Tc
* Spillway capacity
* Plunge pool, submerged outlet
* Plunge pool, cantilevered outlet
* Open Channel Flow

http://www.dlr.enr.state.nc.us/pages/links.htm

Rainfall-Runoff Processes (RRP) W3 Module

Analysis spreadsheets accompany this educational resource...

Target audience: 1)Professionals with a scientific or engineering background with a college degree in science or engineering; 2) Students (senior and graduate level) in a hydrologic science or engineering program.

Module should take about 6-15 hours to complete depending on your quantitative background and a priori knowledge in this area.

* A complete workbook on Rainfall Runoff Processes serving as the textbook for this module.
* Streaming video and slide presentations.
* Visualizations and computer animations to convey key concepts.
* Powerpoint presentations.
* Online quizzes serving as exercises where the user needs to respond to multiple choice questions or enter numeric answers to problems.
* An online final test.

http://hydrology.neng.usu.edu/RRP/

1D SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MORPHODYNAMICS with applications to RIVERS AND TURBIDITY CURRENTS

Excellent e-book series with analysis spreadsheets

http://cee.uiuc.edu/people/parkerg/morphodynamics_e-book.htm

Estimating Runoff Losses Due to Infiltration in Treatment Facilities and Trenches

Washington State DOT Design Office Hydraulics Branch
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/eesc/design/hydraulics/

Low Impact Developing Modeling Guidance

Spreadsheet analysis of BMP infiltration
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/eesc/design/hydraulics/MGSFloodTraining/wwinfilpondex.xls
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/eesc/design/hydraulics/Manual/InfiltrationLossEst.pdf

WSDOE Low Impact Development Design and Flow Modeling Guidance
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/eesc/design/hydraulics/Manual/LIDDesign&FlowModeling.pdf

Bioretention Sizing/Routing Spreadsheet

Bioretention stormwater management measure spreadsheet

http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/people/faculty/hunt/BR.Sizing.Routing2.xls

WTM (Watershed Treatment Model)

The Watershed Treatment Model (WTM) is a simple spreadsheet that tracks pollutant sources and the effectiveness of various watershed treatment options in urban and urbanizing watersheds.

http://www.cwp.org/PublicationStore/TechResearch.htm

WWHM (Western Washington Hydrology Model)

User friendly software application for sizing stormwater detention and water quality facilities to meet the Washington State Department of Ecology standards.

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/stormwater/wwhm_training/index.html
http://www.clearcreeksolutions.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=17

SET (Site Evaluation Tool)

Planning tool: spreadsheet-based model for analysis of predevelopment and postdevelopment stormwater runoff, infiltration, and pollutant loading rates.

http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/StormWater/Contractors/Huntersville+LID.htm

Wake County Stormwater Tool

Planning/screening level analysis: spreadsheet tool

http://www.wakegov.com/departments/erosion.htm

LCS (LID Credit Spreadsheet)

LID Credits are based on the ability of various LID practices to reduce the overall VOLUME of runoff from a development site.

http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/documents/stmwtrwsswm052207.pdf

StormWISE (Storm Water Investment Strategy Evaluator)

StormWISE: screening and planning level analysis, cost-benefit model for stormwater management facilities.

http://watershed.swarthmore.edu

STEPL (Spreadsheet Tool for Estimating Pollutant Load)

Spreadsheet: nutrient and sediment loads from different land uses and the load reductions that would result from the implementation of various best management practices (BMPs).

http://it.tetratech-ffx.com/stepl/

NJGRS (New Jersey Groundwater Recharge Spreadsheet)

Groundwater recharge analysis: methodology, design storm, details, etc

http://www.njstormwater.org/tier_A/bmp_manual.htm#spreadsheet

IDEAL (Integrated Design and Evaluation Assessment of Loadings)

Spreadsheet model: stormwater structural management measures analysis

http://www.greenvillecounty.org/Storm_Water/Planning.asp
http://www.stormwatercentral.com/sw_0309_model.html

A Milwaukee Model for LID Hydrologic Analysis

Calculations for the preferred approach have been formulated in a spreadsheet that allows the user to input the amount of retention provided by each of several kinds of LID components, and then see immediately a recalculated hydrograph that reflects the predicted effect of the aggregate retention volume. The spreadsheet, which has been dubbed the ”LID Quicksheet”, is expected to be incorporated along with its documentation into the MMSD stormwater management guidance.

http://www.pubs.asce.org/WWWdisplay.cgi?0523336
http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/milwaukee.htm

BURBS Spreadsheet (nitrogen mass balance)

BURBS is a Lotus 1-2-3 version 2 spreadsheet that helps you to construct a nitrogen mass balance for a residential area in a place like Long Island. Much of the U.S. Atlantic Coastal Plain is similar to Long Island:

* Significant surplus of precipitation over evapotranspiration.
* High soil and subsoil infiltration rates.
* Flat terrain, leading to very little overland runoff except from impervious surfaces.

http://wri.eas.cornell.edu/products/software/burbs.html

3-PG Forest Growth Model

Land Cover Changes (Trending/Predictive Watershed Parameter Analysis)

3-PG calculates the radiant energy absorbed by forest canopies and converts it into biomass production. The efficiency of radiation conversion is modified by the effects of nutrition, soil drought (the model includes continuous calculation of water balance), atmospheric vapour pressure deficits and stand age. The carbon produced by the canopy is allocated to leaves, stems and roots, using dynamic equations that update the state of the system on a monthly time step.

http://www.ensisjv.com/Default.aspx?PageContentID=344&tabid=414

Rational Method storm drain network analysis spreadsheet

HawsEDC (Engineering, Drafting, and Computing)

SDnet: Rational Method storm drain network analysis spreadsheet
OpenOffice Calc

http://www.hawsedc.com/gnu/sdnet.php

Landscape Irrigation Management Program

Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (LIMP): used to calculate ETo rates, determine landscape coefficients (KL), estimate evapotranspiration (ETL) of landscape vegetation, and determine irrigation schedules.

http://biomet.ucdavis.edu/irrigation_scheduling/LIMP/LIMP.htm

Hourly Reference Evapotranspiration (ETo) Calculator

HRPM.EXE is an executable program that calculates reference evapotranspiration (ETo) for a grass reference using hourly weather data and the Penman-Monteith equation.

http://biomet.ucdavis.edu/evapotranspiration/HRPMexe/HRPM.htm

BSTEM: Bank Stability and Toe Erosion Model

Analysis spreadsheet

http://ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=5044
http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/wri034265/

STREAM Modules: Stream Morphology

Spreadsheet Tools for River Evaluation, Assessment, and Monitoring

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/9188/default.aspx

Spreadsheet: Water Table Mounding

Hantush 1967 WRR
ZIP file, Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (folks need to develop these things for FOSS applications)

http://www.ndwrcdp.org/userfiles/WaterTableMounding_EnglishUnits.xls
http://www.ndwrcdp.org/userfiles/WUHT0245_Electronic.pdf

New version of SWMM released

Latest update to EPA SWMM released: Version 5 Build 0.011 (5.0.011, 2007 July 07). Download at "http://www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/models/swmm/index.htm".