Month: January 2014

EPA Releases Climate Assessment Update to National Stormwater Calculator

By Robert Dickinson on January 31, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

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

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

By Robert Dickinson on January 31, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

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

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InfoSewer Infographic or Map of Features

By Robert Dickinson on January 31, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

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

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

By Robert Dickinson on January 30, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

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

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Surface Ponding and its Impact on Irregular Channels in SWMM5

By Robert Dickinson on January 30, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

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

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How to Use Qfull in a Map Display in InfoSWMM

By Robert Dickinson on January 30, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

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

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Snippet of 25 Water Quality Constituents for SWMM 5

By Robert Dickinson on January 28, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

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

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How InfoSewer and InfoSWMM are Extensions in Arc Map with Add On Extensions with Applications

By Robert Dickinson on January 27, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

How InfoSewer and InfoSWMM are Extensions in Arc Map with Add On Extensions with Applications

A Possible Arc Map Extensions
B Possible InfoSWMM Add On Extensions to the basic Arc Map Program
C Applications such as InfoSWMM 2D, RDII Analyst and Risk Assessment Manager that work alongside of InfoSWMM or

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Return Periods Using The SWMM 5 Statistics Tool

By Robert Dickinson on January 26, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Return Periods Using The SWMM 5 Statistics Tool

A great feature in SWMM 5 is the Statistics tool which allows you compute the long term statistics for 10, 25, 50, 100, 500 or 1000 years (and probably longer). You run the simulation, pick a parameter to analyze then compute the:

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New Box Folder containing the SWMM 4 Fortran Files from 2004

By Robert Dickinson on January 25, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

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The SWMM4 Fortran Connection to the EPA Water Quality Program WASP

By Robert Dickinson on January 25, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

The SWMM4 Fortran Connection to the EPA Water Quality Program WASP for future developers and those who want to connect SWMM5 to WASP

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For @mmjay27 from @PCSWMM All models are wrong, so honest modellers report their uncertainty first and foremost

By Robert Dickinson on January 25, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

For @mmjay27 and @PCSWMM All models are wrong, so honest modellers report their uncertainty first and foremost http://t.co/RWOVgJSojK
— RDickinson (@RDickinson) January 25, 2014

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Did you ever wonder how to Twitter efficiently? Use a twitter name and a keyword to find the tweets

By Robert Dickinson on January 25, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Did you ever wonder how to Twitter efficiently? Use a twitter name and a keyword to find the tweets http://t.co/gb7Pbqo1l7
— RDickinson (@RDickinson) January 25, 2014

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How is the Depth in a SWMM 5 Node Computed?

By Robert Dickinson on January 24, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

How is the Depth in a SWMM 5 Node Computed? http://t.co/B51SiorWNJ
— RDickinson (@RDickinson) January 24, 2014

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The Life-Cycle of a Single Water Drop, in a Pop-Up Book Animated in Stop-Motion

By Robert Dickinson on January 24, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

From Maria Popova

The Life-Cycle of a Single Water Drop, in a Pop-Up Book Animated in Stop-Motion

by Maria Popova

Nature’s rhythms in masterful paper engineering.

Given my soft spot for pop-up books, I was instantly taken with this collaboration between paper engineer extraordinaire Helen Friel (who brought us

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How to Diagnose a SWMLive Model using InfoSWMM

By Robert Dickinson on January 19, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

How to Diagnose a SWMLive Model using InfoSWMM http://t.co/ijMCU0SMdf from @Innovyze
— RDickinson (@RDickinson) January 19, 2014

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Introduction to Running SWMMLive from @Innovyze

By Robert Dickinson on January 19, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Introduction to Running SWMMLive from @Innovyze

A new product from Innovyze is SWMMLive which combines our InfoSWMM or H2OMap SWMM engine with the power and features of ICMLive and the ICM Interface. This will be a continuation of my blogs on SWMMLive and for this blog we will discuss the

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How SWMM5 uses zero Subcatchment Slope in its Runoff Calculations

By Robert Dickinson on January 19, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

This is just a note on how SWMM5 uses zero Subcatchment Slope in its Runoff Calculations:

1. If the slope is zero then the engine will NOT calculate Runoff as the WCON parameter is zero (Bullet 4 in Figure 1)

2. If you do want Runoff from all of your

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Graphical and Database Tools for Checking your InfoSWMM, H2OMap SWMM and SWMM 5 Models

By Robert Dickinson on January 18, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

If you are running a large InfoSWMM, H2OMap SWMM or SWMM 5 model is it often hard to see all of the details for the Runoff Hydrology at one glance. A few quick checks on the overall balance sometimes help speed up the model greatly for new runs:

1. Check

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Video from @ATSWALKER on The New Risk Master Tool for InfoWorks ICM

By Robert Dickinson on January 18, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Want to know more about the @Innovyze #RiskMaster tool that's new for InfoWorks ICM v4.5? Watch the video at http://t.co/ld3SMwXq99
— Andrew Walker (@atswalker) January 18, 2014

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A few suggestions for InfoSWMM RAM if a DEM is Not Acceptable to Arc Map

By Robert Dickinson on January 18, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

A few suggestions for InfoSWMM RAM if you get an Arc Map Error Message:

1. The Elevation TIM or DEM you were using seemed problematic based on the Arc Map Error message (I searched the ESRI database and could not see any easy remedy)
2. You can make a Contour

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How an Inflow Time Series is Used in ICM compared to SWMM5 using H2OMap SWMM and InfoSWMM

By Robert Dickinson on January 17, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

How an Inflow Time Series is Used in ICM compared to SWMM5 using H2OMap SWMM and InfoSWMM. The main points are illustrated by blue bullet points in Figure 1. ICM and SWMM 5 both use time series but in SWMM 5 one time series can be applied to multiple nodes.

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How the 14 InfoSWMM 2D polygons work in Arc Map

By Robert Dickinson on January 16, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

@Innovyze How the 14 InfoSWMM 2D polygons work in Arc Map http://t.co/ZHgqYVmGYf
— RDickinson (@RDickinson) January 16, 2014

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SCS Hydrology In InfoSWMM and H2OMap SWMM Initial Abstraction Values

By Robert Dickinson on January 12, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

If you are using one of the SCS Options in InfoSWMM and H2OMap SWMM (Bullet 1 in Figure 1) then you should:
1. The CN, Time of Concentration and an optional Initial Abstraction in the Subcatchment DB Table (Bullet 2)
2. If the Initial Abstraction is zero then the default

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