Flow Chart of EPA SWMM to InfoSWMM and InfoSWMM SA
A Markdown Experiment - Flow Chart of EPA SWMM to InfoSWMM and InfoSWMM SA:
```mermaid
graph LR
A[EPA SWMM] -- Import --> B((InfoSWMM SA))
A --> C(InfoSWMM)
B --> D{InfoSWMM Engine}
C --> D
A Markdown Experiment - Flow Chart of EPA SWMM to InfoSWMM and InfoSWMM SA:
```mermaid
graph LR
A[EPA SWMM] -- Import --> B((InfoSWMM SA))
A --> C(InfoSWMM)
B --> D{InfoSWMM Engine}
C --> D
Note: This is a Markdown experiment using EPA Documents and other documents that were originally PDF files, converted to DOCX files and then converted to Markdown HTML code.

EPA/600/R-13/085c | Revised September 2014 | www2.epa.gov/research
National Stormwater Calculator User’s Guide

… Read the restBefore After
Office of Research and Development
National Risk Management
A Toolbox for Sanitary Sewer Overflow Analysis and Planning (SSOAP) and Applications
Fu-hsiung Lai1, Srinivas Vallabhaneni2, Carl Chan2, Edward H. Burgess3, Richard Field1
1U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory,
Urban Watershed Management Branch, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue (MS-104), Edison, NJ
2Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
3Camp … Read the rest
United States Office of Research EPA/600/R-08/010
Environmental Protection and Development January 2008
Agency Washington, DC 20460
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Fu-hsiung (Dennis) Lai… Read the rest
InfoSWMM H2OMap SWMM InfoSWMM SA offers three choices for modeling infiltration:
Horton's Equation
This method is based on empirical observations showing that infiltration decreases exponentially from… Read the rest Problem: As SWMM5 is a link node network, the area of a Storage Node is both the area of the Wet Well and typically ½ the surface area of the connecting links. There is no surface area for the Pump(s) downstream of the Wet Well (Storage) but the area of … Read the rest
Introduction – the reason for these series of blogs are as an expanded view of the input, engine and output of #SWMM5 It is a companion to the EPA Documentation which I describe here:
… Read the restI have noticed based on email questions and postings to the SWMM List Sever (a great
The reason for this blog: The following is an excerpt from the EPA manual Storm Water Management Model Reference Manual Volume III – Water Quality (PDF) which can be found here
Underdrains are used in the following LID Controls
Underdrains are either recommended or required when the natural … Read the rest
Introduction – the reason for these series of blogs are as an expanded view of the input, engine and output of #SWMM5 It is a companion to the EPA Documentation which I describe here:
I have noticed based on email questions and postings to the SWMM List Sever (a great … Read the rest
This is part of the #Inside_#SWMM5 series of blogs and is intended as a visual aid and code developer for the Storm Water Management Model Reference Manuals on https://www.epa.gov/water-research/storm-water-management-model-swmm I always think images (and some words) are best at explaining the internal working of code. I do encourage you to … Read the rest
This is part of the #Inside_#SWMM5 series of blogs and is intended as a visual aid and code developer for the Storm Water Management Model Reference Manuals on https://www.epa.gov/water-research/storm-water-management-model-swmm I always think images (and some words) are best at explaining the internal working of code. I do encourage you to … Read the rest
This blog is a companion to the blog post https://swmm5.org/2017/04/17/swmm5-simple-100-mm-rainfall-model-for-lid-modeling-part-1/ in which a 1 Hectare model with 100 mm of rainfall had a simple Bio-Retention Cell with no LID outflows. In part 2 of this blog series we will add a drain coefficient of 10 mm/hr (Figure 1). The internal … Read the rest
Simple SI Unit Model for SWMM5 LID with 100 mm Rainfall.
Reading this blog and using the embedded SWMM 5 example file, you will run a simple SI unit model based on factors of 1 and 10.
… Read the restThe LID (Bio-Retention Cell) is designed to have zero outflows, Figure 1,
SWMM 5.1 Update History
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https://www.epa.gov/water-research/storm-water-management-model-swmm#downloads
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Build 5.1.012 (03/14/17)
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Engine Updates:
1. The direct.h header is now only #included in the swmm5.c file when
compiled for Windows. (swmm5.c)
2. Engine Update #7 in Build 5.1.011 (internally aligning the wet time
step with the reporting time step) was redacted … Read the rest
The Dynamic Wave page of the Simulation Options dialog, shown below, sets several parameters that control how the dynamic wave flow routing computations are made. These parameters have no effect for the other flow routing methods.
Contents of this simulation option dialog page are described below:… Read the rest
EPA SWMM 5.1.011 is now available for download at EPA's webpage:
https://www.epa.gov/water-research/storm-water-management-model-swmm#downloads
Here are the changes...… Read the rest
Visualizing 2D Simulation Output in InfoSWMM 2D
Once the model has been successfully simulated using the Run Manager, you can review the 2D simulation output. 2D Simulation results can be visualized in plan view (i.e. 2D view in the ArcMap Drawing Area window) or 3D view. Note: ArcGIS 3D Analyst … Read the rest
How to See the Highest Continuity Errors Table in the Output Report Manager for #InfoSWMM
In the output text report file of infoSWMM and H2OMap SWMM there is the Highest Node Continuity Error Table. The Table shows the highest 20 Nodes for percent node continuity errors and the actual continuity … Read the rest
How Orifices and Weirs Work in SWMM 5. The inputs to the orifice flow calculator are

Step 1
If the head in the orifice or the rules for the orifice cause the orifice to be closed then the flow is zero.

Step 2
If the inlet depth to the orifice … Read the rest
This help file topic contrast the St Venant Solution for InfoSWMMH2OMap SWMM
, InfoSewer/H2OMap Sewer
and ICM/ICM SE
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The assumptions behind Lumped and Distributed … Read the rest