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Getting Started with EPA’s Storm Water Management Model (SWMM)
Citation:
Simon, M. Getting Started with EPA’s Storm Water Management Model (SWMM). University of Cincinnati Hydrology and Hydraulic graduate and undergraduate class, Cincinnati, OH, October 04 - 06, 2021.
Impact/Purpose:
This is a practical introductory lesson to a Hydrology and Hydraulic graduate and undergraduate class for the University of Cincinnati Civil Engineering Department. This will be two one-hour virtual lectures on October 4 and October 6, 2021.
Description:
SWMM is the workhouse hydrology and hydraulics program for stormwater and wastewater management. USEPA refactored SWMM 4 (FORTRAN) into SWMM 5 in C which was released in 2005. Green infrastructure was added into SWMM 5.1 in 2010. USEPA continuously develops SWMM with others in a Community Development environment, including recently retired staff. This talk will discuss how a novice can get started using SWMM 5.1.015. Common beginners’ errors and location for data from national databases with be discussed.