Model:SWMM

Contact

Name	Lewis Rossman
Type of contact	Project manager
Institute / Organization	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ground Water and Ecosystems Restoration Division
Postal address 1	P.O. Box 1198
Postal address 2
Town / City	Ada
Postal code	74821-1198
State	Oklahoma
Country	USA"USA" is not in the list (Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, ...) of allowed values for the "Country" property.
Email address	rossman.lewis@epa.gov
Phone	(580) 436-8500
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SWMM

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Summary Also known as Model type Single Model part of larger framework Note on status model Date note status model Technical specs Supported platforms Windows Other platform Programming language Other program language Code optimized Single Processor Multiple processors implemented Nr of distributed processors Nr of shared processors Start year development 1971 Does model development still take place? Yes If above answer is no, provide end year model development Code development status When did you indicate the 'code development status'? Model availability As code Source code availability (Or provide future intension) Through web repository Source web address http://www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/models/swmm/index.htm Source csdms web address Program license type Other Program license type other -- Memory requirements -- Typical run time -- In/Output Describe input parameters -- Input format Other input format Describe output parameters In addition to modeling the generation and transport of runoff flows, SWMM can also estimate the production of pollutant loads associated with this runoff. The following processes can be modeled for any number of user-defined water quality constituents: dry-weather pollutant buildup over different land uses pollutant washoff from specific land uses during storm events direct contribution of rainfall deposition reduction in dry-weather buildup due to street cleaning reduction in washoff load due to BMPs entry of dry weather sanitary flows and user-specified external inflows at any point in the drainage system routing of water quality constituents through the drainage system reduction in constituent concentration through treatment in storage units or by natural processes in pipes and channels Output format Other output format Pre-processing software needed? No Describe pre-processing software -- Post-processing software needed? No Describe post-processing software -- Visualization software needed? No If above answer is yes Other visualization software Process Describe processes represented by the model SWMM accounts for various hydrologic processes that produce runoff from urban areas. These include: time-varying rainfall evaporation of standing surface water snow accumulation and melting rainfall interception from depression storage infiltration of rainfall into unsaturated soil layers percolation of infiltrated water into groundwater layers interflow between groundwater and the drainage system nonlinear reservoir routing of overland flow. Describe key physical parameters and equations SWMM conceptualizes a drainage system as a series of water and material flows between several major environmental compartments. These compartments and the SWMM objects they contain include: The Atmosphere compartment, from which precipitation falls and pollutants are deposited onto the land surface compartment. SWMM uses Rain Gage objects to represent rainfall inputs to the system. The Land Surface compartment, which is represented through one or more Subcatchment objects. It receives precipitation from the Atmospheric compartment in the form of rain or snow; it sends outflow in the form of infiltration to the Groundwater compartment and also as surface runoff and pollutant loadings to the Transport compartment. The Groundwater compartment receives infiltration from the Land Surface compartment and transfers a portion of this inflow to the Transport compartment. This compartment is modeled using Aquifer objects. The Transport compartment contains a network of conveyance elements (channels, pipes, pumps, and regulators) and storage/treatment units that transport water to outfalls or to treatment facilities. Inflows to this compartment can come from surface runoff, groundwater interflow, sanitary dry weather flow, or from user-defined hydrographs. The components of the Transport compartment are modeled with Node and Link objects. Not all compartments need appear in a particular SWMM model. For example, one could model just the transport compartment, using pre-defined hydrographs as inputs. Describe length scale and resolution constraints -- Describe time scale and resolution constraints -- Describe any numerical limitations and issues -- Testing Describe available calibration data sets -- Upload calibration data sets if available: Describe available test data sets -- Upload test data sets if available: Describe ideal data for testing -- Other Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? Since its inception, SWMM has been used in thousands of sewer and stormwater studies throughout the world. Typical applications include: design and sizing of drainage system components for flood control sizing of detention facilities and their appurtenances for flood control and water quality protection flood plain mapping of natural channel systems (SWMM 5 is a FEMA-approved model for NFPI studies) designing control strategies for minimizing combined sewer overflows evaluating the impact of inflow and infiltration on sanitary sewer overflows generating non-point source pollutant loadings for waste load allocation studies evaluating the effectiveness of BMPs for reducing wet weather pollutant loadings. Is there a manual available? Yes Upload manual if available: Media:Epaswmm5 user manual.pdf Model website if any http://www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/models/swmm/index.htm Model forum / discussion board There is no formal support offered for EPA SWMM. A SWMM Users Listserve, established by the University of Guelph, allows subscribers to ask questions and exchange information. To subscribe, send an email message to listserv@listserv.uoguelph.ca with the words "subscribe swmm-users" (without the quotes) in the body followed by your name. Comments Model questionnaire filled out based on website, by Albert Kettner Introduction History Papers Issues Help Input Files Output Files Download Source