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Subject:   How does the Infiltration Maximum Time to Drain the Upper Soil Zone Work in SWMM 5 Green Ampt? How does the Infiltration Maximum Time to Drain the Upper Soil Zone Work in SWMM 5 Green Ampt? by  dickinsonre Subject:   How does the  Infiltration Maxi mum Time to Drain the Upper So il Zone  Work in SWMM 5 Green A mpt? You can use the monthly soil recovery factor (Figure 1) in SWMM 5 to change how the Infiltration Maximum Time  to Drain the Upper Soil Zone ( Figure 2) is computed each month during a continuous simulation.  The  depth of the upper soil zone in the internal  SWMM 5 units of feet is calculated at the start of the simulation based on the Green Ampt Soil Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Upper Soil Zone Depth  = 4  * (Soil Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity * 12 * 3600)^0.5 / 12 And the  Upper Zone Moisture Depletion Factor   and  Infiltration Maximum Time  to Drain the Upper Soil Zone  i s calculated at each hydrology time step in SWMM 5. Upper Zone Moisture Depletion

Innovyze Expands Social Media Offerings to Wet Infrastructure Community New Online Resource Available at blog.innovyze.com Broomfield, Colorado, USA, June 26, 2012 Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for wet infrastructure, today announced the publication of the official Innovyze blog (at  blog.innovyze.com ). Designed to serve as a resource for Innovyze users and prospective customers, the site combines the extensive technical knowledge and expertise of the Innovyze support team with dynamic multimedia in order to provide users with accessible, comprehensive product information. “As the Innovyze product line expands and we continue to add new and advanced features, our methods of communicating with our user base are also expanding,” said Innovyze President and COO Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., BCEEM, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE , F.ASCE. “In-depth discussions of product features, insightful videos, and links to popular social media align pe

A Canopy of Man-Made Solar-Powered Supertrees Flourishes in Singapore A national park filled with electrified, man-made trees sounds like a paradox. But Singapore’s latest landscaping project, a 250-acre site called  Gardens by the Bay , mixes nature and mechanics with an "artificial forest" full of glowing trees, globally-sourced plants, heritage vegetation, and a conservatory built around a 35-meter mountain complete with the world's tallest indoor waterfall. The project is pushing the boundary of what an urban park can be. On June 29, Singapore’s National Parks Board will open a section of this project, called Bay South Garden, to the public, welcoming visitors to 18 just-installed "Supertrees," climbing to 50 meters in height. "Many countries now do tree-planting and call themselves garden cities," CEO of Gardens by the Bay, Dr. Kiat Tan explained in a 2011 speech. "To retain our edge and continue to improve our living environment, we have bee

Subject:    What are the Equations for Weirs in SWMM 5, Part 2? What are the Equations for Weirs in SWMM 5, Part 2? by  dickinsonre Subject:    What are the Equations for Weirs in SWM M 5, Part 2?   There are four types of Weirs in SWMM 5:  Transverse, Sideflow, V Notch and Trapezoidal.   The trapezoidal weir is a combination of the Sideflow and V Notch Weir and the Sideflow acts like a Transverse Weir when the flow is reversed (Figure 1).  The Weirs can have zero, one or two end contractions (Figure 2) and the Weir Length is a function of the Weir Setting and Horizontal Weir Length.  A V Notch weir works as Trapezoidal Weir when the Weir RTC Setting is less than 1.0     Figure 1.    Weir  Equations  in  SWMM   5   Figure 2.    Valid Number of End Contractions   Figure 3.   Weir Length Calculations   via Blogger  http://www.swmm5.net/2013/08/ what-are-equations-for-we

Subject:     Water Quality Treatment Removal Variables in SWMM5 Water Quality Treatment Removal Variables in SWMM5 by  dickinsonre Subject:      Water Quality Trea tment Removal Variables in SWM M5 The treatment variables for Wa ter Quality in a SWMM 5 storage unit (Figure 1) can be either:  1.        A Process Variable a.        HRT or Hydraulic Residence Time b.       DT or Time Step c.        FLOW or The Current Inflow d.       DEPTH or the Mean Flow over the Time Step e.       AREA or the Mean Area over the Time Step 2.        Pollutant Concentration 3.        Pollutant Removal  based on the Removal of Other Pollutants  With a Wide Range of Treatment Functions (Figure 2). Figure 1.  SWMM 5 Treatment Variable Names in the Treatment Equation Figure 2.   Treatment Functions in SWMM 5 via Blogger  http://www.swmm5.net/2013/08/ water-quality-treatment- removal.html

Subject:    What are the Equations for Weirs in SWMM 5? There are four types of Weirs in SWMM 5:  Transverse, Sideflow, V Notch and Trapezoidal.   The trapezoidal weir is a combination of the Sideflow and V Notch Weir and the Sideflow acts like a Transverse Weir when the flow is reversed (Figure 1). Figure 1.   Weir Equations in SWMM 5 Weir Equations in SWMM 5

Toilets Save Lives Erika Christakis  advocates  for better sanitation. She points out that the "impact of poor sanitation — and its economic consequences — is well-known": Source, The Dish So why hasn’t this become an issue of global concern? Instead, between 1997 and 2008, the percentage of international aid that went to sanitation and water fell from 8% to 5%. Concerns over safe drinking water get much more attention, despite a recent World Bank  study  that found a more pronounced impact on health from building toilet infrastructure than from drinking-water improvements. Few people enjoy talking about bodily functions, and it’s hard for emerging economies to get excited about pit latrines and compost toilets when they’d rather showcase their shiny new buildings and high-speed trains. Feces and open sewers are a hard sell for donors too. There’s no pretty logo — no babbling brook or fresh water spring — for a toilet.

Subject:   Convolution of the RDII UH from R, T and K in SWMM 5 Convolution of the RDII UH from R, T and K in SWMM 5 by  dickinsonre Subject:   Convolution of the R DII UH from R, T and K in SWMM 5 The convolution uses the value of R and the Time Base to estimate the amount of Infiltration and Inflow in the Sewer Network.  The short, medium and long term UH's are estimated at each Wet Hydrology time step to make a smooth hydrograph out of the R, T and  K parameters of the Rainfall Dependent Infiltration and Infiltration Method (Figure 1).  The three UH's can be displaced as well if you use the RTK storage parameters (Figure 2) Figure 1.   The short, medium and long UH's are convoluted in SWMM 5 from the Rainfall Time Series. Figure 2.    The Initial Abstraction Depth can be used to shift the generated UH in time or reduce the peak flow and total volumes. c. via Blogger  http://www.swmm5.net/2013/08/ convolution-of-rdii-uh-from-r- t-and-k.html

Subject: Duluth Minnesota Flooding of June 20, 2012 T Duluth Minnesota Flooding of June 20, 2012 by  dickinsonre Subject: Duluth Minnesota Floo ding of June 20, 2012 The images come from this  Duluth Link.      Radar Map A series of "training" thunderstorms that all passed over the same region have dumped 4 - 5 inches of rain over a wide swath of Northern Minnesota overnight and early this morning. Nearly 8 inches of rain fell in the Denfeld area of western Duluth. This is more rain than fell in the city's previous worst flood on record, which occurred  August 20, 1972.  Major flooding is occurring, and only emergency travel is recommended in the city due to flooded roads.  system and the saturated ground cannot take much more rain.  According to wunderground's weather historian, Christopher C. Burt, the all-time 24 hour precipitation record for Duluth is 5.79" on 8/22 - 8/23 1978; 4.14" was recorded on Tuesday  at the airport. Water overflows from a storm s

Subject:    Mass and Concentration Water Quality Loadings in SWMM 5 If you have a time series of flow and water quality at a node in SWMM 5 you have the option of using either a Mass loading or a concentration loading (Figure 1).     If you have a concentration then the load to the node internally in SWMM 5 is the flow times the concentration.  Alternatively, if you have Mass loading then the program will calculate the concentration from the flow and the load.  The table below shows some combinations of flow in cfs and load in pounds per day to yield various BOD 5 concentrations it the network nodes and  links (Figure 2).  For example, at a flow of 10 cfs you can get a BOD5 concentration of 100 mg/l with a loading of about 5400 pounds of BOD5 per day (Figure 3). Figure 1.   If you use a time series load in SWMM 5 you need TWO time series, one for the flow and one for the mass load or concentration. Figure 2.    The Mass loading needed to generate a concentration at a particular flow ra

Innovyze Releases Next Generation InfoWater VCM, the Ultimate Solution for Infrastructure Criticality and Vulnerability Assessment   Latest Version Delivers Unprecedented Capabilities for Improved Water Infrastructure Maintenance and Operational Effectiveness Broomfield, Colorado USA,  June 11, 2012  — In its ongoing quest to equip the global drinking water industry with the world’s most comprehensive and innovative GIS-centric smart water network modeling and management solutions, Innovyze today announced significant new enhancements to its  InfoWater VCM  (Valve Criticality Modeling) software. Since 2006,  VCM  has been available as an extension of the industry-leading InfoWater  Suite, and with this new version users have expanded power and flexibility to identify all vulnerabilities affecting their water distribution system reliability, estimate the extent and potential consequences of infrastructure failure on customer service levels, optimize the allocation of rehabilitatio

Virginia Lawmaker Says ‘Sea Level Rise’ Is A ‘Left Wing Term,’ Excises It From State Report On Coastal Flooding By  Rebecca Leber  posted from  Climate Progress  on Jun 10, 2012 at 6:59 pm Virginia’s legislature commissioned a $50,000 study to determine the impacts of climate change on the state’s shores. To greenlight the project, they   omitted words   like “climate change” and “sea level rise” from the study’s description itself. According to the House of Delegates sponsor of the study, these are “liberal code words,” even though they are noncontroversial in the climate science community. Instead of using climate change, sea level rise, and global warming, the study uses terms like “coastal resiliency” and “recurrent flooding.” Republican State Delegate Chris Stolle, who steered the legislation, cut “sea level rise” from the draft. Stolle has also said the “ jury’s still out ” on humans’ impact on global warming: State Del. Chris Stolle, R-Virginia Beach, who insisted on changing

Subject:    Modeling H2S in InfoSWMM Modeling H2S in InfoSWMM, ICM and InfoSewer by  dickinsonre Subject:     Modeling H2S in InfoSWMM, ICM and InfoSewer You can model Sulfide in InfoSWMM/ ICM and InfoSewer using the H2S water quality modeling option which uses BOD5 loading at nodes to estimate the  S concentration in the nodes and links of the network using constant network parameters for:   1.        The Reaction Rate Coefficient, 2.        The Sulfide Loss Coefficient, 3.        Sulfide Flux Coefficient, 4.        Temperature in Degrees C, 5.        Soluble Sulfide  Percentage, 6.        pH for the whole network, and 7.        The Ionization Constant. Relationship between BOD5 and EBOD Figue 1.   The concentation  of H2S and BOD5 can be graphed at each node and link. Figure 2 .   Dialogs for H2S and BOD5 in InfoSWMM via Blogger  http://www.swmm5.net/2013/08/ modeling-h2s-in-infoswmm-icm- and.html

Subject:    Mass Balance for Water Quality in SWMM 5 Mass Balance for Water Quality in SWMM 5 by  dickinsonre Subject:    Mass Balance for Wa ter Quality in SWMM 5 The rainfall concentration is listed in the wet deposition row of the Runoff Quality Continuity Table, the washoff such as EMC washoff is listed in the Surface Runoff row.  If you are simulating groundwater quality then it is listed as a separate value in a row of the Quality Routing Continuity table alongside RDII quality, DWF quality and WWF quality.  via Blogger  http://www.swmm5.net/2013/08/ mass-balance-for-water- quality-in-swmm-5.html