Using US EPA’s Storm Water Management Model (SWMM)
Agenda
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
8:30 am – 4:00 pm CDT
Presented by: Robert E. Dickinson
Storm Water Management Principles and Practices
- Purposes of stormwater management modeling
- Uses for stormwater management modeling
- Stormwater management modeling tools
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Storm Water Management Model Version 5.2
- History and development of SWMM
- SWMM purposes and methodology
- Software capabilities
- SWMM input
- SWMM output
SWMM User Interface and Basic Functions
- Menus, toolbars status bar
- Maps
- Property editor
- Program preferences
Working with Projects
- Creating new projects
- Setting project defaults
- Project data
Working with Objects
- Types of objects and adding objects
- Moving and editing objects
- Converting objects, copying and pasting objects
Working with the Map
- Layers and themes
- Dimensions and distances
- Viewing the map and moving around the map
- Using legends and queries
Running Simulations and Viewing Results
- Setting simulation options
- Viewing status reports
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Credits
Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Architects
6.5 HSW CE Hours
AIA - American Institute of Architects
6.5 LU|HSW
Landscape Architects
6.5 HSW CE Hours
LACES - Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System
6.5 HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers
6.5 ASFPM CECs
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.5 PDHs for professional engineers, 6.5 HSW continuing education hours for licensed architects, and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours for landscape architects in all states that allow this learning method. Please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
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Speakers
Robert E. Dickinson
Product Sector Leader for InfoSWMM/InfoSewer at Innovyze an Autodesk CompanyMr. Dickinson is one of the world’s leading experts in wastewater and urban drainage modeling. He has fifty years of experience in software development and management of wastewater and stormwater planning and design projects. A principal developer of the industry-standard and FEMA-certified SWMM5 software, he has a distinguished background in computational hydraulics and high-level simulation programming. Mr. Dickinson has a unique combination of proven project engineering expertise, management skills and high-level technical capabilities that is coveted in the stormwater industry. He has an impressive record of leadership, impeccable reputation, key role in the USEPA Storm Water Management Model (SWMM5) redevelopment program, strong expertise in both numerical methods and hydrology/hydraulics, and in-depth knowledge of the wastewater industry. Mr. Dickinson has worked closely with product development teams and clients, helping communities around the world manage urban runoff and wet weather water quality problems in combined, sanitary and storm sewers and protect the ecological health of our waterways. He holds an M.E. degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville.
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Course Title: Using US EPA’s Storm Water Management Model (SWMM)
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This course is intended to assist design professionals with understanding, navigating and utilizing the U.S. EPA’s Storm Water Management Model (SWMM). The course discusses the history, purposes and capabilities of SWMM and provides guidance on using the software, including how to create a new project, working with objects, using the map, running simulations and viewing results.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to explore the purposes and uses of storm water management modeling and review the applicable modeling tools.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to discuss the history, development, purposes, methodology, capabilities, inputs and outputs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) Version 5.2.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to navigate the SWMM user interface (menus, toolbars, maps, preferences), perform basic functions, create a new project, configure settings, and manage project data.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to identify the types of objects in the software and add, move, edit, convert, copy and paste them. Learners will also be able to work with the map and utilize layers, themes, dimensions, distances, and more.
LUs: 6.5 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Experience with site development and an awareness of stormwater runoff issues
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 09/01/2025
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