Introduction

Description of what is WaterALLOC and motivation for its development.

Mutual complement of HydroBID and MODSIM

WaterALLOC Approach

Brief explanation of HydroBID and MODSIM

Provide a comparison table of the features, applications (from poster)

Enhanced river basin management tool – make sure to have generic, accessible language and cover the big picture purpose of the tools

Key Features

  • Read HydroBID input files to create the MODSIM network

  • Allows a full map of the stream network or a simplified network

  • Allows launch and run HydroBID in the WaterALLOC interface

  • Allows to perform watershed analysis (similar to the AHD navigation tool)

  • Imports the output from HydroBID into the MODSIM network

  • Prepares the MODSIM network with HydroBID settings for a ready to run model

  • Allows visualizing the HydroBID output in the map objects

  • Allows access to the MODSIM objects and outputs in the WaterALLOC interface

  • Allows creating new features to complete the water allocation analysis (Demands and Reservoirs)

  • Provides statistical metrics and graphs to calibrate the model

  • Provides a hydro-economic module to conduct cost-benefit analysis

  • Provides a scenario management structure to address “what if” questions and develop and compare scenarios with different assumptions

WaterALLOC Development

RTI has provided primary support for WaterALLOC development.

Provide brief description of projects where WaterALLOC has been applied.

WaterALLOC Workspace

This is the location of the files for a WaterALLOC project.

WaterALLOC Interface

Provide description of:

Toolbar options

Map window

Legend

Configuration settings

Coordinate scaling

Log messages

Scenario analysis tree

Data entry dialogs

Results windows

Background Information

WaterALLOC Software

Explanation of the installation files, files created, folder structure, and license agreement.

To get started, we suggest getting familiarized with some of the following concepts (provide brief description and include links to HydroBID and MODSIM documentation):

HydroBID

AHD

COMID

Land use and soil type default databases

Climate data required

CDIT

Local inflows

Calibration parameters

Settings file

MODSIM

Elements in MODSIM network (types of nodes, links)

Priorities

Core Modules

HydroBID Module

Set HydroBID folder

Set inflow points

WaterALLOC allows to set inflow points through the GIS interface. Explain and provide an example of what runoff is represented at ach node.

HydroBID simulation

Describe the watershed analysis feature

Inflow points file generated by WaterALLOC

Measure flow file

Run options

Difference between “Launch GUI” and “Execute”

Review of output folder for HydroBID simulations

Create MODSIM network

Explain the difference between creating a MODSIM network with “Only inflow points” vs “All catchments” and when is best to use each of these options.

Explain when to use the “Append to existing network” and what would be overwritten if re-generated.

Import HydroBID output

Explain what results are available to be imported (this is tied to the active scenario).

Explain what type of results are imported when running HydroBID with inflow points vs. all catchments.

Explain the “Import groundwater seepage” feature.

Describe what weather variables are imported to the WaterALLOC database and how the user can import different set of weather variables for each scenario and for all or selected COMIDs.

Describe what output variables can be imported for spatial display

Describe the default preferences set in MODSIM when HydroBID outputs are imported.

MODSIM Module

Set MODSIM elements

Demands through WaterALLOC data entry dialogs

Domestic

Explain basic data requirements

Explain theory and methods to calculate domestic demands using data input through WaterALLOC dialogs

With hydrologic states

Agriculture

Explain basic data requirements

Explain difference between “user defined” and “crop based”. Describe the default values distributed with WaterALLOC and how user can change or import more

Use of precipitation for net irrigation requirement

Explain theory and methods to calculate agriculture demands using data input through WaterALLOC dialogs

With hydrologic states

Other options to add demands

Provide a brief explanation and link to MODSIM documentation

Explain the feature “Set demands from waterALLOC demands table” and when to use it

Explain the feature “Re-calculate all demands from Sqlite DB” and when to use it

Reservoirs

Explain basic data requirements

Other water supply (Nonstorage nodes not included in the AHD)

Delete MODSIM elements

Set priorities

Provide a brief explanation of how priorities work in MODSIM. Provide an example and links to MODSIM documentation.

Run MODSIM

Explain how to adjust network settings

Explain the difference between Standard run and Hydroeconomics run

Hydro-economics Module

Provide intro to this module and general capabilities. Use Brasilia report to extract information.

Agricultural sector

Provide explanation of the theory and equations used to calculate economic benefits for agricultural sector

Explain user input requirements through the WaterALLOC dialogs

Municipal sector

Provide explanation of the theory and equations used to calculate economic benefits for municipal sector

Explain user input requirements through the WaterALLOC dialogs

Hydropower sector

Provide explanation of the theory and equations used to calculate economic benefits for hydropower sector

Cost-benefit analysis

Explain how the CBA is performed in WaterALLOC

Explain all elements and components of the economic summary dashboard

Operation Optimization Module

Provide intro to this module and general capabilities. Place holder for now.

Scenarios Management

Allows set of multiple scenarios for “what if” simulations.

Describe the new scenario options

Independent with no data

Independent with snapshot of the seed

Dependent of the seed

Results

Explain the different options to explore results (graphs and tables). Provide link to MODSIM documentation.

Explain the option to compare measured vs. simulated flows and statistical metrics to calibrate the models.

References

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