Continuing Education Courses All Continuing Education Courses include Continental Breakfast, morning and afternoon refreshment breaks. Lunch is on your own. CEU's are earned for these courses. Hydrologic Modeling Using GIS and the Watershed Modeling System Unlocking the Power of GIS and Digital Terrain Data for Watershed Model Development CEU's: 1.4 SATURDAY & SUNDAY * 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM In this hands-on, application oriented training course you will learn how to use the new version of WMS. The course will provide you with the knowledge and tools necessary to get the most out of GIS data developed specifically for watershed modeling, and examine how digital terrain data can be used for development of watershed parameters important in common hydrologic analysis programs. The course includes training on how to use GIS and digital elevation data for watershed delineation and hydrologic model development. A series of tutorials and lessons on the WMS interfaces to HEC-1/TR20/ TR-55/NFF/Rational Method are given, including the use of existing GIS data (with accompanying attributes) to create these hydrologic models within WMS. Other important modeling tools are also presented, such as automatic basin delineation from USGS digital elevation models (DEMs) and TINs, developing composite CN numbers and runoff coefficients from GIS data, flood plain delineation, and computation of time of concentration and lag time using GIS vector data to define lengths and DEMs or TINs to define slope. COURSE OUTLINE: DAY ONE: - Overview - Watershed Delineation - Digital Elevation Models - GIS Data Sources DAY TWO: - CN & Runoff Coefficients from Land Use and Soil Data - Hydrologic Model Interfaces: * HEC-1 * NFF * Rational Method - Summary Exercise SEMINAR INSTRUCTORS Dr. E. James Nelson, Ph.D., Brigham Young University, 1994, Assistant Professor, Brigham Young University. Dr. Nelson is the director of the WMS interface development and is the author of the WMS reference manual and tutorials. Dr. Nelson teaches college courses in hydrology and hydrologic applications of GIS. Colby T. Manwaring, M.S. Vice President, EMS-I. Colby recently joined EMS-I, after working for several years as a research manager responsible for the development of WMS at Brigham Young University's Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory (EMRL). He is currently in charge of all consulting and training efforts at EMS-I for hydrologic and hydraulic applications. Colby is also an instructor for hydrologic modeling courses for EMS-I and other organizations (ASCE, FHWA). Colby has taught several WMS training courses at locations around the world. Conference Registrant: Member $855 Non-Member $1035; Non-Registrant: Member $955 Non-Member $1135 (2-day course includes course materials & 30-day software demo) Artificial Recharge of Groundwater CEU's: .7 SUNDAY * 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Two pioneers in development of aquifer storage recovery technology will offer this comprehensive course into surface infiltration systems and well recharge. Instructors: Herman Bouwer, Ph.D., P.E., Ground Water Consultant and former Chief Engineer & Director, USDA-ARS Water Conservation Laboratory; R. David G. Pyne, P.E., President, ASR Systems LLC. Conference Registrant: Member $495 Non-Member $595; Non-Registrant: Member $545 Non-Member $645 (includes course materials) HEC-RAS Unsteady Flow & Advanced Topics Computer Workshop CEU's: 1.4 THURSDAY * 8:30 AM - 5:10 PM FRIDAY * 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM The HEC-RAS Unsteady Flow and Advanced Topics Computer Workshop provides an opportunity for attendees to learn about using HEC-RAS for modeling unsteady flow conditions as well as advanced aspects of steady flow modeling. Numerous workshops throughout the course give useful hands-on experience in working with HEC-RAS. An introduction is presented that discusses using the unsteady flow component of HEC-RAS. Additional lectures provide information on unsteady flow theory, steps for developing an unsteady flow model, and procedures for creating a stable and calibrated model. Guidance is given for techniques on modeling bridges and storage areas in the unsteady flow environment. Students are shown the inline and lateral weir features that can be added in both steady and unsteady flow models. Workshops related to these lectures provide application experience in HEC-RAS unsteady flow modeling. New features in the latest release of HEC-RAS are also discussed as part of the class. Participants in this course should have prior experience with HEC-RAS or have completed a basic HEC-RAS class. Day 1 Introductions and Administration Lecture: Introduction to Unsteady Flow Modeling with RAS Break Lecture: Detailed Output and Results for Unsteady Flow Modeling Workshop and Review: Introduction to Unsteady Flow Modeling Lunch Workshop and Review: (Continued) Lecture: River Mechanics and Unsteady Flow Theory Lecture: Additional Geometric Data for RAS Unsteady Flow Models Break Workshop and Review: Pre-processing for RAS Unsteady Flow Models Lecture: Boundary and Initial Conditions in the RAS Unsteady Flow Data Editor Day 2 Modeling Bridges and Culverts Using RAS Unsteady Flow Workshop and Review: Modeling Bridges Break Lecture: Modeling Inline and Lateral Weirs Lunch Workshop and Review: Inline and Lateral Weirs Lecture: Model Stability, Accuracy, and Sensitivity Break Lecture: Modeling Storage Areas and Hydraulic Connections Workshop and Review: Adding Structures to an Unsteady Flow Model About WEST Consultants, Inc.: WEST Consultants is a leading water resources engineering and environmental consulting firm with four U.S. offices. The company efficiently addresses the most complex issues of one-, two- and three-dimensional hydrodynamic and water quality modeling, bridge hydraulics, sediment transport, sub-critical and super-critical flow regimes and floodplain information studies. WEST provides courses in Basic HEC-RAS, Advanced HEC-RAS, and HEC-HMS, for the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Highway Institute, Universities, private industry and various other organizations. Please visit us at www.westconsultants.com for more information. Instructors: Todd Bennett, P.E., Senior Project Engineer, is a numerical hydraulic and hydrologic modeler at WEST Consultants, Inc. Based on his knowledge and experience with the software, he has taught HEC-RAS classes around the nation for both ASCE and the National Highway Institute. He is an experienced lecturer for both steady and unsteady flow HEC-RAS modeling, as well as for hydrologic modeling with HEC-HMS. Mr. Bennett has over ten years of extensive experience and a strong educational background in hydraulics, hydrology, and numerical modeling. His specific work experience includes numerous hydraulic studies, hydrologic simulation modeling of watersheds, sediment erosion and deposition modeling, water quality modeling, and planning and modeling salmonid habitat restoration projects. His specific hydraulic modeling experience includes numerous applications of HEC-RAS. Mr. Bennett has conducted FEMA Flood Insurance Studies that included challenging modeling scenarios such as leveed, tidally influenced, and multiple reached systems and has applied HEC-RAS to investigate the feasibility of removing dams. He is also experienced in developing 2-dimensional models with RMA2 and unsteady flow models with MIKE11. Prior to WEST, he was employed at the US Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) where the suite of HEC models are developed. Mr. Bennett obtained his civil engineering B.S. degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, and his M.S. degree from the University of California at Davis. RAYMOND WALTON, P.E., PH.D. has nearly 30 years of experience directing water resources projects for a variety of federal, state, local government and private clients. He is a nationally-recognized expert in water resources and computer modeling, including surface water, groundwater and water quality systems. He is currently a Vice-President with WEST Consultants. Dr. Walton started with the Rivers Division of Hydraulic Research Station in the U.K., developing and applying hydraulic flood routing models. He taught hydraulics, hydrology, water resources, and mechanics at N.C. State University. He then worked for more than 15 years for two large firms on the east coast and in Washington state, where he managed numerous water resources engineering and modeling studies. He has applied models to numerous rivers, estuaries and coastal areas to simulate flooding, circulation, and water quality, and he has applied HEC-RAS to more than 100 river systems throughout the United States. He received his B.Sc. in Mathematics from University College, London, his M.Sc. in Engineering Hydrology from the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, and his Ph.D. in Hydraulics from the University of Florida. Conference Registrant: Member $855 Non-Member $1035; Non-Registrant: Member $955 Non-Member $1135 (2-day course includes course course materials & 30-day software demo)