On-Demand eLearning Modules

In addition to our existing training services, we provide numerous self-serve eLearning modules, based on the idea that one learns by doing. Not only do the modules serve to introduce various tools in our modeling software, but they will help familiarize you with our general graphical interface methodology.

Each module focuses on a specific attribute of PCSWMM, and comes complete with background information, hands-on exercises and step-by step instructions, and typically takes two to three hours to complete.

PCSWMM eLearning modules are an excellent learning resource and are cost-effective: purchase more than one eLearning module and receive 10% off the cost of the additional modules.

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Our self-paced eLearning courses include all the modules listed below, plus an additional exercise and more!

Included in the self-paced eLearning course is the time-limited PCSWMM/SWMM5 software, one copy each of the SWMM Manual, Rules for Responsible Modeling as well as a the Urban Drainage Modeling Workbook. Participants are also given presentations in MS PowerPoint and have live contact with our support team throughout the course. All this for the low price of $695!

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The Sears Point Restoration Project by the Sonoma Land Trust (SLT) aims both to protect open space for a wide range of species and to develop public access and educational opportunities (including extension of the San Francisco Bay Trail). The project will restore tidal and diked wetlands and upland habitats near the intersection of Lakeville Road and State Highway 37 in southern Sonoma County, California.

The restoration involves the construction of a new levee along the railroad to protect both the highway and railroad from tidal flooding. In the existing condition, there are three pumping stations located south of the railroad tracks along the old levee. One of these (named Pump 1 in this project) will be moved to north of the new levee and two new pumping stations (named NP1 and NP2) will be located north of the new levee.

The ultimate goal of the model is to size and determine the required capacity of two new pumps NP1 and NP2. The design criteria are twofold: 1) prevent flooding of the highway during the 100y event, and 2) provide reasonable draw-down time for the flooded farm fields after the 10y event.

This training module uses a rural storm water remediation model to illustrate:

• surface flood modeling
• pump optimization
• natural channel modeling
• topological operators (area weighting)
• runoff calibration
• scenario analysis
• embedded geo-referenced links (Points of interest)
• Google Earth integration

Due to the location of the original model, US units are used in this exercise.

Module Outline:

• The "to-be" model layout and project goal
• Add/edit Points of Interest
• Project the model in Google Earth
• Add a soil type background layer
• Show channel transects and storage curves
• "As-is" model calibration
• Determine pump rates to handle the 10y and 100y storm
• Compare scenarios to size the pump

This module introduces data importing, data validation (QA/QC), dry weather flow (DWF) pattern creation and load allocation.

The Livingston-James project

The purpose of the Livingston-James Sewer System Infiltration and Inflow (I/I) Remediation Project is to conduct a detailed study of the study areas sanitary collection system to identify locations of sewerage overflows out of manholes, sanitary reliefs, sewerage system surcharging, and sewerage backup into basements, and identify the causes of these occurrences. After identifying locations and causes, the project will recommend cost effective improvements to the sanitary collection system to mitigate and/or eliminate these occurrences for selected design criteria.

Module Outline:

• Introduction: project background
• Create a new project and set projection
• Load background layers
• Reproject background layers in Google Earth
• Populate entities and attributes from external data sources
• Quality control with validation and auditing tools
• Determine DWF patterns
• Allocate DWF flows based on water use records
• Run DWF model and verify computational results

Rainfall-dependent infiltration/inflow (RDII) into sanitary sewer systems has been a long-recognized operational problem in sanitary sewer systems, particularly in the case of aging sanitary sewer systems. This exercise project is the Ellenvale sanitary sewershed (ESS) located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. Investigations of the Ellenvale sanitary sewer system in 2003 showed that extraneous flow, inflows and infiltration experienced in the system are larger than the allowances for these flows in the design of the sewers. RDII sources and flows were investigated and reduction of the extraneous flows was recommended.

This module works in both systems of units, although the observed rain is in inches, and covers RDII modeling and component triangular unit hydrograph (CTUH) parameter calibration.

Module Outline:

• Load the project files (model and backdrop layer)
• Import and process observed time series from Excel
• Create dry weather flow patterns
• Derive component triangular unit hydrographs
• Compare observed vs. computed responses
• Use the SRTC method to estimate parameter uncertainty
• Enable multi-core SWMM5 runs to reduce computational time
• Use the SRTC method to calibrate the model
• Demonstrate Radar rainfall utilities
• Summary of the procedures described

Please contact us toll free (888) 972-7966 or email us if you would like more information on any of our training modules.