Workshops in South Africa

Training for PCSWMM/SWMM5

Every year Computational Hydraulics Int. (CHI) hosts a number of SWMM5 and PCSWMM Modeling Workshops in South Africa, in addition to the many regular workshops in North America and other locations. At these professional workshops, attendees are trained in the use of both the latest US EPA Stormwater Management Model (SWMM), and the new PCSWMM 2011 graphical decision support system. By attending a workshop, you will become proficient in the use of the software and learn how its application can enrich your stormwater drainage and sanitary system modeling and design.

Attendees will be eligible for the award of 1 CPD unit for each day completed at the workshop. New users should consider attending both days; experienced users should attend at least day 3 to learn the latest advances.

Download 2011 South Africa Workshop flyer.

About US EPA SWMM Version 5

The US Environmental Protection Agency Stormwater Management Model (SWMM) is an open-source, comprehensive model for continuous and single-event simulation of runoff quantity and quality for both stormwater and sanitary sewers. It can model: dynamic storms; pollutant build-up, wash-off and transport; infiltration and inflow; dynamic routing; surcharging; storage ponds; storage treatment; diversions; pumping stations; and much more. Established and continuously developed for 35 years, SWMM is simple to run, and is used as effectively on small as on large studies. SWMM5 is the latest release.

About PCSWMM 2011

PCSWMM 2011 (used in the workshops to apply SWMM) is a GIS-based comprehensive graphical decision support system for SWMM5 storm, sanitary and combined sewer modeling. It is a fully-featured urban drainage system package, with no limitations on model size or complexity; it includes a complete, smart GIS engine, tailored to urban drainage (no 3rd party licenses required) and provides native support for a large number of GIS formats, as well as powerful topological operators and querying.

PCSWMM 2011 provides advanced versions of all the standard urban drainage modeling visualization techniques, including animated hydraulic grade line and energy grade line profiles, plan-view thematic coloring, powerful and flexible graphing, as well as on-the-fly statistical and error analysis. It automatically maintains standard SWMM5 models from GIS data and synchronizes in both directions, thus providing complete data compatibility with all other SWMM5-based software tools. With over 3,000 licenses, PCSWMM has been the leading decision support system for USEPA SWMM since its inception in 1984.

Each workshop will run from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm daily (4:30 end on last day), with lectures and hands-on exercises.

Day 1:

Introduction to SWMM modeling

• Introduction to SWMM hydrology/hydraulics and modeling procedures, overview of SWMM applications: examples of new development drainage design, remediation, rainfall dependent infiltration/inflow (RDII), and watershed scale planning; SWMM surface hydrology event modeling: processes, data requirements, results interpretation; Detention pond design and multiple best management practice (BMP) analysis
• Hands-on exercises to early level

Day 2:

Intermediate SWMM using PCSWMM

• SWMM hydraulic event theory, limitations, applications including natural channel, free-surface, surcharge and backwater effects, continuous SWMM modeling and water quality build-up/wash-off processes
• Hands-on exercises to an intermediate level

Day 3:

Advanced use of PCSWMM and SWMM

• Sanitary sewer modeling, including DWF estimation and pattern creation; rainfall derived inflow and infiltration (RDII) modeling; GIS integration, importing/exporting, entity aggregation/disaggregation, discretization and visual analysis; sensitivity, calibration, and error analysis (SCEA); precipitation and meteorological data management, radar rainfall, storm dynamics analysis, probability and statistics
• Hands-on exercises to an advanced level

The workshop will be lead by one of, or a combination of, the following instructors:

William James, DSc, PhD, P.E., Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Guelph University and CEO of CHI, is an internationally recognized authority on stormwater runoff, with over 25 years experience in research, teaching, and consulting to consultants and government agencies. He has published 15 books, over 200 technical papers, and has presented professional courses throughout the world. Dr. James has supported SWMM from its earliest distribution, developing the first PC version in 1984. For more information, please see: http://www.soe.uoguelph.ca/webfiles/wjames/

Chris Brooker BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) PrEng has been a consulting engineer specialising in environmental water related subjects and hydraulic structures since 1982. In 2001 he opened a practice in South Africa offering specialist consulting services mainly to other consulting engineers. He is an external examiner and occasional visiting lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of the Witwatersrand, and in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pretoria. Chris has authored numerous journal papers and conference presentations.

Fourways - Gauteng, October 10 - 12, 2011

Indaba Hotel and Conference Center, William Nicol Drive, Fourways, Johannesburg

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Durban (eThekwini), October 19 - 21, 2011

eThekwini City Engineer's Training Centre

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Port Elizabeth, October 25 - 27, 2011

Location yet to be determined.

Cape Town, November 1-3, 2011

Aurecon South Africa (Pty) Ltd
1 Century City Drive
Waterford Precinct
Century City
Cape Town, 7441
Phone: +27 21 526 9400

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Workshop Registration Fees

• 3 Days R4250 (US$625)
• 2 Days R3300 (US$475)
• 1 Day Advanced R2200 (US$320)

Includes

Fees include coffee, tea & rusks, a light lunch, and beverages.

Participants will also receive:

• SWMM5 software
• PCSWMM 2011 Professional software(60 day time-limited, single user license)
• Urban Drainage Modeling workbook (400 pp)
• Rules for Responsible Modeling book (317 pp)
• New 2011 Edition of User's Guide to SWMM5 (905 pp)

Continuing Professional Development Units

Computational Hydraulics, Int. is a certified CPD provider in terms of the Engineering Council of South Africa's requirements for the course. Eligible participants will receive 1 SAICE credit for each day of successful participation in either the introductory course, the intermediate course, or the advanced course.

Computing

Attendees must bring their own laptops with software preloaded.

Training Discounts

Full-time students are entitled to a 50% discount. A 15% discount is allowed for early-bird registration (1 month ahead or more).

Software Discounts

For workshop attendees only, a single user license of PCSWMM 2011 Professional software may be purchased at a special discounted price, depending on the number of days of training attended:

• 1 day - purchase the software with $100 discount
• 2 days - purchase the software with $200 discount
• 3 days - purchase the software with $300 discount

To register

Registration can be done online using our registration form to choose a venue, calculate fees owing and complete the shopping cart checkout process. To claim a discounted price, insert an explanatory note in your shopping cart order and we will adjust it for you. Payment may be made by VISA, Amex, M/C or wire transfer. Alternately you may email us and we will set up registration for you.

Parking

Attendees are responsible for their own cost of parking at each particular venue.

Cancellations prior to 14 calendar days before the workshop will be refunded in full. Cancellations received within 14 days but prior to 7 calendar days before the workshop will forfeit 50% of the registration fee. Cancellations received less than 7 days before the workshop will not be refunded, however registrants will be eligible for a 50% credit towards any future workshop.

CHI retains the right to cancel the workshop. If the workshop is cancelled registrants will receive a full refund of the registration fee. CHI will not be liable for any other expenses occurred by the registrant. Normally cancellation will not occur within 7 days of the date of the workshop.

CHI also reserves to the right to perform the full training workshop live by GoToMeeting, in the event of unforeseen circumstances.

Contact Bill James at CHI by phone: 1-519-767-0197, fax: 1-519-489-0695 or email: info@chiwater.com