2013-18_BCB-Real-Time

BCB REAL-TIME HYDROLOGIC MODELING TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Client: South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)
Year of Completion: 2013

About:
The District requested LAGO Consulting & Services to provide modeling technical support to the BCB Real Time Hydrologic Model.

Specifics:
LAGO updated the simulation period of the Collier County MIKE SHE/MIKE11 Model to years 2008-2013. This included the update of time series input data such as rainfall, reference ET, well pumping, and boundary conditions; as well the update of MIKE11 branches and structures.

Services:
+ Modeling: Data mining & pre-processing
+ Model Review: Fixing Numerical Instabilities

Target Area(s):
+ Surface water management

Software Applied:
+ MIKE SHE/MIKE11, LAGO Toolbox
+ ArcMap

Outcome:
LAGO delivered an updated MIKE SHE model, which represents more current conditions.

Modeling Tasks as a Service

Data mining & Pre-Processing
Conceptualization & Setup
Sensitivity Tests
Model Calibration
Model Telescoping
Design Storm Simulations
Scenario Evaluations
Post-Processing of results
Peer review
Model QA/QC
Mass balance check
Fixing numerical instabilities
Calibration/validation check
Reservoir Storage Modeling
GIS data mgmt and tools
Alternative Analysis

Consulting Areas

Natural resources planning
Stormwater management
Groundwater management
Surface water structure design
Water supply planning
Species and sediment transport
Salt water intrusion
Floodplain delineation & management
Floodway Encroachment Analysis
Urban and coastal flooding
Water quality studies
Wetland conservation and restoration
Particle tracking/capture area delineation
Landscape ecology
H & H Modeling based permitting
Stakeholder Involvement

Support/Training Software

MIKE 11
MIKE SHE
MIKE21
ECOLab
MODFLOW
GWV (Vistas)
MODHMS

HEC-RAS
SWMM
XP-SWMM
ICPR
WASP
HSPF
GIS-ArcMap

Software Development

Spreadsheet model developement
File format converters
Pre- & post-processing tools
A la carte software