2006 RiverWare User Group Meeting
at the Boulder Marriott -- March 7-8, 2006
Chataqua
Agenda and Presentations
2006 Annual RiverWare User Group Meeting
Agenda and PowerPoint Presentations
Tuesday - March 7, 2006
7:30 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast  - Montrachet Foyer
8:00 - 8:30 Welcome, Introductions and Overview – Montrachet A&B
Introductions of CADSWES team and attendees; Meeting Information - Edie Zagona, CADSWES
Review of Licensing, and Current RiverWare users and applications - Edie Zagona, CADSWES
    Introduction - 1175Kb
Bringing the User Group Concept to a Local Level:  About the Texas RiverWare User Group - Laura Blaylock, Tarrant Regional Water District
8:30 – 9:40 New GUI Features in RiverWare and Qt versions of Existing Features

Description and demos of new features in RiverWare, including Open Slot dialogs, Output Manager and output to Excel, Selector, Workspace and Link Groups, Qt RPL Interface, Diagnostics Window, SCT Enhancements, Statistical Slots, Scenario Manager Enhancements, Qt Migration benefits, status and timeline for completion - CADSWES staff
      New GUI Features in RiverWare and Qt versions of Existing Features - Steve Setzer, CADSWES - 943Kb
      Qt Migration: Benefits, Status and Timeline - Edie Zagona, CADSWES - 195Kb
      Scenario Manager - David Neumann, CADSWES - 278Kb
9:40 – 10:00 BREAK– snacks and drinks provided

Policy Modeling and Stakeholder Involvement
10:00 – 10:20

 Upper Rio Grande Water Operations Review and EIS and URGWOM Stakeholder Testing/Acceptance - Nabil Shafike, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission - 1664Kb
10:20 – 10:30

 The Graphical Policy Analysis Tool (GPAT) updates and future Work - Tim Magee and Neil Wilson, CADSWES; Dave King, BOR-Technical Services Center - 557Kb
10:30 – 10:40

 New Features of Multiple Run Management - Bill Oakley, CADSWES - 282Kb
10:40 – 11:15

 Shortage Negotiations on the Colorado River - Russell Callejo and Carly Jerla, Reclamation-Boulder Canyon Operations; Don Gross, Arizona Department of Water Resources; and Karen Murphy, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - 1050Kb
11:35 – 11:50  Evaluating althernatives for the Carlsbad Project Water Operations and Water Supply Conservation DEIS with the Pecos River RiverWare model – Craig Boroughs, BH&H Engineering, Inc. - 1089Kb
11:35 – 11:50  Investigation of hydrologic variability on the Colorado River using prehistoric tree-ring data and the Reclamation CRSS long-range planning model – Jim Prairie, BOR-Upper Colorado Regional Office, and Kevin Wheeler, Hydrosphere Resource Consultants - 486Kb
11:50 – 1:15 LUNCH – provided

Hydropower Modeling and Optimization
1:15 – 1:35

 New Optimization Language and Editor (Using RPL and the Rules Editor) - Tim Magee, Patrick Lynn and David Neumann, CADSWES - 133Kb
1:35 – 1:40

 Linear Programming: Alternatives to CPLEX - Tim Magee, CADSWES - 133Kb
1:40 – 2:00

 Hydropower management at TVA with RiverWare – Suzanne Biddle, TVA - 368Kb
2:00 – 2:10

 New Hydropower methods for the Corps of Engineers - David Neumann, CADSWES - 261Kb
2:10 – 2:35

Hydropower relicensing studies with RiverWare - James Reilly, Stetson Engineers, Inc
2:35 – 2:45  Stochastic optimization in RiverWare - Tim Magee, CADSWES - 144Kb
2:45 – 3:05 BREAK– snacks and drinks provided

Physical Process Modeling in RiverWare
3:05 – 3:15

 Pipeline modeling enhancements - David Neumann, CADSWES - 326Kb
3:15 – 3:35

 Tarrent Regional Water District’s Transmission System Model – Laura Blaylock, TRWD - 3153Kb
3:35 – 3:55

 Corps of Engineers – Southwest Division modeling and RiverWare enhancements - John Daylor, Tulsa District, Corps of Engineers - 796Kb
3:55 – 4:10

 Integrated Surface and Ground Water Modeling using RiverWare: Examples from New Mexico - John Carron, Hydrosphere Resource Consultants - 114Kb
4:10 – 4:25

 Proposed Methodology for Ground- and Surface-Water Interaction in RiverWare - Mike Roark, U.S. Geological Survey, Albuquerque District - 763Kb
4:25 - 4:35  Surface and Groundwater Interaction in RiverWare - Steve Setzer, CADSWES - 65K

Software Development and Maintenance, Releases and Tech Transfer
4:35 – 5:00

Software development processes, software maintenance, user support, release processes, bug tracking, training schedules - CADSWES staff
      Software Development and Maintenance - Bill Oakley, CADSWES - 82K
      User Support, Release Process and Bug Tracking - Steve Setzer, CADSWES - 59K
Evening
Starting ~6:30

Group dinner optional (not hosted)
Zolo Grill (just across the parking lot from the Marriott)
Wednesday - March 8, 2006
7:30 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast  - Montrachet Foyer

Water Accounting and Water Rights Modeling

8:00 – 8:15

 New Accounting Visualization Tools in RiverWare - David Neumann, CADSWES - 385Kb

8:15 – 8:45

(PowerPoint) New Tool Development and Implementation in the Truckee Basin  – Shane Coors and Jeff Rieker, BOR Lahontan Basin Area Office - 4750Kb
8:55 – 9:10

 Water Rights Modeling on the Lower Colorado River in Texas – Ron Anderson, Lower Colorado River Authority - 854Kb

9:10 – 9:20

 Water Rights on the Lower Neches – Scott Hall, Lower Neches Valley Authority

9:20 – 9:30

Linking an External Water Rights Solution Method to a RiverWare Model – Ted Shannon, Natural Resources Consulting Engineers

9:30 – 9:40

 Prioritized Water Allocation Rights in RiverWare: New Development - Edie Zagona and Nancy Hall, CADSWES - 64K
9:40 – 9:45  RiverWare Accounting Training Class - Steve Setzer, CADSWES - 55K
9:45 – 10:00 BREAK– snacks and drinks provided

Data Management Interfaces and Direct Data Connections
10:00 – 10:20

 Update on the integration of RiverWare into the Corps Water Management System (CWMS) –
Joan Klipsch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center - 1300K
10:20 - 10:35

 RiverWare Direct Data Connections - Bill Oakley, CADSWES - 312K
10:35 – 10:45 Upcoming RiverWare Enhancements in 2006

Edie Zagona, CADSWES
10:45 – 12:00

Open Forum
Reserve 5 to 10 minutes to discuss:
 
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 Your model;
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 Technical issues of special interest to you; or
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 Your agency or company and its interest or experience in RiverWare.

(let us know if you would like to reserve some time)
Discuss needs, problems and wishes


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