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2010 RiverWare User Group Meeting
University Memorial Center (Room 235) - University of Colorado
February 10-11, 2010
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2010 Annual RiverWare User Group Meeting
Preliminary Agenda
Wednesday - February 10, 2010
1:00 - 1:30 Welcome, Introductions and Overview
Introductions of CADSWES team and attendees; meeting information
Review of licensing, and current RiverWare users and applications - CADSWES
1:30 – 2:00 Demos and Presentation of New RiverWare GUI and Input/Output Features

Presentation of the new RiverWare GUI and I/O features, and discussion of coming enhancements and needs. – CADSWES

RiverWare Applications
2:00 – 2:20 Using Improved Climate Forecasting and the Flexibility of Riverware to Develop Operational Policies to Increase Efficiency for the Tarrant Regional Water District - Kevin Wheeler & John Carron (AMEC), Laura Blaylock (Tarrent Regional Water District), Kirk Kennedy (Kennedy Resource Company)
2:20 – 2:40 RiverWare Model of Dallas Water Supply System - Denis Qualls, Varghese Abraham, & Larry Brown (Dallas Water Utilitie), Ken Choffel, Cory Shockley, Sumant Mallavaram, & Ted Shannon (HDR Engineering)
2:40 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 3:15 Updated URGWOM including Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction - Craig Boroughs (BH & H Engineering)
3:15 - 3:45

Water Accounting: New and Upcoming Features and Training - CADSWES
Questions, suggestions and expression of needs/ interest for Water Accounting – All

RiverWare Applications
3:45 – 4:05 Hourly operations on the Lake Fork River, Utah - Brad Vickers (Wave Engineering)
4:05 – 4:25 Truckee River Planning Model - Shane Coors et al. (PWRE and Bureau of Reclamation -LBAO)
4:25 - 4:45 Daily River Operation Models (DROM) for LCRA - Steve Setzer, John Carron & Kevin Wheeler (AMEC)
4:45 - 5:00

Day 1 Wrap-up, Open Mic Discussions

Evening
Starting ~6:30 		Group dinner - optional (not hosted)
Location to be announced at the meeting

 
Thursday - February 11, 2010
7:30 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00

Rulebased Simulation and RPL: New and Upcoming Features and Demos - CADSWES

Questions, suggestions and expression of needs/interest for Rulebased Simulation – All

RiverWare Applications

9:00 - 9:30

Operational Model Development in the Colorado River Basin - Dan Bunk (Bureau of Reclamation – LC) & Katrina Grantz (Bureau of Reclamation – UC)

9:30 - 9:45

TBD
9:45 – 10:05 BREAK
10:05 - 10:30

Distributed MRM and Upcoming Automation of Excelwriter, Aggregation and GPAT - CADSWES

RiverWare Applications

10:30 - 10:50

Application of RiverWare to Climate Change Studies - Carly Jerla & Paul Miller (Bureau of Reclamation – LC)

10:50 - 11:10

TBD

11:10 - 11:30

Optimization Updates Including Integer Programming

Update on RiverWare's optimization capabilities and upcoming training class - CADSWES
Questions, suggestions and expression of needs/interest for RiverWare optimization – All

11:30 - 11:50

RiverWare Applications

Optimizing TVA’s Hydropower Systems using RiverWare - Susan Jacks, Lana Bean & Robin Kirsch (TVA)
11:50 – 1:15 Lunch (provided)

USACE - Southwest Division Methods and Applications

1:15 – 1:30 Overview of SWD Multi-objective Modeling and Updates – CADSWES
1:30 - 1:50 RiverWare Modeling for the Corps of Engineers - Jerry Cotter (CoE, Fort Worth District)
1:50 - 2:10 CoE-SWD Model for Alternative Reservoir and System Operations for Dam Safety - John Daylor (CoE, Tulsa District)

2:10 - 2:30

DMIs and Direct Data Connections

Overview of DMIs, direct DMIs to DSS, HDB and (new) Excel; future needs & directions – CADSWES
Questions/suggestions/needs regarding DMI and Direct Data connections – All

2:30 - 2:50

RiverWare Applications

Operating the St. Mary Canal Using an Annual Balancing Period - Steve Setzer & John Carron (AMEC)
2:50 – 3:10 Break

3:10 - 3:30

DMIs & Direct Data Connections (continued)

TBD

3:30 - 3:50

Performance
Discussion of recent and upcoming performance improvements and review of the RiverWare Performance Tip Sheet – CADSWES
Questions/suggestions/needs – All
3:50 - 4:10

Software Development and Maintenance, Releases and Tech Transfer
Overview of CADSWES software development processes and standards; software maintenance; user support procedures; release processes; bug tracking; and training schedules - CADSWES
Questions/suggestions/needs – All
4:10 - 4:30

Linux and 64-bit Versions of RiverWare; Qt4 Conversion; Future Goals

Overview of Linux and 64-bit versions, Qt4 conversion, and future goals for RiverWare - CADSWES
Questions/suggestions/needs – All
4:30 - 5:00

Open Mic

General discussion of problems, issues, and future needs, etc.; Open questions to the CADSWES R&D team – All

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