TUFLOW SWMM Tutorial Introduction: Difference between revisions

On request from USA XPSWMM users, TUFLOW linkage with 1D EPA Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) has been added as a supported feature. It is available in TUFLOW 2023-03-AD release or newer. EPA SWMM is a widely used software for simulating urban watershed hydrologic and 1D hydraulic behaviour. Initially developed in the early 1970's by the USA Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the software has since undergone numerous updates and enhancements to become one of the most used 1D stormwater runoff and water quality analysis tools globally, particularly in North America. The primary uses of EPA SWMM include designing and evaluating stormwater systems and also planning and assessment of low-impact development (also known as Water Sensitive Urban Design) techniques. For more details about EPA SWMM, please visit: <u>[https://www.epa.gov/water-research/storm-water-management-model-swmm</font> https://www.epa.gov/water-research/storm-water-management-model-swmm]</u>. Note, if you are not already familiar with TUFLOW, we recommend first completing Module 1 and 2 of the <u>[[Tutorial_Introduction | "TUFLOW Only" Tutorials]]</u> to establish an understanding of 2D modellingmodeling, before progressing to learning how to link 1D EPA SWMM to 2D TUFLOW.<br>

TUFLOW uses QGIS as its Graphical User Interface (GUI), in combination with text editor and spreadsheet software, for its model creation and result viewing. The group of software creates an extremely workflow efficient and flexible modellingmodeling environment. Notably, QGIS does not experience the data load/visualisation lag and display issues some other hydraulic modellingmodeling software GUIs are limited by when working with larger datasets.<br>

For instructions on configuring Notepad++ for TUFLOW modellingmodeling, see <u>[[NotepadPlusPlus_Tips |Notepad++ tips]]</u>.