Water Resource Modeling

Hydrologic and Constituent Transport Model Development and Customization

The SWET team is composed of internationally-known modelers of water quality, water quantity, and economic impact . Members of our team have developed or created major modifications for several computer models, including:

Our team has applied many other models, often creating minor modifications for particular projects. A partial list of model applications in which SWET has expertise includes:

The SWET team has unique experience in combining the capabilities of ARC/INFO, ARCVIEW, databases, spreadsheets, and Visual Basic software in a powerful combination to allow user friendly modeling and impressive report generating capabilities.

Hydrologic Process Modeling

Our internationally recognized expertise in modeling hydrologic processes, including evapotranspiration (ET), is a key to our ability to improve our hydrologic models. ET is 75-95% of annual precipitation for most regions. Therefore, ET is the dominant water balance parameter in hydrologic modeling. Our team members' in-depth understanding of the physical processes of evapotranspiration enable our clients to benefit from more accurate hydrologic model results.

Environmental and Economic Model Customization

Models are typically created for general use in academic or government agency settings. However, these models are simplified and do not necessarily represent the specific needs for each client. Our ability to customize a wide variety of models for a specific set of conditions allows for scientifically-based adjustments to better represent the physical systems being modeled. These adjustments and modifications can greatly increase the accuracy of the model.

Our reputation for understanding the physical systems in water resources, and developing state-of-the-art models, provide assurance of the increased accuracy and value our clients receive from our services. Increased accuracy introduces smaller bounds of uncertainty, and can lead to more convincing cases in permit review and hearings, or a more tightly defined conceptual plan to decrease construction costs.