Model Simulation

GeoSWMM can be used to model storage facilities that capture runoff from different design storms and release it to a receiving channel at a controlled rate. This Tutorial demonstrates how the design of a storage pond is an iterative process in which the dimensions of the pond and its outlets are changed to satisfy the design criteria and constraints for the design storms considered. The three main steps to design the storage pond are:

1. Estimate the water quality capture volume (WQCV).
2. Size the storage volume and the outlet to control the release rate of the WQCV.
3. Size the storage volume and the outlet to control the peak runoff rates from the 2-year, 10-year and 100-year design storms.