Draft Agenda for RiverWare Training

By University of Colorado CADSWES in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

30 January – 3February, 2017

DAY 1 / Monday 30January, 2017
9:00 – 10:45 / Session 1: Introductions, logistics, Overview Presentation of RiverWare
10:45 – 11:00 / Break
11:00 – 12:45 / Session 2: General River Basin Planning Concepts: presentation and discus;
Discuss with participants regional river basins and their planning
objectives
12:45 – 14:00 / Lunch
14:00 – 15:45 / Session 3:Model characteristics for basin planning models, focusing on
RiverWare software features that support planning models.
Examples of planning model features from real life planning models.
15:45 – 16:00 / Break
16:00 – 17:45 / Session 4:Training Manual Chapter 1: Running and Viewing a RiverWare
Model (hands on tutorial)
DAY 2 / Tuesday 31January, 2017
9:00 – 10:45 / Session 5:Review of Day 1 concepts; demonstration of example planning
models from Bureau of Reclamation and USACE
10:45 – 11:00 / Break
11:00 – 12:45 / Session 6:Presentation: Modeling for Operations – how differs from planning.
Demo of RiverWare features to support operations modeling;
demonstration of operations models from TVA and USACE
12:45 – 14:00 / Lunch
14:00 – 15:45 / Session 7:Simulation vs Optimization: concepts, implementation in RiverWare;
Demo of BPA realtime models in both optimization and simulation
15:45 – 16:00 / Break
16:00 – 17:45 / Session 8:Training Manual Chapter 2:Rulebased Simulation: look at rules and
rulesets, change rules or priorities and rerun; compare (hands on)
DAY 3 / Wednesday 1February, 2017
9:00 – 10:45 / Session 9:Training Manual Chapter 3: Building a RiverWare model – hands on
tutorial and demonstrations
10:45 – 11:00 / Break
11:00 – 12:45 / Session 10: Presentation: Overview of objects and physical process modeling
12:45 – 14:00 / Lunch
14:00 – 15:45 / Session 11:Presentation: How RiverWare Simulation Works;
Training Manual Chapter 4: Analyzing a Simulation for a Single
Reservoir; Presentation: Data Management Interfaces
15:45 – 16:00 / Break
16:00 – 17:45 / Session 12:Training Manual Chapter 5: Building and Using a System Control
Table and Data Management Interface – Hands on tutorial and
interactive exercise;
Training Manual Chapter 6: Analyzing a System Run – Hands on
DAY 4 / Thursday 2February, 2017
9:00 – 10:45 / Session 13:Presentation: How Rulebased Simulation Works
Training Manual Chapter 7: Building and Modifying Rules
Presentation, demo and hands on tutorial
10:45 – 11:00 / Break
11:00 – 12:45 / Session 14:Training Manual Chapter 7 (cont’d): Building and Modifying
Rules continued – Hands-on tutorial; Demo of Execution
Constraints and Ruleset Formatting; Demo of Rule Debugging,
Diagnostics and Performance Analysis
12:45 – 14:00 / Lunch
14:00 – 15:45 / Session 15:Training Manual Chapter 8: Expressing Basin Policy as RiverWare
Rules – Presentation and interactive group exercise
15:45 – 16:00 / Break
16:00 – 17:45 / Session 16:Training Manual Chapter 8: Expressing Basin Policy as RiverWare
Rules continued – group exercise and hands on viewing ruleset
DAY 5 / Friday 3 February, 2017
9:00 – 10:45 / Session 17:Training Manual Chapter 9: Post-processing Slots – Time
Aggregation, Expression Slots and Statistical Table Slots – Hands on;
Demos: Mass Balance Summary Slots; Global Functions Sets
10:45 – 11:00 / Break
11:00 – 12:45 / Session 18: Training Manual Chapter 10: Output Devices – Output Canvas,
Charts, Model Reports – Demos and hands on tutorial; Demo
additional Output Devices
12:45 – 14:00 / Lunch
14:00 – 16:00 / Session 19:Demos of Additional RiverWare Features: Scripts; Batch Mode;Scenario Manager;Multiple Run Management; RiverSMART Tools; RiverWare in FEWS

Note: We will provide three additional chapters for the training manual covering advanced RiverWare topics: Scripts and Batch Mode, Multiple Run Management, and Advanced Ruleset Management. Participants will be able to go through these exercises at their convenience after the training or as time permits during the training week. Many of these advanced topics will be covered in demonstrations throughout the week.