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MODELING TOOLS

What is GMS?

Groundwater Modeling System

Computer program for building groundwater models and managing groundwater data

Development partially sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Waterways Experiment Station)

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Main Features and Capabilities

Site Characterization and 3D Visualization3

Main Features and Capabilities, cont.

2D and 3D Contaminant Plume Mapping

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Main Features and Capabilities, cont.

Groundwater Flow Modeling5

Main Features and Capabilities, cont.

20-yr Chromium Transport

Contaminant Transport Modeling

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Conceptual Model - Site Map

Clearwater Well

StillwaterReservoir

WhitewaterRiver

BigwaterLake

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Feature Objects

Well PointGeneral Head Polygon

RiverArcs

Specified Head Arcs

Variable Head Polygon

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Grid-Based Numerical Model

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The regional model can be used as a foundation for deriving local-scale models for analyzing small-scale groundwater issues

This process can be automated using custom tools in GMS

Telescopic Grid Refinement

Local Model

Regional Model

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Exporting Results to Google Earth

Model results can be exported from GMS to

Google Earth for presentation

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ARC HYDRO GROUNDWATER

Arc Hydro Groundwater

Data model and tools for managing

groundwater data in ArcGIS

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What is a GIS?

Geographic Information System

Spatial Data Management

Mapping Database Scripting

and modeling

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Arc Hydro GW Data Model

Watershed

Aquifer Wells

WaterbodyHydroPoints

WaterLines

MonitoringPoint

GeologyArea

GeologyLine

GeologyPoint

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1..*

BoreholeLog1..*

1..*

1..*

WaterLine

Waterbody

HydroPoint

Watershed

1

1..*

1

1..*

1

1

1..*

1..*

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Framework data model Wells and boreholes

Time Series

Hydrostratigraphy

SectionLine1

1..*

1..*

1..*

1..*

Geology

1..*

1..*

BoreLine

BorePoint

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HydroGeologicUnitGeoArea

GeoSection

GeoVolume

GeoRastersTimeSeriesType

1..*

Time Series Datasets

TimeSeries

MonitoringPoint

Well

Aquifer

January 1991

January 1992

January 1993

Feet above mean sea level

UniqueIDTable

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Boundary

SimulationCell2D 1 1..* Cell3D

Node2D Node3D

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1..*1 1..*

1..*

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Groundwater Analyst

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DEMO – SUBSURFACE ANALYSTArc Hydro Groundwater

Subsurface Analyst

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3D GeoVolumes

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Transform GeoSections to XS2D

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Outcrop

Salt water interface

Borehole data

Panel

Panel divider

Edit cross sections in ArcMap

2D Cross Section Editing

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Transform to 3D GeoSection

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MODFLOW Analyst

Import MODFLOW simulationsVisualization

Post-processingBuild models

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Watershed

Aquifer Wells

WaterbodyHydroPoints

WaterLines

MonitoringPoint

GeologyArea

GeologyLine

GeologyPoint

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1..*

BoreholeLog1..*

1..*

1..*

WaterLine

Waterbody

HydroPoint

Watershed

1

1..*

1

1..*

1

1

1..*

1..*

1

Framework data model Wells and boreholes

Time Series

Hydrostratigraphy

SectionLine1

1..*

1..*

1..*

1..*

Geology

1..*

1..*

BoreLine

BorePoint

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HydroGeologicUnitGeoArea

GeoSection

GeoVolume

GeoRastersTimeSeriesType

1..*

Time Series Datasets

TimeSeries

MonitoringPoint

Well

Aquifer

January 1991

January 1992

January 1993

Feet above mean sea level

UniqueIDTable

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Boundary

SimulationCell2D 1 1..* Cell3D

Node2D Node3D

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1..*1 1..*

1..*

Simulation Feature Data Set

Boundary

HydroIDHydroCodeDescriptionOriginXOriginYAngle

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Node2D

HydroIDHydroCodeIJ

Cell2D

HydroIDHydroCodeIJ

Cell3D

HydroIDHydroCodeIJK

Node3D

HydroIDHydroCodeIJK

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1

1

1

1

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CellIndexIJKIJIJK

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MODFLOW Data Model

Observations

OUTNAMISCALSTOMULTHEVHTOMULTGBEVFGBTOMULTDREVFDRTOMULTRVEVFRVTOMULTCHEVFCH

OBSVarsTextLong Int.DoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDouble

HOBIDOBSNAMIJROFFCOFFITT

HOBOIDTextLong Int.DoubleDoubleShort Int.

HOBIDLayerPR

HOBLayersLong Int.Long Int.Double

HOBIDOBSNAMIREFSPTOFFSETHOBSHSIMSTAThSTATddSTATFLAGPLOTSYMBOL

HOBTimesLong Int.TextLong Int.DoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleShort Int.Long Int.

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1..*

1..*

FLOBIDFLOBTypeOBSNAMIREFSPTOFFSETHOBSHSIMSTATISTICSTATFLAGPLOTSYMBOL

FLOBOIDTextTextLong Int.DoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleShort Int.Long Int.

FLOBIDIJKFactor

FLOBFactorsLong Int.Long Int.Double

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1..*

Solvers

MXITERNPARMACCLHCLOSEIPCALCWSEEDIPRSIP

SIPLong Int.Long Int.DoubleDoubleShort Int.DoubleLong Int.

MXITERACCLHCLOSEIPRSOR

SORLong Int.DoubleDoubleLong Int.

MXITERITER1NPCONDHCLOSERCLOSERELAXNBPOLIPRPCGMUTPCGDAMP

PCGLong Int.Long Int.Short Int.DoubleDoubleDoubleShort Int.Long Int.Short Int.Double

ITMXMXUPMXLOWMXBWIFREQMUTD4ACCLHCLOSEIPRD4

DE4Long Int.Long Int.Long Int.Long Int.Short Int.Short Int.DoubleDoubleLong Int.

RCLOSEIITERHCLOSEMXITERDAMPIADAMPIOUTGMGISMISCRELAX

GMGDoubleLong Int.DoubleLong Int.DoubleShort Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Double

STOR1STOR2STOR3ICGMXITERMXCYCBCLOSEDAMPIOUTAMGDUPDLOW

LMGDoubleDoubleDoubleShort Int.Long Int.Long Int.DoubleDoubleShort Int.DoubleDouble

Output

TimeIDSPNumTSNumTotalTimePeriodTimeAbsoluteTime

OutputTimeOIDLong Int.Long Int.DoubleDoubleDate

TimeIDIJKFlowTypeFlow

OutputFlowLong Int.Long Int.Short Int.Double

FileTypeDescriptionFormatCompressFilePath

OutputFilesTextTextTextTextBlobText

TimeIDIJKHead

OutputHeadLong Int.Long Int.Double

TimeIDIJKDrawdown

OutputDrawdownLong Int.Long Int.Double

Parameters

ZoneIDIJIZON

ZonesLong Int.Long Int.Long Int.

ParamIDPARNAMPARTYPETableCodeFieldCodeParvalBKeyvalBLBUBSCALLNISENSLogInterpLogMinValTiedSource

ParamsOIDTextTextTextTextDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleShort Int.Short Int.Short Int.DoubleTextShort Int.

ClusterIDParInstIDLayerZoneIDMultID

ClustersOIDLong Int.Long Int.Long Int.Long Int.

MultIDIJRMLT

MultipliersOIDLong Int.Double

ParamIDPointNameParvalBISENSMultIDSourceID

PilotPtsLong int.TextDoubleDoubleShort Int.Long Int.Long Int.

ParInstIDInstNameParamID

ParInstancesOIDTextLong Int.

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0..*

MultIDMultNameArrayMultFunction

MultNamesOIDTextLong Int.Text

ZoneIDZoneNameArrayMult

ZoneNamesOIDTextLong Int.

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1..*

1

1..*

1..*

1

1..*

1

1

1..*

0..*ClusterIDIZ

IZLong Int.Long Int.

1..*

1

ParInstIDSPID

ParInstSPLong Int.Long Int.

0..*

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Block-Centered Flow (BCF6)

HDRYIWDFLGWETFCTIWETITIHDWET

BCFVarsDoubleShort Int.DoubleLong Int.Short Int.

LayerLAYAVGLAYCONTRPYAM_Sf1AM_TranAM_HYAM_VcontAM_Sf2AM_WETDRY

BCFLayersLong Int.Short Int.Short Int.DoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDouble

IJKHYTranVcontSf1Sf2WETDRY

BCFPropertiesLong Int.DoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDouble

List-Based Stress Packages

IJKSPIDStageCondRbotIFACECondfactSourceID

RIVLong Int.Long Int.DoubleDoubleDoubleLong Int.DoubleLong Int.

IJKSPIDQQfactIFACESourceID

WELLong Int.Long Int.DoubleDoubleLong Int.Long Int.

IJKSPIDElevationCondIFACECondfactSourceID

DRNLong Int.Long Int.DoubleDoubleLong Int.DoubleLong Int.

IJKSPIDSheadEheadShdfactEhdfactSourceID

CHDLong Int.Long Int.DoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleLong Int.

IJKSPIDBheadCondIFACECondfactSourceID

GHBLong Int.Long Int.DoubleDoubleLong Int.DoubleLong Int.

IJK1IJK2HydchrFactorSourceID

HFB6Long Int.Long Int.DoubleDoubleLong Int.

Array-Based Stress Packages

Recharge (RCH)

NRCHOP

RCHVarsShort Int. IJ

SPIDRECHIRCH

RCHArraysLong Int.Long Int.DoubleLong Int.

Evapotranspiration (EVT)

NEVTOP

EVTVarsShort Int. IJ

SPIDSURFEVTREXPDIEVT

EVTArraysLong Int.Long Int.DoubleDoubleDoubleLong Int.

SPIDAM_RECHAM_IRCH

RCHArrayMultLong Int.DoubleLong Int.

SPIDAM_SURFAM_EVTRAM_EXPDAM_IEVT

EVTArrayMultLong Int.DoubleDoubleDoubleLong Int.

Basic (BAS6)

IJKIBOUNDSTRT

BasicLong Int.Long Int.Double

OptionsHNOFLOHEADNG1HEADNG2

BASVarsTextDoubleTextText

LayerAM_IBOUNDAM_STRT

BasicArrayMultLong Int.Long Int.Double

MODFLOW_VersionDataModelVersion

MDFGlobalsTextText

Global Settings

FileTypeNunitFnameUse

NameFileTextLong Int.TextShort Int.

Arc Hydro Groundwater

HydroIDHydroCodeIJ

Cell2DLong Int.TextLong Int.

HydroIDHydroCodeIJ

Node2DLong Int.TextLong Int.

HydroIDHydroCodeIJK

Cell3DLong Int.TextLong Int.

HydroIDHydroCodeIJK

Long Int.TextLong Int.

Node3D

IJKIJIJK

CellIndexLong Int.Long Int.Long Int.Long Int.Long Int.

Discretization (DIS)

DirectionNumWidth

DELRCTextLong Int.Double

IJKTopElev

TopElevLong Int.Double

IJKBotmElevBotmElevCBD

BotmElevLong Int.DoubleDouble

SPIDPERLENNSTPTSMULTSSorTrRIV_ITMPWEL_ITMPDRN_ITMPGHB_ITMPCHD_ITMPRCH_INRECHRCH_INIRCHEVT_INSURFEVT_INEVTREVT_INEXDPEVT_INIEVT

StressPeriodsLong Int.DoubleLong Int.DoubleTextShort Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.

LayerLAYCBDAM_TopElevAM_BotmElevAM_BotmElevCBD

DISLayersLong Int.Short Int.DoubleDoubleDouble

NLAYNROWNCOLITMUNILENUNIRefTime

DISVarsLong Int.Long Int.Long Int.Short Int.Short Int.Date

Output Control (OC)

IBCFCBILPFCBIRIVCBIWELCBIDRNCBIGHBCBIRCHCBIEVTCB

CBFlagsShort Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.

IHEDFMIDDNFMIHEDUNIDDNUNIBDOPTIAUXSV

OCVarsShort Int.Short Int.Long Int.Long Int.Long Int.Short Int.

SPIDTSNumIHDDFLIBUDFLICBCFLHdprDdprHdsvDdsv

OCTSLong Int.Long Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.

SEN, PES Processes

ISENALLIUHEADIPRINTSISENSUISENPUISENFM

SENShort Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.

MAXITERMAXCHANGETOLSOSCIBEFLGIYCFLGIOSTARNOPTNFITSOSRRMARRMARMIAPIPRCOVIPRINTLPRINTCSAFCONVLASTX

PESDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleShort Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.Long Int.DoubleDoubleDoubleShort Int.Short Int.Short Int.Short Int.DoubleDoubleDouble

Layer-Property Flow (LPF)

HDRYWETFCTIWETITIHDWET

LPFVarsDoubleDoubleLong Int.Short Int.

LayerLAYTYPLAYAVGCHANILAYVKALAYWETAM_HKAM_HANIAM_VKAAM_SsAM_SyAM_WETDRYAM_VKCB

LPFLayersLong Int.Short Int.Short Int.DoubleShort Int.Short Int.DoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDouble

IJKHKHANIVKASsSyWETDRYVKCB

LPFPropertiesLong Int.DoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDoubleDouble

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MODFLOW Analyst Tools

Developed as geoprocessing (GP) tools

Classes of tools Import Export Visualization/Map Layers Model editing Building package input Working with transient

input/solutions

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Import MODFLOW Model Tool

INPUT OUTPUT 27

Make MODFLOW Features Tool

INPUT OUTPUT

Or

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Cell2D Node2D

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Geoprocessing Tools

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• GP tools enable the development of workflows as models or scripts

• Extendable – You can create your own workflows• Leverage low-level tools to create new tools

Geoprocessing Tools - Workflows

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AUTOMATED WELL PERMITTING FOR THE VIRGINIA DEQ

Demo in ArcGIS

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Summary

Model Status Built but not calibrated Completion target = January 2010

Model features Based on MODFLOW code Numerous pre- and post-processing options available Companion packages for particle tracking and transport Local-scale models can be extracted from regional model Automated workflows via Arc Hydro GW and ArcGIS

Solid foundation for ongoing water resource management in the region

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Contacts

Norm Jones

(801) 422-7569njones@aquaveo.com

Michelle Smilowitz

(305) 899-5798msmilowitz@aquaveo.com

Royd Nelson

(801) 302-1400royd@aquaveo.com

Derrick Whitehead

(916) 774-5770dwhitehead@roseville.ca.us

Cathy Lee

(916) 746-1703clee@roseville.ca.us