Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems
RiverWare Training
CADSWES offers five different RiverWare training classes. Most are held live, online since COVID-19 began. We offer onsite training sessions as well as customized classes as needed. Below are recent and upcoming RiverWare training sessions.
This instructor lead, online live training class will be held via Zoom. There are prerequisites to attend. Contact us if you question your qualifications at rwtraining@colorado.edu
On May 18–26, 2021, about 25 technical experts from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia participated in live virtual training on RiverWare and its application to the Nile Basin RiverWare Model. The training was delivered jointly by CADSWES and Oxford University and will assist regional experts in the planning and execution of sustainable management of the Eastern Nile River Basin.
Held live via Zoom. For users who want to model water ownership, water type or water rights. Prerequisites are: Introduction to Simulation and Rulebased Simulation.
Held in-person at CADSWES. For users who want to use the optimization solver to determine best solutions for defined objectives. Prerequisite is: Rulebased Simulation.
Five modelers from the Ministry of Mahaweli Development & Environment in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and their stakeholder water users attended a one-week “Advanced River System Modeling with RiverWare” customized training session, February 26–March 2, 2018, at CADSWES. Also in attendance was a consultant from Lahmeyer International, who has been building...
Mitch Clement traveled to Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) in Portland, OR to teach a three-day customized RiverWare training session September 19–21. BPA uses RiverWare for real-time hourly scheduling of their 10 large projects on the Columbia and Snake Rivers to meet hydropower and flow objectives and short-term optimization to maximize...