SPDSS_Task50-1_Phase2_ReviewExistingDataCenteredApproachforGW

• Title: SPDSS Task 50.1 - Review of Existing Approaches to Development of a Data Centered Approach for the SPDSS Groundwater Component - Pase 2
• Description: This Technical Memorandum summarizes the existing data centered modeling process that has been implemented by the State for the Rio Grande Decision Support System ‎(RGDSS)‎ and identifies candidate graphical user interface ‎(GUI)‎ tools for screening and selection in subsequent tasks.
• Decision Support - Doc Type: Task Memorandum
• Date: 7/29/2005
• DSS Category: Groundwater
• DSS: South Platte
• Basin: South Platte
• Contract/PO #: C153953
• Grant Type: Non-Reimbursable
• Bill Number: SB01-157, HB02-1152, SB03-110, HB04-1221, SB05-084, HB06-1313, SB07-122
• Prepared By: CDM

Recommendations
Three commercially available or public domain model interface software packages are
recommended for consideration in developing the data centered modeling approach for the
SPDSS: GMS, Vistas and the combination of Argus ONE and the USGS MODFLOW-GUI add-
on. Each of these packages has limitations and is not able to handle all aspects of the data
centered modeling process. These packages will be evaluated against the modeling requirements
that are defined in the second stage of this Task 50 to select a package to use for the SPDSS
groundwater modeling.
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