WEAP

Water Evaluation and Planning

The Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) system is a water resources watershed planning model. WEAP evaluates water uses, facilitates stakeholder involvement, and evaluates management scenarios. Modeled processes include rainfall-runoff dynamics, water quality kinetics, groundwater flow, vulnerability assessments, ecosystem impacts, and crop and vegetation interactions.

Developer
Stockholm Enviroment Institute
Model Information
For more information about this model, go to www.weap21.org
Spatial Resolution
Model is GIS based. The spatial resolution is variable, ranging from the small neighborhood to regional watershed scale. Infrastructure systems are modeled at the distribution system or county level scale and hydrologic systems are modeled at the catchment scale.
Temporal Resolution
Output is recorded at a monthly or yearly interval. Time step can vary on the order of days to years.
Outputs
Outputs include hydrologic routing, water quality , and energy demands among others.
Intended User
practitioner
Model Type
watershed
Inclusion of Climate Change
Climate conditions are incorporated through specific climate data inputs.
Geographic Region
generalized
Data Requirements
data provided by the user
Source Code Availability
limited
Dimensions
2d
Computational Burden
low
Scenario Modeling
scenarios by hand only
Coding Language
GUI
Operating System
windows
Mathematical Approach
deterministic, simulation
Maintenance Plan
maintained
Date of Last Known Update
not available
User Manual
go to documentation at s3.amazonaws.com