Training
A 2-day virtual training was held March 22-23, 2023 through PVA. The training course followed the typical 2-day training course provided in the past. A draft agenda can be found here. All times are in CST.
Host Your Own Training Course
If you are an organization interested in hosting a WinSLAMM training session, please contact John Voorhees.
PVA provides the instructors and the materials in pdf format. The Host Organization is responsible for all course logistics such as:
- Location
- Catering
- Marketing
- Registering participants
- Venue audio, visual, and other necessary technology
- Hard copy materials (if necessary)
PVA is reimbursed for course preparation and presentation time, travel, and expenses by the Host Organization. The Host Organization is responsible for setting the final course fee (including all Host Organization expenses and profit, if necessary) and collecting payment from participants.
WinSLAMM Videos
We have prepared five videos that explain how to set up the model for various scenarios. To view them, click on the link below and the video will begin automatically. To save the video, right-click on the link and select "Save Target As..." and save the file to the desired location. Videos are in "avi" format. The available videos are:
- Setting up a Model File
- Using Standard Land Uses
- Adding Control Practices
- Model Navigation
- Program Options
Program Reference PDFs
Below are several PDFs that provide information about the WinSLAMM software.
- v10 Interface Quick Reference Guide
- Modeling Terminology
- WinSLAMM Theory and Practice
- Setting up a WinSLAMM Model File
- Reading WinSLAMM Input and Output
- Biofilter
- v10.5 Biofilter Media Updates
- Catch Basins and Hydrodynamic Devices
- Grass Swales, Filter Strips, and Pipes
- Porous Pavement
- Proprietary Filter Devices
- Street Cleaning
- Wet Detention Ponds
- v10.5 Other Model Features
Engineering Professional Development Courses and Workshops Taught
WinSLAMM and WinDETPOND have been used at numerous training workshops presented by PVA throughout the US and abroad. These workshops have been sponsored by numerous agencies, including the Professional Development program at the University of Wisconsin (continuously since 1990), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Dept. of Conservation in conjunction with Syracuse University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham professional development program, the Center for Watershed Protection, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, the University of Guelph, the University of Nevada - Las Vegas, the Urban Watersheds Research Institute, and numerous other cities and state government agencies. The following lists the locations and dates of these workshops:
Stormwater Management (WinSLAMM) and Conservation Design:- Albany, NY, 2000
- Anaheim, CA, 2011
- Appleton, WI 2005
- Austin, TX 2015
- Baltimore, MD 2011, 2012
- Bellevue, WA 2017
- Birmingham, AL, 1989 - 1998
- Boston, MA, 1993
- Chicago, IL, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2015
- Dubuque, IA, 2009
- Duluth, MN, 2012
- Denver, CO 2012
- Edison, NJ, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010
- Essen, Germany, 1994
- Fair Hope, AL, 1995, 1997
- Fishkill, NY, 2002 - 2004
- Guelph, Ontario, 1995
- Houston, TX, 2009
- Huntsville, AL, 1999
- Las Vegas, NV, 2001, 2003
- Madison, WI, 1991 - 2024
- Minneapolis, MN 2005, 2010
- Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 1999, 2014
- Montgomery, AL, 1999, 2000
- Portland, OR, 1989, 1992, 2014
- Portland, ME, 1994
- San Antonio, TX, 2010
- Seattle and Olympia, WA, 2003
- Singapore, 1991
- Superior, WI 2016
- Syracuse, NY, 2002, 2003
- St. Paul, MN, 1993
- Trenton, NJ 2013
- Vancouver, BC, 2003
- Weslaco, TX 2014
- Birmingham, AL, 1993 - 1995
- Birmingham, AL, 1989 - 1997
- Boston, MA, 1993
- Chicago, IL, 1998
- Edison, NJ, 2001, 2003
- Fishkill, NY, 2002, 2004
- Guelph, Ontario, 1995
- Las Vegas, NV, 2001, 2003
- Madison, WI, 1991 - 2004
- New York City, 2001
- Portland, OR, 1993
- Portland, ME, 1994
- Rochester, NY, 2001
- Syracuse, NY, 2001
- St. Paul, MN, 1993 - 1998