Caloosahatchee River Basin
Visit sourceLinked HSPF and EFDC hydrodynamic/water quality model of the 1,400 sq mi Caloosahatchee watershed, river, and estuary — built for FDEP’s TMDL process.
Environmental Compliance
Eutrophication Studies
Water quality and algal bloom modeling for rivers, lakes, bays, and coastal waters.
Modeling Nutrient Pollution & Algal Blooms
The US EPA describes nutrient pollution as “one of America’s most widespread, costly, and challenging environmental problems.” EEMS is regularly used to simulate algal growth, dissolved oxygen, and nutrient cycling in streams, rivers, lakes, bays, and coastal waters — supporting the studies governments and industries depend on.
Caloosahatchee Estuary: depth-averaged DO during bloom formation
EEMS Capabilities
EFDC+ simulates 23 water quality parameters, including a full sediment diagenesis model. Post-processing covers 2-D plan views (by layer or depth-averaged), vertical section plots, and animations — all in one package. The water quality sub-model is internally coupled with hydrodynamics and sediment transport, allowing smooth exchange of constituents with the atmosphere and the sediment bed.
Projects
Tenkiller Ferry Lake
Visit sourceLinked watershed, hydrodynamic, and water quality model for TMDL development on the nutrient-impaired Tenkiller Ferry Lake, OK.
Perdido Bay
Visit source3D EFDC+ model of Perdido Bay linked to 13 HSPF watersheds — supporting FDEP’s TMDL development for dissolved oxygen and nutrients.
Klosterman Bayou
Visit source3D EFDC model of the tidal Klosterman Bayou segment for FDEP’s dissolved-oxygen and nutrient TMDL process.
Little Bow River
Visit sourceEFDC assessment of existing flow and water quality conditions in Alberta’s Little Bow River and the potential impact of flood mitigation plans.
