• Including draft objective mapping files in the package (see below sub heading Objective mapping for more information). Objective mapping has been therefore pulled out of the parameter sheet
• Including an example parallel processing script for running the EWR tool
• Adding handling for cases where there are single MDBA bigmod site IDs mapping to multiple different gauges
• Fix SDL resource unit mapping in the parameter sheet
• Adding lat and lon to the parameter sheet
• ten thousand year handling - this has been brought back online.
• Remove TQDM loading bars
• Adding new model format handling - 'IQQM - netcdf'
• Standard time-series handling added - each column needs a gauge, followed by and underscore, followed by either flow or level (e.g. 409025_flow). This handling also has missing date filling - so any missing dates will be filled with NaN values in all columns.
• bug fixes: spells of length equal to the minimum required spell length were getting filtered out of the successful events table and successful interevents table, fixed misclassification of some gauges to flow, level, and lake level categories
• New EWRs: New Qld EWRs - SF_FD and BF_FD used to look into the FD EWRs in closer detail.

Note - requires Python 3.9 to 3.13 (inclusive)

Step 1. Upgrade pip

python -m pip install –-upgrade pip

Step 2.

pip install py-ewr

The EWR tool will use a second program called gauge getter to first download the river data at the locations and dates selected and then run this through the EWR tool

from datetime import datetime

#USER INPUT REQUIRED>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

dates = {'start_date': datetime(YYYY, 7, 1), 
        'end_date': datetime(YYYY, 6, 30)}

gauges = ['Gauge1', 'Gauge2']

# END USER INPUT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

from py_ewr.observed_handling import ObservedHandler

# Running the EWR tool:
ewr_oh = ObservedHandler(gauges=gauges, dates=dates)

# Generating tables:
# Table 1: Summarised EWR results for the entire timeseries
ewr_results = ewr_oh.get_ewr_results()

# Table 2: Summarised EWR results, aggregated to water years:
yearly_ewr_results = ewr_oh.get_yearly_ewr_results()

# Table 3: All events details regardless of duration 
all_events = ewr_oh.get_all_events()

# Table 4: Inverse of Table 3 showing the interevent periods
all_interEvents = ewr_oh.get_all_interEvents()

# Table 5: All events details that also meet the duration requirement:
all_successfulEvents = ewr_oh.get_all_successful_events()

# Table 6: Inverse of Table 5 showing the interevent periods:
all_successful_interEvents = ewr_oh.get_all_successful_interEvents()

1. Tell the tool where the model files are (can either be local or in a remote location)
2. Tell the tool what format the model files are in. The current model format options are:

   • 'Bigmod - MDBA' Bigmod formatted outputs

   • 'Source - NSW (res.csv)' Source res.csv formatted outputs

   • 'Standard time-series' The first column header should be Date with the date values in the YYYY-MM-DD format. The next columns should have the gauge followed by _ followed by either flow or level E.g.

     Date	409025_flow	409025_level	414203_flow
     1895-07-01	8505	5.25	8500
     1895-07-02	8510	5.26	8505

   • 'ten thousand year' This has the same formatting requirements as the 'Standard time-series'. This can handle ten thousand years worth of hydrology data. The first column header should be Date with the date values in the YYYY-MM-DD format. The next columns should have the gauge followed by _ followed by either flow or level E.g.

     Date	409025_flow	409025_level	414203_flow
     105-07-01	8505	5.25	8500
     105-07-02	8510	5.26	8505

#USER INPUT REQUIRED>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

# Minimum 1 scenario and 1 related file required
scenarios = {'Scenario1': ['file/location/1', 'file/location/2', 'file/location/3'],
             'Scenario2': ['file/location/1', 'file/location/2', 'file/location/3']}

model_format = 'Bigmod - MDBA'

# END USER INPUT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

from py_ewr.scenario_handling import ScenarioHandler
import pandas as pd

ewr_results_dict = {}
yearly_results_dict = {}
all_events_dict = {}
all_interEvents_dict = {}
all_successful_Events_dict = {}
all_successful_interEvents_dict = {}

for scenario_name, scenario_list in scenarios.items():
    ewr_results = pd.DataFrame()
    yearly_ewr_results = pd.DataFrame()
    all_events = pd.DataFrame()
    all_interEvents = pd.DataFrame()
    all_successful_Events = pd.DataFrame()
    all_successful_interEvents = pd.DataFrame()
    for file in scenarios[scenario_name]:

        # Running the EWR tool:
        ewr_sh = ScenarioHandler(scenario_file = file, 
                                model_format = model_format)

        # Return each table and stitch the different files of the same scenario together:
        # Table 1: Summarised EWR results for the entire timeseries
        temp_ewr_results = ewr_sh.get_ewr_results()
        ewr_results = pd.concat([ewr_results, temp_ewr_results], axis = 0)
        # Table 2: Summarised EWR results, aggregated to water years:
        temp_yearly_ewr_results = ewr_sh.get_yearly_ewr_results()
        yearly_ewr_results = pd.concat([yearly_ewr_results, temp_yearly_ewr_results], axis = 0)
        # Table 3: All events details regardless of duration 
        temp_all_events = ewr_sh.get_all_events()
        all_events = pd.concat([all_events, temp_all_events], axis = 0)
        # Table 4: Inverse of Table 3 showing the interevent periods
        temp_all_interEvents = ewr_sh.get_all_interEvents()
        all_interEvents = pd.concat([all_interEvents, temp_all_interEvents], axis = 0)
        # Table 5: All events details that also meet the duration requirement:
        temp_all_successfulEvents = ewr_sh.get_all_successful_events()
        all_successful_Events = pd.concat([all_successful_Events, temp_all_successfulEvents], axis = 0)
        # Table 6: Inverse of Table 5 showing the interevent periods:
        temp_all_successful_interEvents = ewr_sh.get_all_successful_interEvents()
        all_successful_interEvents = pd.concat([all_successful_interEvents, temp_all_successful_interEvents], axis = 0)
        

    # Optional code to output results to csv files:
    ewr_results.to_csv(scenario_name + 'all_results.csv')
    yearly_ewr_results.to_csv(scenario_name + 'yearly_ewr_results.csv')
    all_events.to_csv(scenario_name + 'all_events.csv')
    all_interEvents.to_csv(scenario_name + 'all_interevents.csv')
    all_successful_Events.to_csv(scenario_name + 'all_successful_Events.csv')
    all_successful_interEvents.to_csv(scenario_name + 'all_successful_interEvents.csv')

    # Save the final tables to the dictionaries:   
    ewr_results_dict[scenario_name] = ewr_results
    yearly_results_dict[scenario_name] = yearly_ewr_results
    all_events_dict[scenario_name] = all_events_dict
    all_interEvents_dict[scenario_name] = all_interEvents
    all_successful_Events_dict[scenario_name] = all_successful_Events
    all_successful_interEvents_dict[scenario_name] = all_successful_interEvents

This tool has two purposes:

1. Operational: Tracking EWR success at gauges of interest in real time - option 1 above.
2. Planning: Comparing EWR success between scenarios (i.e. model runs) - option 2 above.

Support For issues relating to the script, a tutorial, or feedback please contact Lara Palmer at lara.palmer@mdba.gov.au, Martin Job at martin.job@mdba.gov.au, or Joel Bailey at joel.bailey@mdba.gov.au

Disclaimer Every effort has been taken to ensure the EWR database represents the original EWRs from state Long Term Water Plans (LTWPs) and Environmental Water Management Plans (EWMPs) as best as possible, and that the code within this tool has been developed to interpret and analyse these EWRs in an accurate way. However, there may still be unresolved bugs in the EWR parameter sheet and/or EWR tool. Please report any bugs to the issues tab under the GitHub project so we can investigate further.

Notes on development of the dataset of EWRs The MDBA has worked with Basin state representatives to ensure scientific integrity of EWRs has been maintained when translating from raw EWRs in the Basin state LTWPs and EWMPs to the machine readable format found in the parameter sheet within this tool.

Compatibility

NSW:

• All Queensland catchments
• All New South Wales catchments
• All South Australian catchments
• All EWRs from river based Environmental Water Management Plans (EWMPs) in Victoria*

*Currently the wetland EWMPS and mixed wetland-river EWMPs in Victoria contain EWRs that cannot be evaluated by an automated EWR tool so the EWRs from these plans have been left out for now. The MDBA will work with our Victorian colleagues to ensure any updated EWRs in these plans are integrated into the tool where possible.

Input data

• Gauge data from the relevant Basin state websites and the Bureau of Meteorology website
• Scenario data input by the user
• Model metadata for location association between gauge ID's and model nodes
• EWR parameter sheet

Running the tool

Consult the user manual for instructions on how to run the tool. Please email the above email addresses for a copy of the user manual.

Objective mapping Objective mapping csv files are now included in the EWR tool package. Currently this objective mapping is in an early draft format. The objective mapping will be finalised after consultation with relevant state representatives. The files are intended to be used together to link EWRs to the detailed objectives, theme level targets and specific goals. The three sheets are located in the py_ewr/parameter_metadata folder:

• ewr2obj.csv: For each planning unit, gauge, ewr combination there are either one or many env_obj codes. These env_obj codes come under one of five different theme level targets (Native Fish, Native vegetation, Waterbirds, Other species or Ecosystem functions)
• obj2target.csv: env_obj's are unique to their planning unit in the LTWP (noting there are often a lot of similarities between env_obj's in the same states). The plain english wording of the env objectives is also contained in this csv. The LTWP, planning unit and env_obj rows are repeated for each specific goal related to that LTWP, planning unit and env_obj.
• obj2yrtarget.csv: The environmental objectives are related to 5, 10 and 20 year targets