This repository contains all code and data to evaluate tradeoffs associated with Storing Water for the Environment (SwftE) in a hypothetical river basin with surface water storage, modeled after the Sacramento River Basin and Shasta Reservoir. SwftE evaluates how dedicating a portion of surface water storage and/or inflows to environmental purposes impacts ecosystem temperature/flow objectives and what, if any, impact this has on deliveries to existing water uses, including in-basin M&I/Ag consumption, 'system' water needs (e.g., salinity control in a delta), wetland wildlife refuges, and exports to users outside of the basin.

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Ensure that the following python packages are installed via pip or conda: a. datetime b. pandas c. numpy d. matplotlib e. seaborn f. calendar
3. Create the folder 'swfte_figures' inside the main SwftE directory
4. From the base SwftE directory, run model with ``python swfte_main.py
5. The SwftE model will run, printing the names of figures as it prints them
6. Figures in the swfte_figures folder re-create the figures in the Technical Appendix to the report 'Storing Water for the Environment', which can be found: (permanent link to report)