Using Allocation Penalties to Allocate Water
Create a new model
Section titled “Create a new model”Ceate a new network called Exercise 1a using the following template:
Pywr child template v1 (March 2021) - flow units in Mm3/day
Section titled “Pywr child template v1 (March 2021) - flow units in Mm3/day”
Follow the instrucions here for a reminder on how to set up the model:
Set Up Time Horizon
Section titled “Set Up Time Horizon”This step is mandatory for all networks as it defines the simulation’s start, end, and timestep. For this example, we will configure a 1-year simulation horizon with a daily timestep.

For a reminder on how to create a project and new networks click here.