Community, discussion & technical exchange

Trade calibration tips, ask questions, propose features and report issues. Our modern, multi-user forum runs on a real backend — sign in as a guest or create an account to start posting.

Modern forum

A real-time discussion forum for the W2 community

Categories for hydrodynamics, water quality, calibration, installation and more — with live updates, voting and bilingual UI.

  • Real-time updates over WebSocket
  • Guest handles or full accounts
  • Voting, replies, categories & search
  • English / 中文 interface

Runs on Node + SQLite. See the README to start the server.

Where the community gathers

Ways to connect & get help

Official and community channels for technical exchange around the model.

Direct support

Reach the developers

For questions the community can't answer, technical support and collaboration, contact the Water Quality Research Group at Portland State University — the team that develops and maintains CE-QUAL-W2.

W2

Water Quality Research Group

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Portland State University

Before you ask

  • Check the manuals and FAQ first — many questions are answered there.
  • Search the forum to see if your topic already exists.
  • Include your model version, OS, and a minimal reproducible example.
  • Share the relevant control-file settings and any error messages.

This portal is a community-built informational resource. For official answers, use the channels above.