HSPF Training Introduction
Update: Feb 17, 2026
Welcome to the HSPF Training by DSI. USEPA supports the development of HSPF, and has been doing that for four decades. The latest version of HSPF is available on USEPA website, and the source code is available on the RESPEC website. However, there are no active HSPF training available anywhere, and DSI is providing this training to the modeling community for free.
This video introduces the viewers to the HSPF training. The links to download recommended software are as follows:
1. BASINS4.5: https://github.com/respec/BASINS/rele... (As of Feb 15, 2026, the NLDAS data download may not be working correctly).
2. HSPF12.5 Plugin for HSPF: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/...
3. SARA Time Series Utility: https://github.com/respec/BASINS/rele...
4. HSPEXP+: https://github.com/respec/BASINS/rele...
5. Text editing Software: Notepad++, UltraEdit, Atom or vscdoe
6. Python: Use Conda to install Python: https://www.anaconda.com/products/ind...
7. tsgettoolbox, wdmtoolbox, and hspfbintoolbox (use command "pip install tsgettoolbox wdmtoolbox hspfbintoolbox" on python terminal without quotes)
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