SIMS Features Include: Demo Mode: Puts SIMS into a step-by-step demonstration Creation Mode: Creates a new MPD Maintenance Mode: Updates an existing MPD DataBase Manager: Accesses the MPD data base DataBase Historian: Displays results from previous or current MPDs File Cabinet: Keeps track of all existing MPDs Display Mode: Displays all features of this year's SIMS STEP 1: Create/Edit Subareas and Links STEP 2: Link Files STEP 3: Multiple Frequencies Options STEP 4: Approve Hydrology STEP 5: Post-Processor STEP 11: Approve Sf Slopes STEP 12: Approve Capacities STEP 13: Deficiency Mitigation STEP 14: Approve MPD Link TYPEs STEP 15: Approve Mitigation STEP 21: Hydraulics Files Setup STEP 22: Hydraulics Analysis STEP 31: Sediment Transport STEP 32: Floodplains (HEC-RAS) STEP 33: Debris Basins STEP 34: Biologic Inventory STEP 35: Wetlands STEP 41: Costs: String Basis STEP 42: Cost-to-Benefit Index STEP 43: Pollutant Loadings STEP 44: Model Schematic STEP 51: Reporting Options STEP 52: Build GIS Data Base