Technology transfer at the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) takes place in its research, technical assistance and training activities. The interlinkage of these activities is important both to the development and to the transfer of technology. HEC's five main technology transfer activities (formal training, workshops, seminars, field implementation, and continuing support) are described in relation to those main activities. Ingredients for successful technology transfer are illustrated. The paper also discusses several of HEC's successes and failures in technology transfer. Keywords: Army Corps of Engineers; Hydrology; Hydraulics; Mathematical models; Computerized simulation. (edc).

Solutions to human and institutional problems that inhibit effective development and use of water resource computer models are identified. Support of water resource models is treated under the topics of quality control, technology transfer, model improvement and maintenance, and education of managers/decision makers. A main thesis is that effective model support is best achieved by means of centralized organizational units that are designed to perform a wide range of support activities that include model evaluation and enhancement preparation of documentation, user assistance, maintenance, the conducting of training courses and seminars, and project applications. (Author).