Index: issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/hydrologydc.py
===================================================================
--- issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/hydrologydc.py	(revision 18591)
+++ issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/hydrologydc.py	(revision 18592)
@@ -125,5 +125,5 @@
 			return md
 
-		md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','hydrology.water_compressibility','>',0,'numel',1)
+                md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','hydrology.water_compressibility','>',0,'numel',1)
 		md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','hydrology.isefficientlayer','numel',[1],'values',[0,1])
 		md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','hydrology.penalty_factor','>',0,'numel',1)
Index: issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/initialization.m
===================================================================
--- issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/initialization.m	(revision 18591)
+++ issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/initialization.m	(revision 18592)
@@ -91,6 +91,5 @@
 				if isa(md.hydrology,'hydrologydc'),
 					if md.hydrology.isefficientlayer==1,
-						md = checkfield(md,'fieldname', ...
-														'initialization.epl_head','NaN',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);
+						md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','initialization.epl_head','NaN',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);
 						md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','initialization.epl_thickness','NaN',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);
 					end
Index: issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/initialization.py
===================================================================
--- issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/initialization.py	(revision 18591)
+++ issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/initialization.py	(revision 18592)
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 	"""
 	INITIALIZATION class definition
-
-	   Usage:
-	      initialization=initialization();
+	
+	Usage:
+	initialization=initialization();
 	"""
 
 	def __init__(self): # {{{
-		
+					
 		self.vx            = float('NaN')
 		self.vy            = float('NaN')
@@ -24,5 +24,7 @@
 		self.waterfraction = float('NaN')
 		self.watercolumn   = float('NaN')
-		self.sediment_head  = float('NaN')
+		self.sediment_head = float('NaN')
+		self.epl_head      = float('NaN')
+		self.epl_thickness = float('NaN')
 
 		#set defaults
@@ -32,5 +34,4 @@
 	def __repr__(self): # {{{
 		string='   initial field values:'
-
 		string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,'vx','x component of velocity [m/yr]'))
 		string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,'vy','y component of velocity [m/yr]'))
@@ -42,4 +43,6 @@
 		string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,'watercolumn','thickness of subglacial water [m]'))
 		string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,'sediment_head','sediment water head of subglacial system [m]'))
+		string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,'epl_head','epl water head of subglacial system [m]'))
+		string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,'epl_thickness','thickness of the epl [m]'))
 
 		return string
@@ -69,9 +72,20 @@
 				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','initialization.vz','NaN',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices])
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','initialization.pressure','NaN',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices])
-		if (EnthalpyAnalysisEnum() in analyses and md.thermal.isenthalpy):
+			if (EnthalpyAnalysisEnum() in analyses and md.thermal.isenthalpy):
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','initialization.waterfraction','>=',0,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices])
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','initialization.watercolumn'  ,'>=',0,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices])
 		if HydrologyShreveAnalysisEnum() in analyses:
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','initialization.watercolumn','NaN',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices])
+		if HydrologyDCInefficientAnalysisEnum() in analyses:
+			if hasattr(md.hydrology,'hydrologydc'):
+				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','initialization.sediment_head','NaN',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);
+		if HydrologyDCEfficientAnalysisEnum() in analyses:
+			if hasattr(md.hydrology,'hydrologydc'):
+				if md.hydrology.isefficientlayer==1,
+					md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','initialization.epl_head','NaN',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);
+					md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','initialization.epl_thickness','NaN',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);
+				
+
+
 		return md
 	# }}}
@@ -88,5 +102,8 @@
 		WriteData(fid,'data',self.watercolumn,'format','DoubleMat','mattype',1,'enum',WatercolumnEnum())
 		WriteData(fid,'data',self.sediment_head,'format','DoubleMat','mattype',1,'enum',SedimentHeadEnum())
+		WriteData(fid,'data',self.epl_head,'format','DoubleMat','mattype',1,'enum',EplHeadEnum);
+		WriteData(fid,'data',self.epl_thickness,'format','DoubleMat','mattype',1,'enum',HydrologydcEplThicknessEnum);
 
+		
 		if md.thermal.isenthalpy:
 			tpmp = md.materials.meltingpoint - md.materials.beta*md.initialization.pressure;
Index: issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/model.py
===================================================================
--- issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/model.py	(revision 18591)
+++ issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/model.py	(revision 18592)
@@ -667,4 +667,6 @@
                         md.hydrology.sediment_transmitivity=project3d(md,'vector',md.hydrology.sediment_transmitivity,'type','node','layer',1)
                         md.hydrology.basal_moulin_input=project3d(md,'vector',md.hydrology.basal_moulin_input,'type','node','layer',1)
+                if md.hydrology.isefficientlayer==1 :
+                        md.hydrology.spcepl_head=project3d(md,'vector',md.hydrology.spcepl_head,'type','node','layer',1)
 
 		#connectivity
@@ -760,4 +762,8 @@
 		if not numpy.isnan(md.initialization.vel).all(): md.initialization.vel=DepthAverage(md,md.initialization.vel)
 		if not numpy.isnan(md.initialization.temperature).all(): md.initialization.temperature=DepthAverage(md,md.initialization.temperature)
+                if not numpy.isnan(md.initialization.pressure).all(): md.initialization.pressure=project2d(md,md.initialization.pressure,1)
+                if not numpy.isnan(md.initialization.sediment_head).all(): md.initialization.sediment_head=project2d(md,md.initialization.sediment_head,1)
+                if not numpy.isnan(md.initialization.epl_head).all(): md.initialization.epl_head=project2d(md,md.initialization.epl_head,1)
+                if not numpy.isnan(md.initialization.epl_thickness).all(): md.initialization.epl_thickness=project2d(md,md.initialization.epl_thickness,1)
 
 		#gia
@@ -772,4 +778,14 @@
 			md.flowequation.borderHO=project2d(md,md.flowequation.borderHO,1)
 			md.flowequation.borderFS=project2d(md,md.flowequation.borderFS,1)
+
+
+                # Hydrologydc variables
+                if hasattr(md.hydrology,'hydrologydc'):
+                        md.hydrology.spcsediment_head=project2d(md,md.hydrology.spcsediment_head,1)
+                        md.hydrology.mask_eplactive_node=project2d(md,md.hydrology.mask_eplactive_node,1)
+                        md.hydrology.sediment_transmitivity=project2d(md,md.hydrology.sediment_transmitivity,1)
+                        md.hydrology.basal_moulin_input=project2d(md,md.hydrology.basal_moulin_input,1)
+                if md.hydrology.isefficientlayer == 1:
+                        md.hydrology.spcepl_head=project2d(md,md.hydrology.spcepl_head,1)
 
 		#boundary conditions
Index: issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/exp/expdisp.m
===================================================================
--- issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/exp/expdisp.m	(revision 18591)
+++ issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/exp/expdisp.m	(revision 18592)
@@ -47,4 +47,6 @@
 	if domain(i).nods==1
 		plot(domain(i).x*unitmultiplier,domain(i).y*unitmultiplier,'o','MarkerEdgeColor','k','MarkerFaceColor','r','MarkerSize',10);
+		text(domain(i).x*unitmultiplier,domain(i).y*unitmultiplier, ...
+				 domain(i).name,'BackgroundColor',[1. .0 .0]);
 	else
 		if (isnumeric(linestyle))
@@ -53,4 +55,5 @@
 			plot(domain(i).x*unitmultiplier,domain(i).y*unitmultiplier,linestyle,'linewidth',linewidth);
 	  end
+		text(domain(i).x(1)*unitmultiplier,domain(i).y(1)*unitmultiplier,domain(i).name,'BackgroundColor',[.7 .9 .7]);
   end
 end
