Watershed Assessment
The Watershed Rapid Assessment Program (WRAP) is a data collection and summary tool to bring together several disparate datasets that exist across multiple state and federal agencies into a single assessment interface. The tool streamlines the assessment processes for Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) staff and other stakeholders by creating a “one-stop-shop” for watershed related information to improve efficiency.
The tool includes a standardized reporting module that creates a watershed management template encompassing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) nine-element management plan requirements. The module summarizes user-selected information into customizable reports that can be exported in MS Word and PDF format and cab be also saved in the dashboard.
Application
- Collect physiographic, socioeconomic, hydrologic, water quality, and other relevant watershed data from publicly available federal, state, and local resources.
- Query water quality data and related information for an area of interest, including predefined watersheds (e.g., HUC 12 or larger watersheds) and user specified areas of interest.
- Develop rapid watershed assessment reports for predefined watersheds and user specified areas of interest.
- Create EPA 9-element watershed-based management plans.
- Outline regional water quality concerns at the watershed level and identify strategies to address them.
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