Table of Contents
PPT Slide
Mission of EPA’s Office of Science and Technology
BASINS Development Team
Examples of Watershed Management Programs Supported by OST
Commonalities of Watershed Management Programs
PPT Slide
The Clean Water Act and TMDLs
303(d) List of Waters
303 (d) Summary of Key Points
The TMDL Program
Problem Statement #1 Point Source
Problem Statement #2 Non-point Source
The Need for Technical Support
Overall Technical Support Philosophy
Lessons from Recent Experience
The TMDL Program
TMDLs
TMDLs
TMDLs
TMDLs
Analytical Needs to Support Water Quality Management Programs
Analytical Needs (cont.)
PPT Slide
Watershed Dynamics
Drivers for Watershed Management Tools
Needs for Developing Innovative Tools
Overall Approach
PPT Slide
Overview of BASINS Data Products
GIS Data Data Categories
Base Cartographic Data
BASINS Environmental Data
BASINS Data Products Environmental Data
BASINS Data Products Environmental Data
BASINS Data Products Environmental Data
Meteorological Data in BASINS
BASINS Assessment Tools
PPT Slide
Types of Tools Included in BASINS (3 Categories of Tools)
Custom Tools included with BASINS
BASINS Custom Tool Target
Target
BASINS Custom Tool Assess
Assess
BASINS Custom Tool Data Mining
Data Mining Water Quality Monitoring Station(s) Selection
Data Mining
BASINS Custom Tool Watershed Report
An Example of Watershed Report
BASINS Utility Tool Import
BASINS Utility Tool Landuse Re-classification
BASINS Utility Tool Watershed Delineation
An Example of Delineated Watersheds using DEM, RF3, and RF1
Modeling Process
Modeling Strategy
Overview of Model Categories
BASINS Modeling System
How NPSM fits into BASINS
Data Requirements for HSPF Application
NPSM Interface - Data Editor
NPSM Landuse Editor
NPSM Pollutant Selection
Interpretation of Modeling Results for Better Decisions
Graphing Capabilities An example of Calibration
Statistical Functions Related to Threshold Exceedances
Comparative Analysis For developing Allocation Scenarios
BASINS Models continued
QUAL2E Output
Future Directions - System
Possible Future BASINS Architecture
Future Directions - New Models
Future Directions - Tools
Future Directions - Tools con’t.
Reach Indexing Project Components
Conclusion
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