Kentucky Watershed Modeling Information Portal (KWMIP) Kentucky Watershed Modeling Information Portal (KWMIP) March 24, 2007

 Project Goals & Objectives  Project Description  Partners & Technical Advisory Group  Portal Development Process  Current Status  Next Steps Kentucky Watershed Modeling Information Portal Presentation Overview

Project Goals & Objectives Increase Model Use  TMDLs needed for 2,000+ impaired pollutant/waterbodies in KY Improve Modeling Efficiency  KWMIP compiles and formats many model data layers Improve Modeling Products  More consistent climate and GIS data usage statewide Train Water Resource Managers  Models as Decision Support Tools Train Modelers  KWMIP and new datasets

Project Description KWMIP In Concept Modelers/users select a watershed or area of interest. KWMIP locates necessary data, clips, zips and ships to modeler for use. KWMIP is available for uses other than modeling

 EPA Environmental Information Exchange Network Challenge Grant  $750,000 Cooperative Agreement between USEPA and KY Commonwealth Office of Technology (COT)  Project Period: October 2004 – September 2007  Interface with EPA’s Environmental Information Exchange Network and KY’s GIS databases  Vendor neutral links to GIS and databases Project Description Grant Link: Exchange Network Link: KWMIP Website URL:

KY DEP-DOW Co-awardee Project input Testing, and Review KY DEP-DOW Co-awardee Project input Testing, and Review KY COT-DGI Principal Investigator U.S. EPA Grantor Open GeoSpatial Consortium (OGC) Co-awardee User Needs Assessment, Portal Development, Testing, Installation Open GeoSpatial Consortium (OGC) Co-awardee User Needs Assessment, Portal Development, Testing, Installation USGS Co-awardee Precipitation & temperature modeling Portal Development, USGS Co-awardee Precipitation & temperature modeling Portal Development, KWMIP Partners Technical Advisory Group (TAG) ~80 representatives from academia, government, agencies, consultants OGC Sub-Contractors FMSM Project Coordination Sanborn Solutions Web-Enable EPA GeoBook ESRI, FMSM, OGC Portal Build Contractors OGC Sub-Contractors FMSM Project Coordination Sanborn Solutions Web-Enable EPA GeoBook ESRI, FMSM, OGC Portal Build Contractors

Technical Advisory Group  User Needs Assessment  Identify important models & datasets  Use Case Design  Outline key system components & functions  Beta-Testing & Documentation Review  Participate in Training  Planning & implementation  Interactive User Group (after portal is operational)

Technical Advisory Group CDP Engineers Commonwealth Office of Technology, Division of Geographic Information Eastern KY University EPA Region 4 FMSM Engineers Gresham, Smith and Partners GRW Engineers KDOW - Water Supply KDOW- TMDL Section KDOW Watershed Management Branch KDOW-Groundwater Branch Kentucky Natural Lands Trust Kentucky Waterways Alliance Louisville MSD Open Geospatial Consortium Strand Associates The Corradino Group, Inc. Third Rock Consultants University of Kentucky University of Kentucky - Kentucky Geological Survey URS Corp USACE - Louisville USDA-NRCS USGS-Kentucky Water Science Center

User Needs Analysis – candidate models & data identified Use Case – Project Partners & TAG define KWMIP functions Build Pilot System Web-Enable USEPA’s SE Ecological Framework GeoBook (100% complete) Test Pilot System Install Operational System Train –managers and modelers Communicate – Public and private sector Project completed Long-term Operation and Maintenance ? Next Steps! 9/07 Portal Development Process

Use Case: KWMIP Models & Tools Surface Water Quality Models Load Duration Curves QUAL2K* LSPC* HSPF SWMM* WASP* Groundwater Model MODFLOW Hydrologic Models EFDC* HEC Tools (Leverage) BASINS WCS* MetAdapt* * Included in USEPA Region IV Modeling Toolbox

Use Case: Major KWMIP Data Layers Geospatial Data * Digital Ortho Quads Geology Land Cover Elevation Hydrography Karst features Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Population Soils Tabular Data Stream Water Quality (STORET, NWIS, COMPASS) Stream Flow (NWIS) Groundwater & Spring Quality Effluent Flow & Quality (PCS) Impoundment Stage KY Climate Data * KY GeoNet already provides access to many of these data layers

Key Functions from Use Case User Registers & Logs In Select a Model Zoom to Approximate Study Area Browse & Preview Data, QAPPs & Metadata no Define the Study Area Boundary HUC Watershed Delineated Watershed Bounding Box User Selects Data Sources & Formats KWMIP Locates, Clips, Reprojects, Zips, and Ships to FTP Site DATA User Retrieves Data Package from FTP Site User Community Support

KWMIP Architecture 2007

KWMIP Web Service

KWMIP Web Service

KWMIP Watershed Delineation

KWMIP Study Area Boundary Generator

KWMIP Study Area Boundary Generator

KY Climate Data Generator Interface

KWMIP User Community Support Data Registry  Data owners register spatial or tabular data with a form  KWMIP can search registry for data availability  KWMIP users contact data owner to obtain data Data Standards  Obtain data quality standards & download standard formats Training Materials & Help  View & download user guide, training presentations, acronym lookup, help function List Serve  User communication area Feedback  contact for questions and to make recommendations

KWMIP Leverages Data and Projects Environmental Information Exchange Network  KDEP databases – TEMPO & COMPASS  USEPA databases – STORET, PCS USEPA Region IV Modeling Toolbox & BASINS  Databases, GIS, Models KY GeoNet  Numerous KY spatial data layers useful for modeling  USGS: Stream Stats  Flow Statistics, On-line WS Delineations, Estimate N&P  Stream Data Karst Hydrology Initiative  55% of KY – complex hydrology  Multi-state mapping & science

Next Steps!  Final touches, mostly related to loading datasets  Project partners test portal (April 9-24)  TAG testing (following 2 weeks)  Train water resource managers & modelers  Long term operation & maintenance plan  Institutionalize operational system

KWMIP II Ideas  Live access to NCDC data (Climate Data Generator)  Incorporate new data layers as they become available  Add watershed summary and report tool  Provide watershed visualizations  Expand decision support tools & models  LGEAN – Local Government Environmental Assistance Network   Interactive learning tools for managers & modelers

Questions and Contacts Principal Investigator: Demetrio Zourarakis, Division of Geographic Information Project Coordinator : Karen Schaffer, FMSM Engineers Open Geospatial Consortium Raj Singh, 