Emergency Watershed Protection Program West Virginia Ron Wigal, EWP Program Coordinator, NRCS, West Virginia Gene Saurborn, Watershed Management Director, WVCA

EWP Sites Repaired Since July 1, Sites $1,678,823 EWP Sites

Benefits of State Agency Sponsorship for EWP ► State Agency’s organizational structure. ► Personnel to do the job. ► Annually funded programs. ► Political support to provide that funding. ► Reporting and site tracking mechanisms.

West Virginia Conservation Agency Watershed Division Supporting Statewide Activities

About WVCA ► The West Virginia State Code (Chapter 19-21A-2)  Coordinates statewide conservation efforts  Control floods  Prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs  Assist in maintaining the navigability of river  Conserve natural resource  Conserve wildlife  Protect the tax base  Protect public lands  Protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the people

About WVCA ► Headquarters in Charleston, WV ► 14 Conservation District offices throughout the State ► 2 Field offices  Morgantown, WV  Oak Hill, WV ► GIS Staff  1 – Located in Charleston, WV

Supporting Statewide Activities ► Many offices spread throughout the state  Similar but unique projects  Maintaining data consistency  Project status  Maintain project history  Provide data to partners

Gathering Data Statewide ► Flood Recovery  The Past ► Paper forms detailing project status were mailed to Charleston in bulk for processing ► Pictures were often poorly named and could not be matched up to sites ► Could not provide status updates in a timely manner

Gathering Data Statewide ► Flood Recovery  The Present ► Paper forms are now digital and accessible online ► Pictures are now uploaded to our Charleston servers and are automatically associated with the correct site ► Real time status updates are easily accomplished ► Integrated WVCA data with our Partners Data to simplify tracking and eliminate duplication

Gathering Data Statewide ► How did we do it?  Web based administration system ► Information can be entered at any of our district offices and is immediately available to all staff throughout the state  ArcIMS server ► Maps can be automatically generated from any of our offices about individual sites or larger areas ► Near ‘real time’ project status about our recovery efforts

Web Based Admin System

Advantages ► Map production is almost entirely automated  Individual site maps can be created on demand ► 1:24000 Topo ► 1:4800 Aerial Photography (SAMB 2003) ► StreetMap  All data can be browsed via ArcIMS ► All forms / maps can be viewed at any office

Advantages ► Data is shared easily  We can provide our partners with a login to the same system that we use ► Provide reports in any format requested  Always current and all photos / paperwork can be associated with each site ► Historical information  Identify problem areas  Demonstrate that our efforts are effective

Thanks ! ► Questions? ► Contact information:  Gene Saurborn, Watershed Management Director  Phone:  