Florida Water Management Arc Hydro The Florida Experience Maryam Mashayekhi South Florida Water Management District Aisa Ceric St. Johns River Water Management District Diana Burdick Southwest Florida Water Management District Maryam Mashayekhi South Florida Water Management District Aisa Ceric St. Johns River Water Management District Diana Burdick Southwest Florida Water Management District

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience Florida’s 5 Water Management Districts Legislatively Mandated Organizations Florida Water Resources Act Chapter 373 WMD Boundaries generally follow natural features such as Basin or Watershed boundaries Manage and Protect Water Resources of the Region by: Planning for Water Supply Improving Water Quality Providing Flood Control and Protection Managing, protecting and restoring natural systems Who Are We?

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience Florida’s 5 Water Management Districts Northwest Florida Suwannee River St. Johns River Southwest Florida South Florida

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience Initiating Arc Hydro  St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD)  Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)  South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)  St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD)  Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)  South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience Our Similarities  Non-Dendritic drainage system  Low relief  Tropical climate / Hurricanes  Water quality monitoring  Flood control and prevention  Ongoing restoration projects  Altering hydrography  Non-Dendritic drainage system  Low relief  Tropical climate / Hurricanes  Water quality monitoring  Flood control and prevention  Ongoing restoration projects  Altering hydrography

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience Our Major Similarity

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience Why Arc Hydro ? SJRWMD2003 To support a District-wide water quality and quantity assessment Program  Arc Hydro tools directly address existing needs  Powerful framework for information integration and presentation  Data Model offers great utility  for basic water management data needs  for consistency with other WMDs SJRWMD2003 To support a District-wide water quality and quantity assessment Program  Arc Hydro tools directly address existing needs  Powerful framework for information integration and presentation  Data Model offers great utility  for basic water management data needs  for consistency with other WMDs

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience Why Arc Hydro ? SWFWMD 2002 Develop a standardized, shared database to support modeling efforts SWFWMD 2002 Develop a standardized, shared database to support modeling efforts

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience Why Arc Hydro ? SFWMD2003 To support restoration efforts, flood studies, and water control operations through a shared Hydrologic Data Framework and Tools  Reduce / eliminate data redundancy  Share data and tools among District’s business units  Incorporate data/tools from District’s business units  Collaborate with other disciplines using GIS such as hydrologic modelers, engineers, and environmental scientist SFWMD2003 To support restoration efforts, flood studies, and water control operations through a shared Hydrologic Data Framework and Tools  Reduce / eliminate data redundancy  Share data and tools among District’s business units  Incorporate data/tools from District’s business units  Collaborate with other disciplines using GIS such as hydrologic modelers, engineers, and environmental scientist

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience How We Did It?

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD)

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SJRWMD Arc Hydro experience An Arc Hydro data model was created to address the needs of the Surface Water Quality Monitoring (SWQM) program. The SWQM program supports:  Surface water quality modeling,  Sediment quality and benthic community health assessments,  A biennial District-wide surface water quality status and trends report. The SWQM program supports:  Surface water quality modeling,  Sediment quality and benthic community health assessments,  A biennial District-wide surface water quality status and trends report.

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SJRWMD Arc Hydro experience The Arc Hydro data model for the SWQM program includes:  DrainageFeatures (surface water catchments)  HydroFeatures (waterbodies)  HydroEdges (flowlines)  HydroJunctions (sinks, catchment and waterbody outlets, monitoring sites and surrogate sites)  HydroPoints (dams, engineering structures, springs) To be discussed in greater detail in a subsequent presentation

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SJRWMD Arc Hydro experience  Internal Users’ Group  Meets quarterly  Driven by staff interest in Arc Hydro  Assists with setting priorities  Internal Users’ Group  Meets quarterly  Driven by staff interest in Arc Hydro  Assists with setting priorities  2004 St. Johns River Water Management District

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SJRWMD Arc Hydro experience Current priorities include:  Improve input data layers  National Hydrography Dataset (24K)  Catchment Boundaries Current priorities include:  Improve input data layers  National Hydrography Dataset (24K)  Catchment Boundaries HydrographyNational Hydrography Dataset

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SJRWMD Arc Hydro experience Current priorities include (cont.):  Internal tool development for  querying tabular data (water quality, rainfall, etc.)  summarizing spatial data (land use, soil, geology, population, etc.) Current priorities include (cont.):  Internal tool development for  querying tabular data (water quality, rainfall, etc.)  summarizing spatial data (land use, soil, geology, population, etc.) Land use summary for Lake Dora watershed. To be discussed in greater detail in a subsequent presentation

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SWFWMD Arc Hydro Experience An Arc Hydro database design and associated tools were developed to address the Watershed Management Program.  Topographic information  Watershed evaluation  Watershed Management Plan  Implementation of BMPs  Maintenance of watershed parameters and models An Arc Hydro database design and associated tools were developed to address the Watershed Management Program.  Topographic information  Watershed evaluation  Watershed Management Plan  Implementation of BMPs  Maintenance of watershed parameters and models

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SWFWMD Arc Hydro Experience Initial efforts:  Database design workshop  Critical tools overview  Application prioritization workshop Initial efforts:  Database design workshop  Critical tools overview  Application prioritization workshop

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SWFWMD Arc Hydro Experience Current efforts:  Implementation of database  Evaluation of critical tools  Update of guidelines and specifications  Training Current efforts:  Implementation of database  Evaluation of critical tools  Update of guidelines and specifications  Training

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SWFWMD Arc Hydro Experience Future efforts:  Implementation of water quality efforts  Implementation of terrain in geodatabase  Implementation of mobile GIS (ArcPad) standards  Maintenance of watershed information with Regulatory information Future efforts:  Implementation of water quality efforts  Implementation of terrain in geodatabase  Implementation of mobile GIS (ArcPad) standards  Maintenance of watershed information with Regulatory information

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SFWMD Arc Hydro Experience  Shared Hydrologic Data Framework and Tools  Joint venture  Public agency/funding  Private sector  Academia  Shared Hydrologic Data Framework and Tools  Joint venture  Public agency/funding  Private sector  Academia

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SFWMD Arc Hydro Experience Prototype Implementation  Enhanced Arc Hydro Database (AHED)  AHED Tools  Project datasets  Hydroperiod Analysis  Operations Decision Support System (ODSS)  Flood Hydrology and Hydraulics (H&H)  Regional Simulation Model (RSM) Pilot Implementation  Expanded geographic area, Additional Tools  Developed and tested data management processes Enterprise Implementation Prototype Implementation  Enhanced Arc Hydro Database (AHED)  AHED Tools  Project datasets  Hydroperiod Analysis  Operations Decision Support System (ODSS)  Flood Hydrology and Hydraulics (H&H)  Regional Simulation Model (RSM) Pilot Implementation  Expanded geographic area, Additional Tools  Developed and tested data management processes Enterprise Implementation

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience

SFWMD Arc Hydro Experience Regional Simulation Model Existing Arc Hydro Framework Enhanced Arc Hydro Operations Decision Support System Hydroperiod Analysis Flood Hydrology & Hydraulics Framework

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience Arc Hydro Enhanced Database (AHED) Implement Water Control Units in geodatabase  Implement Multiple Inlets and Outfalls for Waterbodies and Water Control Catchments  Data structure to support Water Balancing Common Data Source for Projects plus Interface to display/link to project results Data structure to support multiple scales  Record-level metadata  Links to detailed Project Data  Multi-scale basin delineations  Primary, Secondary, Tertiary elements Expand Timeseries concepts to support Hydroperiod Analysis in ArcGIS Implement Water Control Units in geodatabase  Implement Multiple Inlets and Outfalls for Waterbodies and Water Control Catchments  Data structure to support Water Balancing Common Data Source for Projects plus Interface to display/link to project results Data structure to support multiple scales  Record-level metadata  Links to detailed Project Data  Multi-scale basin delineations  Primary, Secondary, Tertiary elements Expand Timeseries concepts to support Hydroperiod Analysis in ArcGIS

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SFWMD Arc Hydro Experience  Goal – Determine the time pattern of inundation over a selected spatial region  Monitoring data linked to stage station locations  Statistically summarize pattern of spatial distribution Hydroperiod Tool

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SFWMD Arc Hydro Experience  Goal – GIS Integration with ODSS system  Refine Water Control Units  Water Balancing  Display real-time operations readings  Goal – GIS Integration with ODSS system  Refine Water Control Units  Water Balancing  Display real-time operations readings Operations Decision Support System (ODSS)

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SFWMD Arc Hydro Experience  Goal –  Flood management for SFWMD  Flood mapping for FEMA  Links Flood Models (XPSWMM) to GIS  Repository for detailed H&H model data and results in geodatabase  Tools to load, validate model input data, results in Arc Hydro  FEMA QC Review  Goal –  Flood management for SFWMD  Flood mapping for FEMA  Links Flood Models (XPSWMM) to GIS  Repository for detailed H&H model data and results in geodatabase  Tools to load, validate model input data, results in Arc Hydro  FEMA QC Review Flood Hydraology & Hydraulics (H&H)

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SFWMD Arc Hydro Experience RSM was part of team effort of AHED development Separate but parallel effort to develop RSM geodatabase Future plans to integrate into Arc Hydro Regional Simulation Model (RSM)

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SFWMD Arc Hydro Experience  Prototype Accomplishments  Enhanced database schema populated with data for 3 Lakes area  AHED tool set and project specific tools  Design documents  Prototype Accomplishments  Enhanced database schema populated with data for 3 Lakes area  AHED tool set and project specific tools  Design documents

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience SFWMD Arc Hydro Experience  Pilot Implementation  Extended geographic area  Data cleanup and enhancement  Fully built relationships  Data maintenance tools and project enhancement tools  Database in ArcSDE 9.0, Oracle 8i  Data maintenance processes developed, tested, documented  Change control  Work flow  Database synchronization  Quality assurance  Production environment management  Pilot Implementation  Extended geographic area  Data cleanup and enhancement  Fully built relationships  Data maintenance tools and project enhancement tools  Database in ArcSDE 9.0, Oracle 8i  Data maintenance processes developed, tested, documented  Change control  Work flow  Database synchronization  Quality assurance  Production environment management

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience Future Plans …  Moving on with enterprise implementation plans

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience Our Differences  Level of Management support  Resources dedicated to Arc Hydro  Use of National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) as input for Arc Hydro layers  Use of DEMs  Cooperation with various sources as primary support (private consultant, academia, software company)  Level of Management support  Resources dedicated to Arc Hydro  Use of National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) as input for Arc Hydro layers  Use of DEMs  Cooperation with various sources as primary support (private consultant, academia, software company)

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience Our Collaboration  Providing opportunity for more communication and coordination  Quarterly meetings  Shared Tools  Shared web site  Shared training  NHD editing, Hydroperiod Tool  Providing opportunity for more communication and coordination  Quarterly meetings  Shared Tools  Shared web site  Shared training  NHD editing, Hydroperiod Tool

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience Lessons Learned  More data and tool sharing among different business units and WMDs  Standardized feature definition (watershed boundaries)  Agreement among WMDs on bordering feature boundaries (watershed boundaries)  Standardized / controlled terminology in water resource management components (Water Control Units)  And Still learning…  More data and tool sharing among different business units and WMDs  Standardized feature definition (watershed boundaries)  Agreement among WMDs on bordering feature boundaries (watershed boundaries)  Standardized / controlled terminology in water resource management components (Water Control Units)  And Still learning…

Arc Hydro – The Florida Experience 1:30 – 3:00 pm  Arc Hydro at the Southwest Florida Water Management District Diana Burdick, SWFWMD  Arc Hydro for watershed Characterization and Pollution Load Estimation in Florida Sandra Fox, SJRWMD  Tool Development for Data Mining, Summarization, and Integration Christine Mundy, SJRWMD 3:30 – 5:00 pm  Optimizing Water Level Monitoring Station Networks Using GIS Sergio Martinez, University of Texas at Austin  Hydroperiod Analysis Tools and Enhanced Time Series for Arc Hydro Christine Carlson, SFWMD  Arc Hydro and FEMA Map Modernization in South Florida Suelynn Dignard, SFWMD  Time Series Objects for Real-Time Water Balance Operations in South Florida Ken Stewart, SFWMD 1:30 – 3:00 pm  Arc Hydro at the Southwest Florida Water Management District Diana Burdick, SWFWMD  Arc Hydro for watershed Characterization and Pollution Load Estimation in Florida Sandra Fox, SJRWMD  Tool Development for Data Mining, Summarization, and Integration Christine Mundy, SJRWMD 3:30 – 5:00 pm  Optimizing Water Level Monitoring Station Networks Using GIS Sergio Martinez, University of Texas at Austin  Hydroperiod Analysis Tools and Enhanced Time Series for Arc Hydro Christine Carlson, SFWMD  Arc Hydro and FEMA Map Modernization in South Florida Suelynn Dignard, SFWMD  Time Series Objects for Real-Time Water Balance Operations in South Florida Ken Stewart, SFWMD