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Abstract
Water on the Plains: Safeguarding Kansas Drinking Water Using ArcIMS
Track: Water Resources
Author(s): Robert Bradford, Amber Shultz
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), originally passed by the U.S. Congress in 1974 and amended in 1996, mandates the protection of drinking water sources in the United States. In Kansas, more than 800 sources from lakes, rivers, and wells supply drinking water for more than 2.5 million people. The SDWA requires all states to prepare assessments that summarize potential contaminants and the susceptibility of each source area. Using ArcIMS and Oracle, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Source Water Assessment Tool streamlines data collection and analysis by allowing individuals responsible for local public water supplies to enter and update data remotely, as well as generate susceptibility maps for analysis in a secure environment.
Robert Bradford
Burns & McDonnell
GIS Services
9400 Ward Parkway
Kansas City , MO 64114-3319
USA
Phone: 816.822.3895
Fax: 816.822.3463
E-mail: rbradford@burnsmcd.com
Amber Shultz
Kansas Data Access and Support Center
Kansas Geological Society
1930 Constant Avenue
The University of Kansas
Lawrence 66047-3726
USA
Phone: 785.864.2131
Fax: 785.864.5317
E-mail: ashultz@kgs.ukans.edu