Track: Water Resources
EPA's Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources (BASINS) - A Powerful Tool for Managing Watersheds
Andrew T. BattinRussell S. Kinerson Jr. , Mohammed Lahlou, Leslie Shoemaker Mike Paquette Mimi Dannel William Tate Jerry LaVeck Marjorie Combs Wellman Paul Cocca Hira Biswas Bryan Goodwin
The U.S. EPA's Water Programs and state environmental agencies have increasingly emphasized watershed- and water quality-based assessment and integrated analysis of point and nonpoint sources. BASINS is becoming the flagship of watershed analysis tools to meet the needs of such agencies. It brings together the strength of environmental data at various scales, state-of-the-art environmental assessment and modeling tools, and ArcView GIS to tackle the nation's most complex watershed/water quality management issues. This paper demonstrates innovative techniques to (1) facilitate examination of environmental information, (2) provide an integrated watershed and modeling framework, and (3) support analysis of point and nonpoint source management alternatives.
Andrew T. Battin
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