NHD – Stewardship in Arkansas

1. NHD – Stewardship in Arkansas By: Katy Hattenhauer ADEQ GIS Manager April 14, 2009

2. Water Issues in the State • A myriad of issues, mostly environmental concerns • Flow networks • GNIS Names

3. Organization of agencies • Most of our state agencies have their own water division to handle NHD-type issues • APCEC board • Land Information Board

4. Status of MOU • Signed MOU 10/15/08

5. People • POC – Tim Hines, Rolla, MO • NSDI Liaison – Bill Sneed, AR

6. Applying NHD • Fayetteville Shale Project • Flow navigation in disasters

7. Issues and Challenges • With the NHD – Interagency; different datasets • With stewardship – getting substewards, and making policies • What works – support, acts in place • What doesn’t work – lack of support, confusion

8. Solutions • Sub-stewards’ monthly meetings • TWG policy decisions • State GIS Coordinator to lobby for us • Training • Easy to follow instructions – flow chart • Goal – to make state recommendations on strategy moving forward

10. What we’ve been through so far • Meeting discussions • Examples of problem areas • How we plan on fixing these problems and accomplishing stewardship

14. Flowline Error

16. Stream Order Classification

17. Uses the Strahler Stream Order Method • Smaller streams entering a higher-ordered stream do not change its order number • Is now completed, and on GeoStor

18. What’s on the road ahead? • Border states – how to fix problem areas • Policy making, policy changing decisions • AGIO webpage for meeting notes and status map • Reg 2 datasets

21. What’s on the road ahead? • Trainings, meetings, and editing • Hope to get started with full editing process in summer 2009

22. THANK YOU!!! Katy Hattenhauer hattenhauer@adeq.state.ar.us 501-682-0945

23. Questions?