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National Hydrography Dataset

National Hydrography Dataset. Nebraska’s Stewardship Experience. 2009 NHD Stewardship Conference. Nebraska Stewardship MOU. Signed 4/1/2008 NSDI Liaison – Jim Langtry USGS POC – Tim Hines WBD Steward – Shandy Bittle NRCS. Nebraska NHD Data. 1:24,000 Revised as it was collected

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National Hydrography Dataset

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  1. National Hydrography Dataset Nebraska’s Stewardship Experience 2009 NHD Stewardship Conference

  2. Nebraska Stewardship MOU • Signed 4/1/2008 • NSDI Liaison – Jim Langtry • USGS POC – Tim Hines • WBD Steward – Shandy Bittle NRCS

  3. Nebraska NHD Data • 1:24,000 • Revised as it was collected • Maintenance Lite I • Second editing pass May 2009 • Densify network • Add missing GNIS names • Fix canals

  4. Nebraska Water Agencies State / University • Department of Natural Resources –Surface water • Department of Environmental Quality - CWA • Health and Human Services - SDA • Game and Parks Commission - Habitat • UNL Water Center – Research, extension • UNL Conservation and Survey Division - Survey Local • Natural Resources Districts – Ground water

  5. “Water is Nebraska’s issue of the decade” – Governor Dave Heineman • Water Availability • Nonpoint source pollution • Point source pollution • Animal waste facilities • Toxic Algae

  6. NHD Opportunity DSS for evaluation and management of Fully Appropriated Basins NHD Stewardship housed at DNR Integrated Water Information Project (IWIP) • Water Rights • Dams • Gages • Instream Flows • Groundwater Wells

  7. NHD Applications DSS Benefits: • Extract information for water analysis and management • Facilitate Water administration and maintenance • Provide feedback to the NHD edit process

  8. NHD Issues • Some densification required • Some of the DSS capabilities require attributes that are currently not populated • Some of the DSS capabilities require NHDPlus attributes • Event Attribute Accumulator

  9. NHD Stewardship Issues: • Small NHD user community • Small pool of experts from which to draw sub stewards • General lack of experience necessary to guide decision making • Where do we go from here? • Local Resolution • High-Res NHDPlus • LiDAR Revisions

  10. What Works • Communication • National conferences are good • Additional local or regional conferences - better • Training • Workshops

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