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……for healthy for healthy
Water Quality, Quantity, and Aquatic Water Quality, Quantity, and Aquatic HabitatHabitat
Presenter:
Dianne Denson Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation
ACWAACWAAlaska’s Clean Water ActionsAlaska’s Clean Water Actions
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Priorities for healthy waterPriorities for healthy water Actions to make it happenActions to make it happen
RestorationRestoration: : Coordination / Coordination / integration of high priority waters integration of high priority waters
ProtectionProtection: : actions to abate / actions to abate / prevent further degradationprevent further degradation
StewardshipStewardship: : land use planning, land use planning, permitting, monitoring, behavior permitting, monitoring, behavior awareness, education, best mgmt awareness, education, best mgmt practicespractices
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Why does Alaska need to Why does Alaska need to coordinate water info and coordinate water info and
actions?actions?
Alaska has over 45% of Alaska has over 45% of nation’s surface water nation’s surface water resourcesresources
Limited Limited (people)(people) resources are available resources are available to assess, manage and to assess, manage and restore watersrestore waters
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We need ACWA….We need ACWA….
toto develop develop comprehensive comprehensive information about information about
Water Quality,Water Quality, Quantity, &Quantity, & Aquatic HabitatAquatic Habitat And better understand And better understand
what is needed for what is needed for healthy watershealthy waters
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What does each agency What does each agency bring to ACWA?bring to ACWA?
Environmental ConservationEnvironmental Conservation- Establish water - Establish water quality standards; assess, protect and restore quality standards; assess, protect and restore waterswaters
Natural ResourcesNatural Resources- Manage natural resources - Manage natural resources to positively effect water quantity, quality, to positively effect water quantity, quality, and aquatic habitat, including in-stream flowand aquatic habitat, including in-stream flow
Fish and GameFish and Game- Manage aquatic habitat and - Manage aquatic habitat and waterway accesswaterway access
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ACWA Agencies …ACWA Agencies …
PrioritizePrioritize waterbodies waterbodies direct funding and actions where most neededdirect funding and actions where most needed
CoordinateCoordinate State’s water resource State’s water resource programsprograms reduce redundancies & agencies’ work effortsreduce redundancies & agencies’ work efforts
IdentifyIdentify gaps - strive to eliminate them gaps - strive to eliminate them
OrganizeOrganize how we apply existing how we apply existing programs and regulatory authority…programs and regulatory authority…not not create new onescreate new ones
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How does ACWA work?How does ACWA work?1. 1. Waters are nominated, scored, and ranked (prioritized)Waters are nominated, scored, and ranked (prioritized)
2. Actions are identified for high priority waters2. Actions are identified for high priority waters
3. ACWA agencies ID all funding sources3. ACWA agencies ID all funding sources
4. Agencies issue a grant solicitation4. Agencies issue a grant solicitation
5. Grant proposals scored & ranked5. Grant proposals scored & ranked
6. Successful "projects" are funded 6. Successful "projects" are funded
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ACWA Online Web ApplicationACWA Online Web Application
Tool to Tool to enableenable the ACWA process the ACWA process
Enable easier sharing of data and Enable easier sharing of data and informationinformation• Allows Agency personnel to Allows Agency personnel to
−Provide input on waterbodiesProvide input on waterbodies−See other agency informationSee other agency information−View/print reports from central locationView/print reports from central location
Replaces manual system using email/ExcelReplaces manual system using email/Excel
Enables Agencies to Enables Agencies to TRACKTRACK priority waters priority waters
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ACWA Online Web Application ACWA Online Web Application OverviewOverview
ANALYZE NOMINATION Info
SCORE
Waters for
Sufficient & Credible Data
RANK
Waters
(Prioritize)
IDENTIFY
ACTIONS
for Priority Waters
NOMINATE
a WaterbodyReps from each Agency
Are
STEWARDSHIP
PROGRAMS
Adequate?
Did
ACTIONS produce
DESIRED
RESULTS ?
Are
RECOVERY ACTIONS
Required ?
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ACWA Online Web Application ACWA Online Web Application Overview Overview (continued)(continued)
Secure Login - Public or Agency?Secure Login - Public or Agency?• Public Public display your Nominations display your Nominations
• Agency Agency display ALL Nominations display ALL Nominations
Nominate WaterbodyNominate Waterbody• Waterbody descriptionWaterbody description
• Issues & Concerns – Quality, Quantity, HabitatIssues & Concerns – Quality, Quantity, Habitat
• Uses & SourcesUses & Sources
• Supporting DocumentationSupporting Documentation
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LOGON SCREEN
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NOMINATIONS LIST – Public view
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NOMINATIONS LIST – Agency view
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AGENCY HOME PAGE
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SCORING
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RANKING
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SCORING & RANKING TOTALS – All Agencies
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ASSIGN ACTIONS
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SCORING REPORT
•400+ Nominations
•~ 400 Waterbodies
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What Next?What Next?
MODIFY actions as necessary
TRACK priority waters
EVALUATE actions taken
EVALUATE new information
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Thank you …Thank you …
QUESTIONSQUESTIONS????
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ACWA Technical SpecsACWA Technical Specs
Developed using VB.netDeveloped using VB.net SQL Server database & Reporting ServicesSQL Server database & Reporting Services Separate functions forSeparate functions for
• Public - Agency personnelPublic - Agency personnel 3-tier secure server environment3-tier secure server environment
• DatabaseDatabase• WebWeb• ApplicationsApplications
URL URL https://myalaska.state.ak.us/dec/water/acwa/Login.aspxhttps://myalaska.state.ak.us/dec/water/acwa/Login.aspx
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ACWA IssuesACWA Issues
Network - ReportingNetwork - Reporting Multiple Nominations per Multiple Nominations per
WaterbodyWaterbody Secure logonSecure logon
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NOMINATION – Waterbody Info
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NOMINATION – Issues & Concerns: Quality
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NOMINATION – Issues & Concerns: Quantity
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NOMINATION – Issues & Concerns: Aquatic Habitat
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NOMINATION – Uses & Sources
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NOMINATION – Uses & Sources (cont.)
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NOMINATION – Documentation
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REPORT – Waterbody Rank by Track