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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