type your poster title here school name and watershed name (e.g. sand hill river watershed )
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Picture of team?. Type Your Poster Title Here School name and Watershed name (e.g. Sand Hill River Watershed ) Date. Insert school logo up here. Designated Use Support Assessment Compare data from all your monitoring sites to the following MN State Standards criteria (Class 2B waters): - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Type Your Poster Title HereSchool name and Watershed name (e.g. Sand Hill River Watershed)
Date
Insert school logo up here
Picture of team?
Natural Resource Project ProfileIntroduction to what your natural resource project is. I expect that this project piece will take the majority of your space on the poster. You can move the sections around, rearrange the space – but maintain 3 separate pieces (NRP Profile; Drought Planning Tool; Designated Use Assessment) . We would also like you to maintain the 3 column layout. Where you put graphics, arrangement, etc. can be changed. Any questions please feel free to contact Asher ([email protected]), Evelyn ([email protected]), Jim ([email protected]), or Wayne ([email protected]).
Identify a project that has been or is being implemented within your watershed. Research why the project was developed and what was/is involved in constructing it. Most projects in the Red River Basin are being overseen by county Soil and Water Conservation Districts or Watershed District offices. Resource links at: http://www.iwinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/RW-Forum-Team-Challenge-2013.pdf
Identify or Answer the Following in this section1. Project need, goals, effectiveness and impacts2. Affected area above and below project (area map)3. Steps for implementation: funding, permits,
planning, and land acquisition4. Project roadblocks and hurdles overcome
Sample: Map of NR Projects in the Basin
Designated Use Support AssessmentCompare data from all your monitoring sites to the following MN State Standards criteria (Class 2B waters):o Dissolved Oxygen: not less than 5mg/l o Turbidity: not more than 25 NTUso Transparency tube not less than 20 centimeters o pH: between 6.5-8.5 Determine Use Support - Compare your data to the state standardso < 10% of values exceed criteria = Fully Supportingo 10-25% of values exceed criteria = Partial Supporto >25% of values exceed criteria = Non-Support Display Results graphically and Geospatiallyo Create a table or graph with your use assessment resultso Table should include; Site Name, number of samples, and assessment percentage.o Create a map of your assessment sites which illustrates Use Assessment rankings for each site based on Transparency readings. http://riverwatch.wq.io/ Via the website, download the transparency tube data of sites you monitor in Google Earth format (aka KML). Capture a screenshot of your sites in Google Earth for the map portion.
Example Map:This sample includes the entire Red River Basin. You need only include your sample
sites.
The parameter used in this assessment is transparency, which has a standard of 20 cm in Minnesota. If less than 10% of samples for a given site have readings lower than 20 cm, the site is “Fully Supporting Designated Use.” If 10-24.99% are lower than 20 cm , the site is “Partially Supporting.” If a site has more than 25% of samples under 20 cm, it is “Not Supporting.”
Team members: (please keep this in the corner section for consistency across posters! Thanks)Barb TroutFish RiffleMacro InvertebrateD.O. LowRed River
Advisor/Teacher:Mrs./Mr. Field Adventure
River Watch Program Support, Contact information: (please keep this in the corner section for consistency across posters! Thanks)List financial sponsors and if you have a school website, place it in this section along with any other contact info.
All schools must include the following:“Support for the River Watch Program is provided by the State of Minnesota, Minnesota Clean Water Fund, Pollution Control Agency and the Red River Watershed Management Board.”
Red River Basin Drought Planning Tool
Utilize the Red River Basin Drought Planning Tool (http://www.rrbdin.org/hydrologic-data), an International Water Institute product, to complete this segment of your assignment. The Drought Planning Tool provides access to a common base of drought related information for the Red River of the North Basin.
Please complete the following tasks for this section:1. Plot stream flow values for the drought planning
station nearest your sample area for March through August 2012. Also include the optional comparison to the flows observed during the 1988 drought.
2. Explain how the 1988 flows compare to those observed in 2012.
3. State how the drought indices of 1988 and 2012 compare.
4. Create a monthly sub-basin forecast conditions report for your selected station.
5. Explain what a Decile rating is and report the rating for your sub-basin. Also, determine what it means in regard to precipitation expected.
6. Define UZTWC and report the UZTWC Decile rating for your sub-basin.
7. Describe how a drought planner could utilize the forecast report.
Include a screenshot of your station compared to the 1988 drought (example below)
Designated Use Support (% Exceed)Fully supporting (0-9.99)Partially supporting (10-24.99)Not supporting (25-100)