Great Lakes Tributary Modeling Program Web‐based Sediment Transport Tools Training Fact Sheet The Great Lakes Tributary Modeling Program under the 516(e) Authority enables the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop sediment transport models to assist state and local agencies with planning and implementation of measures for soil conservation and nonpoint source pollution prevention. These models can be developed for all tributaries to the Great Lakes that discharge to federal navigation channels and Areas of Concern (AOC’s). The ultimate goal of the program is to reduce the loading of sediment and pollutants to tributaries in order to enhance Great Lakes water quality, help delist Great Lakes AOC’s, and reduce the need for navigation dredging. In addition to the sediment transport models that we have developed in the past, Buffalo District is currently providing training to all those that have an interest in sediment transport and have a hand in watershed planning. The goal of the training is to teach participants how to use web‐based sediment transport tools to better understand sediment issues and make informed decisions within their watersheds. These are typically one day workshops that are offered to Soil and Water Conservation Districts, state and local agencies, conservation groups, universities, and individuals in the agricultural industry. A great benefit of these trainings is that they bring diverse groups of people together to help solve sediment transport issues. Typically these workshops only require the use of small computer labs with internet access, so we have the flexibility to coordinate these trainings very easily. The web‐based sediment tools that we offer training for include: Digital Watershed High Impact Targeting (HIT) Long‐Term Hydrologic Impact Assessment Low Impact Development (L‐THIA LID) Web‐based Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) As a preventative measure to reducing the need for costly dredging and delisting AOC’s, the Great Lake Tributary Modeling Program is 100% federally funded, and is one of the only programs that investigate the prevention of sedimentation issues. For more information regarding these web‐based sediment transport tools, or to schedule a training session, please contact Brent LaSpada, the 516(e) Buffalo District Program Manager: Phone: 716‐879‐4446 Email: [email protected]
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(streets, sidewalks and driveways) and vegetated rooftops. These practices intercept,
redirect, and slow the movement of runoff and pollutants moving through a
watershed.
A Low-Impact Development web-based Spreadsheet version of LTHIA is
available at https://engineering.purdue.edu/~lthia/LID.
TheWaterErosionPredictionProject(WEPP)ModelOnlineGeographicInformationSystems(GIS)Interface The WEPP online GIS Interface uses the open layers software to assist in setting up WEPP watershed simulations. The online version of WEPP is primarily used for small scale watersheds typically within agricultural settings to determine the channel network, delineate the watershed and determine flow paths within the watershed. It is applicable at the field scale with input from climate, management, soil and topography. The WEPP model is used to predict soil loss and runoff from the watershed.
The WEPP model can be located at http://milford.nserl.purdue.edu/ol/wepp2/