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BETTER ASSESSMENT SCIENCE INTEGRATING POINT AND NONPOINT SOURCES (BASINS)
Description:
BASINS IS A NEW TOOL WHICH INTEGRATES ENVIRONMENTAL DATA, GIS (ARCVIEW) AND MODELING TOOLS ON YOUR PC. BASINS INTEGRATES DATA ON WATER QUALITY FROM STORET AND DATA ON AQUATIC RESOURCES TO HELP IDENTIFY WATERBODIES WHICH MAY NOT BE MEETING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. THE TOOL ALSO INCLUDES MODELS TO PREDICT RURAL AND URBAN NONPOINT SOURCE LOADINGS, WITH INPUT DATA PROVIDED FROM THE GEOGRAPHIC DATA (E.G. REACH FILE 1, NATURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY AND STORET). THE TOOL ALLOWS THE USER TO COMBINE POINT SOURCE AND NONPOINT SOURCE LOADINGS TO ESTIMATE POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS IN A RECEIVING WATERBODY. THE USER CAN ANALYZE AND COMPARE POTENTIAL CONTROL STRATEGIES. THIS TOOL HELPS STATES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 303(D) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT.
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Record Details:
Record Type:MODEL
Product Published Date:03/31/1997
Record Last Revised:12/10/2002
Record ID:
3646