Description:

To adequately control nonpoint source pollution of a water resource, water quality managers must focus on minimizing the impacts of individual nonpoint source pollutants. The strategic choice and placement of best management practices (BMPs) in the watershed can successfully reduce the input of individual pollutants and may improve water quality. WATERSHEDSS (WATER, Soil, and Hydro- Environmental Decision Support System) was designed to help watershed managers and land treatment personnel identify their water quality problems and select appropriate best management practices.

WATERSHEDSS is comprised of three components:

1. The watershed assessment and evaluation which includes a pollutant budget spreadsheet and an agricultural best management practice (BMP) database
2. An educational component, containing detailed information and references on NPS pollutants and sources.
3. An annotated bibliography of NPS literature

Record Details:

Record Type:MODEL

Record Released:08/06/2008

Record Last Revised:08/31/2009

Record ID: 198443

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Model Detail:

Model URL :http://www.water.ncsu.edu/watershedss/

Model Guidance Documents :The User's Guide is available at http://www.water.ncsu.edu/watershedss/

Model Download Information :The model is available to use at: http://www.water.ncsu.edu/watershedss/

modelcontactinfo :Agency Contact
Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM)
Phone: 706/355-8403
Email: ceam@epamail.epa.gov

Developer Contact
Deanna Osmond
Soil Science Department
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-515-7303
Deanna_osmond@ncsu.edu


Model Inputs :Pollutant of concern, water resource to be protected

Model Outputs :Best management practices to control the pollution

otheruserdocs :http://www.epa.gov/ceampubl/tools/watrshed/index.html

Model Computer Requirements:

Model Hardware Needs :This model runs on the web. Any computer that can access the internet can use this program.