WV: models or budgets” were created using rainfall totals “water over the past 30 years. Models were used to calculate the water coming into the state and flows leaving. This method has a high percentage of errors because values were estimated. 3.1.2 Critical areas. FL: Have a prioritization process for what basins to address next and what tools to use, depending upon analysis of resources and Identify critical areas /priority (Chapter 6) existing and proposed uses and where conflicts may occur. sub-basins or regions RI: Scituate Reservoir system (Providence) § PA§ 3112(a)(6), § 3112(d), § 3113(c)(4)- WV: Developed an application process to determine Critical Planning Areas and evaluation criteria process MA: Prioritized basins on degree of biological and flow alteration. PA for the identification of regions of stress, and designate Critical Water Planning Areas,to be identified and included in the statewide conversation and influence policy recommendations. 3.1.3 Establish a baseline and Both establishing a baseline and detecting trends requires a strong, FL-3.1.3 detect trends and emerging on-going monitoring program that has some ability to change over RI-3.1.3 issues time to address specific issues. NE-3.1.3 FL: Water Management Districts have steady funding for their monitoring programs and can collect additional data where needed to address specific resource issues. Wide range of types of data collected, including stream flow, ground water levels, water quality, and water usage data. All are available through GIS mapping applications. RI: data by region provided
WV: models or “water budgets” were created using rainfall totals over the past 30 years. Models were used to calculate the water coming into the state and flows leaving. This method has a high percentage of errors because values were estimated. 3.1.2 Critical areas. Identify critical areas /priority sub-basins or regions FL: Have a prioritization process for what basins to address next and what tools to use, depending upon analysis of resources and existing and proposed uses and where conflicts may occur. RI: Scituate Reservoir system (Providence) WV: Developed an application process to determine Critical Planning Areas and evaluation criteria process MA: Prioritized basins on degree of biological and flow alteration. PA for the identification of regions of stress, and designate Critical Water Planning Areas,to be identified and included in the statewide conversation and influence policy recommendations. (Chapter 6) § PA§ 3112(a)(6), § 3112(d), § 3113(c)(4)- 3.1.3 Establish a baseline and detect trends and emerging issues Both establishing a baseline and detecting trends requires a strong, on-going monitoring program that has some ability to change over time to address specific issues. FL: Water Management Districts have steady funding for their monitoring programs and can collect additional data where needed to address specific resource issues. Wide range of types of data collected, including stream flow, ground water levels, water quality, and water usage data. All are available through GIS mapping applications. RI: data by region provided FL-3.1.3 RI-3.1.3 NE-3.1.3
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