Maintenance and Enhancements to BLM WY National Hydrography and Watershed Boundary Datasets Project (CESU)

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A. Project Background Information: In response to National Environmental Planning and Analysis (NEPA) requirements, resources monitoring directed by EIS Decision Records, and the need for analysis of impacts of surface disturbance on water quality, stream channel stability, and watershed health, BLM intends to implement research/development (R and D) and establishment of technical data standards, data criteria, and spatial data protocols for the creation of higher resolution National Hydrography (NHD) and Watershed Boundary (WBD) datasets for the State of Wyoming. This project will involve upon completion of the R and D, the recipient will, employing R and D established protocols and procedures, create more accurate and higher resolution NHD and WBD datasets. In addition, BLM and the recipient will work together in field research and ground-based verification of the digital and spatial data accuracy of NHD and WBD developed in the course of the project. B. Project Objective: The partnership will allow the BLM and the recipient, to more efficiently and with greater cost effectiveness, make their individual contributions in science-based investigation and management of soil and water resources and exchange data through a joint work effort. The resulting WBD NHD datasets will be used in undergraduate and graduate programs in such applications as soil and water modeling and analysis systems. In addition, these R and D results and enhanced datasets will be available to the public and energy companies for use in obtaining permits and authorizations from state and federal agencies for resource development projects. Wyoming and its citizens and other public land users will benefit from the enhanced quality of management and protection of the states soil and water resou

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