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Santa Barbara, CA – For millions of California beach goers, swimmers and surfers, finding and enjoying that perfect stretch of sand and water has just become a whole lot easier with the launch of the Swim Guide, a new, free smart phone app (available from App Store, Google Play, or www.theswimguide.org ). Provided and managed by Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and other member groups of the Waterkeeper Alliance, a network of 200 water protection groups worldwide, the Swim Guide helps users locate the closes...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Technology
Loveland, Colo . – A new version of Hach Water Information Management Solutions (WIMS) Version 7.3 was released on May 1, 2012. Hach WIMS is a software platform specifically designed for water and wastewater utilities, providing easy access and visibility to data from many disparate sources for reporting, analysis and monitoring. Hach WIMS Version 7.3 introduces many new features including: support for WIMS online using on the Apple iPad mobile device, easy rep...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Technology
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the public release of a web-based mapping tool developed for Federal agencies to facilitate more efficient and effective environmental reviews and project planning. The tool, NEPAssist , is part of an initiative developed by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to modernize and reinvigorate federal agency implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) through innovation, public participation and...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Technology
CHICAGO, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Growing Blue has launched the Water Impact Index (WIIX) Calculator, a new web-based tool designed to measure and reduce the impact of human activity on local water resources. Available online at www.growingblue.com , the new calculator was designed by Growing Blue founding partner Veolia Water. Most water footprint calculators use volume of water as the indicator to assess impact on the water resource. Water use can range from human consumption to manuf...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Technology
DENVER, April 12, 2012 – CH2M HILL and Critigen are pleased to partner with the District of Columbia Department of the Environment (DDOE) to launch the world’s first online interactive tool that helps home owners reduce their overall environmental impact and to help residents better understand the city’s progress to become more environmentally sustainable. The GreenUp DC web portal ( http://greenup.dc.gov ), designed by CH2M HILL and Critigen, is part of the city’s overall effort to engage citizens to b...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Technology
By Steve Goldberg
A geographic information system (GIS) is an organized collection of hardware, software, and geographic data that allows users to efficiently capture, update, manipulate, analyze, and display a variety of information regarding a specific location. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has described GIS as one of the most exciting and beneficial technologies available to stormwater managers. The ASCE identified the primary GIS applications relevant to water management as the “four Ms”: mapping, m...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: BMP Manufactured, Software, Technology