riparian area and upper watershed condition
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Riparian Area and Upper Watershed Condition. Relationship to E-Flows. Riparian Areas. Influences groundwater/surface water relationships Provides filters to improve water quality Provides habitat for diverse flora and fauna. Relationship to E-Flows. Uplands. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Riparian Area and Upper Watershed Condition
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Relationship to E-Flows
Riparian Areas• Influences
groundwater/surface water relationships
• Provides filters to improve water quality
• Provides habitat for diverse flora and fauna
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Relationship to E-FlowsUplands
• Source of highest snowpack and rainfall
• Stand density conditions may influence supply
• Complicated ground water/surface water interactions
• Land management influences water quality
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Healthy Vegetative Communities
• Understand• Assess• Treat• Monitor
E-flows
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Handbook of Wetland Vegetation Communities of New MexicoVolume I: Classification and Community Descriptions
Esteban Muldavin, Paula Durkin, Mike Bradley, Mary Stuever and Patricia MehlhopNew Mexico Natural Heritage Program, Biology DepartmentUniversity of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
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• Classification of wetland plant community types (135)• Forested wetlands(61)• Scrub-shrub wetlands (38)• Emergent or herbaceous wetlands (36)
• Descriptions include:• Geographic locations• Species composition• Hydrologic and soil characteristics• Ecological Dynamics• Conservation Status
Photo by Esteban Muldavin
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Handbook of Vegetation Communities of New MexicoVolume II: REFERENCE SITES
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insert map of good and poor reference sites
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The Uplands
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• Large landscape perspective • Wall to wall, all jurisdictions approach• Utilizes existing data• Strengthen collaborative relationships • Leverage federal, state and private money
State Assessment and Strategy
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Eight GIS Layers– Forest Health– Fragmentation– Development Potential (Risk)– Water Quality & Supply– Fish & Wildlife (Biodiversity)– Wildfire Risk– Economic Potential
(Development)– Green Infrastructure Water Quality and
Supply
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Model Content
Models developed using multi-agency technical teams
Gathered existing databases
Identified data gaps
Best judgment/professional knowledge on how to use
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Water Quality and SupplyThe intent of the water quality & supply data layer is to emphasize landscapes that impact long-term watershed function in supplying sustainable public water supplies
1. Public Drinking Supply
2. NMED Priority Sheds
3. 305b Watersheds
4. Specific Impaired Sheds
5. % Irr. Cropland
6. Water Quality Risks
7. Aquifer Recharge
8. Aquifer Sensitivity
9. % Impervious Surface
10. Erosion Risk
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Low – Low risk and low value
High - High risk and high value
Low/Medium
Medium
Medium/High
Water Quality & Supply Priority
Water Quality & Supply
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Water Quality & SupplyRank Data Gap DescriptionHigh Statewide Wetlands Data LayerHigh Pollutant Source Identification for Impaired ReachesHigh WEPP model for Erosion Risk
High Impairment Data for Ephemeral and Intermittent Reaches.
High Surface Water Flow Trends over Time High Statewide Water Balance
High Refined Cover Data Attributed with %Cover and Condition of Vegetation.
Medium Statewide Grazing LayerMedium Ecological Site Description Crosswalk to Existing Landcover TypesMedium Statewide Data on Gaining and Losing ReachesMedium Completion of a WRASTIC model for Surface Water Vulnerability Medium Statewide Parcel Data Attributed with County ZoningMedium Road Densities for Impervious Areas
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Fish & Wildlife Habitat (Biodiversity)
The intent of this layer is to identify areas that provide habitat for plants and animals, including, but not limited to, threatened and endangered species
T&E Potential Habitat TNC Fish Atlas TNC Cons Areas WGA Corridors
Rare Plant Occurrence
Wildlife Occurrence
CWCS Key Areas
Low - Least important habitat
High - Most important habitat
Low/Medium
Medium
Medium/High
Fish & Wildlife Priority
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Insert public benefit of forests map
Strategy and Response Plan