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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">It’s time for the semi-annual update of the WBD (watershed boundary dataset, a.k.a., the HUCs). I’ll let Dave Brower (NRCS—Spokane) explain the rest below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Brower, Dave - NRCS, Spokane, WA [mailto:Dave.Brower@wa.usda.gov]
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<b>Subject:</b> Fall 2013 Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) Update<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To: WBD stewardship and user community of Oregon and Washington<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Subject: Fall 2013 Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) Update<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This email is a solicitation for <b>proposed</b> edits to the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) of Oregon and Washington. It’s an opportunity for you to identify errors that have been discovered through your use of the dataset, and have
these errors corrected to improve the WBD. Each year, a fall and spring solicitation will be sent out to collect update proposals. These proposed edits will be collected and processed through the PNWHF NHD/WBD stewardship process. This email initiates
the process for the Fall 2013 update. <br>
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<b><u>Scope of update</u></b>: The PNWHF website (<a href="http://www.pnwhf.org/water-bound-dataset.aspx">http://www.pnwhf.org/water-bound-dataset.aspx</a>) provides useful background information for the WBD in Oregon and Washington. The
<b>intent of this current update is to address “significant” errors</b> that have been identified since the WBD was last updated. The significance of a change is difficult to quantify but the following criteria may be used to determine whether a proposed
change should be submitted as part of this current stewardship activity. <br>
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1. Locations where the WBD boundaries have been incorrectly mapped (eg. incorrect ridge top was chosen, NHD drainage incorrectly excluded from HU, etc). Small deviations from the ridge top should not be returned as part of this solicitation.
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2. Changes at outflow locations where an NHD update has caused the need for a WBD edit.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3. Areas where the NHD has been remapped based on LiDAR data sources.
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<p class="MsoNormal">4. Proposed WBD name changes.<br>
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<b><u>Process:</u></b> The following process and timeline will be followed for this submittal and review of proposed edits.
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November 15, 2013 Solicitation sent to WBD community
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November 15<sup>th</sup>, 2013 – December 13<sup>th</sup>, 2013 Proposed edits submitted for review
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December 13<sup>th</sup>, 2013 – January 15, 2014 Stewardship review and acceptance
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January 17<sup>th</sup>, 2014 Accepted edits submitted to national repository
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February 28 , 2014 Updated WBD available to PNWHF partners
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<b><u>Submittal</u></b>: BLM Oregon will collect the update proposals. All should be sent via email to Bryant Mecklem (<a href="mailto:bmecklem@blm.gov">bmecklem@blm.gov</a>) at BLM. The following list of PNWHF stewards should be cc’d on each submittal:
Ian Reid (<a href="mailto:ian.reid@or.usda.gov">ian.reid@or.usda.gov</a>), Dave Brower (<a href="mailto:dave.brower@wa.usda.gov">dave.brower@wa.usda.gov</a>), Chris Strobl (<a href="mailto:cstrobl@fs.fed.us">cstrobl@fs.fed.us</a>), Anita Stohr (<a href="mailto:asto461@ECY.WA.GOV">asto461@ECY.WA.GOV</a>),
and Bob Harmon (<a href="mailto:Robert.C.HARMON@state.or.us">Robert.C.HARMON@state.or.us</a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any questions pertaining to the WBD or to this solicitation can be directed to the individuals listed above. The following information should be provided with the submittal email:
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Submitter’s Name: <br>
Submitter’s Organization: <br>
Brief narrative description of proposed change. <br>
Description of reference data sources that support change. These data may be requested from the submitter to support the stewardship review.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Graphic file (shapefile or gdb preferable) describing the proposed change:
</b>An anonymous ftp location will be provided upon request for upload of data. Please contact Bryant for this information. (<a href="mailto:bmecklem@blm.gov">bmecklem@blm.gov</a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal">Submitted on behalf of the Pacific Northwest Hydrography Framework group by:<o:p></o:p></p>
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Dave Brower, USDA-NRCS, WBD Steward, Washington<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="mailto:Dave.Brower@wa.usda.gov">Dave.Brower@wa.usda.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">509.323.2962<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Ian Reid, USDA-NRCS, WBD Steward, Oregon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="mailto:ian.reid@or.usda.gov">ian.reid@or.usda.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">503.414.3015<o:p></o:p></p>
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