Common Errors Common Errors In SubmittalsIn Submittals Digital Topographic Information Digital Topographic Information

(DTI)(DTI)

Watershed Evaluation (WE)Watershed Evaluation (WE)

Watershed Management Plan Watershed Management Plan (WMP)(WMP)

Reviewers:Reviewers:

Jezabel PaganJezabel Pagan

Terrell WallaceTerrell Wallace

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Digital Topographic InformationDigital Topographic Information Incomplete or Incomplete or

empty metadataempty metadata Use Federal Use Federal

Geographic Data Geographic Data Committee and Committee and SWFWMD SWFWMD metadata metadata standards.standards.

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Digital Topographic InformationDigital Topographic Information Naming Convention Naming Convention

Examples: Contour should Examples: Contour should be named ELEV and be named ELEV and SYS_SCALE should be SYS_SCALE should be named SYS_SCALnamed SYS_SCAL

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Digital Topographic InformationDigital Topographic Information There are some areas There are some areas

where the DTMLINE, where the DTMLINE, BOUND, and TIN Surface BOUND, and TIN Surface does not extend to the does not extend to the WATERSHED coverageWATERSHED coverage

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Digital Topographic InformationDigital Topographic Information All DTM coverages All DTM coverages

shall be shall be appropriately BUILT appropriately BUILT and have a FUZZY and have a FUZZY tolerance (in ArcGIS tolerance (in ArcGIS 9.1 version, XY 9.1 version, XY tolerance) of .0001tolerance) of .0001

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Watershed EvaluationWatershed Evaluation Missing or duplicated Missing or duplicated

Hyd_id’sHyd_id’s Example for Example for

duplicated hyd_ids are duplicated hyd_ids are represented in the represented in the pictures: 1(reaches) pictures: 1(reaches) and 2 (nodes) and 2 (nodes)

OK from Project OK from Project Manager ONLY for Manager ONLY for using same Hyd_id for using same Hyd_id for different structures different structures sharing the same sharing the same upstream and upstream and downstream nodesdownstream nodes

Picture2

Picture1

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Watershed EvaluationWatershed Evaluation All sub-basins All sub-basins

should have at should have at least one node least one node associated with associated with them.them.

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Watershed EvaluationWatershed Evaluation There are several subfolders in the TSDN that are There are several subfolders in the TSDN that are

missing or empty (e.g., QA_QC_Documentation, missing or empty (e.g., QA_QC_Documentation, Certifications)Certifications)

Reports should be verified from orthographic and Reports should be verified from orthographic and grammar errors before submitting to the grammar errors before submitting to the Southwest Florida Water Management District Southwest Florida Water Management District

All final reports should be signed and sealed, and All final reports should be signed and sealed, and scanned in a format that can be clearly verified or scanned in a format that can be clearly verified or include a photocopy of it in the transmittal letter to include a photocopy of it in the transmittal letter to the Project Managerthe Project Manager

Each final submittal should have a signed/sealed Each final submittal should have a signed/sealed certification lettercertification letter

Run the topology for QA/QC purposes!Run the topology for QA/QC purposes!

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Watershed Management PlanWatershed Management Plan In cases where the In cases where the

floodplain stops floodplain stops creating a glass creating a glass wall, please explain wall, please explain the reason why that the reason why that happened and happened and document the document the decision of showing decision of showing the glass wall (i.e., the glass wall (i.e., floodplain stops on a floodplain stops on a road, please include road, please include data supporting this data supporting this like road centerline like road centerline elevations, etc)elevations, etc)

Glass Wall

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Watershed Management PlanWatershed Management Plan Some floodplains are not mapped correctly in GIS (e.g. Some floodplains are not mapped correctly in GIS (e.g.

NB0087 should have been include in the flood boundaryNB0087 should have been include in the flood boundary))

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Watershed Management PlanWatershed Management Plan When using modeling software other than When using modeling software other than

ICPR, make sure that the output includes ICPR, make sure that the output includes graphs from all reaches and junctions to graphs from all reaches and junctions to verify instabilities. If the amount of reaches verify instabilities. If the amount of reaches and nodes is considerable, please use and nodes is considerable, please use judgment to include in output enough judgment to include in output enough quantity of graphs to support the model quantity of graphs to support the model

Each submittal should include a TIN or Each submittal should include a TIN or raster image and the final submittal should raster image and the final submittal should include the DTM folder (when a floodplain is include the DTM folder (when a floodplain is generated)generated)

There are some relates that are setup There are some relates that are setup incorrectly (e.g. Using REACHNAME and incorrectly (e.g. Using REACHNAME and NODENAME to relate instead of HYD_IDs)NODENAME to relate instead of HYD_IDs)

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Watershed Management PlanWatershed Management Plan There are several subfolders in the TSDN that There are several subfolders in the TSDN that

are missing or empty (e.g., are missing or empty (e.g., QA_QC_Documentation, Certifications)QA_QC_Documentation, Certifications)

Reports should be verified from orthographic Reports should be verified from orthographic and grammar errors before submitting to the and grammar errors before submitting to the Southwest Florida Water Management District Southwest Florida Water Management District

All final reports should be signed and sealed, All final reports should be signed and sealed, and scanned in a format that can be clearly and scanned in a format that can be clearly verified or include a photocopy of it in the verified or include a photocopy of it in the transmittal letter to the Project Managertransmittal letter to the Project Manager

Each final submittal should have a signed/sealed Each final submittal should have a signed/sealed certification lettercertification letter

Run the topology for QA/QC purposes!Run the topology for QA/QC purposes!

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Updated Review Check ListUpdated Review Check List

WMP_Review_ChecklWMP_Review_Checklist.xlsist.xls

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Updated Review Check ListUpdated Review Check List Some inventory features are missing from network Some inventory features are missing from network

(arc). For example hyd_ids (072823_002,072823_003, (arc). For example hyd_ids (072823_002,072823_003, 072823_004) are indicated as culverts in the inventory 072823_004) are indicated as culverts in the inventory coverage but the reach that passed through it is a coverage but the reach that passed through it is a weir.weir.

AOC

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Updated Review Check ListUpdated Review Check List

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Closing RemarksClosing Remarks

REJECTED!!

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