GeospatialGeospatial ToolsTools toto SupportSupport WatershedWatershed EnvironmentalEnvironmental MonitoringMonitoring andand Reclamation:Reclamation: AssessingAssessing MiningMining ImpactsImpacts onon TheThe UpperUpper SusquehannaSusquehanna--LackawannaLackawanna AmericanAmerican HeritageHeritage RiverRiver

DaleDale BrunsBruns andand TomTom SweetSweet ––PAPA GISGIS ConsortiumConsortium ––SweetSweet SolutionsSolutions ––WilkesWilkes UniversityUniversity ((GeoEnvGeoEnv.. SciSci.. && Eng.Eng. Dept.;Dept.; Coll.Coll. OfOf SciSci.. && Eng.)Eng.) OverviewOverview ofof PresentationPresentation

„ BackgroundBackground onon AmericanAmerican HeritageHeritage RiverRiver (AHR)(AHR) – Environmental problems – Use of GIS and data needs „ GISGIS inin environmentalenvironmental monitoringmonitoring designdesign – Environmental design principles – Applications to AHR „ RiverNetRiverNet andand EPAEPA EMPACTEMPACT – Real-time instrumentation and telemetry – Web based GIS – RiverNet Data Portal – Data trends and analysis – Conclusions PA GIS Consortium Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed’s Relationship to the ProjectProject Ecosystem Location Location Pennsylvania

„ drains the largest Chesapeake Bay U.S. river basin on the Atlantic coast

„ Susquehanna River contributes to over half of the freshwater inflow to the Chesapeake Bay

„ 120,000 acres of Abandoned Mine Lands within the Upper Susquehanna- Basin

„ 3600 square miles - watershed delineation with Anthracite Fields EnvironmentalEnvironmental ProblemsProblems

„ WatershedWatershed sufferssuffers fromfrom moremore thanthan 150150 yearsyears ofof physicalphysical disturbance,disturbance, sedimentation,sedimentation, acidacid minemine drainage,drainage, andand untreateduntreated urbanurban runoffrunoff „ CleanClean upup costs:costs: $2.5$2.5 billionbillion „ SpecificSpecific ProblemProblem AreasAreas (Land(Land Use)Use) –– AbandonedAbandoned MineMine LandsLands –– NonNon--pointpoint AMDAMD andand AMDAMD OutfallsOutfalls –– CombinedCombined StormStorm OverflowsOverflows ((CSOsCSOs)) PA GIS Consortium GeoSpatialGeoSpatial TechnologiesTechnologies forfor EnvironmentalEnvironmental MontoringMontoring andand ReclamationReclamation

GIS for Watershed Analysis „ Characterize and Assess – Ecological conditions Site of Knox Mine Disaster (2000 sq. mi. area) – Anthracite Fields Wilkes-Barre „ strip mines

„ mine pool

„ culm banks

„ acid mine outfalls Nanticoke „ Technologies – GIS and GPS – Remote Sensing and Digital Photogrammetry

„ Watershed Analysis – provide first step to testing watershed indicators of pollution PA GIS Consortium FilmclipFilmclip:: KnoxKnox MineMine DisasterDisaster Photo:Photo: MiningMining OperationOperation PersistentPersistent WaterWater QualityQuality ProblemsProblems

Severely degraded stream with urban debris and

Mapping mine outfall locations with GPS technologies GPSGPS locationslocations ofof waterwater qualityquality problemsproblems ProposedProposed PhasesPhases ofof WatershedWatershed PlanPlan „ PhasePhase II (focus(focus onon existingexisting data)data) –– InventoryInventory andand CompilationCompilation (GIS(GIS Data)Data) –– WatershedWatershed IndicatorsIndicators „ PhasePhase IIII (Data(Data acquisitionacquisition andand analysis)analysis) –– PhotogrammetryPhotogrammetry,, remoteremote sensing,sensing, GPSGPS –– waterwater qualityquality andand hydrologichydrologic monitoringmonitoring –– modeling:modeling: ,hydrology, AMDAMD andand chemistrychemistry „ PhasePhase IIIIII (support(support engineeringengineering design)design) –– reclamation,reclamation, datadata management,management, monitoringmonitoring EPAEPA EMPACT:EMPACT: objectivesobjectives andand partnerspartners

„ MonitorMonitor waterwater qualityquality parametersparameters inin AHRAHR watershedwatershed „ UseUse RealReal--TimeTime waterwater qualityquality instrumentsinstruments (YSI)(YSI) „ MakeMake datadata availableavailable toto communitycommunity viavia GISGIS andand InternetInternet basedbased softwaresoftware Watershed groups: Lackawanna and Nescopeck; „ ConductConduct environmentalenvironmental PA DEP, EC, Chamber, educationeducation andand publicpublic EPCAMR, PEC; EPA and outreachoutreach activitiesactivities USDA RGIS PA GIS Consortium

UpdateUpdate onon YSIYSI waterwater qualityquality monitoringmonitoring RealReal--timetime monitormonitor (8(8 parameters);parameters); controlcontrol box;box; solarsolar panelpanel TelemetryTelemetry downloaddownload toto serverserver

„ Manually linked to ArcIMS

PA GIS Consortium

YSI Site Selections

ReferenceEPAEPA EMPACTEMPACT site: Tobypresentationpresentation Creek mapmap

YSI monitor

AML impacted tributary site: Nanticoke Creek PA GIS Consortium

DelineatedDelineated TributaryTributary SubSub--WatershedsWatersheds PA GIS Consortium DelineatedDelineated TributaryTributary SubSub-- WatershedsWatersheds PA GIS Consortium DelineatedDelineated TributaryTributary SubSub-- WatershedsWatersheds Paired Watershed Analysis

Toby Creek

Nanticoke Creek

Paired Watershed Analysis

Paired Watershed Analysis Paired Watershed Analysis Paired Watershed Analysis Paired Watershed Analysis PA GIS Consortium DataData DistributionDistribution StrategyStrategy UsersUsers

ENHANCED BASIC PUBLIC BROWSER BROWSER OTHER images vectors, features LOCAL STATE Regional Model: Internet FEDERAL Distributed GIS WEB Server WEB Server PA GIS (locally maintained and CONSORTIUM regionally coordinated) regional ArcIMS ArcIMS coordination

SDE SDE SDE

LOCAL County DATA DATA DATA Municipality Agency University Large Scale/Local Data L1 L2 L3 Other EPA EMPACT RIVERNET – WEB BASED GIS MAP SERVICE SHOWING WATERSHED INFORMATION AND DATA

PA GIS Consortium

EnvironmentalEnvironmental EducationEducation andand Outreach:Outreach: RiverRiver FestFest onon RiverRiver FrontFront ParksParks PA GIS Consortium EnvironmentalEnvironmental EducationEducation andand Outreach:Outreach: PressPress ReleaseRelease atat RiverRiver FrontFront ParksParks PA GIS Consortium Future directions— Applications of Quick Bird imagery: floodplain, mining, reclamation, and highway corridors

AML in black Urban corridor in red

Suburban corridor in red

CommunityVIZ 3-D GIS CITYgreen: Trees and carbon sequestration analysis CITYgreen: Regional carbon sequestration analysis CITYgreen Predictions: Benefits of Reforestation

Regression equation: tons of C stored per year = 0.34 x (acres of )

250

200 Potential of 179 tons of carbon per year 150 to be stored in

100 527 acres of mined lands in Nanticoke Creek for 50 reforestation/reclamation

0

Tons of carbon per year year per of carbon Tons 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Acres reforested (study plot X 10) CITYgreen Predictions: Benefits of Reforestation

Regression30000 equation: tons of C = 43 x (acres of forest)

25000 Potential of 22,676 tons of carbon to be 20000 stored in forests

15000

10000 527 acres of mined lands in 5000 Nanticoke Creek for reforestation/reclamation Tons carbon stored of 0 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Acres reforested (study plot X 10) BenefitsBenefits andand ConclusionsConclusions ofof EMPACTEMPACT

•Benefits - Fit the AHR Master Plan •Support and participation of the public, local govt. & environ. Groups •Data available to public; public outreach and environ. education •WVSA, Wilkes University, PA GIS Consortium, AHR • two watershed groups, EC, Chamber, PA DEP, EPCAMR, PEC •Conclusions – GIS analysis supports monitoring design •Statistical analysis supports both AML (and CSO issues) •AMD – limited historical data from 1970s,1980s, 1990s (BASINS) •Paired watershed analysis successful in data analysis •CommunityVIZ, CITYgreen, and Quick Bird imagery hold potential AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

„ CongressmanCongressman PaulPaul „ USGSUSGS KanjorskiKanjorski andand StaffStaff „ U.U. S.S. ArmyArmy CorpsCorps ofof „ DepartmentDepartment ofof InteriorInterior EngineersEngineers – NSDI Program „ PAPA DEPDEP – FGDC „ WilkesWilkes UniversityUniversity – OSM „ ESRIESRI (Chris Cappelli) „ U.U. S.S. EPAEPA (Dave Catlin, „ SweetSweet SolutionsSolutions GIS Champion) „ MarconiMarconi Systems/ADRSystems/ADR „ DigitalDigital GlobeGlobe „ USDAUSDA (sponsor of AHR Navigator, Alex Rogers) „ EPAEPA EMPACTEMPACT PA GIS Consortium Contact information: pagis.orgpagis.org