Discover insights from the Kentucky Water Research Institute's review of the 2022 Annual Reports of Kentucky's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Programs.
This map application contains information regarding stormwater utilities in the United States. The source of this data was the 2023 Stormwater Utility Survey conducted by Western Kentucky University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The map displays symbols whose size are proportionately scaled based on population, and colored based on their monthly fee. Click a symbol or multiple symbols to get information on the community, state, fee type, year of implementation, population size, and monthly fee. You can also filter the selection by selecting the state(s) that you want to visualize.
The Kentucky MS4 Training Program's Post-Construction BMP Guides page provides detailed resources on best management practices (BMPs) for managing stormwater runoff after construction projects. It covers various BMPs, including permeable pavement, bioretention, and stormwater wetlands, offering design guidelines, maintenance recommendations, and tools for optimizing stormwater management. These guides are intended to support compliance with stormwater management regulations and enhance post-construction water quality in Kentucky.
Model My Watershed is a watershed-modeling web app that enables citizens, conservation practitioners, municipal decision-makers, educators, and students to Analyze real land use and soil data in their neighborhoods and watersheds Model stormwater runoff and water-quality impacts using professional-grade models Compare how different conservation or development scenarios could modify runoff and water quality The Runoff Simulation (formerly known as the Micro Site Storm Runoff Model) is an animated version of the Site Storm Model package of Model My Watershed. It allows users to learn how land use and soil together determine whether rainfall infiltrates into the soil, runs off into streams or is evaporated and transpired by plants.
The Kentucky MS4 Training Program's Interactive EPSC tool provides detailed resources for understanding Kentucky's Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control (EPSC) requirements, as outlined in the KYR10 permit. Users can hover over different elements to access detailed information, helping them meet regulatory standards during construction projects.
Explore Stroud Water Rersearch Institutes Runoff Simulation educational web application. Use it to demonstrate how changes in rainfall amount, the surfaces on which the rain falls, and soil texture change where the water goes.
Macroinvertebrates.org is an interdisciplinary research and development effort to create an innovative resource for aquatic insect identification to support citizen science activities. This National Science Foundation supported project brings together expertise in entomology, learning sciences, software engineering, water quality biomonitoring, and design.
Click anywhere on earth to see how the water balance is changing over time. The Esri Hydro team creates ArcGIS Online content for use in water resources and hydrology related GIS applications. These resources include online basemaps and tools, which provide a foundation for your GIS maps, applications, and models.
The NOAA National Water Prediction Service website offers real-time water data, including river forecasts, flood warnings, and other hydrological insights. It provides resources like the National Water Model, which predicts water flow and flooding risks across the U.S., helping with water resource management and flood prevention. The app features tools for viewing flood inundation maps and water conditions, assisting both experts and the public in understanding and preparing for water-related hazards.
This viewer shows provisional real-time water data collected at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) observation stations in context with weather-related data from other public sources. From dashboard.waterdata.usgs.gov
Information on the amount of water flowing in streams and rivers is critical to the management of water resources, emergency response to flooding, fisheries management, and many other uses. This layer provides access to near real-time stream gauge readings compiled from a variety of agencies and organizations. Dataset Summary The Live Stream Gauges layer contains near real-time measurements of water depth from multiple reporting agencies recording at sensors across the world. This layer updates every hour. Flow forecasts are provided where available. These sensor feeds are owned and maintained by the GIS community via the Community Maps Program. For details on the coverage in this map and to find out how to contribute your organization's gauges, please email environment@esri.com. Contributors to the Live Stream Gauges Service: United States Geological Survey (USA) National Weather Service (USA) * Includes Stage Status * Washington State Department of Ecology (USA) San Joaquin County (USA) Maricopa County Flood Control District (USA) Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (USA) PEGELONLINE (Germany) * Includes Stage Status * Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) Horizons Regional Council (New Zealand) Environment Agency (UK) Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (USA) * Includes Stage Status * Iowa Flood Center (USA) Oregon Water Resource Department (USA) Dartmouth Flood Observatory (Global) * Includes Stage Status * Meteorological Service of Canada (Canada) Volusia County Florida (USA) * Suspended * Somali Water and Land Information Management (Somalia) * Includes Stage Status * Office of Public Works (Ireland)
The National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDplus High Resolution) maps the lakes, ponds, streams, rivers and other surface waters of the United States. Created by the US Geological Survey, NHDPlus High Resolution provides mean annual flow and velocity estimates for rivers and streams. Additional attributes provide connections between features facilitating complicated analyses. For more information on the NHDPlus High Resolution dataset see the User’s Guide for the National Hydrography Dataset Plus (NHDPlus) High Resolution.
The Kentucky Mesonet is a network of automated weather and climate monitoring stations being developed by the Kentucky Climate Center at Western Kentucky University to serve diverse needs in communities across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The Kentucky Mesonet is a network of automated weather and climate monitoring stations being developed by the Kentucky Climate Center at Western Kentucky University to serve diverse needs in communities across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Drought Aware provides an interactive experience to examine past, present, and future drought conditions for the U.S., along with potential impacts to populations and agriculture.
The U.S. Drought Monitor provides up-to-date maps showing current drought conditions across the United States, with classifications based on intensity, ranging from abnormally dry to exceptional drought. Users can view regional or nationwide maps and access data for specific locations. The site offers insights into short-term and long-term drought impacts, helping users understand how drought affects agriculture, hydrology, and ecosystems. It is a critical resource for monitoring and mitigating drought impacts.
The Precipitation Frequency Data Server (PFDS) is a point-and-click interface developed to deliver NOAA Atlas 14 precipitation frequency estimates and associated information. Upon clicking a state on the map above or selecting a state name from the drop-down menu, an interactive map of that state will be displayed. From there, a user can identify a location for which precipitation frequency estimates are needed. Estimates and their confidence intervals can be displayed directly as tables or graphs via separate tabs. Links to supplementary information (such as ASCII grids of estimates, associated temporal distributions of heavy rainfall, time series data at observation sites, cartographic maps, etc.) can also be found. Section 5 of the NOAA Atlas 14 documents provides additional information on the underlying data and functioning of the PFDS.
The U.S. Drought Monitor provides up-to-date maps showing current drought conditions across the United States, with classifications based on intensity, ranging from abnormally dry to exceptional drought. Users can view regional or nationwide maps and access data for specific locations. The site offers insights into short-term and long-term drought impacts, helping users understand how drought affects agriculture, hydrology, and ecosystems. It is a critical resource for monitoring and mitigating drought impacts.
This map contains continuously updated U.S. tornado reports, wind storm reports and hail storm reports. Click each feature to receive information about the specific location and read a short description about the issue. Now contains ALL available Incident Report types, for a total of 15, not just Hail; Wind; and Tornados. See new layer for details or Feature Layer Item with exclusive Past 24-Hour ALL Storm Reports Layer. Each layer is updated 4 times hourly from data provided by NOAA’s National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. A full archive of storm events can be accessed from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
This map displays the Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) for the next 72 hours across the contiguous United States. Data are updated hourly from the National Digital Forecast Database produced by the National Weather Service. The dataset includes incremental and cumulative precipitation data in 6-hour intervals. In the ArcGIS Online map viewer you can enable the time animation feature and select either the "Amount by Time" (incremental) layer or the "Accumulation by Time" (cumulative) layer to view a 72-hour animation of forecast precipitation. All times are reported according to your local time zone. Where is the data coming from? The National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) was designed to provide access to weather forecasts in digital form from a central location. The NDFD produces forecast data of sensible weather elements. NDFD contains a seamless mosaic of digital forecasts from National Weather Service (NWS) field offices working in collaboration with the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). All of these organizations are under the administration of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Source: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.conus/VP.001-003/ds.qpf.bin
This feature service depicts the National Weather Service (NWS) watches, warnings, and advisories within the United States. Watches and warnings are classified into well over 100 categories. See event descriptions for full details. A warning is issued when a hazardous weather or hydrologic event is occurring, imminent or likely. A warning means weather conditions pose a threat to life or property. People in the path of the storm need to take protective action. A watch is used when the risk of a hazardous weather or hydrologic event has increased significantly, but its occurrence, location or timing is still uncertain. It is intended to provide enough lead time so those who need to set their plans in motion can do so. A watch means that hazardous weather is possible. People should have a plan of action in case a storm threatens, and they should listen for later information and possible warnings especially when planning travel or outdoor activities. An advisory is issued when a hazardous weather or hydrologic event is occurring, imminent or likely. Advisories are for less serious conditions than warnings, that cause significant inconvenience and if caution is not exercised, could lead to situations that may threaten life or property.
This map application provides geologic map and related geologic data compiled by the Kentucky Geological Survey. This is intended to be a responsive application that can work both on large screens and mobile devices. Looking for topographic and geologic map publications? Links to KGS geologic map publications and geologic map data are provided from the map ID tool when the geologic map layers are turned on. When topographic index layers (from the KY Index Maps layers) are turned on, the ID tool provides links to topographic maps for that area:
This tool allows users to query information about all standard O&G wells drilled in the state by their permitted date. All wells on display were permitted between January 2010 and today and have either already been drilled or are planning to be drilled within a year of their permit date.
An online map service has been created by the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky to provide locations and detailed information on Kentucky disposal wells. These wells are used for the safe disposal of industrial wastewater, hazardous chemicals, and brines (salt water) produced in the petroleum, chemical, and limestone mining industries. Others are used for the injection of brines, water, and other fluids for enhanced oil recovery projects. The primary focus of the 2013 publication was depiction of the physical locations and operational data on Kentucky’s industrial waste and saltwater disposal wells that fall under the U.S EPA’s Underground Injection Control Program," says Tom Sparks of the KGS Energy and Minerals Section. "The new online service has added considerably more EPA-regulated injection and disposal wells, particularly enhanced recovery wells. We determined that an interactive website would be the best method of presenting spatial and tabular data for the larger number of wells."Sparks is the chief author of both the publication and the new map service. A total of 3,083 Kentucky wells are depicted by symbols on the map service: 11 Class I industrial waste-disposal wells, 135 Class II saltwater disposal wells, and 2,937 Class II enhanced oil recovery injection wells. Clicking on a well’s symbol will bring up available information about it, including EPA identification number, KGS record number, well type, status, and injection formation. The map service, which can benefit the oil and gas exploration industry, also provides information on gas and oil fields in Kentucky. Clicking inside the outlines of a field will show this information. A map legend on the left side of the interactive map provides a guide to the symbols, as well as map layers and attributes users can select. Doug Curl, manager of the KGS Geoscience Information Section, assisted Sparks in creating the database and map service. For more information on the EPA Underground Injection Control program, see http://water.epa.gov/type/groundwater/uic/.
This web map service provides scanned document information and location data pertaining to Kentucky's ore mineral resources and their associated commodities; fluorite (fluorspar), galena (lead), sphalerite (zinc), barite, iron, nitrates, and phosphates. Many of these mineral deposits were once mined in the state, and remaining reserves of fluorite and zinc still exist in some areas. This map and data service will provide future miners important information about previous mining activities. Other minerals, such as titanium, uranium, and rare earth elements in igneous intrusions, may have potential for mining and available data is included.
The MRLC Consortium, in collaboration with NOAA and the USGS, is pleased to release version 2 of the Enhanced Visualization and Analysis (EVA) tool. This tool provides users with detailed county statistics for any two NLCD landcover dates to support quick and powerful change analyses. This tool was originally developed by NOAA and shared through the consortium with custom adaptations for NLCD.
The MRLC Consortium, in collaboration with NOAA and the USGS, is pleased to release version 2 of the Enhanced Visualization and Analysis (EVA) tool. This tool provides users with detailed county statistics for any two NLCD landcover dates to support quick and powerful change analyses. This tool was originally developed by NOAA and shared through the consortium with custom adaptations for NLCD.
The Historical Topo Map Explorer provides a visual way to search and explore the USGS topographic map collection via geographic extent, publication year, and map scale.
The Historical Topo Map Explorer provides a visual way to search and explore the USGS topographic map collection via geographic extent, publication year, and map scale.
Septic System
Sanitary Sewer