How's My Waterway Updates

 

October 25, 2024 Update

• Added the ability to download ATTAINS data (e.g., Assessment, Actions/TMDLS) using web services from Expert Query

• Added ability to show Tribal pages for Tribal entities who do not have data in ATTAINS.

• Added an organization filter to the Past Water Conditions lists (Overview and Water Monitoring tabs).

• Removed the zoom threshold setting on the Upstream Watershed widget.

• Fixed an issue related to using the web browser's FIle/Print option to save the waterbody report and summary pages.

 

September 5, 2024 Update

• Updated the Monitoring Report chart points to ensure points display according to their date/time on the x-axis.

• Added a disclaimer to the waterbody report that indicates if waterbody data being displayed on the map are from a different reporting cycle.

• Adjusted text on Extreme Weather tab.

• Updated the Monitoring Report chart points to ensure points display according to their date/time on the x-axis.

• Added a disclaimer to the waterbody report that indicates if waterbody data being displayed on the map are from a different reporting cycle.

• Adjusted text on Extreme Weather tab.

 

July 5, 2024 Update

• Added a new Extreme Weather Tab to the community page that allows users to explore potentially vulnerable waters, infrastructure, and communities alongside information on current, historical, and potential future extreme weather events.

• Added Nonpoint Source pollution success stories to the Restore tab of the community page.

• Added the ability to search for monitoring locations and waterbodies via the search toolbar.

• Updated the waterbody report page to show a list of all available cycles for a waterbody, including links to those specific cycles.

 

February 22, 2024 Update

This update fixed bugs as well as: 

• Added the size of the HUC12 at the top of the community page underneath Watershed name and when you click on it in the map.

• Updated the NARS data on the National page.

• Updated the Wild and Scenic Rivers layer to use the latest authoritative version.

• Fixed issue of print widget failing for some layers.

 

September 13, 2023 Update

Recent enhancements allow easier access and interpretation of the selected data.

This includes:

Easier Access to data:

• View surrounding Potential Harmful Algal Blooms on the map extent outside of the selected HUC12 Watershed.

• Filter Water Quality Portal (Past Water Conditions) locations by individual characteristics on the Community level Water Monitoring tab.

• See the detailed characteristics for each monitoring location on the Water Monitoring Report tab before deciding to download the data.

Easier interpretation of data:

• Plot up to 4 characteristics on different charts at one time on the Water Monitoring Report pages.

• See the detailed uses that the states, tribes and territories submitted for individual ATTAINS waterbodies before they were rolled up into uniform use groups on the Overview, Swimming, Fishing, Aquatic Life and Drinking Water tabs.

Export and Print:

• Export and print the map and legend into a PDF or other type of document.

 

April 7, 2023 Update

Recent enhancements make it easier to access and visualize data. 

This includes:

• The addition of a portable map widget that allows a user to export data from How’s My Waterway to their own ArcGIS Online account where they can add your own data to the web map.

• The ability to view Clean Water Act Section 319 Watershed Plans and associated documents on the Restore tab under Clean Water Act 319 Projects.

• Addition of a surrounding layers widget on the map where you can turn on and view several layers outside of your selected watershed, including USGS Stream Gages, Permitted Dischargers, Assessed Waterbodies and Monitoring Locations.

• The ability to view permitted dischargers by permit type on the Overview Tab.

 

November 22, 2022 Update

Recent enhancements to How’s My Waterway include:

• Monitoring Tab Enhancements. On the community page, the Monitoring Tab now has a date slider with the ability to view monitoring data by watershed anywhere from the late 1800s to 2022 by selecting a date range. Separate Monitoring Report pages were also added which include ways to dig deeper into the data, view it on a chart by characteristic group and filter the data before downloading.

• New Tribal Pages. In celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, the How’s My Waterway team released Tribal Pages on November 22, 2022. These pages inform tribal communities of water quality issues that can impact fishing, swimming, and other activities. They display the results of the first 14 Tribal program water quality assessments performed under the CWA 106 grant program and reported electronically to EPA. With these pages, Tribal reports will, for the first time, have been made available alongside state and territory-based assessments.

• Educators Section. How’s My Waterway now has an Educators Section with resources for educators including a Middle School Lesson Plan and a University Lesson Plan.

• CyAN Satellite Imagery. On the community page, the Monitoring Tab now has daily data on cyanobacteria (sometimes referred to as blue- green algae) at the time of detection. This data provides access to cyanobacterial bloom satellite data for over 2,000 of the largest lakes and reservoirs across the United States. Data is collected daily and cyanobacteria estimates are shown on a chart for an entire week at a time. Cell concentration estimates are also shown for each separate day using a date slider.  The estimated bloom area on the map is displayed using NASA satellite imagery.