*Pictured above: NLCD 2011 Landcover/Landuse data*

The Academy of Natural Sciences (ANS) Stream Reach Assessment SRAT technical team has committed to make updates to SRAT on a monthly basis( the last business day of the month) until the end of the Phase 2 planning process. This is the first post summarizing updates that have been made to the SRAT Story Map and dataset as of January 3,2017.

Please direct any technical questions to ans_bgidata@drexel.edu.

General Updates to SRAT

Added landuse-landcover to the latershed and watershed table. Added as a percent and yield.
Added nordstop to lateralshed, watershed, and apcaw tables to give ability to delineate watersheds.

Point Source Updates by Cluster

Brandywine and Christina

Additions:

Permitnum: PA0027987 - PETER J. CAMIEL SERVICE PLAZA
Permitnum: PA0030228 - KEATS GLEN STP
Permitnum: PA0036200 - RADLEY RUN MEWS STP
Permitnum: PA0057657 - KENDAL CROSSLANDS STP
Permitnum: PA0053449 - BIRMINGHAM TOWNSHIP STP
Permitnum: PA0052663 - KNIGHTS BRIDGE STP
Permitnum: PA0053783 - PENN LONDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP
Permitnum: 1590416 - LAKERIDGE STP
Permitnum: PA0029912 - EMBREEVILLE COMPLEX STP
Permitnum: 1587447- PONDS OF WOODWARD SEW SYS 1,2,3

Kirkwood Cohansey Aquifer

Additions:

Permitnum: NJ0070955 - NEW LISBON DEVELOPMENTAL CTR

Middle Schuylkill

Additions:

Permitnum: PA0031887 - GREEN HILL MHP/ STP
Permitnum: PA0056014--AMETEK, U.S. GAUGE DVN-PLANT 2
Permitnum: PA0058025--UPPER SALFORD TOWNSHIP PARK STP

Poconos and Kittatinny

Additions:

Permitnum: PA0032859 - PA DOT - REST AREA 41 - I-80 EAST
Permitnum: NY0030724 – Kiamesha Lake SD STP. This drains into the Poconos and Kittatinny cluster.
Permitnum: PA0064319--GREAT WOLF LODGE

Schuylkill Highlands

Additions:

Permitnum: PA0042943 - EAST COVENTRY ELEM SCH WWTP
Permitnum: PA0042927 - OWEN J. ROBERTS SD MAIN CAMPUS STP

Removals/Reductions

Permitnum: 1592417 SAINT STEPHEN'S GREENE STP and 1594403 MATTHEWS MEADOWS STP are drip or spray irrigation. We removed to avoid double counting because it will already be included in agricultural landuse.

Upper Lehigh

Additions:

Permitnum: PA0034118 - JACK FROST SKI/ SEW
Permitnum: PA0061182 - BIG BOULDER WWTP
Permitnum: PA0061905 - HICKORY RUN TURNPIKE PLAZA
Permitnum: PA0070220 - NIS HOLLOW EST STP

Upstream Suburban Philadelphia

Additions:

Permitnum: 4686464 - COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES STP

Removals/Reductions:

Permitnum: PA0022586 NORTH WALES WATER AUTH STP removed due to reported facility closure.
Permitnum: PA0012190 PRECISION TUBE CO reduced by request. Reduced done by taking average of non-sewage treatment plants across the basin and applying this value to the facility.