Client
Colorado State Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Denver Water
EPA

In conjunction with Foster Wheeler, Water & Earth Technologies, Inc. (WET) developed and mapped GIS data to be used in the landscape assessment for the upper South Platte River basin (including the Buffalo Creek burned area) southwest of Denver, Colorado. During the $150,000 effort, GIS ARC/INFO and ArcView were used to create a watershed multi-resource database (soils, roads, drainages, vegetation, erosion potential, water quality, wildlife, rural development, fire danger, etc.). GIS technology was also used to create high quality maps and graphics for data presentation, and to assess the watershed using a resource-integrated ranking system. A landscape plan was recommended outlining future actions to be taken to protect and enhance the watershed in parallel with future development. The results also supported an EIS effort analyzing available options for the restoration of the basin

GIS Map