Watershed Processes and Management

SERDP and ESTCP efforts are developing and demonstrating the science, tools, and techniques for understanding and managing land and water resources within a watershed context, sustaining the use of military training and testing lands while minimizing impact to receiving water bodies.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Stormwater Management Optimization Toolbox

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201305
Principal Investigator: Ms. Heidi Howard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - ERDC-CERL
ESTCP Jan 2013

Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment (AGWA) to Aid in Sustaining Military Mission and Training

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201308
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Goodrich, USDA – Agricultural Research Service
ESTCP Jan 2013

Demonstration/Validation of the Unit Stream Power Erosion and Deposition (USPED) Model

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201306
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Warren, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
ESTCP Jan 2013

Enlisting Ecosystem Services: Quantification and Valuation of Ecosystem Services to Inform Base Management

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201113
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gretchen Daily, Stanford University
ESTCP Mar 2011

Implementation of a Multi-Objective Decision Support Tool for Ecosystem Services at Department of Defense Installations

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201115
Principal Investigator: Mr. Pieter Booth, Exponent
ESTCP Mar 2011

Regulating Services as Measures of Ecological Resilience on DoD Lands

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201114
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Angermeier, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
ESTCP Mar 2011

Structure and Function of Ephemeral Streams in the Arid and Semiarid Southwest: Implications for Conservation and Management

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1726
Principal Investigator: Dr. Juliet Stromberg, Arizona State University
SERDP May 2010

Watershed to Local Scale Characteristics and Function of Intermittent and Ephemeral Streams on Military Lands

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1725
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Cooper, Colorado State University
SERDP Mar 2010

Measuring Hydrologic and Ecological Functioning of Vernal Pool Wetlands

Project Information
Project ID: RC-200923
Principal Investigator: Ms. Kirsten Christopherson, Travis Installation Support Team Lead Environmental Center of Excellence (ECOE)
ESTCP May 2009

Development of Ecological Reference Models and an Assessment Framework for Streams on the Atlantic Coastal Plain

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1694
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Paller, Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL)
SERDP Mar 2009

Development and Use of Genetic Methods for Assessing Aquatic Environmental Condition and Recruitment Dynamics of Native Stream Fishes on Pacific Islands

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1646
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Blum, Tulane University
SERDP Oct 2008

Continuous, Wireless Monitoring of Sediment Flux at Multiple Low-Water Stream Crossings on Tank Trails

Project Information
Project ID: RC-200817
Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Hill, US Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC)
ESTCP Apr 2008

Validating the Kinematic Wave Approach for Rapid Soil Erosion Assessment and Improved Best Management Practice Site Selection to Enhance Training Land Sustainability

Project Information
Project ID: RC-200820
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stacey Hutchinson, Kansas State University
ESTCP Apr 2008

Development of a Watershed Modeling System for Fort Benning Using the USEPA BASINS Framework

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1547
Principal Investigator: Mr. Anthony Donigian, AQUA TERRA Consultants
SERDP Dec 2006