The Schuylkill Watershed Priority Lands Strategy is a model that recognizes the Land-Water Connection and identifies the highest priority lands to protect. The project uses GIS modeling to identify areas within the Schuylkill Watershed that are the most important to preserve for both ecological and drinking water source protection, further defined by development threat over the next 20 years.
The process to develop the priority lands tool includes the following steps.
Uses Of Model
The data from the Schuylkill Watershed Priority Lands Strategy is designed to be used for a variety of purposes that will result in protection of resources. For example, the Strategy can be used for:
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Schuylkill Priority Lands - Areas of FrictionCombined Schuylkill priority lands and future development projections from the 2007 Schuylkill Priority Lands Tool. |
January 2, 2018 | Download | View |
Schuylkill Priority LandsCombined SmartConservation and Drinking Water Source prioritizations from the 2007 Schuylkill Priority Lands Tool. |
January 2, 2018 | Download | View |
Schuylkill Priority Lands - SmartConservationSmartConservation Model for the Schuylkill River Watershed developed by Natural Lands. |
January 2, 2018 | Download | View |
Schuylkill Priority Lands - Drinking Water Source PrioritizationMap of Drinking Water Source Prioritization in the Schuylkill River Watershed developed by Philadelphia Water Department |
January 2, 2018 | Download | View |
Schuylkill Priority Lands - Future Development ProjectionsFuture Development Projections in the Schuylkill River Watershed developed by Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Includes DVRPC Regional Growth Model, Berks County Growth Model, and Schuylkill County Growth Model. |
January 2, 2018 | Download | View |