Water Resource Priorities in the Highlands Region [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service] Full Details

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Title:

Water Resource Priorities in the Highlands Region [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]

Description:

This layer represents water resource priorities in the Highlands region. This layer is intended to inform grant proposals for the Highlands Conservation Act. The Highlands Conservation Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the States of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania (Highland States) to preserve and protect high priority conservation land in the Highlands region.This layer was developed in 2024 as part of an updated Highlands mapping process facilitated by the USFWS in partnership with the Highlands Science Advisory Team and Steering Committee. This layer ranges from 0-6, with 6 being the highest priority for water preservation in the Highlands region. The layer prioritizes areas important for drinking water using USGS Principal Aquifers, classes Carbonate-rock, Sandstone and carbonate-rock, and Sandstone/Semiconsolidated sandstone ranked 1, 2, and 3 respectively and waterbodies from NHD, NWI, and TNC's Active River Areas ranked 1 each. NHD and NWI waterbodies include 330 feet buffered areas.

Creator:

Department of the Interior

Provider:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open Data

Resource Class:

Imagery and Web services

Resource Type:

Satellite imagery

Temporal Coverage:

Last modified 2024-08-13

Date Issued:

2024-08-09

Place:

United States

Rights:

Although these data and information have been processed successfully on a computer system at the USFWS, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data and information on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and information, and aggregate use with other data and information. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data and information. The USFWS shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of the data and information described and/or contained herein.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Imagery

Language:

English

Date Added:

2024-08-23