DRM Template

In 2014, BWSR received a grant from LCCMR (Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources) to produce a geospatial database template (i.e. with empty feature classes and tables) designed to contain Minnesota Statute 103E public drainage system data from local drainage authorities (e.g. Counties, Watershed Districts). The template is intended to help drainage authorities modernize and better manage their drainage system records. In addition, the template puts the data into a consistent, standardized form that makes is more readily accessible to users such as hydrologists and water managers.<br/> <br/>However, as a result of a stipulation for receiving the grant, <i><b>BWSR requires that those drainage authorities that use the template make their hydrographic data (ditch/tile centerlines, drainage structures, profile points and watershed boundaries) available annually to the public via the Geospatial Commons.</b></i> Click the View button below to download the template package.<br/><br/>For guidance on how to use the template to modernize your drainage records please watch the <a href=https://www.screencast.com/t/FWzbme2BOz target=_blank>DRM Template User Webinar</a>. Also, for step-by-step instructions please see the recently updated <a href=https://bwsr.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/2018-12/drainage_records_guidelines.pdf target=_blank>Drainage Records Modernization Guidelines</a>.<br/><br/>For more information on the project itself see the Drainage Records Modernization and GIS Database (DRMGD) Project section on https://bwsr.state.mn.us/drainage-minnesota. Also, <a href=http://arcg.is/2dFK45N target=_blank>CLICK HERE</a> to see an interactive web map of example drainage records.<br/><br/>