Technology & Analytics

BasinScout was created to estimate nutrient reductions and costs associated with irrigation upgrades on agricultural fields. Model results are incorporated into a dashboard that provides metrics and prioritizes projects based on the biggest environmental improvement for the least cost.

TFT's decision support tools help users identify strategies to maximize water quality benefits and benefits to farmers, ranchers and the environment, while minimizing costs and adverse impacts to the regional economy.

Case Study: Bessemer

This scenario planning tool was created to help Pueblo County regulate and mitigate the adverse economic and environmental impacts of agricultural-to-municipal water transfers. By strategically investing in irrigation technology, market expansion, and land access for farmers, the tool demonstrates how to maintain economic outputs on reduced farmland, improve Arkansas River Basin water quality, and boost farmers' profitability.

The Freshwater Trust's analytics include shade supply analysis for watershed-based revegetation programs.

Case Study: Colorado River

The Colorado River District commissioned TFT to develop a decision support tool (DST) to guide voluntary, temporary, compensated water conservation programs in the Colorado River Basin. This tool guides water conservation programs by showing how to achieve volumetric reduction targets while minimizing cost, maximizing benefits to farmers and the environment, and minimizing adverse economic impacts to local communities.