This is the first page you will see in BMPFast after completing validation in the Splash Screen. From this form, you enter the settings for your project.
Once a file is opened, the available options based on user selections will be enabled.
Helpful information for data entry
Shown is the worksheet for general site information data.
The navigation of the software uses buttons to move from one worksheet to another. Examples are: Enter Catchment and Enter Treatment.
The input data are from limited choices using drop-down menus and open response boxes.
There are calculation buttons designated by a + sign that perform calculations before data entry on a worksheet, as well as references for more general documentation and help in understanding.
The input data for this worksheet are rain statistics, performance criteria, the selection of also conducting a groundwater discharge analysis, and a name for the project.
The selection of the performance standard for the watershed site must follow the specifications in the Applicant’s Handbook, Vol 1, Section 8.3.
The site is defined by the Hydrologic Unit code known as HUC 12. Note that only one button to navigate from this worksheet to another is shown at the start, or the catchment data is entered next. Buttons not lit indicate they cannot be used.
After entering the catchment data, the net improvements will be shown if part of the performance standard. After entry of site and catchment data, the following is an example of the site information worksheet.
