>> This video will cover best practices for naming water management strategies
and projects in the RWP application.
WMS and projects names are used in reporting data and should provide a clear,
but brief description of the WMS or projects.
These names are used in the interactive state water plan by the public and decision makers
to explore the data and the better the descriptions are,
the more useful the plan will be.
For example, the project name, TWDB-TEX provides very little insight into what this project is
about to a lawmaker or member of the public.
This name could be updated to read, "TWDB - Texas Reservoir Transmission and Treatment,"
which gives the reader a better understand of the utility,
source, and what the project includes.
For consistency and compatibility, names should closely match those given
in the regional water plan.
This will make locating specific projects or strategies across plans easier.
Additionally, WMS and project names should not be repeated within a region and the use
of special characters should be limited.
Single quotes and ampersands should never be used in the WMS or project names
because these interfere with database query.
It is recommended that abbreviations and acronyms be used sparingly and only
if they are needed due to space constraints.
If used, abbreviations or acronyms should be well-recognized, add to the general description,
or be a standard acronym for an entity name.
Finally, all numbers should be entered as numerals without any special characters.
Please do not use Roman numerals, pound signs, or the abbreviation, "NO."
when referencing numbers.
For example, Laredo El Pico WTP Expansion #1 should be updated to remove the pound sign.
Additionally, "WCWID NO.
2 Canal Conversion to Pipeline" should be updated to just read number "2" within the "NO."
And, finally, "Weslaco North WWTP Potable Reuse - Phase I" should be updated
to remove the Roman numeral one and replace it with a numeral one.
Please contact a water supply and strategy analysis team member if you have any questions
about naming specific projects or water management strategies.