| % impervious | Restored floodplain functions, providing adequate sediment, water and nutrient supply | SCAG? | Water Supplies | Natural Disturbance |
| % precip captured by landscape for recharge | Maximum safe recharge of native water supply to groundwater basins | GWAM model (in-house LASGRWC) | Water Supplies | Natural Disturbance |
| Accessible Open Space/Recreational Opportunities | Abundant recreational opportunites in stream and river corridors | Index of park poverty to goals for 1/4 mile access and space per capita | Civic Engagement | Human Needs |
| Accessible Water/ Recreational Activities | Abundant recreational opportunities in stream and river corridors (no crowding, enough parking, no trash) | Index water recreaton to potential for the sub-watershed area | Human Needs | None |
| Aesthetics-Acceptance of Native Landscapes | Beautiful, safe and inviting spaces adjoining waterways | use photos of infiltration retrofits, seasonal fluctuations in native landscapes, houses with native vegetation | Human Needs | Civic Engagement |
| Aesthetics-Built Environment | Beautiful, safe and inviting spaces adjoining waterways | | Human Needs | Civic Engagement |
| Aesthetics-Connection to Place | Beautiful, safe and inviting spaces adjoining waterways | this may be as basic as, do you know there is a river x or stream y in your neighborhood, do you ever visit it? | Human Needs | Civic Engagement |
| Aesthetics-Natural Features | Beautiful, safe and inviting spaces adjoining waterways | could be either based in survey of humans or a survey of landscapes, with aesthetic values pre-set from other studies. | Human Needs | Civic Engagement |
| Air Chemistry | Air deposition of metals and nitrogen compounds is reduced below levels that cause harm. | N, metals, organics, fine particles, ozone, aerosol pollutants | Human Needs | Diverse Habitat |
| Air Physical Properties | Air deposition of metals and nitrogen compounds is reduced below levels that cause harm. | N, metals, organics, fine particles, ozone, aerosol pollutants | Human Needs | Diverse Habitat |
| Amount of LID in watershed | Maximum safe recharge of native water supply to groundwater basins; reduction in flood risk | | Water Supplies | Human Needs |
| Aquatic Communities | Adaptive capacity and resilience in the community of species such that populations are both dynamic and stable with respect to the ecosystem. | BMI, periphyton, native fish | Diverse Habitat | None |
| Aquatic Invasives | Invasive species are not dominating or increasing in the ecosystem. | presence in water bodies & wetlands | Diverse Habitat | Water Supplies |
| Aquifer volume inaccessible due to pollutants | Groundwater safe for drinking | | Water Supplies | Human Needs |
| Civic Engagement | Community members understand the full range of physical, natural, and cultural assets within the community and express commitment to shared stewardship of the commons. | presence / absence of community group efforts | Civic Engagement | Human Needs |
| Compliance with water quality regulations | Recycled water provided for maximum benefit of people and ecosystems | # of NOVs per year | Human Needs | None |
| Cooling Degree Days | | | Natural Disturbance | None |
| detention/retention basin cap vs. bio-retention ca | Debris (or detention) basins provide multiple benefits with addition of native habitat and management agreements that allow for both functions to exist. | | Water Supplies | Diverse Habitat |
| Disturbance Risk | | Risk models for fire, flood, slope process | Human Needs | Natural Disturbance |
| Do people gather to tell their stories? | Community members understand the full range of physical, natural, and cultural assets within the community and express commitment to shared stewardship of the commons. | quality of the gatherings - are there community fairs? Block parties? | Civic Engagement | Human Needs |
| Drought periods | | regional drought indices/forecasts | Natural Disturbance | None |
| Econ model of watershed management impact on adjac | Economic benefits to the community from revitalization of rivers and streams | "willingness-to-pay surveys for prospective hom-buyers using scenarios for home proximity to restoration & enhancement projects" (Vos) | Human Needs | Civic Engagement |
| education system engagement | Watershed issues present in primary and secondary school curriculae | presence / absence watershed components of curriculae | Civic Engagement | Human Needs |
| Environmental Justice | Recreational opportunities along the waterway equally accessible to all neighborhoods | compare the 1/4 mile access to open space features of streams and rivers in the sub-watershed area for equity in income, race, or ethncity. More healthy watersheds are more equitable (e.g., higher GINI co-efficient) | Human Needs | Civic Engagement |
| extent of soft-bottom channels | Reduced channelization of waterways where appropriate | | Water Supplies | Natural Disturbance |