TrueWatershed
TrueWatershed™ is GeoComms’ flagship watershed diagnosis and performance evaluation service. It is designed to help decision-makers understand how a watershed truly behaves, why problems persist, and whether existing or planned interventions actually reduce risk.
TrueWatershed™ does not design infrastructure and does not replace engineers. It provides the clarity and evidence needed before high-stakes decisions are made.
When certainty is impossible, clarity is essential.
What is TrueWatershed™?
Across many regions, watersheds suffer from:
Recurring floods despite major investments
Declining dry-season water supply
Sedimentation and erosion
Projects that solve one problem but create another
Most failures are not caused by lack of effort — but by misunderstanding watershed behavior.
TrueWatershed™ exists to:
- distinguish causes from symptoms
- reconstruct cause-and-effect relationships in terrain and water systems
- evaluate real performance, not assumptions
Why TrueWatershed™ Exists
Who TrueWatershed™ Is For
Water Districts
TrueWatershed™ helps water districts:
Understand why sources are becoming unreliable
Identify which sub-catchments control supply and risk
Avoid costly projects that do not improve watershed behavior
Defend investment decisions with evidence
Value
Improved water security, reduced long-term losses, better planning confidence
Bulk Water Suppliers
TrueWatershed™ supports bulk water suppliers by:
- Evaluating watershed resilience and vulnerability
- Identifying upstream risks to long-term supply
- Assessing whether interventions truly protect yield
- Reducing exposure to future operational and reputational risk
Value
Stronger asset protection and defensible long-term sourcing decisions.
Local Government Units (LGUs)
TrueWatershed™ enables LGUs to:
- Understand why flooding or drought persists
- Prioritize interventions where leverage is highest
- Avoid repeating failed approaches
- Coordinate across agencies using a shared watershed logic
Value
Better use of public funds, reduced disaster losses, defensible governanc
What TrueWatershed™ Delivers
TrueWatershed™ is delivered through a three-tier protocol, allowing clients to engage at the level of clarity they need.
T1
Rapid Watershed Diagnosis
Key Question: What is really happening?
Delivers:
- →identification of dominant watershed failure modes
- →plain-language cause chains (upstream → downstream)
- →high-leverage zones
- →confidence and uncertainty statement
- →guidance on what not to do
Use when: urgency is high and decisions must not be wrong.
T2
Structured Watershed Intelligence
Key Question: Why is it happening, and where does leverage truly lie?
Delivers:
- →watershed breakdown using structured hierarchy
- →interaction of terrain, land use, and infrastructure
- →flood and drought behavior logic
- →risk and confidence scoring
- →zone-based decision guidance
Use when: planning, budgeting, or major investments are under consideration.
T3
Watershed Performance Evaluation & Monitoring
Key Question: Did interventions actually change watershed behavior?
Delivers:
- →before-and-after watershed behavior assessment
- →performance indicators tied to causality
- →identification of residual and emerging risks
- →monitoring and update protocol
Use when: accountability, learning, and long-term governance matter.
Why TrueWatershed™ Exists
Diagnosis before solutions
no assumptions, no premature designs
Cause-focused
not symptom-driven
Performance-oriented
evaluates what actually works
Transparent and explainable
no black-box models
Compatible with engineering and planning teams
not a replacement
TrueWatershed™ reduces decision risk, not just technical risk.
Why TrueWatershed™ Exists
Not an engineering design service
Not a regulatory approval or certification
Not a one-size-fits-all solution
It is a clarity and decision-support system.
Organizations using TrueWatershed™ gain:
Fewer failed projects
Fewer repeated losses
Stronger confidence in decisions
Clearer justification for action or restraint
Better diagnosis leads to better outcomes — and fewer irreversible mistakes.
The Outcome
Start with Clarity
TrueWatershedTM typically begins with a focused diagnostic engagement and can scale into deeper
intelligence and long-term performance evaluation.
GeoComms — Creating clarity under uncertainty where watershed decisions carry real
consequences.