Question 1

What does Rapid RUSLE calculate?

Accepted Answer

Rapid RUSLE determines sediment risk, receiving water risk, and an overall compliance classification for California construction projects using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (R, K, LS, and other required inputs).

Question 2

How does Rapid RUSLE determine sediment risk?

Accepted Answer

The platform automatically calculates each RUSLE factor from your project location and applies California Construction General Permit logic to produce sediment risk scores for Traditional and LUP workflows.

Question 3

How is receiving water risk handled?

Accepted Answer

Rapid RUSLE cross-references floodplain boundaries, impaired water bodies, and municipal receiving water datasets to calculate receiving water risk automatically. Results are presented alongside sediment risk and overall risk outputs.

Question 4

Does Rapid RUSLE support Traditional and Linear Underground/Overhead (LUP) projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Select Traditional or Linear Underground/Overhead Project (LUP) when you start a project and Rapid RUSLE applies the appropriate thresholds, calculations, and reporting language required for CGP compliance.

Question 5

Can I upload coordinates or a KMZ file?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Paste latitude and longitude pairs, enter an address, or upload a KMZ of your disturbance area. Rapid RUSLE geoprocesses the footprint, calculates the RUSLE factors, and completes the risk determinations for you.

Question 6

What if my project spans multiple soil types?

Accepted Answer

You can review the RUSLE K factor values retrieved for each soil today. Weighted averages across multiple K factors are in development and will be released soon.

Question 7

What output can I share with regulators?

Accepted Answer

Export compliance-ready summaries that document sediment risk, receiving water risk, overall risk classification, and the underlying factor calculations.

Question 8

Is there a free trial?

Accepted Answer

Create a free account and run two full-featured projects to evaluate Rapid RUSLE. Upgrade to Pro whenever you need unlimited projects and branded exports.

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