5.7.13 Introduction to the Proposed English River WMA Ryan Schlabaugh

ENGLISH RIVER WATERSHED

MAY 7TH, 2013

English River Watershed Meeting

English River Watershed

English River Watershed Meeting: • Agenda for this evening.

• Purpose of the meeting • Iowa Flood Center – Dr. Larry Weber

• Iowa Flood Center • Overview of existing WMA • Iowa Watershed Projects

• Discussion / Question & Answer • Closing Comments

• Setting of next meeting June 11th

English River Watershed Meeting: • Why are we here?

• Discuss the make up of the English River Watershed • Recent flooding • Why is the City of Kalona driving the watershed initiative? • 28E Agreement

• Make Up of English River Watershed: • Watershed located in the Southeast quadrant

• English River Watershed

• English is 85 miles in

length and fed by.

• The Deep

• North English

• Middle English

• South English

length and fed by.

• The Deep

• North English

• Middle English

• South English

• Watershed drains roughly

640 sq. miles.

length and fed by.

• The Deep

• North English

• Middle English

• South English

• Watershed drains roughly

640 sq. miles.

• 87.9% of watershed is

made up of.

• Row Crop

• Pasture

• Grasslands

Percentage of

Watershed

Type of Land use

0.01% Evergreen Forest

0.02% Barren Land

0.03% Developed, High Intensity

0.14% Developed, Medium Intensity

0.15% Open Water

0.28% Emergent Wetlands

1.40% Woody Wetlands

1.59% Developed, Low Intensity

3.91% Deciduous Forest

4.57% Developed, Open Space

12.6% Grassland

16.97% Pasture / Hay

58.33% Cultivated Cropland

28E Agreement: • Purpose:

• Page 3 of sample WMA • 3.1 Voluntary participation • 4.2 Each participating entity would have voting privileges. • 8.2 WMA would not have the power of eminent domain. • Proposed: NO TAXING AUTHORITY

5.7.13 Introduction to the Proposed English River WMA Ryan Schlabaugh

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