Funding through Michigan’sFunding through Michigan s Nonpoint Source Program

Bob SweetD t t f E i t lDepartment of Environmental

QualityWater Resource DivisionWater Resource Division

Water ResourcesWater ResourcesWater ResourcesWater Resources•• Protect and MonitorProtect and Monitor

–– 4 Great Lakes4 Great Lakes–– 3,288 miles of Great 3,288 miles of Great

Lakes shorelineLakes shorelineLakes shorelineLakes shoreline–– 11,000 inland lakes11,000 inland lakes–– 77,000 river miles77,000 river miles

5 5 million acres of wetlands5 5 million acres of wetlands–– 5.5 million acres of wetlands5.5 million acres of wetlands

For swimming, fishing, drinking water and aquatic For swimming, fishing, drinking water and aquatic ecosystems.ecosystems.yy

What We DoWhat We Do

• Michigan's Nonpoint Source (NPS)Michigan s Nonpoint Source (NPS) Program assists state, federal, and local partners to restore water bodies impairedpartners to restore water bodies impaired by NPS pollution and protect high quality waters from impairments caused bywaters from impairments caused by NPS pollution.

• Offer both technical and financial• Offer both technical and financial assistance.

What we FundWhat we Fund

• Planning Projects – will produce aPlanning Projects will produce a comprehensive watershed management plan that meets State (CMI) and Federalplan that meets State (CMI) and Federal (319) criteria

• Implementation Projects will implement• Implementation Projects – will implement priority nonpoint source control elements in the critical areas described inin the critical areas described in watershed management plans.

Funding SourcesFunding Sources• Federal Clean Water ActFederal Clean Water Act

– Section 319– Sections 205j/604bj– Rarely Sections 104 or 106

• State of Michigan– Clean Michigan Initiative

• Nonpoint Source Grants• Clean Water Fund• Clean Water Fund

– Rarely other sources such as license plate fees

StringsStrings• Required:Required:

– Funding tied to Michigan’s lists of impaired or high quality waters.

– Plans must be approved as meeting “319” elements.• Priorities – a 3 tiered system

1. Targeted Water Body list and will meet restoration/protection goals.

2 Eligible area not on lists and will meet2. Eligible area not on lists and will meet restoration/protection goals.

3. Eligible area and activity that will not meet restoration/protection goals.

AOC’s with 319 PlansAOC s with 319 Plans• Torch Lake – No• Deer Lake – Partial, Partridge Creek• St. Mary’s – Partial, Sault St. Marie Area• Manistique – No• Menominee – Partial, Fumee Creek

AOC’s with 319 PlansAOC s with 319 Plans• White Lake - Yes• Muskegon Lake – YesMuskegon Lake Yes,

plus sub plan for Bear Creek/Lake

AOC’s with 319 PlansAOC s with 319 Plans• Saginaw River/Bay – Partial

– Sturgeon Creekg– Kawkawlin River– Sebewaing River

Pigeon River– Pigeon River– Pinnebog River– Cass underway– Mid-Shiawassee– Swartz Creek– Gilkey Creeky– Kearsley Creek– South Branch of the Flint River

AOC’s with 319 PlansAOC s with 319 Plans• Kalamazoo River – YesKalamazoo River Yes

– Battle Creek River– Four Townships Areap– Gun River– Rabbit River– Portage and Arcadia

CreeksRice Creek– Rice Creek

AOC’s with 319 PlansAOC s with 319 Plans• St Clair River – Partial

– Black River– Anchor Bay

Cli t Ri P ti l• Clinton River – Partial– Main, East, and North

Branch– Stony/Paint and Pontiac

Creeks– Red Run

• Detroit River - No• Rouge River - No

AOC’s with 319 PlansAOC s with 319 Plans• River Raisin - Yes

Strings continuedStrings continued

• Required:Required:– Funding tied to Michigan’s lists of impaired or high

quality waters.– Plans must be approved as meeting “319” elements.

• Priorities – a 3 tiered system1. Targeted Water Body list and will meet

restoration/protection goals.2 Eligible area not on lists and will meet2. Eligible area not on lists and will meet

restoration/protection goals.3. Eligible area and activity that will not meet

restoration/protection goals.

Funding TrendsFunding Trends

Federal NPS Program Appropriations by Fiscal Year

$300

Appropriations by Fiscal Year(in millions of Dollars)

$250

$300

$200

$100

$150

$50

$0

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2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

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2012

Michigan NPS Pass Through Michigan NPS Pass Through Grants by Fiscal YearGrants by Fiscal YearGrants by Fiscal YearGrants by Fiscal Year

in Millions of Dollarsin Millions of Dollars

$10 00

$8.00

$9.00

$10.00

$5 00

$6.00

$7.00

319

$3.00

$4.00

$5.00CMI-NPS

$0 00

$1.00

$2.00

$0.002005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

NPS Website: www.michigan.gov/nps