GLRIGLRI NearshoreNearshore Health andHealth andGLRI GLRI NearshoreNearshore Health and Health and NPS Pollution Focus Area and NPS Pollution Focus Area and P i it W t h d W kP i it W t h d W kPriority Watershed Workgroup Priority Watershed Workgroup

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Great Lakes Sedimentation WorkshopGreat Lakes Sedimentation WorkshopJune 5, 2014June 5, 2014Ann Arbor, MIAnn Arbor, MI

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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI)• Obama Administration

Initiative

– FY10: $475 million– FY11: $300 million– FY12: $300 million– FY13: $284 million

FY14 $300 illi– FY14: $300 million– FY15: $275 million*

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GLRI Action Plan I Focus AreasGLRI Action Plan I Focus Areas

1. Toxics Substances and Areas of Concern1. Toxics Substances and Areas of Concern2. Invasive Species 3 Nearshore Health and Nonpoint Source3. Nearshore Health and Nonpoint Source

Pollution4 Habitat and Wildlife Protection and4. Habitat and Wildlife Protection and

Restoration5 Accountability Education Monitoring5. Accountability, Education, Monitoring,

Evaluation, Communication and Partnerships

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Partnerships

Nearshore Health and Nonpoint Source Pollution Focus Area:Pollution Focus Area:

Principal Actions 2010-2014

Targeting Watershed Plan 

Identify Sources and Reduce Loadings of Nutrients and SoilImplementation  Nutrients and Soil 

Erosion

Improve Public  Generate Critical Information forp

Health Protection at Beaches

Information for Protecting 

Nearshore Health

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EPA-funded projects FY13: Lake Erie CSMICSMI

• WLEB nutrient dynamics (Ohio Lake Erie• WLEB nutrient dynamics (Ohio Lake Erie Commission)

• Quantify of internal nutrient loads to the water columnQuantify of internal nutrient loads to the water column• Evaluate role of river hydrology and/or seasonality of

P loads to HAB formation and dynamics• Develop a nutrient mass budget

• Huron-Erie corridor monitoring (EPA’s Great Rivers and NCCA sampling approaches)

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EPA-funded projects FY13EPA funded projects FY13

• Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Green• Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Green Infrastructure Grants (16)

• Development of watershed TMDLs and implementation plans in Priority Watershedsimplementation plans in Priority Watersheds

• Building local capacity to support watershed management

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GLRI Action Plan II Focus AreasGLRI Action Plan II Focus Areas1. Toxic Substances and Areas of Concern

2. Invasive Species

3. Nonpoint Source Pollution Impacts on Nearshore Health

4. Habitats and Species

5 I t t d S l ti t C C tti5. Integrated Solutions to Cross-Cutting Issues

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Nonpoint Source Pollution Impacts on N h H lthNearshore Health

Principal Initiative I: Reduce nutrient loads from agricultural watershedsloads from agricultural watersheds

Principal Initiative 2: Reduce untreated runoff from urban watershedsrunoff from urban watersheds

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Reduce nutrient loads from agricultural watersheds

• Commitment: Implement agricultural practices or other nutrient reduction practices in GLRI targeted areas

• Measure of Progress: Projected nutrient and sediment reductions from GLRI-funded projects in targeted watersheds (measured in pounds)

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Reduce untreated runoff from urban watersheds

• Commitment: Implement watershed management projects in urban areas that have adopted a watershed strategy

• Measure of Progress: Projected volume of untreated urban runoff captured or treated by GLRI-funded projects

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*from Tayyebi et al. 2012, 2014

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GLRI Priority Watersheds

Lower Fox RiverLower Fox River

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Maumee River

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NRCS FY10-13 AccomplishmentsGLRI P i it W t h dGLRI Priority Watersheds

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GLRI Supports a Diversity of Voluntary, Incentive-Based, Regulatory,Incentive Based, Regulatory,

& Innovative Approaches• MaumeeMaumee

– NRCS (Voluntary/Incentive – Farm Bill Programs)– Ohio EPA, ODNR, ODA (Target Setting – Lake

Erie Phosphorus Targets Recommended Through Ohio Phosphorus Task Force II)

– Ohio EPA (Regulatory/Voluntary – TMDL– Ohio EPA (Regulatory/Voluntary – TMDL Implementation Plan)

– Ohio State Extension (Innovative - Training Workshops for Fertilizer Dealers)

– The Nature Conservancy/ACOE(Innovative –Two-Stage Ditches)

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Two Stage Ditches)

Transitioning from GLRI Action Plan I to IIg

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Principal Initiative I: Reduce nutrient ploads from agricultural watersheds

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Principal Initiative 2: Reduce untreated runoff from urban watersheds

Identify sources of urban runoff that 

impact water quality

Target areas for action by modeling fate and 

transport of contaminantsAssess nearshore water quality adjacent to transport of contaminants 

in runoff from watershed to nearshore

quality adjacent to targeted watersheds

Implement projects to reduce runoff and improve water quality in targeted 

Evaluate project effectiveness

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FY2015- 2019 Action Plan Public Engagement StrategyPublic Engagement Strategy

• Draft GLRI Action Plan II is available at:Draft GLRI Action Plan II is available at:http://glri.us/public.html

P bli bi• Public webinars - June 9 at 1 p.m. Central Time https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/789861232

- June 10 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/841679520

• Public input requested by June 30, 2014.

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Questions?Questions?Questions?Questions?

Elizabeth Hinchey Malloy & T. Kevin O’DonnellUS EPA-Great Lakes National Program Office

Chicago, IL

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