Water and Land Health 101: Thinking Like A Watershed · Thinking Like A Watershed Rebecca Power...
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Water and Land Health 101: Thinking Like A WatershedRebecca Power
University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension
Wisconsin Lakes Partnership Convention 2019
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Connection Theme
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Wisconsin Land and Water: Lenses We Look Through
Photos: Jeff Miller, Andy Manis, Matt Anderson
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“Water is the most critical resource issue of our lifetime and our children’s lifetime. The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land.”
Luna Leopold
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Photo: Micha Baker
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Wisconsin Water by the Numbers
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Condition Assessments
Source: Wisconsin DNR, Wisconsin Water Quality Reports to Congress, 2016 and 2018.
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Condition Assessements
Source: Wisconsin DNR, Wisconsin Water Quality Reports to Congress, 2016 and 2018.
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Water Pollutants and Impairments
Source: Wisconsin DNR, Wisconsin Water Quality Report to Congress 2018.
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Water Pollutants and Impairments
Source: Wisconsin DNR, Wisconsin Water Quality Report to Congress 2018.
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Groundwater Withdrawals
Source: Wisconsin DNR, Wisconsin Water Use: 2017 Withdrawal Summary.
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Photos: Jeff Miller, Andy Manis, Matt Anderson
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Wisconsin Agriculture
´ Wisconsin contributes $88.3 billion annually to our state’s economy.
´ Wisconsin is home to 68,500 farms on 14.3 million acres. Average farm size in Wisconsin = 209 acres.
´ Annually, 413,500 jobs or 11.9% of the state’s employment.
´ Dairy industry contributes $43.4 billion to Wisconsin’s economy each year.
´ Wisconsin exported $3.5 billion of agricultural products in 2017 to 147 countries.
https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Publications/WIAgStatistics.asp
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Loss of Wisconsin Dairy Farms
´ Over 600 farms lost in 2018
´ The most since 2013
Photos: John Oncken, Wisconsin State Farmer
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Wisconsin’s Waters And Our Economy
Photo: Barry Adams, Wisconsin State Journal
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´ Wisconsin consumer spending on outdoor recreation totaled $17.9 billion, resulting in 168,000 jobs, $5.1 billion in wages and salaries, and $1.1 billion in tax revenue.
´ The Wisconsin State Park system draws an est. 14 million visitor-days, resulting in over $1.0 billion in annual expenditures in local communities.
´ $19 million in trip and equipment expenditures associated with waterfowl hunting in Wisconsin.
´ $1.6 billion annual total spending and economic impact generated by trout fishing in the Driftless Area (much of which is in Wisconsin).
Source: Wisconsin DNR. Wisconsin Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) 2019-2023
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Hamers, 2018
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Assessing Watershed Health
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Wisconsin Integrated Assessment of Watershed Health
Source: Wisconsin DNR. Wisconsin Integrated Assessment of Watershed Health, 2014.
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Wisconsin River Total Maximum Daily Load
Source: Wisconsin DNR. https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/TMDLs/WisconsinRiver/
´ “A TMDL establishes the maximum amount of a pollutant allowed in a waterbody and serves as the starting point or planning tool for restoring water quality.” USEPA
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Source: Wisconsin DNR. https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/TMDLs/WisconsinRiver/
Wisconsin River Total Maximum Daily Load
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Wisconsin River TMDL
Source: TMDL for Total Phosphorus in the Wisconsin River Basin.
Total P Load Delivered by Major Tributary Watersheds
Sources of Total P Load
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Point Sources
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Nonpoint - Urban Stormwater
Photos: UW-Madison and City of Madison
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Nonpoint - Agriculture
Photo: UW-Extension
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Headwaters Cedar CreekWatershed Plan 2016, Iowa Soybean Association
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Successful Watershed Management
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Successful Watershed Management
Successful watershed management: a system that achieves water-related environmental, social, and economic goals in a designated time frame, with the goals and the time frame agreed upon by a representative group of stakeholders.
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Gillon, Booth, and Rissman 2015Photo: Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
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Photo: Rock River Coalition
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Social Change: Water is a Networked Issue
Zeitoun, 2011
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Social Change: Government vs Governance
WaterNGOs
State Govts
Federal Govt
Local Govts
Professional Societies
Property Owners
Universities
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Necessary Elements for Successful Watershed Management
Human capital
Social capital
Policy framework
Finance framework
https://northcentralwater.org/getting-to-scale/
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Some Wisconsin ResourcesPLACES TO START . . .
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Local Watershed Organizations
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County Land and Water Departments and Municipal Stormwater Managers
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State Non-Governmental Organizations
https://www.wisconsinrivers.org/https://wisconsinlandwater.org/ https://www.gatheringwaters.org/
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University Extension
https://extension.wisc.edu/natural-resources/ https://northcentralwater.org/
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State Agencies
https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/watersheds/ https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/LWCOverview.aspx
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Federal Agencies – USEPA, NRCS, USGS
https://www.epa.gov/environmental-topics/water-topics
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/wi/home/
https://www.usgs.gov/science/regions/midwest/wisconsin
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“To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering”
Aldo Leopold