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Watershed Planning
Turtle-Flambeau Flowage
2011
Watershed Planning Background
1970’s – Water Quality Planning (CWA Sec. 208)Wastewater Facility Upgrades
1980’s – Basin Plans & Priority Watersheds (NR121)
Transition to address nonpoint source issues
1990’s –Integrated Planning, “State of the Basin” Reports
Forests, Lands, Wildlife, Fisheries, Water
2000’s – Water Database CreationLarge databases created, training & sharing
Water Quality Planning & Reporting Water Quality Report to Congress – Clean Water
Act. Evaluation of resource attainment for
Fish and Aquatic Life, Fish Consumption, Recreation, and Public Health and Welfare
Overview, Recommendations for programs to manage, protect and enhance water resources
Purpose of Planning – State Programs
Time & structure for evaluating monitoring results Framework for advancing resource
recommendations Forum for facilitating cooperative projects Baseline assessments for future resource
evaluation Federal & State Clean Water Act & Water Quality
laws
Kohlsville River Restoration
Watershed Planning Process
Assess Waters – Monitoring Data, Methods
Summer/Fall
Winter Clean Water Act Report (Even Years) Inventory/Assess Watershed Partnership Outreach – Recommendations
Spring & Summer Public Review, Finalization
Process
Write Plan
Role of Watershed Planning Analysis of water condition for
standards attainment evaluations Time focused on analysis of
monitoring datasets Resource-based recommendations
for work products and priority setting Structure for prioritizing actions for
specific watersheds (impaired, analyzed)
Outreach, coordination framework for water issues with nonprofits, agencies, public
Share knowledge of resource condition… enhance overall interest & awareness of aquatic resources & issues
Watershed Planning
Poor Water Quality? Evaluate for Threatened, Watch or Impaired Lists
Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent Summarize, Make Recommendations
Fish & Aquatic Life: • Rivers/Streams (Fish, Bugs) + Additional as needed• Lakes (TSI Analysis) + Additional as needed
Fish & Aquatic Life: • Rivers/Streams – Biology, Chemistry, TP• Lakes – TSI Package, TP/Chl a
Recreation: • Beaches – e. Coli
Fish Consumption• Specific Fish Advice – GIS Analysis
Watershed Plan Content Watershed Details
Population & Land Use Hydrology Ecological Landscapes Historical Information
Water Condition Priority Issues Water Quality Goals Overall Condition Point & Non-point
Sources River & Stream
Conditions Lake Health Wetland Health Waters of Note Groundwater
Watershed Actions Projects & Grants Monitoring Studies Recommendations
Appendices Maps
Watershed location Impaired, ORW/ERW
waters Outfalls and dams Land Use Potentially
Restorable Wetlands
Timeline Aug/Sept:
Identify Watersheds
Flambeau Flowage Watershed
Watershed Assessments
Find Watershed Plans
http://dnr.wi.gov/
Example plan: