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Sweet Water Trust
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AllAbout SWWT:
Watershed Action Teams (WATs)
1. Overview ofthe Kinnickinnic & Menomonee
River Watersheds2. WAT Progress To-Date
3. Next Steps for the WATs & Your Involvement
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Kinnickinnic River Watershed
26 Square Miles; 20 Miles ofRivers/Streams
KK Mainstem
Wilson Park Creek43rd St. Ditch
Villa Mann Creek
Lyons Park Creek
Holmes Creek
Edgerton Channel
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Kinnickinnic River Watershed
145,000 Residents(5,500/sq. mile)
Six MunicipalitiesMilwaukee
Cudahy
Greenfield
St. FrancisWest Allis
West Milwaukee
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Kinnickinnic River Watershed
Current Land Use:Transportation &
Utilities (46%)Residential (34%)
Parks, Recreation& NaturalLands
(10%)
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Kinnickinnic River Watershed
Major Pollutants:
Urban stormwater
Wildlife, pets & lawns
Transportation Runoff
Illicit Discharges
StreambankErosion
Sanitary & combined
sewer overflows
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Kinnickinnic River Watershed
Important Features & Constituencies:
Concrete-Lined Channels & Eroded Streambanks
Highly Urbanized Land UseFlood Management Issues
General Mitchell InternationalAirport
GrowingDiversityofResidents
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Existing Initiatives:
WDNR Environmental Restoration
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Existing Initiatives:
Flood Management Efforts
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Existing Initiatives:
Flood Management Efforts
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Existing Initiatives:
Flood Management Efforts
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Existing Initiatives:
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Existing Initiatives:
Community-Based Outreach & Education
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Existing Initiatives:
KK River Trail
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Menomonee River Watershed
136 Square Miles; 55 Miles ofRivers/Streams
Little Menomonee River
Honey CreekUnderwood CreekDousman DitchWillow Creek
Little Menomonee CreekButler DitchLilly CreekNor-X-Way Channel
Grantosa Creek
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Menomonee River Watershed
16 Municipalities:
Brookfield
Greenfield
Mequon
Milwaukee
New Berlin
Wauwatosa
West Allis
Brookfield
335,000 Residents
(2463/sq. mile)
Germantown
Lisbon
RichfieldButler
Elm Grove
Germantown
Greendale
Menomonee
Falls
West
Milwaukee
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Menomonee River Watershed
Current Land Use:
agriculture in N. 1/3,densely urban inlower
1/3, and rest is rapidly
urbanizing
60% Urban,40% rural
90% ofthe populationreceives sanitary sewer
service
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Menomonee River WatershedMenomonee River Watershed
Assessment Points & ReachesAssessment Points & Reaches
18 for the Menomonee
Baseline data:
Water quality
Pollutant loads bylanduse
Habitat report card
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Menomonee River Watershed
Important Features:
Mainstem originates at a large wetland area inGermantown Menomonee Falls
Some legacy sediment contamination (Kerr McGee Superfund Site on
Little Menomonee; Burnham Canal) Milwaukee County Zoo/Milwaukee CountyGrounds Milwaukee County Parkways/golfcourses
TimmermanAirport
Concrete Lined Channels (Honey Cr., Underwood Cr.)
Menomonee Valley/Miller Park Medical Complex
Lower 4.8 miles is part ofMilwaukee Estuary Area of Concern
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Menomonee River Watershed Elevation ProfileMenomonee River Watershed Elevation Profile
0 5 10 15 20 25 30500
550
600
650
700
750
800
850
900
Men River - Near Future Cond (8-16-05) Plan: Near Future 8-200 5
Main Channel Distance (mi)
Elevation(
ft)
Legend
Ground
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Menomonee River Watershed
Major Pollutants:
Urban stormwaterWildlife, pets & lawns
Construction site erosion
Illicit Discharges
Ruralnonpoint sourcesEroding agriculturallands
Eroding streambanks
Sanitary & combined seweroverflows
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Riparian Corridors ConditionsRiparian Corridors Conditions
Greater than 75 feetGreater than 75 feet5151 -- 75 feet75 feet2626 -- 50 feet50 feetLess than 25 feetLess than 25 feetEnclosed conduitEnclosed conduit
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Menomonee RiverMenomonee River
BiologicalBiological
ConditionsConditions
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Stream Channel ConditionsStream Channel Conditions
Dams & Drop StructuresDams & Drop Structures
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Menomonee River Watershed
Existing Initiatives toBuild On:
Menomonee River Flood Management Efforts(Elm Grove, CountyGrounds,Hart Park, Valley Park)
Menomonee River Valley Redevelopment(Stormwater Park,Airline Yards)
Joyce funded NGO work (bacteria monitoring,citizen monitoring,land protection plan,BMPs)
MMSDGreenseams
Municipal work and Group Stormwater Permit(sharing resources, joint education/monitoring)
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Source: SEWRPC, Milwaukee Riverkeeper, GLWI
MN-17 high
bacteria found
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Purpose ofthe Watershed
Restoration Plans
Develop plan to improve ourwatersheds based on scienceand input from stakeholders
Identifycost effective waterquality and habitatimprovements
Incorporate the publics desirefor improvements along the
waterways Identify actions (both short
and long term) to achieve ourwater qualitygoals andobjectives
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Watershed Action Teams:
Responsibilities1. Ensure that a wide range of interests are considered in all watershed
discussions.
2. Focus on issues that cut across existing lines of authority to achievewatershed objectives.
3. Work with the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
(SEWRPC) to develop a watershed action plan.4. Identify issues and prepare a priority list of watershed-specific projects and
programs to be supported by the SWWT & recommend this list to theExecutive Steering Council for their review and approval.
5. Identify and make recommendations on watershed-specific issues.
6. Undertake projects or advise on member projects that have been awarded
by the Executive Steering Council.7. Record action team meetingnotes and report out to the Executive SteeringCouncil.
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Watershed Action
Teams Progress:
Water quality 101 trainingand state ofthe rivers atfirst WAT meeting
Review and comment toSWWT on WRP scope of
work Visioning sessionfor overall
watershed goals (clean,natural, accessible watersfor fishing, swimming,
paddling, etc) Identified 3 mainconcerns
for WRPs: human health,nutrients, and habitat(includes aesthetics)
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Watershed Action Teams:
Next Steps
Adaptive Planning
WRPs are the beginning
Evolutionary Nature ofWATs
Focus ofActivities
Membership Growth & Evolution
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Watershed Restoration Plans
As ofAugust 31, 2009:
1. Executive Summary (drafting in progress)
2. Background How did we get here?
3. Building Partnerships with the SWWT
4. Characterize the Watershed
5. Goals and Solutions
6. Load Reductions from Management Measures
Draft Chapters 2-6 posted on SWWT Website:
www.swwtwater.org/home/documents
Chapter Production Schedule
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Watershed Restoration Plans
After August 31, 2009:
Incorporate comments on Chapters 2-6
Complete draft ofremainingchapters (October 2009)
7. Implementation schedule
8. Implement Measure Adjust
9. References
10. Appendix
Post finalchapters on Webby November 20, 2009
Chapter Production Schedule
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Watershed Action Teams:
Next Steps, Recruitment
Kinnickinnic Menomonee
Brookfield
Greenfield
Mequon
Milwaukee
New Berlin
WauwatosaWest Allis
Brookfield
Germantown
Lisbon
Richfield
Butler
Elm Grove
Germantown
GreendaleMenomonee Falls
West Milwaukee
MilwaukeeCudahy
Greenfield
St. Francis
West Allis
West Milwaukee
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Watershed Action Teams:
Next Steps,Goals/Targets These measurable goals will serve as indicators of progress being made toward
improving water quality conditions. Those, which are to be achieved by 2020 include:
1. Converting48 square miles ofmarginalcropland to prairie or wetland conditions.
2. Establishingor expanding riparianbuffers along about 325 miles ofstream bank.
3. Reducing the loads ofthe following pollutants to streams and inland lakes,
relative to existingconditions, as follows:
Total Phosphorus: 15% (57,000-pound reduction)
Total Suspended Solids: 40% (69 million-pound reduction)
Fecal Coliform Bacteria: 50% (36,780 trillion-cell reduction)
Total Nitrogen: 30% (1.1 million-pound reduction) Biochemcial OxygenDemand: 15% (1.8 million-pound reduction)
Copper: 15% (1,300 pound-reduction)
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Watershed Action Teams:
Next Steps, Projects & Programs
IdentificationofSite-specific Projects andLocal/Regional Programs
PrioritizationofProjects & Programs
Craft Implementation Plans
Costs & Sources ofSupport
Professional & CommunityExpertise/Involvement
Ongoing Interaction with Science & Legal/Policy &ESC
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Watershed Action Teams:
Next Steps,Generate Early Successes
American Rivers
Great Lakes Restoration Funding
Public & Private Sector InvestmentsPlanned/Underway
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How You CanHelp
Join the SWWT
Get involved onone ofthe SWWT WatershedAction Teams
Help prioritize future actions
Get involved in implementation inyour watershed
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Watershed Action Teams:
Next Steps, Upcoming Meetings
September Meetings
Parameters & Targets
KK: September 21
4:30-6:30PM,Loc. TBD
Men.: September 22
4:30-6:30PM, UWEX
October Meetings
Projects & Programs
KK: October 20
4:30-6:30PM,Loc. TBD
Men.: October 21
4:30-6:30PM, UWEX
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Watershed Action Team Contacts
Kinnickinnic WAT
Benjamin P. SykesFoley and Lardner,[email protected]
(414) 319-7333
BenGramlingSixteenth St. [email protected]
(414) 385-3577
Menomonee WAT
GailEpping [email protected]
(414) 256-4632
Cheryl NennMilwaukee [email protected]
(414) 287-0207, x229
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