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Kinnickinnic River

Watershed Action TeamMeeting

Summary Presentation of theWatershed Restoration Plan

March 16, 2010

UWM Great Lakes WATER Institute

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Agenda

1. Introductions2. Sweet Water Report Out

3. Recap of Recent KK WAT

Activities4. Summary Presentation of

Watershed Restoration Plan

(WRP)5. Next Steps

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Sweet Water Report Out

Executive Director hired

Facilitated/coordinated proposals to GLRI

Continue on 501(c)3 statusConference planning

WRP orientation

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Recap of Recent WAT Activities

Review & Comment on Draft WRP

WAT Work Plan

Recruitment Considerations

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Primary Purpose of the WRP

Identify specific actions to be

implemented by 2015 to improve waterquality and habitat within theKinnickinnic River Watershed

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Background of the WRP

Culmination of historical and recentactivity to protect and restore waterquality within the Greater Milwaukeeregion:

Regional Water Quality Plan (December2007)

MMSD 2020 Facilities Plan (December2007)

Input from the Southeastern WisconsinWatersheds Trust, Inc. (Sweet Water),Watershed Action Team and ScienceCommittee (February 2008 present)

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General Structure of the WRP

Follows the Clean Water Act guidelines for

developing effective watershed plans

Establishes initial goals and recommended

actions based on the Regional Plan

WRP is intended to be a flexible, adaptive

document

Starting point

Plan-Do-Check-Act

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Focus Areas

Public Health/Bacteria

Habitat & Aesthetics

Nutrients (Phosphorus)

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Public Health/Bacteria

Source:MMSD

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Habitat

Source:SEWRPC

Source:MMSD

Dissolved OxygenConcrete Lining

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Habitat Total Suspended Solids

Plume of Suspended Solids

Source:MMSD

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Source:MMSD

Cladophora near Bradford Beach

Nutrients - Phosphorus

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Baseline Year 2000 Conditions

Data

characterized

for 10

assessmentpoint areas

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Baseline Year 2000 Conditions (cont.)

Fact Sheets for each Assessment Point

Area

Maps

Applicable water quality standards

Summary of water quality data with brief

assessment

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Baseline Year 2000 Conditions (cont.)

Kinnickinnic

River

Watershed

AssessmentPoints &

Areas

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KinnickinnicRiver

WatershedAssessment

Points &

Reaches

Source: SEWRPC

KinnickinnicRiver

WatershedAssessment

Points &

Areas

KK-5 Holmes

Avenue Creek

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KinnickinnicRiver

WatershedHolmes

Avenue CreekAssessment

Point & Area

Source: MMSD, Watershed Restoration Plan Fact Sheet for Assessment Point KK-5

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Baseline Year 2000 Conditions (cont.)

Highly urbanized land uses

Unknown sources of fecal coliform bacteria

Predominant nutrient loading from land

surface; however, need to consider

phosphorus compounds added to drinking

water

Habitat (fish) conditions vary throughout thewatershed

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Management Strategies to Achieve

Goals

Existing regulatory management strategies

E.g. NR 151 (DNR runoff management rules)

Other management strategies in various

stages of implementation

Bacteria identification at stormwater outfalls

Management strategies recommended for

implementation by the Regional Plan, but notyet implemented

Establish long-term aquatic habitat monitoring

stations

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Expected Benefits

WRP presents the individual pollutant

reductions and other anticipated benefits

for each of the specific management

measures identified

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Expected Benefits (cont.)

Fecal

Coliform

(May-Sep)

TP TSS

Baseline 86% 77% 100%

Year 2020 85% 78% 100%

ScorePercent Compliance

Minimum MaximumVery Good 95 100

Good 85 94

Moderate 75 84

Poor 0 74

KK-5: Holmes Avenue Creek Water Quality

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Expected Benefits (cont.)

Kinnickinnic Watershed Annual Pollutant Loads

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What are the Issues in the

Kinnickinnic River Watershed?

Rank Assessment PointNonpoint Load per

Acre (billion counts)

1 KK-5 337

2 KK-2 299

3 KK-6 2964 KK-1 290

5 KK-3 280

Fecal Coliform

L i f P i i A

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Location of Priority AreasFecal Coliform

Top 5 areas

generating fecal

coliform per acre of

land Based on model

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What are the Issues in the

Kinnickinnic River Watershed?

Rank Assessment PointNonpoint Load per

Acre (tons)

1 KK-5 0.30

2 KK-2 0.25

3 KK-6 0.234 KK-10 0.21

5 KK-8 0.20

Total Suspended Solids

L ti f P i it A

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Location of Priority AreasTotal Suspended Solids (TSS)

Top 5 areas

generating TSS per

acre of land

Based on model

Wh t th I i th

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What are the Issues in the

Kinnickinnic River Watershed?

Rank Assessment PointNonpoint Load per

Acre (lbs)

1 KK-5 0.94

2 KK-6 0.88

3 KK-2 0.824 KK-8 0.79

5 KK-10 0.78

Total Phosphorus

L ti f P i it A

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Location of Priority AreasPhosphorus

Top 5 areas

generating

phosphorus per acre

of land Based on model

L ti f P i it A

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Location of Priority AreasCombined Results

Indicates areas that

WATs may want to

focus on first

Hot spots

L ti f P i it A

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Location of Priority AreasRiparian Corridor

Riparian corridor

widths

Source: SEWRPC

L ti f P i it A

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Location of Priority AreasConcrete-lined Channels

Concrete-lined

channels locations

Source: SEWRPC

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Future Actions

Priority Actions

Based on the Regional Plan, modified by

Sweet Water

Targeted toward the three focus areas

Foundation Actions

Subset of Priority Actions

Predecessor actions to be completed first inorder to realize the full benefit of the other

actions identified

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Prioritization of Actions (cont.)

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Foundation Actions

Public Health

Identify unknown sources of bacteria,

including illicit connections

Increase recreational use

Reduce bacteria sources from land-based

sources

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Foundation Actions (cont.)

Habitat and Aesthetics

Moderate flow regimes to decrease flashiness

Reduce nonpoint water quality impacts (focus

on chlorides)

Reduce impacts through green infrastructure

Restore fish passage throughout the

watershed

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Foundation Actions (cont.)

Nutrients (Phosphorus)

Reduce use of phosphorus compounds in

drinking water

Reduce phosphorus loads from regulateddischarges

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Additional WRP Recommendations

Policy issues identified

Total Maximum Daily Load Development

(TMDL)

Watershed permits

Water quality trading

NR 151 implementation

Alternatives to adding phosphoruscompounds to drinking water

Alternative indicator to fecal coliform bacteria

303(d) list listing/delisting criteria

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Action Plan Prioritization

Review WRP Rec / Science

Prioritize (as a team)

Policy Consideration

Pollutant Trading

Phosphorus Ban

Pre/Post Monitoring

Fill Data Gaps

Funding is Key

Why we need

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Why we need

YOU as a Partner!

Diversity of opportunities for involvement

Community connections

Identify & coordinate with other efforts

Leverage resources through partnerships

Diverse interests & skill sets needed

Access to resources

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Next Steps

Final WRPs Posted March 31st

www.swwtwater.org/home/documents.cfm

Next Meeting: April 21st (4:00 pm)

Review of Current Initiatives Tied to WRP

Recommendations

Discuss Prioritization of Activities

Subsequent Meetings: TBD (monthly)

Continue Prioritization & Implementation

Planning

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