Optimizing Resources for Restoring Acid Mine Drainage Impaired Watersheds in WV (Part 2)
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WV WatershedManagement
Framework
The goal is to prioritize watersheds and implement water quality improvement projects.
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Factors we considerer when prioritizing watersheds
TMDL
Watershed Association or a local interest
Opportunities for project development
Partner and stakeholder interest
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New TMDLs complete in 2006
Gauley
Potomac Direct Drains
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WVWN October 2006
TMDL presentation
Identify opportunities in sub-watersheds
Prioritize sub-watersheds
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Elk
LittleKanawha
Cheat
Gauley
Gre
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ier
Coal
S. B
r. Po
tom
ac Tygart
Valley
Tug Fork
WestFork
Cac
apon
Middle Ohio
North
Upper New
LowerKanawha
LowerNewUpper Guyandotte
MiddleOhioSouth
N. Br P
otom
ac
Lower G
uyandotte
Twelvepole
Upper K
anawha
Monongahela
James
Upper Ohio North
Upper Ohio South
Dunkard
Yo
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eny Potomac Direct Drains
ShenandoahJefferson
Shenandoah Hardy
James
Big Sandy
Lower Ohio
CAD, WVDEP-DWR
WEST VIRGINIA
8-digit (0 in front of numbers) Hydrologic Unit Codeand Watershed Name
and Groupings
5070101
50200025030106
5090102
West Fork Upper Ohio SouthUpper GuyandotteTwelvepole
Big SandyCacaponDunkard Lower Ohio
5070204
509010150200052070003
E
5020006 Youghiogheny5030101 Upper Ohio North5050006 Upper Kanawha
20700062070001 S. Br. Potomac
Shenandoah Hardy
Cheat5020004
A2070007 Shenandoah Jefferson
20700025020001 Tygart Valley
N. Br. Potomac
CoalElkLower Kanawha5050008
50500075050009
B
20700045070201 Tug Fork
Potomac Drains
GauleyLower GuyandotteMiddle Ohio NorthMiddle Ohio South5030202
50701025030201
5050005
CWatershed Groupings
200
6
201
02
009
200
8
200
7
Years represent sampling years
50500025020003
Upper NewMonongahela
GreenbrierJamesLittle KanawhaLower New
5050003
505000450302032080201
D
Watershed GroupingsABCDE
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Identifying opportunities and interest
Existing projects
Existing programs
A match for program goals
Agency resources
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Potomac Direct Drains Watershed
Chesapeake Bay Program Potomac Tributary Strategy Implementation Plan Prioritization Matrix Local interest and need Watershed Associations Basin Coordinator WVCA Environmental Specialist TMDL (October 2006)
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Opequon Creek Project Team
Riparian Area Demo
MS4 Community of Martinsburg
Watershed Survey to prioritize sub watershed
Educational Campaign
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Sleepy Creek Project Team
Watershed assessment and report
Homeowner packet
BMP installation
Workshops for BMP installation
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Gauley
No local interest
Agency activity?
Potential projects?
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What we need to know from you:
Activities in Potomac Direct Drains or Gauley
Interest in participating on a Project Team
Funds available
Program opportunities