Lower Fall Creek Watershed Management Plan
TASKS AS DEFINED BY IDEM/SWCD/CBBEL CONTRACT
Total Timeline = 30 months (December 21, 2006 through May 21, 2009)
Task A: Develop a Watershed Management Plan
· Develop a WMP according to IDEM’s FFY 2003 “Watershed Management Plan
Checklist”.
· Submit 2 hard copies and 1 electronic copy of WMP to IDEM.
· Make DRAFT and FINAL copy of WMP available to local libraries, local officials,
and land use planners in watershed, and on the Plan distribution list.
· Submit electronic copy of the draft plan and checklist to State for review and
comment every 6 months.
· Submit completed plan to State 2 months prior to contract end date.
· Construct a comprehensive GIS for watershed including land use, streams,
303(d) listed streams, and monitoring site location data.
Task B: Water Quality Monitoring
· Conduct a monitoring program to identify water quality problems in the
watershed.
· Develop a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) for monitoring activities and
submit to State for review 1 month before initiating monitoring activities.
· Collect flow data and water samples 8 times at 10 sites throughout the
watershed. Analyze samples for biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical
oxygen demand (COD), total kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), nitrate, ammonia, orthophosphorus,
total phosphorus, total phosphate, suspended solids, and E.coli.
Task C: Education and Outreach
· Conduct Steering Committee meetings of 11-15 local stakeholders on a quarterly
basis.
· Establish 3 Working Committees to meet as needed of less than 20 experts each
to discuss land use, education, and water quality.
· Conduct 2 Stakeholder Meetings
· Conduct 3 Workshops
· Develop 1 educational brochure
· Develop 3 newsletter articles focusing on issues specific to the project
· Update SWCD every 2 weeks
Task D: BMP Demonstration Project Report
· Prepare a report identifying potential demonstration projects for BMPs in targeted
critical areas with in the watershed.
· Provide pollutant load reduction estimates for BMPs implemented by the SWCD.
Lower Fall Creek WMP
SWCD UPDATE
August 3, 2007
TASK A: Develop a Watershed Management Plan
Progress to Date: - Researching social, physical, and economic diversity in watershed
Next Steps: - Draft Sections 1: Watershed Planning and Section 2: Watershed Overview to IDEM ASAP
TASK B: Water Quality Monitoring
Progress to Date: - Summarizing water quality data and information from pollutant load models for Working Group meeting
Next Steps: - Meet with Water Quality Working Group on 8/7/07
TASK C: Education and Outreach
Progress to Date: - Gathering land use and economic development information for Working Group meeting
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Refining census data and list of existing outlets for distribution of education materials for Education & Outreach Working Group meeting
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Drafting list of topics for workshops and Steering Committee meetings
Next Steps: - Meet with Land Use/Economic Development Working Group on 8/14/07
TASK D: BMP Demonstration Project Report
Progress to Date: - Ron meeting with City Forester to discuss Rain Garden installation along Fall Creek Parkway
Next Steps: - Draft BMP Report (scheduled for 4th Quarter ending 11/30/07)
