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Watershed Management Wake County

Watershed Management Wake County. Monitoring Drivers. 2003 Watershed Plan Pollutant loads & trends Assess programs Develop strategies and projects Regulatory compliance. Monitoring Points. Falls watershed in 2007 Other watersheds 2009. Watershed Monitoring Parameters.

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Watershed Management Wake County

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  1. Watershed Management Wake County

  2. Monitoring Drivers • 2003 Watershed Plan • Pollutant loads & trends • Assess programs • Develop strategies and projects • Regulatory compliance

  3. Monitoring Points • Falls watershed in 2007 • Other watersheds 2009

  4. Watershed Monitoring Parameters • Nutrients • Sediment • Bacteria • Physical parameters

  5. 319 Grant Goals • Monitoring, restoration and management plan • ID restoration, enhancement and preservation projects • Gauge effectiveness of site specific projects

  6. 319 Falls Project Specifics • Grab samples Falls Lake • Automated samplers ; flow-proportional samples • Benthic community assessed • A stage-discharge relationship developed

  7. Black Horse Run Water Quality Project • Eroded banks Upper Barton Creek and an unnamed tributary • BHR HOA showed interest in pursuing some BMPs • Utilized cost-shared funds from the Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP)

  8. BHR Project Features • Pasture BMP’s • Stormwater BMP’s • Riparian Buffer Plantings • Bank Stabilization

  9. WQ Report & Report Card Report findings Identify water quality conditions and trends Provide easily understood information Present a framework for coordinating future data collection and reporting efforts

  10. Collaborative Local Watershed Plan • Impairment due to poor biological communities • Goal: comprehensive watershed management & restoration strategy • Inventory of projects to improve water quality

  11. Recreational Water Sampling Program • Goal: Decrease the incidence of water-related illness • E. coli and enterococci bacteria • ~48 sites • Public beaches and private camps, open-water used for boating in 3 county lakes

  12. On the Horizon • ID more sub-watersheds for monitoring • Priority: impaired • Develop discharge rating tables • Begin monitoring active construction sites

  13. Survey of stream cross sections :bank erosion, sediment transport, & changes in stream morphology • Share data for WQ Assessments 305(b), basin-wide planning • Seek full laboratory certification

  14. Any Questions?

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