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Upper Wabash River Basin Commission ~Watershed Management Plan~ Kick-off Meeting. IDEM 205(j) Grant February 27, 2013. Who are we?. The Upper Wabash River Basin Commission (UWRBC) was established by State Legislature in 2001 (IC 14-30-4).
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Upper Wabash River Basin Commission~Watershed Management Plan~Kick-off Meeting IDEM 205(j) Grant February 27, 2013
Who are we? • The Upper Wabash River Basin Commission (UWRBC) was established by State Legislature in 2001 (IC 14-30-4). • The UWRBC has a total of 20 voting Commission Members . They are: • The three County Commissioners from Adams, Jay, Wells and Huntington Counties or their appointed representative. • The County Surveyor from Adams, Jay, Wells and Huntington Counties or their appointed representative. • The Chairman of the County Soil and Water Conservation District in Adams, Jay, Wells and Huntington Counties or their appointed representative.
The UWRBC has a Steering Committee comprised of Commission Members and citizens interested in the Wabash River. The Steering Committee provides guidance and direction for Commission activities and makes recommendations to the voting members. • Anyone is welcome to join the steering committee. • The UWRBC also recruits volunteers to participate in educational events and water quality monitoring.
What we’ve done: • Watershed management plan for Phase I of the Wabash River – from the Ohio State Line to CR 450 E, at the White Bridge in Bluffton. (2006 – 2007) • Cost-share program for landowners in the Phase I watershed area, and provided over $103,000 from IDEM/EPA funds to area landowners and land users. (2009-2013) • Water quality monitoring at 18 sites in the Phase I watershed area. Volunteers plan to continue monitoring. (2009 – 2013)
What Now? • The UWRBC has a new IDEM 205(j) grant to develop a watershed management on Phase II. • The planning process will take 2 years to complete.
Watershed Area Eight Mile subwatershed Griffin subwatershed Rock Creek subwatershed
What will we do? • Get local citizen’s involved • Discuss water quality concerns • Make a vision for the future • Investigate and inventory the watershed characteristics • Monitor the water quality • Analyze discoveries and identify problems • Set goals and propose action plans
How will we do it? • Public meetings to gather input and report progress • Newsletters, media releases • Displays at community events • Workshops and Field Day • Livestock Manure Management • Fertilizer Management • Septic’s • Wetland/Buffer practices
Proposed Water Monitoring Sites Wabash River: #1: White Bridge, CR 450E #2: CR 100 N/Gerber Bridge #3: *CR 100 E/Rose Road #4: CR 500 W/South of SR 116 #5: CR 100 S (Hgtn.Co.) / CR450E Rock Creek: #6: Division Rd. (Hgtn.Co.) / Wabash River #7: Division Rd. (Hgtn.Co.) at dead end- Elkenberry Ditch #8: *CR 200 N/East of CR 500 W #9: CR 400 S/between CR 100 &200 W Eight Mile: #10: CR 300 N/East of SR 301 #11: CR 800 N/West of CR 450 E #12: *CR 100 E/CR 1000 N #13: N Mayne Road/NE of Station Road, Roanoke *Hoosier Riverwatch Volunteer Sites Site # 3 Site #8 Site #12
Contact:Stacia L. HendersonWatershed Coordinator260/273-0972shenderson@adamswells.comUpper Wabash River Basin Commission117 W. Harvest RoadBluffton, IN 46714 IDEM 205(j) Grant Kick-Off Meeting February 27, 2013