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Watershed Management Plan Citizens Advisory Committee April 18, 2011. Agenda. 9:00 a m Welcome and introductions 9:05am Review Kickoff meeting minutes 9:15 am Review information regarding past programs and actions 9:30 am Identify priority issues and concerns 10:30 am Adjourn.
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Watershed Management PlanCitizens Advisory CommitteeApril 18, 2011
Agenda 9:00 am Welcome and introductions 9:05am Review Kickoff meeting minutes 9:15 am Review information regarding past programs and actions 9:30 am Identify priority issues and concerns 10:30 am Adjourn
Watershed Problems • Bacteria • Turbidity • Phosphorus
Bacteria in surface water • Four sources • Livestock • Humans • Wildlife • Pets
Turbidity in surface water • Runoff • Fields • Construction sites • Highly erodible lands • Erosion • Wind • Gully • Streambank • Overgrazed pasture • Suspended organic matter • Algae • Carp and rough fish
Phosphorus in surface water • Point sources • Wastewater treatment facilities • Storm water • Livestock facilities greater than 1000 animal units • Nonpoint sources • Inadequate septics • Row cropland • Feedlots • Urban runoff • Rural runoff • Streambank erosion • Internal Loading • Wind • Carp
Kickoff meeting • filter strips • streambank erosion • drainage • flood storage • residue management • phosphorus in Heron Lake • open tile intakes
General Operation • Board of managers • Staff • Office space and equipment • Vehicles and maintenance • Operational expenses
Education • Monthly newsletters • Website • Watershed tours • Semi-annual workshops • Field days • Demonstration projects • Youth education projects
Monitoring • Three streams annually • 25 samples per year • Six lakes every three years • 6 samples per year • Determine if water quality improvement is occurring
BMP Implementation • Critical area plantings • Grassed waterways • Terraces • Filter strips • Shoreline restoration • Conservation tillage incentives
Impaired Waters & TMDLs • TMDL Implementation Plan • Water Quality Management Planning Grant • Watershed Coordinator • WF Des Moines River TMDL Implementation Grant • Level III Feedlot Inventory • Watershed Coordinator
Flood Damage Reduction • Wildlife ponds/sedimentation basins • Wetland restoration • Rain gardens • Alternative tile intakes
HLWD Plan Focus • Organized according to resources • Water quality • Water quantity • Drainage systems • Biotic habitat • Wetlands • Flooding • Education • Funding • Goals and actions • Specific items to address problems
Proposed Heron Lake WD Management Plan 10 Year Update Timeline Date: April 7, 2011 WMP= Watershed Management Plan