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Strategic Watershed Management

Strategic Watershed Management. Session Chair: David Ward, Loudoun Watershed Watch Panelists: Gem Bingol, Piedmont Environmental Council Joe Ivers, PhD, Virginia Waters and Wetlands, Inc. Tom Turner, John Marshall Soil & Water District. March 24, 2010 Middleburg, VA. A Watershed Approach.

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Strategic Watershed Management

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  1. Strategic Watershed Management Session Chair: David Ward, Loudoun Watershed Watch Panelists: Gem Bingol, Piedmont Environmental Council Joe Ivers, PhD, Virginia Waters and Wetlands, Inc. Tom Turner, John Marshall Soil & Water District March 24, 2010 Middleburg, VA

  2. A Watershed Approach • Is hydrologically defined • geographically focused • includes all stressors (air and water) • Involves all stakeholders • includes public (federal, state, local) and private sector • is community based • includes a coordinating framework • Strategically addresses priority water resource goals (e.g. water quality, habitat) • integrates multiple programs (regulatory and voluntary) • based on sound science • aided by strategic watershed plans • uses adaptive management Goose Creek Watershed http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/approach.html

  3. EPA’s Handbook Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our Waters EPA 841-B-08-002, 2008 http://www.epa.gov/nps/watershed_handbook/

  4. Watershed Planning Process Evaluate data to determine the state of the watersheds Identify issuesthat the plan will address Establish avisionfor the watershed and goals that improve, enhance and protect watersheds Develop specific actionsto achieve the goals Create a framework and timeframefor implementation From Fairfax County Stormwater Management 2008

  5. Tools of Watershed ProtectionDeveloped by Center for Watershed Protection for US EPA web-based training • Tool 1. Land Use Planning • Tool 2. Land Conservation • Tool 3. Aquatic Buffers • Tool 4. Better Site Design • Tool 5. Erosion and Sediment Control • Tool 6. Stormwater Best Management Practices • Tool 7. Non-Stormwater Discharges • Tool 8. Watershed Stewardship Programs http://www.epa.gov/watertrain/protection/index.html

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