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Using RMMS to Track & Report BMP Implementation

Using RMMS to Track & Report BMP Implementation . Scott Ristau, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Resource Management Mapping Service (RMMS).

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Using RMMS to Track & Report BMP Implementation

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  1. Using RMMS to Track & Report BMP Implementation Scott Ristau, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

  2. Resource Management Mapping Service (RMMS) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and the Illinois Department of Agriculture use the Resource Management Mapping Service to track and report best management practices implemented under IDA’s Conservation Practices Program and Streambank Stabilization and Restoration Program and other nonpoint source pollution control programs.

  3. The Resource Management Mapping Service, or RMMS, is maintained by the University of Illinois with support from the Illinois EPA and other state agencies.The website is located at http://www.rmms.illinois.edu.

  4. RMMS uses a wide range of coordinated natural resource related databases to provide an online, interactive mapping environment designed to help government agencies and others evaluate and manage geographically-based information about Illinois’ natural resources, particularly water resources, so that they can more effectively develop and implement appropriate resource protection and enhancement measures.

  5. So there is a lot that RMMS can do but I’ll focus mainly on the aspects related to the tracking and reporting of BMP implementation.

  6. RMMS contains information about BMPs that have been implemented under several different programs, such as CPP and SSRP. Each purple plus sign represents a BMP implemented with CPP funding.

  7. And you can use the Map Identify tool to see some basic information about an individual BMP.

  8. If you click on the name of the data layer, you can find out a little more about the program and the information that’s available in the IDA CPP data layer. For example, you can see that it only contains data on BMPs implemented since 2011.

  9. In addition to CPP, there are other layers for other BMP implementation programs, such as the IDA’s Well Decommissioning Program and Streambank Stabilization and Restoration program.

  10. RMMS also allows the user to run reports on BMP implementation. For example, we can run a report to list the BMPs that were implemented under SSRP. The report can be run on different areas of aggregation, such as statewide, individual watershed, or an individual county.

  11. And you can download that report to an excel spreadsheet.

  12. Information on BMPs implemented under Illinois EPA’s nonpoint source pollution control grant programs is also in RMMS. For example, you can see the BMPs implemented under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.

  13. The BMP information at RMMS is being used in a number of ways. For example, it’s used to: document NPS pollution control progress in terms of BMPs and pollutant load reductions at various scales (watershed, county, state); identify potential conflicts or synergies that may exist between proposed BMPs and past BMPs (i.e., will a proposed new streambank stabilization project adversely impact a wetland restoration project previously implemented in the same vicinity); facilitate follow up inspections of past BMPs to identify maintenance needs or other issues; identify future NPS control needs in relationship to past accomplishments; and track the implementation of watershed-based plans.

  14. RMMS also contains data on watershed-based plans that have been developed to control nonpoint source (NPS) pollution. So we can see where we have plans and where we don’t.

  15. RMMS contains information on the physical location of lakes and streams assessed and reported in accordance with Section 305(b) of the Federal Clean Water Act.

  16. The 305b assessment data for those lakes and streams can also be viewed in RMMS by using the map identify tool. The codes in the pop-up table are explained in the metadata, which can be viewed by clicking on the name of the data layer.

  17. RMMS can also display the streams and lakes that have been listed in accordance with Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

  18. This and other information may help local stakeholders who want to develop watershed-based plans for NPS pollution control. For example, RMMS can generate HUC12 reports that are designed to describe important characteristics of an individual 12 digit hydrologic unit code (HUC) watershed.

  19. The Land Cover report describes the HUC 12 in terms of its size, floodzones, percent imperviousness, land use, governmental units, miles of stream, and lake acres.

  20. The Water Quality report provides the 303d and 305b assessment information for those lakes and steams that are within that 12 digit HUC. It also provides information on the water quality monitoring stations, community water supply wells, and NPDES outfalls that fall within that 12 digit HUC.

  21. The Soils report summarizes information about the soils within that 12 digit HUC in terms of hydrologic soil groups, hydric classification, drainage class, flooding frequency, runoff potential, runoff class, and highly erodible lands.

  22. But we have to keep in mind that the BMP data layers currently available in RMMS don’t tell the whole story. For example, RMMS doesn’t have data on BMPs that are being implemented privately or under certain other government programs, such as those administered by NRCS.

  23. Thank You Scott Ristau, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Scott.Ristau@illinois.gov

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