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1 / 10David P. Lusch, Ph.D.

lusch@msu.edu

David P. Lusch, Ph.D.Distinguished Senior Research Specialist

Michigan State UniversityDept. of Geography, Remote Sensing & GIS

Research and Outreach Services Group

Institute of Water Research

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and Watershed Managementand Watershed Management

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lusch@msu.edu

• Overview of the groundwater & surface water resources of the regions

• Overview of the Water Withdrawal Assessment Tool (WWAT)

•Example uses of the WWAT for sustainable community development

Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process for Planning and Watershed Managementfor Planning and Watershed Management

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lusch@msu.edu

•Evaluating your Master Plan– Check all the areas zoned residential

(self-supplied) or Commercial/Industrial (self-supplied) to determine which catchments they fall within.

– “Roads” and “Aerial Photos” Data Layers in WWAT are very useful spatial references.

– Use “New Withdrawal” in WWAT to determine the total allowable depletion in those catchments.

Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process for Planning and Watershed Managementfor Planning and Watershed Management

4 / 10David P. Lusch, Ph.D.

lusch@msu.edu

Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process for Planning and Watershed Managementfor Planning and Watershed Management

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lusch@msu.edu

http://www.miwwat.org/getflow.asp?

trans=5400

&shore=0

&bdrkf=1

&bdrkt=99999

&aline=0.000

&bline=25.460

&cline=25.523 Allowable catchment depletion (gpm)(initial amount – not yet updated!!)

&dphzoned=125

&estdphbdrk=458

&pctdrift=100

&pctrock=0

&kvw=233.693

&type=Cold transitional stream&wsid=12269

&x=-84.105415

&y=44.613435

&mapx=650155.8847889714

&mapy=453061.31356536905

Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process for Planning and Watershed Managementfor Planning and Watershed Management

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lusch@msu.edu

•So how many gpm do you need?– A standard residence needs a minimum of 20

gpm (~ 60 gpm with home irrigation).

– For clustered developments (e.g., PUDs), multiply the # of parcels times 20 gpm to estimate the cumulative depletion.

e.g. 15 parcels x 20 gpm/parcel = 300 gpm

– Note: residential water well withdrawals are NOT regulated by state law. Consider re-arranging the zoning map to mitigate potential adverse impacts.

Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process for Planning and Watershed Managementfor Planning and Watershed Management

7 / 10David P. Lusch, Ph.D.

lusch@msu.edu

•So how many gpm do you need?– Commercial/industrial user needs vary

widely. Some water-intensive businesses may need 600 – 1000 gpm.

– PA 33 (2006) prohibits a local unit of government from enacting or enforcing an ordinance that regulates a large quantity withdrawal (i.e., 70 gpm or more).

– The evaluation suggested here is with the intent of re-arranging the zoning map to mitigate potential adverse impacts.

Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process for Planning and Watershed Managementfor Planning and Watershed Management

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lusch@msu.edu

•Revise your Site Plan Review process– Amend your site plan review checklist to

require submission of applicable LQW Registration with the site plan for any self-supplied facility with a pumping capacity of 70 gpm or more (e.g., within “Other Environmental Impacts” section).

Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process for Planning and Watershed Managementfor Planning and Watershed Management

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lusch@msu.edu

•Economic Development Office– Check all parcels slated for new/expanded

Commercial/Industrial (self-supplied) to determine which catchments they fall within.

– Use “New Withdrawal” in WWAT to determine the total allowable depletion in those catchments.

– Compare allowable depletions to client’s needs.

Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process for Planning and Watershed Managementfor Planning and Watershed Management

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lusch@msu.edu

The EndThis concludes our

presentation segments

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