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Purpose of the WRP
Develop an adaptive plan with stakeholdersIdentify cost effective water quality and habitatimprovements
Incorporate stakeholders desire for improvements
Actions that can be implemented in the short term (3-5years) and lay out a more general plan for the longterm to achieve goals and objectives.
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Key to Success: SWWT Involvement
Building partnerships at all levels of SWWTAdopted goals of SEWRPC's Regional Plan
Desired a habitat/aesthetic component
Identified focus areas Public health
Habitat
Nutrients
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Watershed Restoration Plans
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Outcome of the Watershed Restoration Plans
Load Reduction
Improved Water Quality
Improved Habitat
Watershed Restoration
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WRP Focus Areas
Public Health includes bacteria andpathogens
Habitat water quality and physical factors
Nutrients Phosphorus
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C ladophora near Bradford Beach
S o u r c e : M
M S D
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Watershed Background Data
Assessment Point Areas (Subwatersheds)
18 for the Menomonee and 10 for the KK
All data by assessment point areas and assessment
pointsBaseline:
Water quality
Pollutant loads by land use Habitat report card
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What Does the Water Quality Data Show?
Loads are polluted stormwater sources
Largest loads from commercial land use
The bacteria load (fecal coliforms) arehigher than expected in some areas of theMenomonee and all of the Kinnickinnic
Storm sewers oozing human fecal bacteria to beaches, rivers, study finds J ournal Sentinel 8/2/09
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MN-1: North Branch Menomonee River MN-2: Upper Menomonee River MN-3: West Branch Menomonee River MN-4: Willow Creek
MN-5: Upper Menomonee River MN-6: Nor-X-Way ChannelMN-7: Lilly CreekMN-8: Butler Ditch
MN-9: Menomonee River
MN-10: Little Menomonee CreekMN-11: Little Menomonee River MN-12: Menomonee River MN-13: Underwood Creek
MN-14: Underwood CreekMN-15: Menomonee River MN-16: Honey CreekMN-17 : Menomonee River
MN-18: Menomonee River
Menomonee Watershed Assessment Areas/Points
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Menomonee
River WatershedAssessment
Points &Areas
Source: SEWRPC
MN-17
MenomoneeRiver at 70 th St.
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Menomonee
River WatershedAssessmentPoint & Area
MN-17
Source: MMSD, Watershed
Restoration Plan Fact Sheet for Assessment Point MN-17
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Annual per AcreNonpoint Source
Pollution Loads of Total FecalColiform
in the
Menomonee River Watershed
Source: SEWRPC
MN-17 veryhigh loads
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Confirming Model Results
Stormwater Outfall Sampling on the Menomonee River at 68 th Street
Where are theactual sourcesof high bacteria?
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i l w a u
k e e
R i v e r
k e e p e r
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Source: SEWRPC, Milwaukee Riverkeeper, GLWI
MN-17 highbacteria found
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Kinnickinnic Watershed Assessment Areas/Points:
KK-1 Lyons Park CreekKK-2 South 43rd Street DitchKK-3 Kinnickinnic River KK-4 Wilson Park CreekKK-5 Holmes Avenue CreekKK-6 Villa Mann CreekKK-7 Cherokee Park CreekKK-8 Wilson Park CreekKK-9 Kinnickinnic River KK-10 Kinnickinnic River
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Annual per AcreNonpoint SourcePollution Loads of
Total Fecal
Coliformin the
Kinnickinnic River Watershed
Source: SEWRPC
KK-5 Holmes Avenue Creek high loads
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Linked SWWT Goals at Assessment Area Level
KK-5: Holmes Avenue Creek Goals
* More water recreation opportunities
** Better habitat
*** Reduced nutrient loads
Pollutant
FecalColiform*
Total
SuspendedSolids** Phosphorus***
Percent LoadReduction 45% 23% 11%
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Linked SWWT Goals at Assessment Area Level
F ly F ishermen
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Habitat Focus
Added to WRPsafter consultationwith SWWTAssessment of
available dataInclude as futureactions areprioritized
Slender Madtom
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Habitat Focus
Habitat Subcommittee was formed May 14, 2009Objective-to address habitat related issues related tothe preparation of watershed restoration plans(WRPs):
Characterize existing instream and riparianphysical and biological conditions
Define habitat, including consideration of factorsthat influence habitat quality
Identify data gaps
Identify potential habitat restoration projects
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Urban Development = Impervious Area
0
20
40
60
80
100
1850 1870 1890 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990
P
e r c e n t U r b a n
L a n d
Root River Oak Creek Menomonee River Kinnickinnic River
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Urbanization Increases Stormwater Discharges
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influence biological health in aquatic ecosystems
are affected by human disturbance (from Karr, 1991)
Source: S EWRPC
Environmental Factors That:
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So What is Habitat?
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What Does Habitat Data Show?
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Fish Species Richness Among Watersheds: 2004
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
MilwaukeeRiver
Root River Oak Creek MenomoneeRiver
KinnickinnicRiver
N u m
b e r o f
S p e c
i e s
Watershed
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Management Strategies
Urban Development (total impervious area)(# stream crossings)
(concrete)(eroding streambank)
V e r y g o o
d
S t r e a m
H e a l
t h I n d i c a
t o r
R ehabilitation
Protection
Stewardship
P o o r
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Solutions and Management Strategies
Existing Regulatory Management Strategies
Others in Various Stages of Implementation
Recommended for Implementation inSEWRPC's Regional Plan but not yetimplemented
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Ex isting Regulatory Management Strategies
B ioretention Ponds along Canal Street
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Ex isting Regulatory Management Strategies
Development West of B ioretention Pond along Canal Street
S o u r c e : N a n c y
M . A
t e n
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Ex isting Regulatory Management Strategies
S o u r c e : N a n c y
M . A
t e n
Development West of B ioretention Pond along Canal Street
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Ex isting Regulatory Management Strategies
S o u r c e : N a n c y
M . A
t e n
Development West of B ioretention Pond along Canal Street
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Ex isting Regulatory Management Strategies
Street Sweeping
S o u r c e : E
l g i n S w e e p e r
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O ther Strategies in Various Stages of Implementation
DownspoutDisconnection
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M S D
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Rain B arrel Rain Garden
O ther Strategies in Various Stages of Implementation
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O ther Strategies in Various Stages of Implementation
B ioswale on Grange Avenue in Greendale
S o u r c e : M M
S D
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O ther Strategies in Various Stages of Implementation
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Former Ready-Mix Site Purchased Through Greenseams
S o u r c e : R
i v e r R
e v i t a l i z a t
i o n
F o u n
d a t i o n s
M e n o m o n e e
R i v e r
M a i n s
t e m
L a n d
P r o t e c
t i o n
P l a n , 2
0 0 8 - 2 0 0 9
O ther Strategies in Various Stages of Implementation
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O ther Strategies in Various Stages of Implementation
Road Salt Reduction Program
S o u r c e : C
i t y o f
B r o o k
f i e l d
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M S D
Recommended in S EWRPC' s Regional Plan but not yet Implemented
E xpand Monitoring
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To Address Habitat:Implement chloridereduction programs
Restore, enhance, andrehabilitatestream channelsImprove/establish riparianbuffersImplement stormwater runoff reduction strategies
S o u r c e : S
E W R P C
Potential Recommendations for MN-17 &KK-5
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Potential Recommendations for MN-17 &KK-5
To Address Phosphorus:Phosphorus fertilizer banNew water quality standard
S o u r c e : M
M S D
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What Are The Nex t Steps?
Input needed from the Watershed ActionTeams/SWWT:
PrioritiesHabitatData gapsWRP chapters
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How You Can Help
J oin the SWWT
Get involved on one of the SWWT Watershed Action Teams (WATs)
Help to prioritize future actions
Get involved in implementation in your
watershed/neighborhood
in the Development of the Watershed Restoration Plans
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Watershed Restoration Plans
As of August 31, 2009:
1. Executive Summary (drafting in progress)2. Background How did we get here?
3. Building Partnerships with the SWWT4. Characterize the Watershed5. Goals and Solutions6. Load Reductions from Management Measures
Draft Chapters 2-6 posted on SWWT Website:www.swwtwater.org/home/documents
Chapter Production Schedule
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