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Watershed Planning
Tools and an
Integrated Watershed
Approach
Stuart Lehman
U.S. EPA NPS Control Branch
January 19, 2007
Bordentown, NJ
CWA Watershed Framework
Water Quality Standards
Use Attainability Analysis
Monitor/Assess WQS Attainment
Assessment methodology
305(b) Report
303(d) List of Impaired Waters
EPA approves 303(d) list
TMDL
WLAs to individual point sources
LAs to nonpoint sources
EPA approval
Continuing
Planning Process
Watershed Plan
State developed or approved
NPDES permits for point sources
Manage nonpoint sources
EPA discretion to object
w/ Federal/State $
(CPP)
Integrated Watershed Management
CZA 6217
Example or Program Integration
State Watershed Programs
State Watershed Programs
Watershed Mgmt. &
Typical Roles
Local
State
Federal
NPS Mgmt Plans
/ grants /
NPDES/TMDLs
EPA – WQ crit. &
MCLs, 319,
TMDLs
Monitoring – projects USDA – Farm
& statewide/ WQstds
Plans, Local
codes/ ordinances
Ctrl, EQIP, etc
Growth Mgmt Policies
Septic regs
– build out? Env.
USFS – MultipleAssess.
Watershed Plans
use/NEPA/
Land use/ zoning /
Stormwater
permits
USDA committees
Watershed Progs,
funds & T. Assist.
(incl 319)
ESA/Hydrol.
FWS – ESA habitat &
other habs
NINE Elements of Watershed-based
Plans that include Nonpoint Source Pollution
A. Identification of causes and sources, listed waters, pollutants,
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
loads by watershed sub-categories, (crops, AFOs, urban,
forestry, etc.)
Estimate of load reductions by land use (or other)
subcategories expected from BMPs
Description of BMPs, How they are targeted (map suggested)
Estimate of needed technical & financial resources
Information/ Education component
Schedule (who does what, when)
Description of measurable milestones for implementation
Criteria to determine if loadings/ targets are being achieved
Monitoring component for above criteria
Watershed
Planning Steps
STEP 1
BUILD PARTNERSHIPS
ID
stakeholders
ID issues of concern
Set preliminary goals
Develop indicators
Conduct outreach
Watershed
Planning Steps
STEP 2
CHARACTERIZE WATERSHED
Gather existing data
STEP 1
Create data inventory
BUILD PARTNERSHIPS
ID data gaps
ID stakeholders
Collect additional data, if needed
ID issues of concern
Set preliminary
goals
Analyze
data
Develop indicators
ID causes and sources
Conduct outreach
Estimate pollutant loads
Watershed
Planning Steps
STEP 3
FINALIZE GOALS AND ID SOLUTIONS
STEP 2
Set goals and management objectives
CHARACTERIZE
WATERSHED
Develop
indicators/targets
Gather
existing data
Determine load reductions needed
data
inventory
STEP 1
ID critical areas
ID data gaps
BUILD PARTNERSHIPS
Collect additionaldata,
if needed
ID management
measures needed
ID stakeholders
Analyze data
ID issues of concern
ID causes and sources
Set preliminary goals
Estimate pollutant loads
Develop indicators
Create
Conduct
outreach
Watershed Planning Steps
STEP 4
DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAM
k
Develop
Implementation schedule
STEP 3
Set Interim milestones
FINALIZE GOALS AND ID SOLUTIONS
Set
Determine
goals and management
objectives how
you will measure success
STEP 2
Develop indicators/targets
Develop monitoring component
CHARACTERIZE
WATERSHED
Determine load reductions needed
Gather
Develop
evaluation process
assistance needed
existing data
ID critical areas
ID needed
technical and financial
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Create
data
inventory
ID management measures
STEP 1
ID data gaps
Assign responsibility
BUILD PARTNERSHIPS
Collect additional data, if needed
ID stakeholders
Analyze data
ID issues of concern
ID causes and sources
Set preliminary goals
Estimate pollutant loads
Develop indicators
Conduct
outreach
Watershed Planning Steps
STEP 5
IMPLEMENT WATERSHED PLAN
STEP 4
Implement management strategies
DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM
k
Conduct
Implementation
schedule monitoring
Set Interim milestonesConduct I/E activities
STEP 3
Determine how you will measure success
FINALIZE GOALSDevelop
AND ID
SOLUTIONS
monitoring
component
Set goals and management
objectives
Develop evaluation process
STEP 2
Develop indicators/targets
ID technical and financial assistance needed
CHARACTERIZE
WATERSHED
Determine
load reductions
needed
Assign
responsibility
Gather existing data
ID critical areas
Create data inventory
ID management measures needed
STEP 1
ID data gaps
BUILD PARTNERSHIPS
Collect additional data, if needed
ID stakeholders
Analyze data
ID issues of concern
ID causes and sources
Set preliminary goals
Estimate pollutant loads
Develop indicators
Develop
Conduct
outreach
Watershed Planning Steps
STEP 6
MEASURE PROGRESS
AND MAKE
STEP 5
IMPLEMENT WATERSHED
PLAN
ADJUSTMENTS
Implement management strategies
STEP 4
Review and evaluate information
Conduct monitoring
DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM
Share results
k
Conduct I/E activities
Implementation schedule
Prepare annual plans
Set Interim milestones
STEP 3
Make adjustments to
Determine how you will measure success
FINALIZE GOALSDevelop
AND ID
SOLUTIONS
monitoring component
Set goals and management
objectives
Develop
evaluation process
STEP 2
Develop indicators/targets
ID technical and financial assistance needed
CHARACTERIZE
WATERSHED
Determine
load reductions
needed
Assign
responsibility
Gather existing data
ID critical areas
Create data inventory
ID management measures needed
STEP 1
ID data gaps
BUILD PARTNERSHIPS
Collect additional data, if needed
Analyze data
ID stakeholders
ID causes and sources
ID issues of concern
Estimate pollutant loads
Develop
Set
preliminary goals
Develop indicators
Conduct outreach
program
Capacity Building
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CB Strategy
Funding catalog - & New Sustainable Funding web
site - Cross Office Team
Smart Growth web site –Cross Office Team
Watershed Academy – online courses
Monthly Web casts – wetlands, drinking water, Smart
Growth
New Watershed Tools training
Watershed Handbook Training
Capacity Building Grants
Targeted Watersheds Funds
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$1.6 -3.2 Million for FY2006/07
Geographic Focus Areas
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(Arid West, Great Plains, Appalachia)
Up to 20% can be go to Mini-grants
Targeted Watershed Grants
… in addition to NEPs
… in addition to NPS 319
On the Technical Side
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Watershed Handbook being updated
Working with grantees to develop technical tools
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AGNPS with CONCEPTS (bank erosion element)
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VA Tech
SWAT AG BMP Optimization (Auburn CES)
AV-GWLF Penn State model being applied to New England
Watersheds and Wetland Protection Guides
“Plan Builder” On-Line Tool
“Watershed Central”
Technical Analysis Challenges in
Planning addressed by our Handbook
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GIS and geographic data
Statistical interpretation of data
Modeling and Spreadsheet tools
Defining the pollution reductions
from BMPs for Nonpoint Sources
Setting up a monitoring program
Evaluating changes due to management
A. Identification of causes and sources,
listed waters, pollutants, loads by
watershed sub-categories, (crops, AFOs,
urban, forestry, etc.)
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Tools:
NEMO land use assessments
 Watershed Model s–
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SWAT / GWLF/ L-thia
BASINS, AGWA, CADDIS
 WRAP
 State GIS Clearinghouses
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B. Estimate of load reductions by land use
(or other) subcategory expected from BMPs
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Tools
Watershed models that incorporate BMPs
 AGWA
 GeoWEPP
 BMP Research
 WCS - R4
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C. Description of BMPs and how they are
targeted (we suggest a map).
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Tools
 BMP
targeting
 (Penn State tool set)
 PreDICT
 NPS
Tool
 AvGWLF
Wisconsin
Buffer
Targeting
Models
USLE +
“SnapPlus”
D. Estimate of needed technical & financial
resources
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Tools
 Env
EPA Watershed
Funding Site
Sustainable
Finance Team
Finance Centers - MD, BSU, others
 EPA Funding Web Site
 Catalog of Federal Funding
E. Information/ Education component
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Tools:
 Getting
in Step
 Adopt Your Watershed
 Adopt Your Waterway
 NPS Outreach Tool Box
F. Schedule (who does what, when)
 Tools
:
 Plan2Fund
 State
guides
 EPA Watershed Approach Guides
State and Local
G. Description of measurable milestones for
implementation
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Tools:
 Plan2Fund
 319
Project work plans
 Describes
what is to be done, by whom, and
when – interim “beans.”
H. Criteria to determine if loadings/ targets
are being achieved
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Tools:
 CADDIS
(EPA)
 Rapid Bio-assessment Protocols
 State WQStds and Assessment Methods
 Wadeable streams,
lakes, rivers studies
Monitoring component for above criteria
I.
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Tools:
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Citizen Monitoring Guidance
LaMotte Chemical Company Monitoring
Guides
 EPA Volunteer Monitoring News
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National NPS Monitoring Program Case
Studies
 State Cooperative Extensions
 State 303(d) Assessment Guidelines
 Stream Corridor Guide
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Incorporation Wetlands into
Watershed Planning Process
(CWP) / EPA Project
3.1.3 Climate/Precipitation
Provide current and historic climate data for your watershed. Climate data provides
information that is critical in evaluating the hydrology of an area. Information about
temperature, rainfall, snowfall, and evapotranspiration, is used to simulate rainfall-runoff
processes in watershed models. Local climatological data helps one to better
understand the local water budget for the region and also helps for modeling purposes.
Section of
Annotated
Outline
Data Sources
Hyperlinks
Get/view online climate data
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/climatedata.html
National Weather Service
http:www.weather.gov/climate
3.1.5 Surface Water Resources
Identify all surface water features in the watershed. Surface water includes all water
that is naturally open to the atmosphere, such as lakes, rivers, seas and reservoirs. In
addition to being an important source of drinking water and recreation, these waters are
also vital parts of local and regional ecosystems. Surface water pollution can result from
a number of sources, including dredging, stormwater runoff, ocean dumping and
industrial wastewater discharges. Your state Department of Environmental Quality can
provide useful information on surface water, data inventory, maps and related issues.
Data Sources
Hyperlinks
Surface water
http://water.usgs.gov/osw
Surface Water
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/watesurfacewater.html
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