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Black River Watershed Action Plan December 30, 2011 Black River Watershed Action Plan December 30, 2011 Written By: Christina Znidarsic Former Black River Watershed Coordinator Lorain County Community Development Department (Sections I through- IV) And Coldwater Consulting, LLC With input from Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc. and the Lorain County Community Development Department (Sections V through IX) With technical assistance from: Christopher Alvarado, CCPC Marty Rowe, Lorain County Auditor’s Office Jim Boddy, LCGHD Nancy Funni, Lorain SWCD Ryan Kemper, NRCS Karl Schneider, NRCS Tom Holmes, ODNR Matt Adkins, ODNR OCM Brian George, ODNR OCM Steve Lewis, ODNR OCM Ted Conlin, Ohio EPA Bill Zawiski, Ohio EPA Liz Mather, WRLC Special Thanks to: Joe Reitz, Avon Lake Engineering Dept. Mike McNutt, Columbus Board of Health Betty Blair, Lorain County Commissioner Col. Matthew Nahorn, New Indian Ridge Museum Cheryl Wolfe, Oberlin College Greg Nageotte, ODNR Rosa Garcia-Gee, Sheffield Lake SUAB 1 Black River Watershed Action Plan Community Endorsement We support and agree to pursue implementation of this plan and agree to seek the necessary resources to improve and protect the water quality of the Black River. Amherst Township, Lorain County LaGrange Township, Lorain County Brighton Township, Lorain County Litchfield Township, Medina County Camden Township, Lorain County Liverpool Township, Medina County Carlisle Township, Lorain County New London Township, Huron County Chatham Township, Medina County New Russia Township, Lorain County City of Avon, Lorain County Olmsted Township, Cuyahoga County City of Elyria, Lorain County Penfield Township, Lorain County City of Lorain, Lorain County Pittsfield Township, Lorain County City of North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County Rochester Township, Lorain County 2 City of North Ridgeville, Lorain County Sheffield Township, Lorain County City of Oberlin, Lorain County Sheffield Village, Lorain County City of Westlake, Cuyahoga County Spencer Township, Medina County Clarksfield Township, Huron County Sullivan Township, Ashland County Columbia Township, Lorain County Troy Township, Ashland County Eaton Township, Lorain County Village of Grafton, Lorain County Elyria Township, Lorain County Village of LaGrange, Lorain County Grafton Township, Lorain County Village of Lodi, Medina County Harrisville Township, Medina County Village of Rochester, Lorain County Homer Township, Medina County Village of Spencer, Medina County 3 Huntington Township, Lorain County Village of Wellington, Lorain County Lafayette Township, Medina County Wellington Township, Lorain County 4 Table of Contents I. Black River Watershed Characteristics ............................................................................................... 13 A. Defining the Watershed .................................................................................................................. 13 1. Location and Description ............................................................................................................ 13 2. Communities ............................................................................................................................... 14 3. Special Districts ........................................................................................................................... 15 4. Special Designations ................................................................................................................... 17 5. NPDES Phase II Storm Water Communities ................................................................................ 17 B. Demographics ................................................................................................................................. 19 C. Geographic Locators ....................................................................................................................... 23 D. General Watershed Information ..................................................................................................... 24 1. Previous and Current Watershed Protection and Management ................................................ 24 II. Watershed Plan Development ............................................................................................................ 27 A. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 27 1. Development of Watershed Group ............................................................................................ 28 2. Recommendations ...................................................................................................................... 30 B. Watershed Partners ........................................................................................................................ 30 C. Mission Statement .......................................................................................................................... 31 D. Organizational Structure ................................................................................................................. 31 E. General Plan Contents .................................................................................................................... 31 1. Plan Outline ................................................................................................................................. 31 2. Endorsement of Plan by Key Watershed Partners ...................................................................... 32 3. Endorsement of Plan by Local Units of Government .................................................................. 32 4. Information/Education Component ........................................................................................... 32 III. Watershed Inventory ...................................................................................................................... 33 A. Description of the Watershed ......................................................................................................... 33 1. Geology ....................................................................................................................................... 33 B. Biological Features .......................................................................................................................... 37 1. Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species ............................................................................... 37 2. Invasive Species and Their Effects on the Watershed ................................................................ 40 C. Water Resources ............................................................................................................................. 41 5 1. Climate and Precipitation ........................................................................................................... 41 2. Surface Water ............................................................................................................................. 42 3. Ground Water Resources ............................................................................................................ 47 D. Land Use .......................................................................................................................................... 50 1. Impervious Cover ........................................................................................................................ 52 2. Impacts from Steel Manufacturing ............................................................................................. 53 3. Home Sewage Treatment Systems (HSTS) .................................................................................. 55 4. Agricultural Data ......................................................................................................................... 57 5. Protected Lands and Managed Areas ......................................................................................... 61 6. Land Use Status and Trends ........................................................................................................ 62 E. Cultural Resources .......................................................................................................................... 64 F. Previous and Current Complementary Efforts ................................................................................ 66 G. Physical Attributes of Streams and Floodplain Areas ..................................................................... 67 1. Early Settlement Conditions ....................................................................................................... 67 2. Channel and Floodplain Conditions ............................................................................................ 69 3. Riparian Corridor Assessment ..................................................................................................... 74 4. Permanently Protected Streams ................................................................................................. 77 5. Natural and Modified Channels .................................................................................................. 78 6. Dams ........................................................................................................................................... 79 7. Unrestricted Livestock Access ..................................................................................................... 82 8. Eroding Banks .............................................................................................................................
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