PAEP Guidance Package

Table 1 Project Performance Measures for Planning, Research, Monitoring, or Assessment Activities Identification of Effective Restoration and Land Management Measures in the Mill Creek Watershed (Example only – please replace with your own content)

Project Goals Desired Outcomes Output Indicators Outcome Indicators Measurement Tools Targets and Methods 1. Assess where and what Identification and 1. Completeness and 1. Site-, reach-, or area- Documenting Local 1. Broad acceptance of kind of land and water mapping of anthropogenic coverage of digitized maps specific options for Landscape Change: the Bay identified hot spots based on use practices have sediment “hot spots” and of historical and present alternative land/water Area Historical Ecology peer review. contributed most to linkage to current land and channel network and management practices and Project. In: Egan, D. and E. 2. Broad acceptance of impairment of aquatic water management hydrology restoration measures. Howell, editors, The conceptual model and sediment life uses practices, such as 2. Completeness and 2. Number of conceptual Historical Ecology reduction management options increases in the drainage coverage of maps of restoration opportunities Handbook: a with identified hot spots based density, impervious historical and current 3. Refinements to conceptual Restorationist's Guide to on peer review surfaces, as well as ill- habitat types model of watershed Reference Ecosystems timed water diversions processes and functions (Island Press, Washington and reduction of flood D.C.) plain functions

2. Identify range of 1. Development of site- 1. Digitized map and 1. Site-, reach-, or area- 1. 1. Adopted list of restoration restoration measures and specific and watershed- classification of BMPs specific options for http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/ and land /water mgt. options management practices wide restoration and land and restoration measures. alternative land/water Core4/CT/Choices/Choices.h 2. Adopted list of index sites that could mimic historic management options 2. Digitized maps of management practices and tml for TMDL monitoring watershed processes and capable of mimicking known and potential restoration measures. 2. contribute to the historic watershed salmonid spawning sites 2. Conceptual restoration http://www.dfg.ca.gov/nafw prioritization of site- functions and processes plans b/manual.html specific TMDL and capable of meeting 3. Refinements to conceptual 3. implementation options TMDL implementation model of watershed http://www.waterboards.ca.g targets processes and functions. ov/sanfranciscobay/Agenda/ 2. Identification of 4. TMDL monitoring plan 04-16-03/Stream appropriate index sites for elements related to tracking %20Protection tracking TMDL progress toward long-term %20Circular.pdf implementation progress TMDL targets

1 Table 2 Project Performance Measures for Education, Outreach, and Capacity-building Activities Evaluating Alternative Futures in the Mill Creek Watershed (Example only – please replace with your own content)

Project Goals Desired Outcomes Output Indicators Outcome Indicators Measurement Tools Targets and Methods 1. Educate 1. Increase number of 1. No. of residents attending 1. % increase in general Opinion/Behavior 1. 15% increase in watershed landowners and watershed residents who can workshops watershed knowledge and Surveys residents who can adequately residents about adequately describe what a 2. No. of meetings held with environmental conditions (e.g., describe what a “watershed” is baseline “watershed” is College Board of Trustees for 2. No. of relevant new college http://www.michigan.g 2. Two new watershed curriculum environmental 2. Oakwood College expands expanding course offerings courses offered ov/deq/0,1607,7-135- components or courses at college conditions and environmental science 3. No. of special events with 3. No. of Farm Bureau, 3313_3682_3714- 3. A minimum of two professional watershed processes curriculum relevant outreach material Builders’ Council, and other 75944--,00.html) orgs. have adopted and 3. Watershed stewardship 4. No. of meetings held with prof. associations’ relevant implemented watershed curriculum is adopted by prof. associations training classes stewardship curriculum for in- professional organizations house training 2. Provide 1. Watershed science and 1. No. of residents attending 1. Increase in knowledge about Opinion/Behavior 1. County staff training understanding about planning curriculum is workshops NPS pollution and land use Surveys curriculum adopted and land use decisions developed and adopted by 2. No. of meetings held with decisions implemented and NPS pollution the Public Works, Building, College Board of Trustees for 2. Inclusion of NPS issues in 2. 50% of County staff have and Planning Departments expanding course offerings land use planning and command of relevant NPS/land throughout the County for 3. No. of special events with environmental science college use issues after first year of in-house staff training relevant outreach material curriculum training purposes 4. Course material developed 3. New training classes 3. Incorporation of NPS issues in for County Public Works and implemented for County Public new college watershed curriculum Planning staff Works and Planning staff or courses 4. Increase in County GIS analysis and IT capacity 3. Involve residents 1. Broad community 1. No. of residents participating 1. Broad understanding about Negotiated with Grant 1. 200 residents at “Alternative in “Alternative attendance at the Alternative in “Alternative Futures” NPS pollution and land use Manager Futures” kick-off meeting. Futures” project and Futures kick-off meeting workshops decisions, as demonstrated by 2. Series of three newspaper General Plan update 2. Broad press coverage of 2. No. of newspaper articles evaluation forms articles on AF project the Alternative Futures and other media coverage about 2. Increase in candidates for 3. Minimum of one candidate in Planning effort and Alternative Futures political office with good NPS city or county elections with good outcomes. and watershed understanding watershed understanding

2 Table 3 Project Performance Measures for Habitat Restoration Activities Mill Creek Arundo donax Eradication Project (Example only – please replace with your own content)

Project Goals Desired Outcomes Output Indicators Outcome Indicators Measurement Tools Targets and Methods 1. Eliminate Arundo 1. Reduction of giant 1. No. of landowners 1. Percent of each watershed Russian River Arundo 100% eradication in upper and middle donax from the Mill reed coverage of 420 granting access permission. segment with eradicated Eradication Manual reaches of watershed; 90% eradication Creek Watershed acres to less than 1 2. No. of volunteers stands of A.d. from lower watershed participating in training and 2. Re-establishment of native implementation riparian vegetation

2. Prepare a re- 1. Adoption of 1. Finalization of prevention 1. Adoption of prevention Negotiated with Grant 100% county staff awareness of newly infestation prevention prevention plan and plan plan Manager adopted SOP plan incorporation of re- 2. Integration with existing 2. Broad knowledge of infestation prevention floodway maintenance SOPs Public Works supervisors plan into Public Works about SOP updates Department Standard 3. Floodway maintenance Operating Procedures schedule based on watershed Manuals reaches sequenced from upstream to downstream

3 Table 4 Project Performance Measures for Load Reduction Activities Reducing Pesticide-Induced Sediment Toxicity from Stonefruit Orchards in the Mill Creek Watershed (Example only – please replace with your own content)

Project Goals Desired Outcomes Output Indicators Outcome Indicators Measurement Tools Targets and Methods 1. Demonstrate the 1. Increase in contiguous 1. No. of landowners 1. Percent reduction of 1. Sed. tox. Bioassay 1. Enrollment of an additional environmental response to acreage in the “Going granting access permission; sediment toxicity hits standard procedures; 1,000 contiguous acres in the pesticide use reductions of Organic” Program. 2. No. of contiguous acres 2. Percent increase in 2. Hayworth, J.D. and G. “Going Organic” Program. 20%. 2. Large-scale enrollment enrolled in “Going Organic” aquatic macroinvertebrate Siemering. July 2003. 2. Enrollment of 90% of Dry of Dry Creek farms in 3. Number of Dry Creek diversity Aquatic Pesticide Creek farms in BMP testing BMP testing program. landowners participating in 3. Percent reduction in Monitoring Program program. 3. Pesticide use reduction monitoring plan workshop pesticide use Phase 2 Monitoring Plan. 3. Statistically significant increase 4. Reduction of sediment 4. Number of Dry Creek 4. Percent reduction in San Francisco Estuary in benthic marcroinvertebrate toxicity landowners following pyrethroid concentrations Institute, Oakland, CA. diversity. 5. Increase in benthic implementation schedule in orchard drain water 3. DFG, Rancho Cordova, 4. Pesticide use reduction of 20%. macroinvertebrate GC-ECD or GCMS diversity methods.

2. Contribute to 1. Reduction of sediment 1. No. of landowners 1. Percent reduction of Same as above Reduction of toxic “hits” between achievement of TMDL toxicity granting access permission; sediment toxicity hits. pre-project conditions and project target of zero sediment 2. No. of contiguous acres 2. Percent increase in implementation by 75%. toxicity enrolled in “Going Organic” aquatic macroinvertebrate 3. Number of Dry Creek diversity. landowners participating in 3. Percent reduction in monitoring plan workshop. pyrethroid concentrations 4. Number of Dry Creek in orchard drain water. landowners following implementation schedule.

4 Table 5 Beneficial Use Improvement and Protection Activities Mill Creek Flood Protection and Conjunctive Water Management Project (Example only – please replace with your own content)

Project Goals Desired Outcomes Output Indicators Outcome Indicators Measurement Tools Targets and Methods 1.Provide safe 1. All localities 1. No. of water treatment managers inquiring 1. Increase number of water DHS, Drinking Water 100% of the operating drinking water to certifying their water about the Department of Health Services (DHS) treatment facilities getting certified Program water treatment facilities all residents treatment systems certification requirements 2. Local residents inquiring about http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/dd getting DHS certification 2. Certification program requirement guidance the water treatment facilities wem/technical/certification/d material produced and posted on web certification evices.html 2. Improve 1. Educate local 1. % increase in demand for water-saving 1. Volume of water available for Opinion/Behavior Surveys 1. 1,000 ac. ft. of water drinking water use residents about devices environmental enhancement (e.g., available for efficiency benefits of conserving 2. % increase in requests for water audits 2. Volume of water conserved for http://www.michigan.gov/de environmental water other beneficial uses q/0,1607,7-135- enhancement 3. Level of improved water use 3313_3682_3714- 2. 1,000 ac. ft. of water efficiency 75944--,00.html) conserved for other beneficial uses 3. 10%improvement in water use efficiency 3. Provide 200 1. Reduction in health 1. Local zoning regulations prohibiting 1. Hydrographs resemble historical 1. Napa County Flood and 100% of the Mill Creek year flood and safety risk due to incompatible development in flood plain conditions in peak discharge Water Conservation District watershed has 200 year protection for the flooding 2. Integration with exotic species removal SOP’s amounts and timing http://www.napaflooddistrict flood protection Mill Creek 2. Integrate flood 3. Re-development plans include provisions for 2. Public perception that local .org/Flood.asp?LID=535 watershed management and land new flood terraces and removal of flow health and safety risk from use activities to constrictions along mainstem and tributaries flooding has been reduced to 2. DWR - maximize the value of 4. New development and re-development acceptable levels http://www.publicaffairs.wat public infrastructure proposals are required to mitigate for impervious 3. Increase in capacity and volume er.ca.gov/newsreleases/2005/ expenditures surfaces and include restoration of historical of groundwater recharge from 01-10-05flood_warnings.pdf 3. Restoration of hydrograph wherever feasible designated land use areas and natural flood processes 5. Miles of new setback and reinforced levees integrated flood management 3. DWR – Public Safety in the Mill Creek constructed activities http://www.water.ca.gov/nav watershed 6. Acres of natural flood plain restored 4. Measurable economic benefits .cfm?topic=Public_Safety 4. Increase in water 7. Areas suitable for groundwater recharge are from improved and sustained available for mapped and included in special land use zones infrastructure 4. Opinion/Behavior Surveys groundwater recharge 5. Reduce costs for local agency capital improvements and 5. Program specific sustaining water quality and water economic analysis supply benefits

4. Restore the Mill 1. Restore historic 1. Increased stream flows 1. Increase the no. of special-status 1. Fish counts and biological 5 % increase in special- Creek flow to pre numbers of special- 2. Monitor decrease in water temperature migratory fish spawning in the monitoring status migratory fish 1920s level for in- status migratory fish stream stream beneficial species 2. Increase in level of dissolved uses oxygen level

5 Table 5 (continued) Beneficial Use Improvement and Protection Activities Mill Creek Flood Protection and Conjunctive Water Management Project

3. Increase in no. of deep holding pools for migratory fish

5. Treat 1. Increase the 1. Number of benefit assessment districts created 1. Reduction in groundwater use 1. DWR - California Water 50% reduction in ground wastewater and beneficial re-use of to finance recycled water treatment and and surface water diversions for Plan – Updated 2005 water overdraft in 20 create supply for recycled water that conveyance infrastructure golf course and landscape http://www.waterplan.water. years. in-lieu ground meets regulatory 2. Number of new customers lined up for irrigation ca.gov/cwpu2005/ water recharge requirements and recycled water use 2. Reduction in groundwater 2. Opinion/ Behavior reduce groundwater overdraft and surface water Surveys overdraft diversions for agricultural irrigation needs 3. Public perception that recharge of treated waste water is safe and acceptable 6. Improve 1. Provide drinking 1. Measure water quality constituents for primary 1. Measure water quality 1. USEPA and Standard Lab Meet all primary and municipal and water that meets or and secondary drinking water standards parameters at the water treatment Methods secondary drinking water industrial water exceeds the federal plant before it is delivered to standards over the next quality for public and state drinking customers 10 years health and safety water requirements protection