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Monday Creek Watershed Management Plan Monday Creek Watershed Management Plan September 2006 Prepared by: Mike Steinmaus Watershed Coordinator and Rebecca Black Assistant Watershed Coordinator 115 West Main Street New Straitsville, OH 43766 Phone – (740) 394-2047 Email - [email protected] Acknowledgments We would like to thank the following individuals who have spent time researching, writing, collecting and analyzing data, and assisting with public outreach activities: The Staff of the Monday Creek Restoration Project Matt Miller: VISTA – Education and Outreach (2005-2006) Tim Braun: VISTA - Education and Outreach (2004-2005) Joshua Long: Office of Surface Mining Summer Intern (Survey) Monday Creek Watershed Management Plan i ii Monday Creek Watershed Management Plan Acronyms Used In This Document ACSI Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative AMD Acid Mine Drainage AMDAT Acid Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment Plan AML Abandoned Mine Lands AWS Agricultural Water Supply BMPs Best Management Practices CCC Civilian Conservation Corps CWH Cold Water Habitat DMRM Division of Mineral Resources Management DNAP Division of Natural Areas and Preserves DSWC Division of Soil and Water Conservation EWH Exceptional Warmwater Habitat FSA Farm Service Agency FWPCA Federal Water Pollution Control Administration GPM Gallons Per Minute HUC Hydrologic Unit Code IBI Index of Biological Integrity ICI Invertebrate Community Index ILGARD Institute for Local Government Administration and Rural Development IWS Industrial Water Supply LRW Limited Resource Water LTM Long Term Monitoring LRW Limited Resource Water Miwb Modified Index of Well Being MWH Modified Warmwater Habitat MCRP Monday Creek Restoration Project NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NRI National Resources Inventory NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service ODNR Ohio Department of Natural Resources OEPA Ohio Environmental Protection Agency OSMRE Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement OU Ohio University PCR Primary Contact Recreation PWS Public Water Supply QHEI Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index RM River Mile SWCD Soil and Water Conservation District TAMDL Total Acid Mine Drainage Loading Model TDS Total Dissolved Solids TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers USDA United States Department of Agriculture Monday Creek Watershed Management Plan iii USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency USGS United States Geologic Survey WAP Watershed Action Plan WVU West Virginia University WWH Warmwater Habitat WWTP Waste Water Treatment Plant iv Monday Creek Watershed Management Plan Table of Contents: Executive Summary..............................................................................................1 I. Introduction....................................................................................................3 Watershed Description......................................................................................3 Geographic Locators .....................................................................................3 Monday Creek Restoration Project ...................................................................4 Management Plan and Mission Statement ....................................................5 Activities ........................................................................................................5 Stakeholders..................................................................................................6 Community-based Citizens’ Groups ..............................................................8 II. Defining Monday Creek Watershed ..............................................................11 History.............................................................................................................11 Native Americans.........................................................................................11 European Settlers........................................................................................11 Transportation..............................................................................................12 Resource Extraction ....................................................................................12 Cultural Resources..........................................................................................15 Significant Historic Sites ..............................................................................15 Protected Lands...........................................................................................16 Significant Cultural Sites..............................................................................16 Significant Recreational Sites ......................................................................17 Socio-Economics ............................................................................................17 Population....................................................................................................17 Poverty Statistics .........................................................................................19 Employment Statistics .................................................................................20 Educational Attainment................................................................................21 Land Use Characteristics ................................................................................22 Land Cover ..................................................................................................22 Monday Creek Watershed Management Plan v Land Ownership...........................................................................................22 Agricultural Land..........................................................................................22 Urban Land..................................................................................................23 Industrial Land .............................................................................................23 Transportation..............................................................................................23 Recreation ...................................................................................................24 Zoning..........................................................................................................25 Physical Attributes .......................................................................................25 Development Trends.......................................................................................27 Population....................................................................................................27 Poverty and Employment.............................................................................27 Education.....................................................................................................27 Land Cover ..................................................................................................27 Ownership....................................................................................................27 Agricultural Land..........................................................................................27 Urban Land..................................................................................................27 Transportation..............................................................................................28 Recreation ...................................................................................................28 III. Watershed Inventory ................................................................................29 Glacial History .................................................................................................29 Geology and Topography................................................................................29 Soils ................................................................................................................30 Mineral Resources ..........................................................................................33 Water Resources ............................................................................................34 Climate and Precipitation.............................................................................34 Surface Water..............................................................................................34 Streams .......................................................................................................34 vi Monday Creek Watershed Management Plan USGS Gage Stations ...............................................................................37 Floodplain Areas ......................................................................................37 Sinuosity and Entrenchment Indices........................................................37 Wetlands......................................................................................................38 Lakes ...........................................................................................................40 Groundwater ...................................................................................................40 Aquifers .......................................................................................................40 Ground Water Pollution Potential.................................................................41 Source Water Assessment Plans ................................................................42 Biological Features..........................................................................................42
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