Rainy River Basin Plan
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Preface The Rainy River Basin Plan was developed under the authority of the Clean Water Act (CWA), Section 209 – Water Quality Management Plans and Section 303e Continuous Planning Process. Minnesota through the Environmental Performance Partnership Agreement (EnPPA) with EPA has agreed to develop and begin implementation of the Rainy River Basin Plan by January 1, 2004. The CWA and EnPPA provide for water plans covering, at a minimum, Sections 302 - wastewater treatment facility priorities, 303c – water quality standards, 303d – TMDLs priorities and local involvement, 305b – water quality assessment needs, 319 – basin specific nonpoint source plans and 402 – NPDES permit basin specific goals. Table of Contents Basin Committee Narrative ...........................................................................................................7 Section I: Basin-wide Section ....................................................................................................10 A. Basin Plan Implementation Overview and Coordination Goal ........................................10 B. Communication / Coordination Goal ...............................................................................11 C. Drinking Water Goal........................................................................................................11 D. Education Initiative ..........................................................................................................12 E. Erosion Goal ...................................................................................................................15 F. Forest Management Water Quality Goal.........................................................................16 G. Groundwater Goal...........................................................................................................17 H. Land Use / Shoreland Development Goal.......................................................................18 I. Monitoring Program.........................................................................................................19 Initiative 1 – Comprehensive Basin-Wide Monitoring......................................................20 Initiative II – Basin Monitoring Coordinator .....................................................................26 Initiative III – Effectiveness Monitoring for Projects.........................................................27 Initiative IV – Floodplain Mapping ...................................................................................28 J. Phosphorous and other Nutrients Goal...........................................................................29 K. Stormwater Goal .............................................................................................................29 L. Wastewater Management Initiative .................................................................................29 M. Water Resources Center Initiative ..................................................................................36 N. Wetland Management Goals:..........................................................................................37 Section II: East Local Committee...............................................................................................42 Section III: East-Central Local Committee .................................................................................49 Section IV: North Local Committee............................................................................................60 Section V: South Local Committee ............................................................................................68 Section VI: West Local Committee ............................................................................................76 Section VII: Project List..............................................................................................................92 Appendix A................................................................................................................................111 Appendix B................................................................................................................................200 Appendix C ...............................................................................................................................218 Appendix D ...............................................................................................................................247 Appendix E................................................................................................................................277 Appendix F................................................................................................................................299 Table of Figures Figure 1. Winnipeg River Drainage Basin....................................................................................1 Figure 2. Rainy Basin Watersheds ..............................................................................................2 Figure 3. Local Committee Planning Areas .................................................................................3 Figure 1. Winnipeg River Drainage Basin 1 Figure 2. Rainy Basin Watersheds 2 Figure 3. Local Committee Planning Areas West Location # Warroad North Location Baudette # International Falls # # Littlefork East Location # Big Falls # Orr Cook # # Ely # Bigfork Tow er # East-Central South Location Location Rainy River Basin Water Plan 2003 Local Committee Planning Areas Local Committee Meeting Locations: East Local Committee – Schroeder East-Central Local Committee – Virginia North Local Committee – Littlefork South Local Committee – Marcell West Local Committee - Baudette 3 Acronym Glossary ARDC Arrowhead Regional Development Commission AWQT Arrowhead Water Quality Team BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources DTED Department of Trade and Economic Development EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESD Environmental Services Department, also ESDs FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency HRDC Headwaters Regional Development Commission ICC Itasca Community College ISTS Individual Sewage Treatment Systems MDA Minnesota Department of Agriculture MDH Minnesota Department of Health MDNR Minnesota Department of Natural Resources MLA Minnesota Lakes Association MN-DOT Minnesota Department of Transportation MPCA Minnesota Pollution Control Agency NGOs Non-governmental Organizations NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service NRRI Natural Resources Research Institute OME Ontario Ministry of the Environment OMNR Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources RC&D Resource Conservation and Development RCM Rivers Council of Minnesota RRCC Rainy River Community College RRFN Rainy River First Nation SWCD Soil and Water Conservation District, also SWCDs U of M University of Minnesota USACOE United States Army Corps of Engineers USFS United State Forest Service USGS United States Geological Survey USF&WS United States Fish and Wildlife Service (also USFWS) VCC Vermilion Community College VNP Voyageurs National Park 4 Participating Agencies and Organizations Arrowhead Regional Development Minnesota Department of Natural Commission Resources 221 West First Street 1201 Highway 2 East Duluth, MN 55802 Grand Rapids, MN 55744 218-722-5545 218-327-4506 Arrowhead Region Stream Team Minnesota Lakes Association P.O. Box 61 PO Box 321 International Falls, MN 56649 Brainerd, MN 56401 218-283-2240 Arrowhead Water Quality Team Minnesota Department of Transportation Minnesota Sea Grant 1123 Mesabi Avenue 208 Washburn Hall Duluth, MN 55811 2304 East Fifth Street 218-723-4870 Duluth, MN 55812 Board of Water and Soil Resources Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Mark Nelson P.O. Box 61 394 South Lake Avenue International Falls, MN 56649 Duluth, MN 55802 218-283-2240 218-723-4923 Department of Trade and Economic Natural Resources Conservation Service Development Room 121, Federal Building Minnesota Office of Tourism Duluth, MN Tim Campbell, Regional Manager 218-720-5308 320 West 2nd Street, Suite 707 Duluth, MN 55802-1402 Headwaters Regional Development Ontario Ministry of the Environment Commission 922 Scott Street 403 – 4th Street NW Fort Francis, ON P9A 1J4 PO Box 906 807-274-8633 Bemidji, MN 56601 218-751-3108 Itasca Community College Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 1851 East Highway 169 435 St. James Street, Suite 3 Grand Rapids, MN 55744 Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E 6S7 218-327-4460 807-475-1711 Minnesota Department of Agriculture Rivers Council of Minnesota Agronomy Division 100 Second Ave. South, Suite 101 90 West Plato Drive Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 St. Paul, MN 320-259-6800 651-297-3491 Minnesota Department of Health Rainy River Community College 1705 Anne Street NW #3 1501 Highway 71 Bemidji, MN 56601-5611 International Falls, MN 56649 218-755-3820 218-285-2232 5 Rainy River First Nations United States Geological Survey PO box 450 Voyageurs Park Headquarters Emo, Ontario, POW 1E0 3131 Highway 53 807-482-2479 International Falls, MN 56649 218-283-9821 Superior National Forest United States Fish and Wildlife Service 8901 Grand Ave. Place Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Duluth, MN 55808-1102 3815 East 80th Street 218-626-4390 Bloomington, MN 55425 612-725-3548 University of Minnesota Vermilion Community College Water Resources Center 1900 East Camp Street 173 McNeal Hall Ely, MN 55731 1985 Buford Avenue 218-365-7200 St. Paul, MN 55108 612-625-9256 United States Army Corps of Engineers Voyageurs National Park 190 Fifth Street East 3131 Highway 53 South St. Paul,