Fumee Creek Watershed Project February 1, 2004 - September 30, 2009

Clean Michigan Initiative Dickinson Conservation District Nonpoint Source Grant Local Contact: Ann Hruska Tracking code: 2002-0079 Phone: (906)774-8441 Fax: 774-0177 Email: [email protected]

The Fumee Creek Watershed Project, in Dickinson County, Michigan, encompassed 24,500 acres, 19 lakes, and six streams in that drain directly to the Menominee River, which forms the Upper Peninsula, Michigan and Wisconsin border, and whose watershed was labeled an Area of Concern in the Lake Michigan Lake-wide Management Plan. The

Fumee Creek Watershed consists of nine sub-watersheds in a linear urban area between the hills of the Menominee

Iron Range and the Menominee River and was identified as a priority in the 1992 Menominee River Basin Plan. This project controlled nonpoint source pollution sources in order to maintain and restore warm and cold water fishery designated uses. A wide range of Best Management Practices were installed on 16 sites and addressed pollution from urban, transportation, agriculture, mining, shoreline, recreation, and residential sources and included over 25 different partners.

Grant Amount: $ 450,000.00

Match Funds: $ 537,309.96

Total Amount: $ 987,309.96

Best Management Practices:

• 2 Channel Restoration/Relocation:2950 LF • 4 Sediment/Stormwater Basins:212 acres • Stormwater Conveyance Channels: 3082LF • Grassed Waterways: (6061 LF) • 4 Slope Stabilizations: (1435 LF) • 1 Animal Waste Facility: (486 Animals) • 1 Mine Water Flow Remediation Partners involved: • 4 Stabilized Outlets • Cities of Norway, Iron Mountain, • Herbaceous Riparian Cover (35LF/.1Ac) & Kingsford • 1 Bio-retention Facility • Dickinson County Road Commission • Dickinson County Fair Board Annual Load Reductions: • Iron Mountain, Norway, Breitung • Sediment: 1,078 tons/year Twp Public Schools • Phosphorus: 953 pounds/yr • Dickinson Area Community • Nitrogen: 1,795 pounds/yr Foundation • Boy Scout Troops # 526, 528 • USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, WRP Program I&E Activities (concurrent with but • WE Energies Mitigation outside grant scope) Enhancement Fund • Fumee Creek Watershed I & E Grant, • Wildlife Unlimited, IM/K Rotary Section 319 grant # 2004-0263 • Tri-County Snowmobile Club • Quarterly Newsletters Inserts (12) • 6 Businesses & 2 Private • Stormwater Ordinance Campaign Landowners • Local news articles, billboard ad

U.S. Hwy 2/Lofholm’s Building Center Sediment Basin

Sediment-choked stormwater discharge A 180-foot long, articulated concrete lined sediment basin was area next to Lofholm’s Building Center in installed, along with stabilized outlets for parking lot run-off and a downtown Norway, MI, which meets White fence to capture litter. City of Norway maintains the basin with a Creek 800 feet south. Vactor truck. Sediment reduction: 124 tons/year.

Fumee Falls Roadside Park Recreation Area (Before Photo, Above) experienced heavy foot traffic on a steep rocky slope, causing a network of 3-foot deep eroded gullies that contributed 160 cubic years of sediment to Fumee Creek at the base of the falls. (After Photos, Right) Gullies were filled and vegetated using geoweb, rock terracing, and trees. Foot traffic was redirected with paths and a stairway up the slope to an overlook. A 50-foot section of Fumee Creek was restored by removing deposited sediment and armoring the restored width.