Plaster Creek Watershed Management Plan
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Plaster Creek Watershed Management Plan October 2008 Project No. G02408EC PLASTER CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN PREPARED FOR: GRAND VALLEY METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OCTOBER 2008 PROJECT NO. G02408EC Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. Engineers • Scientists • Architects • Constructors 1515 Arboretum Drive, SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 Telephone: 616-575-3824 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..............................................................................................................................3 CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................9 1.1 Watershed Management Plan Purpose.................................................................................9 1.2 Public Participation Process ..................................................................................................9 1.3 Coordination with Lower Grand River WMP........................................................................14 CHAPTER 2 - WATERSHED DESCRIPTION............................................................................................15 2.1 Geographic Scope...............................................................................................................15 2.2 Climate.................................................................................................................................15 2.3 Topography..........................................................................................................................15 2.4 Geology and Soils................................................................................................................15 2.5 Hydrology.............................................................................................................................16 2.6 Natural Features Inventory ..................................................................................................19 2.7 Land Use/Cover...................................................................................................................20 CHAPTER 3 - CONDITION OF PLASTER CREEK WATERSHED ...........................................................22 3.1 Historical Conditions Reported in Previous Studies ............................................................22 3.2 Present Conditions in the Plaster Creek Watershed...........................................................24 CHAPTER 4 - DESIGNATED AND DESIRED USES.................................................................................29 4.1 Designated Uses of Water bodies.......................................................................................29 4.2 Designated Uses Being Met, Impaired, or Threatened .......................................................29 4.3 Prioritization of Designated Uses ........................................................................................31 4.4 Identification and Prioritization of Pollutants to be Controlled .............................................31 4.5 Identification and Prioritization of Pollutant Sources and Causes.......................................33 4.6 Desired Uses .......................................................................................................................35 CHAPTER 5 - GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................36 5.1 Goals of Watershed.............................................................................................................36 5.2 Objectives of Watershed .....................................................................................................36 5.3 Critical Areas .......................................................................................................................38 5.4 Water Quality Summary.......................................................................................................44 CHAPTER 6 - PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES ..................................................................46 6.1 Management Strategies ......................................................................................................46 6.2 Schedule of Activities ..........................................................................................................46 6.3 Estimation of Costs and Technical and Financial Assistance .............................................47 6.4 Estimate of Pollutant Loadings ............................................................................................52 6.5 Management Measures to Reduce Pollutant Loadings.......................................................54 6.6 Estimate of Pollutant Reductions.........................................................................................59 CHAPTER 7 - METHODS OF MEASURING PROGRESS ........................................................................60 7.1 Specific Monitoring Components for Recommended BMPs ...............................................60 7.2 Indicators of Overall Water Quality......................................................................................67 CHAPTER 8 - SUSTAINABILITY................................................................................................................74 8.1 Lower Grand River Watershed Management Plan..............................................................74 8.2 Plaster Creek WMP .............................................................................................................74 8.3 Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds.................................................................75 8.4 Plaster Creek Watershed Organization...............................................................................75 8.5 Local Efforts.........................................................................................................................76 8.6 Opportunities and Funding sources.....................................................................................79 8.7 Resources............................................................................................................................81 J:\02408EC\REPT\WMP\PLASTER\PLASTERCRK- i FINAL_WMP_2008_OCTOBER\PLASTERCREEKWMP_REVISED_2008_1030.DOC TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 9 - INFORMATION AND EDUCATION STRATEGY................................................................83 9.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................83 9.2 Strategy Components..........................................................................................................83 9.3 Strategy Implementation and Administration.......................................................................86 REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................90 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Study Area Figure 2 Quaternary Geology Figure 3 Hydrologic Soil Groups Figure 4 Wetlands Figure 5 Natural Features Inventory Figure 6 Presettlement Vegetation Figure 7 Population Density Figure 8 Land Use/Cover Figure 9 Inventory Sites in Subwatershed 0 Figure 10 Inventory Sites in Subwatershed 3 Figure 11 Inventory Sites in Subwatershed 11 Figure 12 Monitoring Sites Figure 13 Subwatersheds J:\02408EC\REPT\WMP\PLASTER\PLASTERCRK- ii FINAL_WMP_2008_OCTOBER\PLASTERCREEKWMP_REVISED_2008_1030.DOC TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1 Steering Committee Members Table 1.2 Information and Education Committee Members Table 2.1 Threatened and Special Concern Species Table 3.1 Dry Weather E. coli Analytical Results - Plaster Creek Watershed September 2005 to October 2006 Table 3.2 Wet Weather E. coli Analytical Results - Plaster Creek Watershed May 2006 to October 2006 Table 4.1 Designated Uses for Surfaces Waters in the State of Michigan Table 4.2 Status and Priority of Designated Uses for the Plaster Creek Watershed Table 4.3 Sources and Causes of Pollutants Table 4.4 Prioritized Designated Uses Table 5.1 Watershed Goals Table 5.2 Watershed Objectives Table 5.3 Average Percent Imperviousness of Typical Land Uses Table 5.4 Critical Subwatershed Ranking Table 5.5 Critical Areas Table 6.1 Recommended Implementation Activities Table 6.2 Summary of NPS Watershed Inventory Table 6.3 BMP Implementation Detail for NPS Sites Table 7.1 Monitoring Components for BMP Implementation Table 7.2 Evaluation Techniques for Implementation Phase Table 7.3 Monitoring and Evaluation Table 9.1 Information and Education Strategy Table 9.2 Information and Education Tasks LIST OF APPENDICES Chapter 2 Appendix 1 Plaster Creek Vertebrate Survey Chapter 3 Appendix 2 A Biological Assessment of Plaster Creek Appendix 3 Total Maximum Daily Load for Escherichia Coli in Plaster Creek Appendix 4 Total Maximum Daily Load for Biota for Plaster Creek Appendix 5 Watershed Survey Data Sheet Appendix 6 Plaster Creek Inventory Data Chapter 6 Appendix 7 Nonpoint Source Loadings and Reductions Chapter 9 Appendix 8 Information & Education Worksheet LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS 319 Clean Water Act, Section 319 Funding BMP Best Management Practice CEAP Calvin Environmental Assessment Program J:\02408EC\REPT\WMP\PLASTER\PLASTERCRK- iii FINAL_WMP_2008_OCTOBER\PLASTERCREEKWMP_REVISED_2008_1030.DOC TABLE OF CONTENTS CEE Channel Erosion Equation CMI Clean Michigan Initiative CPA Conservation Priority Areas CRP Conservation Reserve Program DO Dissolved Oxygen DPW