The Casselman River Watershed Restoration Project CONSTANCE A. LOUCKS MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT – AML FROSTBURG MARYLAND 21532 [email protected] In the Ohio River Basin Tributary of the Youghiogheny River Flows North 91 square miles in Maryland and Pennsylvania Maryland portion of the main river is 20 miles in length MD Drainage area: 62.5 mi2 Listed on the 303(d) for pH and biological impairment U.S. EPA 319 (h) Funding – FFY08 • CVI Priorities Study • Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) • $55,000 U.S. EPA 319 (h) Funding – FFY09 • Phase 1 Treatment Systems Completed • 11 sites constructed 2012-2013 • $644,115 U.S. EPA 319 (h) Funding – FFY13 • Phase 2 Treatment Systems Partially Complete • 3 Sites constructed 2014-2015 • 6 Sites to be constructed 2015-2017 • $401,307 Canaan Valley List of Study Criteria Water Quality pH Impairment Institute under High and Low Flow Priorities Study Regimes Biological Impairments A Collaborative Project to Prioritize Streams for AMD Remediation and Brook Fish IBI Values Trout Restoration Macro IBI Values Presence of Brook Trout Maryland Dept of Environment Habitat Quality Score Maryland Dept of Natural Resources Canaan Valley Institute Access to Roads Youghiogheny River Watershed Group Deep Mine Openings Funding : Chesapeake Bay Trust Public Use U.S. EPA 319 (h) Public Interest Rare, Endangered, Threatened CVI Tributary Ranking Worksheet TRIBUTARY RANKING WORKSHEET P.1 TRIBUTARY RANKING WORKSHEET P.2 pH Indicators Biological Indicators Access Importance of Criteria (3-1) 3 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 0.25 Importance of Criteria (3-1) 3213210 331 3 Hack pH Lab pH pH Impairment (# miles) pH standards (#pts) Fish IBI MacroInv IBI 2007 (#pts) 2007 (#pts) (# pts) (# pts) high flow low flow high flow low flow Deep Mine Openings (# pts) (# pts) Brook Trout Habitat Score SRSF Shed Tributary poor fair poor fair poor fair poor fair poor poor # in trib watershed Shed Tributary good fair poor good fair poor absent present good fair # Rds Xing TOTAL MSC Little Shade Run Score 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.8 0.0 1.8 1 1 18 MSC Little Shade Run Score 0101001 010 0 27.7 Rank Weighted 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.8 0.0 1.8 1 1 4.5 Weighted 0203000 030 0 18.2 4 MSC Spiker Run Score 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.6 0.0 1.6 1 1 11 MSC Spiker Run Score 0100100 110 1 21.1 Weighted 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.6 0.0 1.6 1 1 2.75 Weighted 0200200 330 3 20.9 3 NBC2 UnNamed 1 Score 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 NBC2 UnNamed 1 Score 0010011 001 0 6.5 Weighted 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 Weighted 0010010 001 0 5.5 13 NBC2 Tarkiln Run Score 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 1 0 1 NBC2 Tarkiln Run Score 0000000 000 1 5.9 Weighted 6 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 1 0 0.25 Weighted 0000000 000 3 11.1 8 NBC2 UnNamed 2 Score 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 1 1 1 NBC2 UnNamed 2 Score 0000001 001 1 7.2 Weighted 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 1 1 0.25 Weighted 0000000 001 3 7.4 11 (tie) NBC2 UnNamed 4 Score 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 NBC2 UnNamed 4 Score 0000000 000 0 2.0 Weighted 0 0 0 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 Weighted 0000000 000 0 3.0 14 NBC2 Alexander Run Score 0 0 0 0 1.7 0.0 1.7 0.0 1 1 0 NBC2 Alexander Run Score 0000011 001 1 9.5 Weighted 0 0 0 0 3.5 0.0 3.5 0.0 1 1 0 Weighted 0000010 001 3 13.9 6 NBC2 UnNamed 11 Score 0 0 0 0 2.9 0.0 2.2 0.7 4 4 0 NBC2 UnNamed 11 Score 0000000 000 2 15.8 Weighted 0 0 0 0 5.8 0.0 4.4 0.7 4 4 0 Weighted 0000000 000 6 25.0 2 SBC1 UnNamed 12 Score 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 SBC1 UnNamed 12 Score 0000000 000 2 3.3 Weighted 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 Weighted 0000000 000 6 7.3 12 SBC2 UnNamed 7 Score 0 0 0 0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 1 1 SBC2 UnNamed 7 Score 0000000 000 1 5.1 Weighted 0 0 0 0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 1 0.25 Weighted 0000000 000 3 7.5 10 SBC2 UnNamed 8, 10 Score 0 0 0 0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.0 1 1 0 SBC2 UnNamed 8, 10 Score 0000000 000 1 4.2 Weighted 0 0 0 0 1.2 0.0 1.2 0.0 1 1 0 Weighted 0000000 000 3 7.4 11 (tie) SBC2 Little Laurel Run Score 0 0 0 0 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.7 1 1 20 SBC2 Little Laurel Run Score 0000000 110 0 25.6 Weighted 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.7 1 1 5 Weighted 0000000 330 0 14.8 5 SBC2 UnNamed 5 Score 0 1 0 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1 1 0 SBC2 UnNamed 5 Score 0000000 000 1 7.1 Weighted 0 2 0 2 2.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 1 1 0 Weighted 0000000 000 3 12.1 7 SBC2 UnNamed 6 Score 0 0 0 0 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 1 1 0 SBC2 UnNamed 6 Score 0000000 000 1 4.6 Weighted 0 0 0 0 1.6 0.0 1.6 0.0 1 1 0 Weighted 0000000 000 3 8.3 9 SBC2 Big Laurel Run Score 0 0 1 0 0.4 1.1 0.9 0.0 3 2 9 SBC2 Big Laurel Run Score 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 21.4 Weighted 0 0 3 0 0.8 1.1 1.8 0.0 3 2 2.25 Weighted 3000000 330 3 26.0 1 Canaan Valley Institute Study Example: Big Laurel & Little Laurel Runs High Flow Prioritization Data Canaan Valley Institute Priorities Study Tributary Group Scores SBC2 1st Little Laurel Run SBC 2 2nd Big Laurel Run NBC2 3rd Unnamed 11 NBC2 4th Tarkiln Run MSC 5th Spiker Run MSC 6th Little Shade Run SBC2 7th Unnamed 7/8 NBC2 8th Alexander Run SBC1 9th Unnamed 2 NBC2 10th Unnamed 1 Canaan Valley Institute - Priorities Study Remediation Potential Project Rank based on Public Access Brook Trout Lime Dump Leach Bed Sites 1- 3 1st Priority Big Laurel Run Little Laurel Run North Branch Casselman Trib Sites 4-6 2nd Priority Tarkiln Run Spiker Run Little Shade Run CVI Priority Sites for AMD Remediation and Brook Trout Restoration Casselman Watershed pH Impairment and pH Goals Model pH CASSELMAN LOCATION & SAMPLE DESIGNATION Baseline FINAL TMDL PH GOALS Previous Current Source of Proposed Water TMDL Station TMDL Study pH – Existing pH pH pH r Impairment Location BMPs Quality Name Station (2001Lo - pHs – pH range Minimum Mean Maximu Station Code 2003Hi) 2008/09 m (Lo to Hi) EA Spiker Run Leach Bed C30u Spiker Run SP10018 6.2 / 6.1 5.6 – 7.7 5.57 – 7.78 6.50 7.10 7.84 CA Unnamed Trib to NBC C03 NB Casselman ZWN0003 7.6 / 6.2 4.85 – 8.07 6.50 7.09 8.11 AMD/AD North Branch Casselman C06 NB Casselman NBC0106 7.0 / 6.3 4.26 –7.73 6.57 7.06 7.82 AMD/AD North Branch Casselman C07 NB Casselman NBC0090 6.4 / 6.3 4.23 – 7.67 6.59 7.06 7.36 CA Unnamed Branch to NBC C15 NB Casselman UNA0015 3.3 / 4.3 4.36 – 6.16 6.51 7.04 7.72 CA Alexander Run Sand Dump C22 Alexander Run ALE0011 5.6 / 4.3 4.4 – 4.9 4.20 – 5.55 6.51 6.99 7.26 AMD/AD Tarkiln Run Sand Dump C25 Tarkiln Run TAR0003 7.0 / 5.0 4.7 – 5.3 4.25 – 5.63 6.51 7.02 7.29 AMD Unnamed Trib 2 2LB,3SD,SSB C27 None None 6.3 / 5.6 5.0 – 5.6 UNK Unnamed Trib 1 SD & LB C28 None None 6.7 / 6.6 5.9 – 7.1 AMD/AD North Branch Casselman C38 NB Casselman NBC0072 6.3 / 7.2 4.41 - 7.50 6.53 7.04 7.80 AMD South Branch Casselman C43 SB Casselman SCA0067 6.9 / 5.6 5.21 – 6.82 6.50 7.06 7.36 UNK South Branch Casselman SD &LB C52 None None 7.3 / 6.4 6.0 – 6.7 UNK Unnamed Trib 12 LB C53 None None 7.2 / 5.3 5.6 – 6.2 AMD? Unnamed 8 2Sand Dumps C56 None None 4.8 / 4.4 4.0 – 4.5 CA Little Laurel Run –UTrib 5 Sand Dump C64 Little Laurel Run LLR0024 5.9 / 3.9 4.4 – 5.2 4.22 – 5.61 6.51 7.02 7.28 AMD? Unnamed 6 SD & LB C65 None None 4.5 / 4.3 4.7 – 5.2 AMD Big Laurel Run Sand Dump C72 None None 4.9 / 4.5 4.2 – 4.8 EA Episodic Acidification CA Chronic Acidification Acid Mine Drainage AMD/AD Acidic Deposition UNK Unknown Source = Only BOM = Only TMDL = Both Project Sites Impaired BOM TMDL Reaches Project Impaired Site & Reaches TAKEN MONTHLY @ 18 SITES Closed pH .