Nonpoint Source Implementation Strategy Plan for Burgess Run - Yellow Creek HUC-12 (050301030806) Version: 1.0 Date: 03.24.2021 Approved: 04.14.2021 PRESENTED TO PRESENTED BY ABC Water and Stormwater District CT Consultants P.O. Box 3554 30 Federal Plaza West Youngstown, Ohio 44512 Suite 303 330.729.2080 Youngstown, OH 44503 330.746.1200 Eastgate Regional Council of Governments 100 East Federal Street, Suite 1000 Youngstown, OH 44503 330.779.3800 i NPS-IS Final Draft This page intentionally left blank ii NPS-IS Final Draft Table of Contents Abbreviations and acronyms vii Acknowledgements viii Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Report Background 2 1.2 Watershed Profile & History 2 1.3 Public Participation and Involvement 3 Chapter 2: Andersons Run – Mill Creek HUC -12 Watershed Characterization and Assessment Summary 7 2.1 Summary of HUC-12 Watershed Characterization 7 2.1.1 Physical and Natural Features ................................................................................................................. 7 2.1.2 Land Use and Protection ....................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Summary of HUC-12 Biological Trends 15 2.2.1 Fish (Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) and Modified Index of well-being (MIwb)) .................................. 18 2.2.2 Macroinvertebrates (Invertebrate Community Index (ICI)) ................................................................. 18 2.2.3 Habitat (Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI)) ......................................................................... 19 2.3 Summary of HUC-12 Pollution Causes and Associated Sources 20 2.4 Additional Information for Determining Critical Areas and Developing Implementation Strategies 21 Chapter 3: Critical Area Conditions & Restoration Strategies 22 3.1 Overview of Critical Areas 22 3.2 Critical Area #1 Drakes Run: Conditions, Goals & Objectives 23 3.2.1 Detailed Characterization ...................................................................................................................... 23 3.2.2 Detailed Biological Conditions .............................................................................................................. 24 3.2.3 Detailed Causes and Associated Sources ............................................................................................. 24 3.2.4 Outline Goals and Objectives for the Critical Area #1: Drakes Run .................................................... 24 3.3 Critical Area #2 Yellow Creek Main Stem: Conditions, Goals & Objectives 26 3.3.1 Detailed Characterization ...................................................................................................................... 26 3.3.2 Detailed Biological Conditions .............................................................................................................. 26 3.3.3 Detailed Causes and Associated Sources ............................................................................................. 26 3.3.4 Outline Goals and Objectives for the Critical Area #2: Yellow Creek Main Stem .............................. 27 Chapter 4: Projects and Implementation Strategy 28 4.1 Critical Area #1 Drakes Run: Project and Implementation Strategy Overview Table 29 4.1.1 Critical Area #1: Project Summary Sheets ............................................................................................. 30 4.2 Critical Area #2 Yellow Creek Main Stem: Project and Implementation Strategy Overview Table 31 4.2.1 Critical Area #2: Project Summary Sheets ............................................................................................. 32 References 33 iii NPS-IS Final Draft Tables Table 1: Soils in the Burgess Run – Yellow Creek HUC-12 .................................................................................. 8 Table 2: Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species ....................................................................................... 10 Table 3: Land Cover Acres & Percentage ........................................................................................................... 11 Table 4: Protected Lands ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Table 5: NPDES Site .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Table 6: Dams ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Table 7: Ohio EPA Biological Criteria Sampling for Burgess Run - Yellow Creek HUC 12 ............................... 17 Table 8: Ohio EPA Biological Criteria for the Applicable Aquatic Life Use Designations 1 ............................... 17 Table 9: QHEI matrix with WWH & MWH attribute summary for the Burgess Run-Yellow Creek HUC 12 ..... 19 Table 10: Ohio EPA Causes and Sources of Impairment for Andersons Run-Mill Creek HUC-12 .................. 20 Table 11: Land Cover in Critical Area #1 ............................................................................................................. 23 Table 12: Land Cover in Critical Area # 2 ............................................................................................................ 26 Table 13: Critical Area #1: Overview Table ......................................................................................................... 30 Table 14: Critical Area #2: Overview Table ......................................................................................................... 32 iv NPS-IS Final Draft Maps Map 1: Location of Burgess Run - Yellow Creek watershed within the Mahoning River Basin ....................... 1 Map 2: Public Mapping of Areas for Preservation and Restoration ................................................................... 4 Map 3: Location of Burgess Run - Yellow Creek watershed within Mahoning County .................................... 7 Map 4: Land Cover in Burgess Run - Yellow Creek Watershed ......................................................................... 11 Map 5: Parks and Conserved Areas .................................................................................................................... 12 Map 6: Aquatic Life Use Sampling Locations .................................................................................................... 16 Map 7: Critical Areas ............................................................................................................................................ 22 Map 8: Projects in Critical Area #1 ...................................................................................................................... 29 Map 9: Projects in Critical Area # 2 ..................................................................................................................... 31 v NPS-IS Final Draft Figures Figure 1: Public Meeting Breakout Session ......................................................................................................... 3 Figure 2: Causes of Water Quality Problems ....................................................................................................... 5 Figure 3: Poor Bedform Diversity: Yellow Creek ................................................................................................ 18 Figure 4: Residential Development Impacting Drakes Run .............................................................................. 23 Figure 5: Drakes Run Floodplain ......................................................................................................................... 26 vi NPS-IS Final Draft Abbreviations and acronyms Acronyms and abbreviations below are commonly used by organizations working to restore Ohio’s watersheds; many of which are included in this NPS-IS plan. ALU Aquatic Life Use ODNR Ohio Department of Natural Resources AOC Area of Concern ODH Ohio Department of Health BEHI Bank Erosion Hazard Index Ohio EPA Ohio Environmental Protection Agency BMP Best Management Practice OSW Outstanding State Waters BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand PAH Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons BTU building, transportation, or utilities PCA Priority Conservation Area infrastructure PCB Polychlorinated Biphenyls CWH Coldwater Habitat PCA Priority Conservation Area CSO Combined Sewer Overflow PSS Project summary sheet DELT Deformities, Eroded Fins, Lesions, and QHEI Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index Tumors RAP Remedial Action Plan DIN Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen SSO Sanitary Sewer Overflow EOLP Erie-Ontario Lake Plain Ecoregion SGMC State Geologic Map Compilation EWH Exceptional Warmwater Habitat SSH Seasonal salmonid habitat GIS Geographical Information System SWCD Soil and Water Conservation District GLRI Great Lakes Restoration Initiative TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load Limits Hg Mercury TSD Technical Support Document HSTS Home Sewage Treatment System TBD to be determined HUC hydrologic unit code TSS total suspended solids IBI Index of Biotic Integrity ug/kg Micrograms per Kilogram ICI Invertebrate Community Index USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers LRW Limited Resource Water USDA United States Department of Agriculture LHW Limited Warmwater habitat U.S. EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Lb/yr pounds per year USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service Mg/l Milligrams per Liter USGS United States Geological Survey MGD Million