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Purpose of the WRP

Develop an adaptive plan with stakeholdersIdentify cost effective water quality and habitatimprovements

Incorporate stakeholders desire for improvements

Actions that can be implemented in the short term (3-5years) and lay out a more general plan for the longterm to achieve goals and objectives.


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Key to Success: SWWT Involvement

Building partnerships at all levels of SWWTAdopted goals of SEWRPC's Regional Plan

Desired a habitat/aesthetic component

Identified focus areas Public health

Habitat

Nutrients


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Watershed Restoration Plans


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Outcome of the Watershed Restoration Plans

Load Reduction

Improved Water Quality

Improved Habitat

Watershed Restoration


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WRP Focus Areas

Public Health includes bacteria andpathogens

Habitat water quality and physical factors

Nutrients Phosphorus


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C ladophora near Bradford Beach

S o u r c e : M

M S D


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Watershed Background Data

Assessment Point Areas (Subwatersheds)

18 for the Menomonee and 10 for the KK

All data by assessment point areas and assessment

pointsBaseline:

Water quality

Pollutant loads by land use Habitat report card


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What Does the Water Quality Data Show?

Loads are polluted stormwater sources

Largest loads from commercial land use

The bacteria load (fecal coliforms) arehigher than expected in some areas of theMenomonee and all of the Kinnickinnic

Storm sewers oozing human fecal bacteria to beaches, rivers, study finds J ournal Sentinel 8/2/09


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MN-1: North Branch Menomonee River MN-2: Upper Menomonee River MN-3: West Branch Menomonee River MN-4: Willow Creek

MN-5: Upper Menomonee River MN-6: Nor-X-Way ChannelMN-7: Lilly CreekMN-8: Butler Ditch

MN-9: Menomonee River

MN-10: Little Menomonee CreekMN-11: Little Menomonee River MN-12: Menomonee River MN-13: Underwood Creek

MN-14: Underwood CreekMN-15: Menomonee River MN-16: Honey CreekMN-17 : Menomonee River

MN-18: Menomonee River

Menomonee Watershed Assessment Areas/Points


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Menomonee

River WatershedAssessment

Points &Areas

Source: SEWRPC

MN-17

MenomoneeRiver at 70 th St.


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Menomonee

River WatershedAssessmentPoint & Area

MN-17

Source: MMSD, Watershed

Restoration Plan Fact Sheet for Assessment Point MN-17


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Annual per AcreNonpoint Source

Pollution Loads of Total FecalColiform

in the

Menomonee River Watershed

Source: SEWRPC

MN-17 veryhigh loads


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Confirming Model Results

Stormwater Outfall Sampling on the Menomonee River at 68 th Street

Where are theactual sourcesof high bacteria?

S o u r c e : M

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Source: SEWRPC, Milwaukee Riverkeeper, GLWI

MN-17 highbacteria found


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Kinnickinnic Watershed Assessment Areas/Points:

KK-1 Lyons Park CreekKK-2 South 43rd Street DitchKK-3 Kinnickinnic River KK-4 Wilson Park CreekKK-5 Holmes Avenue CreekKK-6 Villa Mann CreekKK-7 Cherokee Park CreekKK-8 Wilson Park CreekKK-9 Kinnickinnic River KK-10 Kinnickinnic River


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Annual per AcreNonpoint SourcePollution Loads of

Total Fecal

Coliformin the

Kinnickinnic River Watershed

Source: SEWRPC

KK-5 Holmes Avenue Creek high loads


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Linked SWWT Goals at Assessment Area Level

KK-5: Holmes Avenue Creek Goals

* More water recreation opportunities

** Better habitat

*** Reduced nutrient loads

Pollutant

FecalColiform*

Total

SuspendedSolids** Phosphorus***

Percent LoadReduction 45% 23% 11%


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Linked SWWT Goals at Assessment Area Level

F ly F ishermen


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Habitat Focus

Added to WRPsafter consultationwith SWWTAssessment of

available dataInclude as futureactions areprioritized

Slender Madtom


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Habitat Focus

Habitat Subcommittee was formed May 14, 2009Objective-to address habitat related issues related tothe preparation of watershed restoration plans(WRPs):

Characterize existing instream and riparianphysical and biological conditions

Define habitat, including consideration of factorsthat influence habitat quality

Identify data gaps

Identify potential habitat restoration projects


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Urban Development = Impervious Area

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Root River Oak Creek Menomonee River Kinnickinnic River


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Urbanization Increases Stormwater Discharges


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influence biological health in aquatic ecosystems

are affected by human disturbance (from Karr, 1991)

Source: S EWRPC

Environmental Factors That:


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So What is Habitat?


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What Does Habitat Data Show?


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Fish Species Richness Among Watersheds: 2004

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Root River Oak Creek MenomoneeRiver

KinnickinnicRiver

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Management Strategies

Urban Development (total impervious area)(# stream crossings)

(concrete)(eroding streambank)

V e r y g o o

d

S t r e a m

H e a l

t h I n d i c a

t o r

R ehabilitation

Protection

Stewardship

P o o r


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Solutions and Management Strategies

Existing Regulatory Management Strategies

Others in Various Stages of Implementation

Recommended for Implementation inSEWRPC's Regional Plan but not yetimplemented


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Ex isting Regulatory Management Strategies

B ioretention Ponds along Canal Street


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Development West of B ioretention Pond along Canal Street

S o u r c e : N a n c y

M . A

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Street Sweeping

S o u r c e : E

l g i n S w e e p e r


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O ther Strategies in Various Stages of Implementation

DownspoutDisconnection

S o u r c e : M

M S D


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Rain B arrel Rain Garden



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B ioswale on Grange Avenue in Greendale

S o u r c e : M M

S D


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Former Ready-Mix Site Purchased Through Greenseams

S o u r c e : R

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M e n o m o n e e

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Road Salt Reduction Program

S o u r c e : C

i t y o f

B r o o k

f i e l d


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S o u r c e : M

M S D

Recommended in S EWRPC' s Regional Plan but not yet Implemented

E xpand Monitoring


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To Address Habitat:Implement chloridereduction programs

Restore, enhance, andrehabilitatestream channelsImprove/establish riparianbuffersImplement stormwater runoff reduction strategies

S o u r c e : S

E W R P C

Potential Recommendations for MN-17 &KK-5


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Potential Recommendations for MN-17 &KK-5

To Address Phosphorus:Phosphorus fertilizer banNew water quality standard

S o u r c e : M

M S D


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What Are The Nex t Steps?

Input needed from the Watershed ActionTeams/SWWT:

PrioritiesHabitatData gapsWRP chapters


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How You Can Help

J oin the SWWT

Get involved on one of the SWWT Watershed Action Teams (WATs)

Help to prioritize future actions

Get involved in implementation in your

watershed/neighborhood

in the Development of the Watershed Restoration Plans


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Watershed Restoration Plans

As of August 31, 2009:

1. Executive Summary (drafting in progress)2. Background How did we get here?

3. Building Partnerships with the SWWT4. Characterize the Watershed5. Goals and Solutions6. Load Reductions from Management Measures

Draft Chapters 2-6 posted on SWWT Website:www.swwtwater.org/home/documents

Chapter Production Schedule


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