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Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership. Presented by: Name, Title Your Organization. The Meeting you presented at. DATE YOU PRESENTED. Objectives. About Lake Erie Sources and Causes of Impairment History of the WLEB Partnership Partner Roles and Responsibilities Basins in the Project - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership
Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership
Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership
Presented by:
Name, Title
Your Organization
DATE YOU PRESENTED
The Meeting you presented at
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ObjectivesObjectives
• About Lake Erie Sources and Causes of Impairment
• History of the WLEB Partnership• Partner Roles and Responsibilities• Basins in the Project• Resources for Watershed Groups• Framing the Issues
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SOURCES AND CAUSESSOURCES AND CAUSES
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Sources and CausesSources and Causes• LAKE ERIE Sources:
– Agriculture– Stream bank erosion– Construction site runoff– Septic and homeowner maintenance issues
• IN-STREAM Causes:– Siltation– nutrients– Flow and Habitat Alteration– Organic Enrichment and low D.O.– Metals– Turbidity
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The Overarching IssueThe Overarching IssueLake Erie is impaired due to excessive loadings of sediment and nutrients. Long-term water quality monitoring has identified the Maumee River as being the largest single contributor of non-point source pollution to the lake.
The Patient
The Symptom
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HISTORY OF THE WLEBPHISTORY OF THE WLEBP
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History of WLEBPHistory of WLEBP
2005 - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) sign of a partnership agreement.
The agreement - the two agencies will collaborate on watershed planning and implementation; wetland creation, restoration, and enhancement; and natural disaster recovery.
In Ohio, the NRCS and USACE signed a regional agreement supporting the activities outlined in the national agreement, focusing on the Western Lake Erie Basin.
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History of WLEBPHistory of WLEBP
November 2005, a meeting between various agencies and organizations took place to begin the process of formalizing a partnership between the NRCS, USACE and other stakeholders in the WLEB.
In March 2006, a WLEB Partnership charter was signed by fourteen representative agencies and organizations and partnership bylaws were adopted.
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PARTNERS AND ROLESPARTNERS AND ROLES
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CHARTER MEMBERSCHARTER MEMBERS
• USDA -Natural Resources Conservation Service• U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
• Governors of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio• Tri - State Technical Committees• Ohio Department of Natural Resources• Maumee River Basin Partnership of Local
Governments• National Association of Conservation Districts• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency• U.S. Geological Survey Ohio Science Center
Operational Leadership
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Role of USDA-NRCSRole of USDA-NRCSRapid Resource Assessments
• Short-Term: The plan estimates the acres of filter strips, riparian buffers, grassed waterways, conservation tillage and nutrient management as well as the number of Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans, waste storage structures, and pasture systems that will be needed to address resource concerns.
• Long – Term: Each of the eight different 8-digit hydrologic units in the project area will be combined into a basin wide plan.
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Other Partners with WLEBPOther Partners with WLEBP
• All Soil and Water Conservation Districts in the Basin
• Conservation Action Project• Maumee Resource Conservation and
Development Council• National Center for Water Quality Research at
Heidelberg College• Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division
of Water and Division of Wildlife• Sisters of St. Francis• U.S. Geological Survey• University of Toledo
USDA-NRCS Letters of Agreement
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Role of USACERole of USACE
Comprehensive WLEB Study• Investigate measures to improve fish and
wildlife habitat, navigation, flood damage reduction, recreation, and water quality in the Maumee, Ottawa and Portage River watersheds.
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Role of USACERole of USACE
Continuing Authorities Projects (CAP)• CAP’s allow for planning, design and construction
of small projects. The CAP programs in the following list have 2 phases: feasibility phase and design and implementation phase, and are covered under the Water Resources Development Act.
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• Emergency Streambank and Shoreline Protection (§14)
• Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Program (§204)
• Flood Damage Reduction Projects (§205)• Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration (§206)• Modifications to Projects for the
Improvements of the Environment (§1135)
Role of USACERole of USACE
Current Relevant CAP list and section
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Sub Watersheds in the BasinSub Watersheds in the BasinMaumee Basin Rapid Assessment
Name HU Code Acres
Blanchard Auglaize Tiffin St. Mary’s St. Joseph Upper Maumee L. Maum. & Port.
Ottawa & L. Erie Direct
Completed
4100008 4100007 4100006 4100004 4100003 4100005 4100009 4100010 & 41000001
495,415 1,053,100 356,818 263,916 694,400 250,664 692,402
707,664
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WLEB PARTNERSHIP RESOURCES
WLEB PARTNERSHIP RESOURCES
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• Charter, by-laws, members, contact information• Organizational chart• Meetings and agendas• Fact sheets, reconnaissance study reports and
projects• Links to related web sites• Educational institutions in the basin that have done
relevant work• Federal and State partners links
WLEB Web Site (www.wleb.org)
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• http://www.maumee.utoledo.edu/ – Non-technical user friendly– Clearinghouse of data layers for public use– Example of layers include watersheds,
elevations, stream networks, surface and bedrock geology, soils, roads, floodplains and significant land cover changes.
– Compatible with other data layers
University of Toledo Web Site
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• http://www.oh.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/erie_basin/erie_basin_project.html– Project Description– Project Area Map– Link to Western Lake Erie Basin
Partnership Web Site
USDA-NRCS Web Site
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• Steve Davis, USDA-NRCS, Regional Watershed Coordinator– Phone: (419) 223-0040
– Email: [email protected]
• Anthony Friona, USACE, – Phone: (202) 761-4526
– Email: [email protected]
• Patrick Lawrence – Phone: (419) 530-4128
– Email: [email protected]
WLEBP Contact Information
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Re - Framing the IssueRe - Framing the Issue
• The Watershed is
our patient!
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The Patient The Symptoms
Striving for a healthier, more productive watershed
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Re - Framing the IssueRe - Framing the Issue
• You are the Specialists and Doctors of your Watershed Patient!
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QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?
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Organizational ChartOrganizational ChartFigure 1a. Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership
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Organizational ChartOrganizational ChartFigure 1b. Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership
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Organizational ChartOrganizational Chart
Figure 1c. Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership