Upper Wakarusa WRAPSSeeking Ideas and Solutions

Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS)

A Watershed Approach

State Priority Reservoir Watersheds

WRAPS Program Resources

Local CommunitiesLandowners

KDHEWater Plan Fund

State Cons. Comm.

EPA 319NRCSFSA

KS-WRAPS Process

Development Stakeholder community building

Assessment Watershed conditions & behavior

Planning Watershed goals & plan selection

Implementation Carry out actions to achieve goals

Evaluation

Stakeholder Leadership Team Agriculture –

livestock agriculturecropland agriculture

Habitat ManagementEconomic DevelopmentPublic Water SuppliesLocal Government (county, city, etc) Community InfrastructureConservation/Watershed District Recreational ResourcesSpecial Water ConditionsCoordination and Tech. Support

Goal: Improve Water Quality of Clinton Lake and Wakarusa River

Its About Excess Runoff

Priority StreamsDeer Creek, Lynn Creek, and Burys Creek

Contaminant Source Assessment

Assessment Questions for Remote Sensing

• Cows and feeding sites in/nearthe stream

• Cropland at stream bank• Non-terraced cropland• Ephemeral gullies (yearly

plowed shut)• Natural wetland features (flat

slope, hydric soils)

Seek field confirmation and ideas from owners and operators

Assessment Results

GIS Assessment and Field Verification

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Seeking Ideas for Improving Water Quality

• Field visits with owners and operators

• One on one conversations about projects

• Coordinate with existing voluntary funding sources

• Provide design and installation assistance

• Opportunities for rain gages and sampling kits

Livestock Management Options

Address Sediment and Nutrient Sources

Seek Sites to Retain Excess Runoff

Decrease Sources of Sediment in Stream Corridors

Suburban Initiatives

Some Voluntary Assistance Options

• Conservation District Cost Share• Conservation District Technical Assistance• Farm Services Agency Cost Share• NRCS Technical Assistance and Design• WRAPS Cost Share • Wildlife and Habitat Programs• Land Easements

Typical WRAPS Voluntary Project Estimated Cost

Replace waterway terraces with tile outlet and wetland retention

Clearing waterway gulley and $ 4,200woody vegetation

• WRAPS Share $ 3,000Owner Cost Site Clearing $ 1,200

Tile,Terraces and Wetland Retention $ 30,000Design and Construction•• NRCS/FSA Share $ 14,100• Conservation District Program Share $ 5,800• WRAPS Program Share $ 7,100

• Owner Cost Design and Construction $ 3,000

Upper Wakarusa WRAPS