What are they and why are they important? Presented by: Andrew
Craig and Chad Cook DNR Nonpoint Source Planning Coordinator and
UWEX WI Land and Water Conference - March 2015 Nonpoint source
pollution continues to be the leading source of water quality
impairments throughout the United States. Draft Sect. 319 Grant
Guidelines November 2012 Slide 2 What are 9 Key Element Plans?
Watershed based (HUC 12 size 35 square miles) Restore impaired
waters by reducing nonpoint runoff sources (agriculture and urban)
Can also protect non-impaired waters Mimic TMDLs ID sources and
reduce pollutant loads to meet water uses (fishable, swimmable,
drinkable) Framework to incorporate existing activities/plans:
County LW plans, Farmland Preservation Program NR 151
implementation, Ordinances Grants state and federal TRM, NOD, Lakes
and Rivers Water Quality and Habitat Monitoring, TMDLs Slide 3 9
Key Elements Identify the causes and sources that need to be
controlled to achieve pollutant load reductions Quantify
significant sources and background levels Use Maps and Tables
Describe management measures that need to be implemented to achieve
load reductions Map priority areas for practices Estimate the load
reductions expected from selected management measures SWAT, SNAP+,
STEPL, EVAAL, BARNY Slide 4 9 Key Elements Estimate amounts of
technical and financial assistance, costs and authorities relied
upon to implement the plan Long Term Operation and Maintenance of
BMPs Monitoring and Evaluation Information/education component to
encourage participation and plan implementation Schedule for
implementing the management measure 5, 10, 15 or 20 years? Include
plan milestones Slide 5 9 Key Elements Interim, measurable
milestones to assess if plan is being implemented Set of criteria
to determine whether plan objectives are or are not being achieved
over time If little progress, how and when will plan be revised?
Monitoring component to evaluate the effectiveness of the
implementation efforts over time using criteria from above
Integrate with schedule and milestones Use WQ and habitat
monitoring; WQ modeling Slide 6 Importance of 9KE plans Slide 7
County LW plans ATCP 50 revised in 2014 Revisions to LW plan
content and development - ATCP 50.12 Revisions DO NOT REQUIRE
meeting 9 Key Elements or EPA approval Revisions are CONSISTENT
with 9 Key Elements Over time, some LW plans will meet 9 Key
Elements in specific watersheds (TMDLs, etc); not the entire county
Slide 8 ATCP 50.12 - Content Element 1 Element 4 Element 2 & 3
Element 1, 3, 6 Element 3 Element 1 & 3 Slide 9 ATCP 50.12
Content Element 4 Element 4, 6, 7 Element 7, 8, 9 Element 1- 9
Element 5 Slide 10 ATCP 50.12 - Development Element 1- 9 Slide 11
County LW plans Two options to address the 9 Key Elements: Develop
a separate 9 Key Element plan Use existing information from LW
plan, TMDL, WQ data AND Reference the 9 element plan in LW plan
Revise LW plan to reflect the 9 Key Elements For specific
watersheds, not county wide Slide 12 EPA 2015 grant requirements
DNR Nonpoint activities funded with EPA 319 grant funds should be
linked to water quality outcomes Focus on restoration of impaired
waters via watershed based plans At least 50% of 319 funds must be
used in 319 eligible areas 319 eligible area = has a plan
consistent with EPAs 9 Key Elements - DNR/EPA review Slide 13 Pink
= approved TMDLs Cross-hatch = 319 eligible Expire in 2016-2019
Pink and some cross hatch areas will become ineligible in 2015 w/o
9 element plan Green = Impaired Water Slide 14 Green /Red =
Recently Approved Yellow =Expire in 2016 White = Expire in 2019
Green = Impaired Waters Slide 15 EPA & DNR Review of 9 Element
Plans EPA regions will annually review a sample of WBPs from each
state and provide feedback and recommendations to help ensure the
plans lay a good foundation for efforts to restore and/or protect
waterbodies. EPA will select the plan(s) for review and conduct
each review using a protocol that will be communicated with the
states in advance of the reviews. Slide 16 9KE plans under
development In 2014, DNR used Federal 319 funds to help develop 9
Key Element plans across the state Provide example plans to help
meet the 9 Key Elements 5 projects selected Eau Claire, Marinette,
Brown, Outagamie and Marathon Counties Not likely Federal 319 funds
can used to develop plans in future Slide 17 9 Element Plan
Timeline December 2014 - 319 project $ awarded January September
2015 develop 9 Key Element Plan October November 2015 - submit
draft plan to DNR and EPA for review November - December 2015 -
revise plan and get approval plan is consistent with 9 Key Elements
Slide 18 9KE TMDL plans under development Lafayette County 2 TMDL
basins Red Cedar TMDL - Barron and Dunn Counties Rock River TMDL 8
counties Jackson and Mason Creeks Rock River TMDL Walworth County
Little Lake Wissota TMDL Chippewa County Wisconsin River Basin??
Milwaukee River Basin?? Upper Fox and Wolf River Basins?? Slide 19
DNR, GLRI grants & 9 Key Elements Slide 20 DNR Grants TRM, NOD,
Lakes and River grants are funded with Federal 319 and State $
Multiple funding sources used to increase number of nonpoint
projects across the state Projects using 319 Federal funds must
have an approved 9 Key Element plan Slide 21 GLRI grants GLRI
projects funded with a combination of Federal and local /state
funds In 2015, projects using Federal GLRI funds must have an
approved 9 Key Element plan EPA and DNR will be reviewing the plans
for consistency with 9 Key Elements Slide 22 319 Funds and Grant
Structure $4 million dollars per year 50% 50% Program Funds Project
Funds Slide 23 Program Funds (est. $2 million) 20 DNR staff used
implement Wisconsin NPS Program Management Plan Program
administration NPS Monitoring NPS Research TMDL Development All
planning-related activities NPS, TMDL, etc. NPS-related staff time
Slide 24 Project Funds (est. $2 million) Project #1 Eligible DNR
Staff (4 FTEs) NPS Coord, Lakes, WQ Biologists Project #2 DATCP
Contract (staff costs) Project #3 TRM and NOD Grants $ 1 million
Project #4 Lake and River Protection Grants $200K Project #5 Tier I
& III Monitoring (USGS/SLOH/LTE costs) Slide 25 Measuring &
Tracking Progress National performance measures for NPS Program
WQ-9 - Estimate annual load reductions of nitrogen, phosphorus, and
sediment achieved by 319 funded projects WQ-10 - Number of
waterbodies primarily NPS- impaired that are partially or fully
restored WQ-SP12 - Improve water quality conditions in impaired
watersheds using the watershed approach NPS Success Stories:
http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/success319/index.cfmhttp://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/success319/index.cfm
Slide 26 Resources to develop 9 Key Element plans Slide 27 DNR 9
Key Element Web Page dnr.wi.gov - keyword: 9 Key Element Slide 28
Your watershed determines the health of your wetlands, lakes and
streams fyi.uwex.edu/watershedplanning Slide 29 Why? Concise, easy
to use. Focused on Wisconsin. Restored and protected water
resources require good comprehensive planning and management.
Certain elements of planning required to meet DNR grant
requirements. 29 Slide 30 Good planning Need buy-in and
participation from key stakeholders from the start. Meet
guidelines, yesbut also be implementable. Not a plan to sit on the
shelf. Dynamiccan be modified easily. Leads to restored and
protected water bodies. 30 Slide 31 Getting Started (chapter 1) Why
and how to create a watershed plan. Geographic scope of your plan.
Gathering stakeholders (contacting, meeting, organizing). Education
and outreach. 31 Slide 32 What You Need to Know and How to Find It
(chapter 2) A Watershed Profile. Water quality standards.
Designated uses. Water quality criteria. Watershed assessment.
Watershed protection. 32 Slide 33 Creating Your Plan (chapter 3)
Prioritizing sources of pollutants. Vision, goals, objectives,
action items, cost estimates. US EPAs Nine Elements of a Watershed
Plan. Civic engagement. 33 Slide 34 Putting Your Plan into Action
(chapter 4) Overseeing implementation. Keeping the momentum going.
Defining success. Monitoring progress. Modifying your plan. 34
Slide 35 fyi.uwex.edu/watershedplanning Presentation produced by
the UWExrtension Environmental Resources Center Photos by Jeffrey
J. Strobel and Kris Stepenuck Chad Cook Natural Resource Educator
[email protected] 920-232-1990 Slide 36 EPA Handbook for 9 Key
Element Watershed Plans Slide 37 DNR Watershed Plan Guidance
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/surfacewater/documents/Watershed
Planning_Guidance_final_2013.pdf Slide 38 DNR Healthy Watersheds
Assessment http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/watersheds/hwa.html/ Slide 39
Other Tools and DNR Contact Info Tools to develop LW plans
dnr.wi.gov keyword: 9 Key EVAAL STEPL Andrew Craig DNR Nonpoint
Source Planning Coordinator [email protected]
(608)267-7695
