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iv List of Abbreviations (continued) OEO OSDS PCB POTW SARPC SAV SWCD TAC TMDL USDA USGS WBRF WBNERR WBPPP WHIP WRP Office of Education and Outreach Onsite Sewage Disposal System polychlorinated biphenyls Public/Private Owned Treatment Works South Alabama Regional Planning Commission Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Baldwin County Soil and Water Conservation District Weeks Bay Watershed Project Technical Advisory Committee Total Maximum Daily Loads U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Geological Survey Weeks Bay Reserve Foundation Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Weeks Bay Pollution Prevention Project Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program Wetlands Reserve Program Weeks Bay Watershed Management Plan
1 I. INTRODUCTION The Weeks Bay Watershed Management Plan is based on the results of eight years of technical investigation and research in the Weeks Bay Watershed by the Weeks Bay Watershed Project. The Project began when the Fish River Watershed Project was initiated in 1993 by the NRCS, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Gulf of Mexico Program and ADEM in cooperation with numerous other Federal and State agencies in order to provide an integrated holistic approach to the management of the Fish River Watershed. The Fish River Project was expanded in FY-94 to include the Magnolia River Watershed and the project was renamed “Weeks Bay Watershed Project”. The Weeks Bay Watershed Project was initiated to assess water quality conditions in the Weeks Bay Watershed and develop a plan for improving and protecting Weeks Bay. Interagency coordination has assured that the project is technically consistent with the Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization Amendments (CZMARA) of 1990 and other Federal, State, and local regulations. The Weeks Bay Watershed Project is a multi-agency project governed by the CAC that is supported by a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and an Education Subcommittee (Appendix 1). Approximately 20 Federal and State agencies and local organizations are actively involved in the project. A. Purpose of Plan The goal of the Weeks Bay Watershed Project is to improve and protect water quality in the Watershed in order to meet or exceed Alabama water quality standards for Swimming and Fish and Wildlife classification. This management plan describes the fourteen objectives that will lead to the accomplishment of this goal. Specific strategies that focus on cooperative action are presented for each objective. Plan objectives and strategies have been developed with assistance from technical experts and the CAC. The CAC has held a series of community forums to present the issues to be addressed in the plan and solicit additional public input. B. Weeks Bay Watershed Project Research and Monitoring The Weeks Bay Watershed has been the focus of numerous research and monitoring projects over the last 10 years. Many of the projects have been supported by ADEM and EPA, Region IV’s Clean Water Act, Section 319 Program. A summary of research in the Weeks Bay Watershed that has been supported by the EPA Section 319 Program is provided below. 1. Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Construction and monitoring of four alternative on-site wastewater treatment systems. Four constructed wetland systems were installed at four residences on Fish River in October 1995. Systems were monitored following construction to determine effluent water quality. 2. Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA) Weeks Bay Watershed Management Plan
Page 1 and 2: Weeks Bay Watershed Project Managem
Page 3 and 4: Executive Summary The Weeks Bay Wat
Page 5 and 6: i TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION
Page 7: iii List of Abbreviations ACES ACF
Page 11 and 12: 3 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE WATERSHED
Page 13 and 14: 5 Figure 2. Weeks Bay Watershed Map
Page 15 and 16: 7 Although summer thunderstorms are
Page 17 and 18: 9 The azonal soils consist of soils
Page 19 and 20: 11 The Baldwin County Land Use Plan
Page 21 and 22: 13 of corn, cotton, hay and wheat a
Page 23 and 24: 15 Table 3. Alabama Water use Class
Page 25 and 26: 17 Citizen water quality monitoring
Page 27 and 28: 19 farms are irrigated regularly an
Page 29 and 30: 21 Table 4. Greater Than 10% Potent
Page 31 and 32: 23 Figure 6. Possible Violations of
Page 33 and 34: 25 Phosphate concentrations are usu
Page 35 and 36: 27 Figure 7. Possible Violations of
Page 37 and 38: 29 treatment of wastewater sludge,
Page 39 and 40: 31 The flood storage capacity lost
Page 41 and 42: 33 implementation of programs to de
Page 43 and 44: 35 B. Non-Regulatory has developed
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51 ensure data quality. Water Watch
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55 Progress: From CR 32 north, a no
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57 Discussion: Develop materials to
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59 will be identified. Easement pro
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61 b. Contribute and monitor the BC
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63 D. MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATIO
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65 needs. The coordinator will be t
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67 Progress: Work plans have been s
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69 LITERATURE CITED Alabama Agricul
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71 Project Advisory Committees Appe
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75 4. UT to Magnolia River Strategy
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77 Use-support status for waterbodi
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