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Organization of the Plan This plan defines an approach that is to be taken to protect ecological, hydrological, and cultural resources of the subwatershed. It presents all of the data, analyses, public inputs, and conclusions used in developing the approach as well as components of the approach itself, including goals and objectives, actions to achieve the goals and objectives, plan evaluation and revision, and plan sustainability. 1. Introduction This section introduces the reader to the watershed, describes the purpose and requirements of the plan, and defines the drainage units, or catchments, that comprise the watershed. The section goes on to introduce the reader to some background information such as watershed science, water pollution control and its history, and other relevant plans that are supported by this watershed management plan (WMP). 2. Watershed Characteristics This section walks the reader through the natural environment of the subwatershed, including coverage of each category in the watershed. A brief introduction to the hydrological processes, vegetation, habitat and wildlife provides the reader with a greater understanding of the valuable natural features. The section goes on with details of the community profiles, population trends and statistics. Past, present and future land use data educates the reader about trends in development and infrastructure. The section concludes with existing infrastructure and potential sources of pollution discharges. 3. Documented Water Quality Conditions This section begins with a discussion of the impacts on the environment caused by human activity and government defined water quality standards and indicators. An in-depth discussion of qualitative water chemistry conditions, biological conditions and hydrologic conditions supplies the reader with an overview of historic and current subwatershed conditions. The section continues by providing the reader with results from road-stream crossing surveys, and other volunteer monitoring efforts. There are several subwatershed protection practices already in place and are summarized for the reader. The section is closed out with a list of the existing waterbody impairments. A vast amount of the information in this section provides a baseline for future sections in this WMP and future planning efforts. 4. Community Outreach Section 4 begins with a discussion of the public involvement processes that were used to obtain input into the content of this WMP and comments on a draft version. This discussion includes details of the participants in the various mechanisms and lists the specific feedback received. Organization of the Plan xi
The section goes on to discuss the education that was done for benefit of the municipal officials and concludes with a detailing of the public education efforts that were conducted during development of and will continue after submittal of the WMP. 5. Stressor Summary This section distills the information contained in Sections 2, 3, and 4 into a number of significant stressors that impact water quality. The section discusses the methodology employed to analyze the significant stressors and provides a section for each stressor that discusses topics associated with each: sources, impacts and impairment, indicators, water quality standards, load estimates and reduction goals, critical areas, monitoring progress, and improvement ideas. The section finishes with a brief discussion of other known and suspected stressors in the subwatershed. 6. Goals and Objectives This section defines the goals and objectives of the plan. This section combines the desires learned in Section 4 with the impaired designated uses and the subsequent sources and causes of the stressors identified in Section 5. This section begins with a very brief summary of the main issues and then presents a mission statement developed by the watershed committee. Nine goals are identified for the watershed and specific objectives are identified for each goal. This section also discusses the NPDES Phase II permit and how the requirements of the permit are being met. 7. Watershed Protection This section presents many tools and resources that are available to achieve the goals and objectives presented in the previous section. The tools are discussed in following general groups: Watershed Planning, Land Conservation, Aquatic Buffers, Better Site Design, Erosion and Sediment Control, Storm Water Best Management Practices, Non-Storm Water Discharges, Watershed Stewardship Programs, and School Curriculum. 8. Action Plan This section details the roadmap that the implementing agencies will follow, utilizing the actions and resources presented in Section 7, to achieve the goals and objectives of the WMP (see Section 6). It details the steps that will be taken and includes: a textual description of each action, a table linking the actions to the appropriate goals and objectives, the lead implementing agency, a projected schedule, estimates of cost and time, financial and technical assistance needed, the authority related to each action, and Watershed-based Permit (NPDES Phase II) details such as SWPPI inclusion and level of commitment. xii Looking Glass River Watershed April 2007
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Introduction 6. Goals and Objective
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