Wolf Bay Plan Final - Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

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Reminder: The funding sources listed in the action strategies below are only potential and do not guarantee those agencies willallocate the funds.1. WASTEWATER AND POLLUTED RUNOFFWastewater is used water and includes substances such as human waste, food scraps, oils, soaps andchemicals. In homes, this includes water from sinks, showers, bathtubs, toilets, washing machines anddishwashers. Businesses and industries also contribute their share ofused water that must be cleaned.Wastewater also includes storm runoff from heavy rains. AlthoughCooperative EffortObjective #2: Decrease/reduce water pollutionfrom stormwater, sewageand septic dischargesfrom residentialsubdivisions andcommercial areas.some people assume that the rain that runs down the street during astorm is fairly clean, it isn’t. Harmful substances that wash off roads,parking lots, and rooftops can harm our rivers and lakes.Source: USGS, Water Science for SchoolsIssue: The public does not understand the basics of septic tankand sewer system care and maintenance or the potentialimpacts of improperly maintained septic systems.Education Objective #1:To make landowners/homeowners aware oftheir impacts on thewatershed, including theirrecreational impactsparticularly sewage,petroleum products,nutrients, pesticides, boatwakes and litter.<strong>Program</strong> PartnershipObjective#1: Cooperateand develop relationshipswith local municipalities,government officials,governmentalagencies,large landownersand businesses.Action Strategy 1: Develop or adopt educational programs to educateseptic tank owners and sewer system users. This program willhighlight the need for tank inspection and periodic pump out. Theprogram will also work to explain the reasons sewage systems fail,including our input of grease.Responsible Parties: BCHD, City of Foley, ADEM OEOPartners: Sewer utilities, MEE, ACESFunding Sources: Sewer Utilities, 319 Grants, other Grants, Septic TankCompanies, 306, 6217Timeline: 2 nd Quarter, 2004Evaluation method 2Action Strategy 2: Target all homeowner associations in the area andprovide them with educational presentations about septic systems.Responsible Parties: BCHDPartners: Homeowners/Homeowners Associations, Realtors,Mortgage Companies, MEE, WBWP, WBWW, ACFFunding Sources: no funding needs anticipatedTimeline: 3 rd Quarter, 2004Evaluation method 1Action Strategy 3: Develop a survey to determine how many houses within the watershed utilizeseptic tanks. Work with Baldwin County Health Department to have all existing septic tanks GPS’d.(This information is required by ADPH to classify waters, i.e. shellfish harvesting)Responsible Parties: BCHD, ADCNRPartners: WBWW, WBWPFunding Sources: NOAA (309/6217/306)Timeline: 3 rd Quarter, 2004Evaluation method 240
Issue: Homeowners, decision-makers, installers and many developers are not aware ofadvanced treatment systems for wastewater (residential or commercial).Action Strategy: Conduct workshops that compare advanced and decentralized wastewater treatmentsystems.Responsible Parties: BCHD, Baldwin County Commission, ADEM, USAPartners: WBWP, local citizens, ADEMFunding Sources: BCHD, ADEM 319Timeline: 3 rd Quarter, 2004Evaluation method 1Issue: Owners of waterfront properties do not always follow Best Management Practices andneed to be better educated on nonpoint source pollution.Action Strategy: Develop or adopt educational programs (e.g. Weeks <strong>Bay</strong>’s Greener by the Yard,NEMO, Clean Water Guardians) to educate waterfront residents about preventing polluted runofffrom their property.Responsible Parties: BCMG, WBWW, NEMOPartners: WBWP, ADEM, CACWP, AUMERCFunding Sources: Legacy, Inc., ADEM, ACES, CACWPTimeline: commence 2004Evaluation method 1Issue: Additional treatment of stormwater runoff is necessary to protect area waterways.Action Strategy 1: Encourage municipalities to develop and implement stormwater managementpolicies to control both the quantity and quality of stormwater runoff.Action Strategy 2: Determine impervious cover limits and its effect on water quality.Action Strategy 3: Work with Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center to implementa storm drain stenciling program throughout the watershed.Responsible Parties: Towns of Elberta & Summerdale, Cities of Foley and Orange Beach, BaldwinCountyPartners: ADEM, ADCNR, AUMERC, Neighborhood AssociationsFunding Sources: OEO, NOAA, 6217Timeline: commence 2004Evaluation method 3 & number of storm drains stenciledIssue: Stormwater runoff is not monitored so the quality or quantity is not known.Action Strategy 1: Monitor stormwater in strategic locations to determine types and quantities ofcontaminants and quantity of runoff.Responsible Parties: Towns of Elberta & Summerdale, Cities of Foley and Orange Beach, BaldwinCounty, WBWWPartners: ACF, ADEM, ADCNR, AUMERC, AWW, Neighborhood Associations,Funding Sources: OEO, NOAA, 6217Timeline: commence 2004Evaluation method 641
Page 2 and 3: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Wolf Bay area
Page 4 and 5: 3. To protect groundwater resources
Page 6 and 7: C. Action Strategies for Protection
Page 8 and 9: B. Overview of ReportThis managemen
Page 10 and 11: II. DESCRIPTION OF THE WATERSHEDThe
Page 12 and 13: frequency of thunderstorms over coa
Page 14 and 15: productive agriculture soils. This
Page 16 and 17: The watershed is primarily rural, b
Page 18 and 19: G. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCurrent Econ
Page 20 and 21: H. HYDROLOGYBaldwin County is depen
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Page 24 and 25: waters and the prompt notification
Page 26 and 27: a. Conservation Reserve Program (CR
Page 28 and 29: In 1990, the Coastal Zone Act and R
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Page 37 and 38: V. ACTION STRATEGIES FOR PROTECTION
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Page 47 and 48: 5. CONSTRUCTIONA survey of dirt roa
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Page 59 and 60: TABLE 2OAW CURRENT AND REQUESTED US
Page 61 and 62: TABLE 3WOLF BAY WATERSHED WATCH MON
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Page 71 and 72: Wolf Bay Watershed ProjectProposed
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