Wolf Bay Plan Final - Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

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Action Strategy 3: Partner with AWW to develop a volunteer ground water monitoring program.Responsible Parties: AWW, WBWW, WBWPPartners: CACWP, ADEM, AUMERC, ACF, municipalitiesFunding Sources: ADEM, EPATimeline: 3 rd Quarter, 2005Evaluation method 6Action Strategy 4: Encourage a countywide licensing requirement for all wells including well drillerlicensing.Responsible Parties: BCC, ADEMPartners: BCEAB, OWR, Municipalities, ResidentsFunding Sources: No funding anticipatedTimeline: commence 2004Evaluation method 3Note: In October, 2003, the Baldwin County exemption was lifted by court order. Now, Baldwin County WellDrillers are required to be licensed.Action Strategy 5: Provide citizen education on prevention of groundwater pollution and saltwaterintrusion.Responsible Parties: ADEM, ACESPartners: ACF, WBWP, NEPFunding Sources: NEPTimeline: OngoingEvaluation method 1Action Strategy 6: Develop a Groundwater Festival for watershed fourth graders.Responsible Parties: ADEMPartners: MEE, WBWP, ACF, OWR, municipalities, Board of Education, Weeks Bay Watershed ProjectFunding Sources: ADEM, municipalities, In KindTimeline: Annually, beginning April 2004.Evaluation methods 1 & 2Action Strategy 7: Develop incentive programs to encourage recycling of greywater and the use ofshallow water aquifers for irrigation.Responsible Parties: ADEMPartners: WBWP, ACF, OWR, ACES, municipalitiesFunding Sources: UnknownTimeline: 2 nd Quarter, 2006Evaluation methods 3 & 4Issue: Inadequate disposal facilities for hazardous wasteAction Strategy 1: Work with county and municipalities to sponsor HHW collection day.Action Strategy 2: Work to acquire funds for permanent HHW collection facility.Responsible Parties: Baldwin County Solid Waste DepartmentPartners: ACF, WBWP, ADCNR, Coastal; ADAIFunding Sources: ADCNR, NOAA (CIAP), BCCTimeline: OngoingEvaluation method: pounds of waste collected and number of people participating52
Issue: Homeowners are concerned about how to properly address nutrient and sediment runoff.Action Strategy 1: Develop a workshop for Wolf Bay Homeowners on stormwater runoff and BMPs.Responsible Parties: WBECPartners: Homeowners Associations, ACESFunding Sources: UnknownTimeline: 3 rd Quarter, 2004Issue: Bacteria levels may be unsafe after rain events.Action Strategy 1: Develop an enterococcus monitoring program.Responsible Parties: WBWW, WBWP, local citizensPartners: ACFFunding Sources: UnknownTimeline: Upon fundingAction Strategy 2: Develop a bacteria source tracking program.Responsible Parties: WBWW, WBWP, local citizensPartners: ACFFunding Sources: UnknownTimeline: Upon funding53
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
Page 22 and 23: Pathogens include disease-causing b
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
Page 30 and 31: 7. ADEM Source Water Assessment and
Page 32: the United States” except by a Co
Page 35 and 36: While there are no phase I or II mu
Page 37 and 38: V. ACTION STRATEGIES FOR PROTECTION
Page 39 and 40: B. EVALUATIVE CRITERIAIt is importa
Page 41 and 42: Issue: Homeowners, decision-makers,
Page 43 and 44: Action Strategy 4: Investigate effe
Page 45 and 46: Action Strategy 2: Develop a bacter
Page 47 and 48: 5. CONSTRUCTIONA survey of dirt roa
Page 49 and 50: Action Strategy 4: Encourage munici
Page 51: 7. FISHERIES:Fish and shellfish pop
Page 55 and 56: Issue: There is a need for the gene
Page 57 and 58: Issue: Watershed residents need sup
Page 59 and 60: TABLE 2OAW CURRENT AND REQUESTED US
Page 61 and 62: TABLE 3WOLF BAY WATERSHED WATCH MON
Page 63 and 64: TABLE 4 - ADEM WATER USE CLASSIFICA
Page 65 and 66: TABLE 5SOD ACREAGE IN BALDWIN COUNT
Page 67 and 68: 67FIGURE 1
Page 71 and 72: Wolf Bay Watershed ProjectProposed
Page 83 and 84: APPENDIX 1—STEERING COMMITTEE MEM
Page 85 and 86: MASGCMBWMEEMOAMRDMS4NEMONEPNOAANPDE
Page 87 and 88: pH— Numeric value that indicates
Page 89 and 90: APPENDIX 4 - ACTION STRATEGIES (CON

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