Wolf Bay Plan Final - Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

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C. Action Strategies for Protection1. Wastewater and Polluted Runoff ..........................................................................................402. Bulkheading .............................................................................................................................423. Recreation .................................................................................................................................434. Agriculture and Forestry .......................................................................................................445. Construction .............................................................................................................................476. Development and Enforcement of Regulations .................................................................507. Fisheries ......................................................................................................................................518. Human Health Issues .............................................................................................................519. Wetlands ...................................................................................................................................54VI. MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ..............................................................................................56VII. TABLESTable 1 Species of Concern in Wolf Bay ........................................................................58Table 2 OAW Current and Requested Use Classsifications ........................................59Table 3 Wolf Bay Watershed Watch Monitoring Stations ...........................................60Table 4 ADEM Water Use Classifications .....................................................................63Table 5 Sod Acreage in Baldwin County .......................................................................65Table 6 Soil Erosion Rates for Miflin and Wolf Creek Sub-Watersheds ...................66VIII.FIGURESFig. 1 Watershed Project Locator ....................................................................................67Fig. 2 Watershed Project Boundary .............................................................................68Fig. 3 USGS Topographic Data .....................................................................................69Fig. 4 USGS 11-Digit Hydrologic Units ......................................................................70Fig. 5 Proposed Hydrologic Units ...............................................................................71Fig. 6 Existing Land Use ...............................................................................................72Fig. 7 Water Quality Information ................................................................................73Fig. 8 Population (Census 2000) ....................................................................................74Fig. 9 1996 Aerial Photography ...................................................................................75Fig. 10 Building Development .......................................................................................76Fig. 11 County Zoning ......................................................................................................77Fig. 12 Impervious Surface .............................................................................................78Fig. 13 Marinas .................................................................................................................79Fig. 14 ADEM Monitoring Sites .....................................................................................80Fig. 15 Dirt roads ..............................................................................................................81Fig. 16 Large Landowners ..............................................................................................82IX. APPENDICESAppx. 1 Steering Committee Members ...........................................................................83Appx. 2 List of Abbreviations ..........................................................................................84Appx. 3 Glossary ................................................................................................................86Appx. 4 Action Strategies .................................................................................................88Appx. 5 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................946
I. INTRODUCTIONThe Wolf Bay area has been fortunate to have a number of citizens concerned with the waterquality of the watershed. In 1998, the Wolf Bay Watershed Watch (WBWW) was formed “topromote the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural resources within the WolfBay watershed.” This group of individuals formed when residents along the bay and its tributariesbecame increasingly concerned about the sedimentation, odor and discoloration of the waterwithin the bay. Wolf Bay Watershed Watch worked with the Alabama Department ofEnvironmental Management (ADEM) and the Alabama Coastal Foundation (ACF) towardsachieving their objectives. In November 2001, ACF (with considerable support from WBWW) receivedan Environmental Protection Agency 319 grant award from ADEM for the Wolf Bay WatershedProject.The Project hosted a community meeting kickoff in February 2002 at the Miflin CommunityCenter to encourage citizen input and participation. Flyers were posted throughout the watershed,along with additional support from the local newspapers. The purpose of the meeting was toexplain nonpoint source pollution, discuss the need for a management problem, and discussperceived problems and threats in the watershed. Fifty-eight professional and citizen participantscame out to support the project and learn ways to involve themselves in the project.The Wolf Bay Stakeholder’s Guide is based on the result of two and one-half years of communitymeetings and technical workgroups in the Wolf Bay watershed by the Wolf Bay Watershed Project.The Wolf Bay Watershed Project was initiated to develop a plan for improving and protectingWolf Bay by addressing nonpoint source pollution. Interagency coordination has assured thatthe project is technically consistent with the Coastal Zone Management Act ReauthorizationAmendments (CZARA) of 1990 and other Federal, State, and local regulations.The Wolf Bay Watershed Project is a multi-agency project directed by the Citizens AdvisoryCommittee (CAC) that is supported by a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) (Appendix 1).A. Purpose of PlanThe mission of the Wolf Bay Watershed Project is to develop and implement a plan to protect andimprove the natural resources of the Wolf Bay Watershed. This management plan describes thetwenty objectives from which strategies were based. The strategies have been developed througha series of community meetings and regularly scheduled Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)meetings to solicit public input. In addition, technical assistance was provided by local, stateand federal agencies to ensure that the project meets their needs and objectives.7
Page 2 and 3: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Wolf Bay area
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