Montour Run Watershed Assessment & Implementation Plan

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Background Information & Watershed Overview
Introduction
Stakeholders and Watershed Partners in the Montour Run Watershed
Watershed Overview
Geography, Topography, Geology, Soils
Water Resources
Precipitation
Surface Water, Wetlands, Ponds
Previous Efforts to Identify Pollution Sources and Address Them
Previous Water Quality Studies
Impaired and Un-impaired Stream Reaches in Montour Run Watershed
Assessing & Quantifying Watershed Health
Specific Conditions Contributing to Non-Attainment or Threatening Attainment
Pollution Sourced from Mining Related Impairments
Impairments Related to Toxic Organics
Erosion/Siltation/Sediment Related Impairments
Nutrients/Low DO Impairments
Impairments Related to Un-Ionized Ammonia
Flooding and Flood Zones
Point Sources
Muncipal Survey Results
Watershed Assessment
Introduction
Water Quality Data
Macroinvertebrate Assessment
Fish Assessment
Habitat Assessment/Stream Survey
Development of Distributed Landscape-Based Pollution Accumulation Models
Subwatershed Area Inventory
Area 1: Airport Drainage
Area 2: North Fork and West Enlow
Area 3: South Fork and Lower Enlow
Area 4: Robinson/Beaver Grade
Area 5: Meeks, Trout, and Salamander’s Head
Area 6: Lower Montour Run to the Ohio River
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Future Goals & Recommendations
Quanitifiable Goals and Objectives
Water Treatment and Best Management Practices (BMPs) Already Implemented or
Plannned
General Policy and Focus Recommendation for Montour Run Watershed
Recommended BMP Types, Estimated Effectiveness, and Estimated Costs
Recommend BMPs by Subwatershed Areas
Resources
Track Progress
Implementation Schedule and Milestones
2025-2027 Revision Strategy
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