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Slide 2 7:00 pmWelcome and introductions 7:05pmHLWD planning overview Plan update process 7:25 pmStakeholder involvement Watershed problems 7:40 pmPublic comment 8:30 pmAdjourn Slide 3 M.S. 103D.401 Existing water and water-related problems Possible solutions General objectives M.S. 103D.405 (each revised plan must include) Updates and supplements of the existing hydrological or other statistical watershed data Specific projects and programs to be considered for implementation A statement of the extent that the purposes for which the HLWD had been established have been accomplished Slide 4 A description of problems requiring future action A summary of completed studies on active or planned projects, including financial data; and An analysis of the effectiveness of the HLWD rules and permits in achieving water management objectives HLWD Plan History Original Plan - October 1971 1 st Plan Update September 2001 2 nd Plan Update Draft to BWSR September 2011 Slide 5 HLWD Board resolution Notice of decision to develop the Plan Plan outline submitted to BWSR Public Kickoff meeting HLWD Advisory Committee meeting(s) Goals and policies Develop draft Watershed Management Plan Plan review by state agencies and local government Notice public hearing and hold hearing if requested Incorporate agency, local government unit, and public final comments BWSR Board approval HLWD Board approval Slide 6 Board of Manager Resolution to Update 10 Year WMP June 15, 2010 Notice of decision to develop a Plan and request for local plans & official controls: July 9, 2010 Establish a local Advisory Committee January 25, 2011 Develop a Plan outline and Submit to BWSR (10 yrs and 6 mo. from plan approval date) March 14, 2011 BWSR review of Plan Outline (within 60 days) March 17, 2011 Public information Plan Revision Kickoff Meeting April 7, 2011 Advisory Committee should analyze information received and identify Priority Issues April/May 2011 Revise Plan and meet with Advisory Committee as needed April/May 2011 Develop Revised Draft Watershed Management Plan May 15, 2011 Send the revised WMP to BWSR, required State review agencies and local governments May 15, 2011 Parties review the revised plan and make recommendations to BWSR & WD (60 days) BWSR provides Notice and if requested holds a Public Hearing (within 45 days) July 15, 2011 WMP is reviewed by BWSR Regional Committed and makes Recommendation to Board Early Sept. 2011 BWSR Board Approves Plan by Sept. 2011 Board meeting Heron Lake Watershed District Board of Managers Adopts Revised Plan Oct. 2011 Proposed Heron Lake WD Management Plan 10 Year Update Timeline Date: April 7, 2011 WMP= Watershed Management Plan Slide 7 Stakeholder Involvement Kickoff Meeting HLWD Citizens Advisory Committee HLWD Board Meetings Slide 8 Slide 9 Organized according to resources Water quality Water quantity Drainage systems Biotic habitat Wetlands Flooding Education Funding Goals and actions Specific items to address problems Slide 10 Bacteria Turbidity Phosphorus Slide 11 Slide 12 Waterborne pathogens E. coli Slide 13 Four sources Livestock Humans Wildlife Pets Slide 14 Slide 15 Slide 16 Turbidity is the cloudiness of water Sediment Organic matter Algae Affects the aquatic life in a stream Plants Fish Invertebrates All connected, all affected Slide 17 Runoff Fields Construction sites Highly erodible lands Erosion Wind Gully Streambank Overgrazed pasture Suspended organic matter Algae Carp and rough fish Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 Excessive nutrients (phosphorus) lead to increased algae blooms Reduces transparency Affects recreational value Affects aquatic life All connected, all affected 1 pound of phosphorus can grow 500 pounds of algae! Slide 21 Point sources Wastewater treatment facilities Storm water Livestock facilities greater than 1000 animal units Nonpoint sources Inadequate septics Row cropland Feedlots Urban runoff Rural runoff Streambank erosion Internal Loading Wind Carp Slide 22 General Operation Education Monitoring BMP Implementation Impaired Waters and TMDLs Flood Damage Reduction Slide 23 Board of managers Staff Office space and equipment Vehicles and maintenance Operational expenses Slide 24 Monthly newsletters Website Watershed tours Semi-annual workshops Field days Demonstration projects Youth education projects Slide 25 Three streams annually 25 samples per year Six lakes every three years 6 samples per year Determine if water quality improvement is occurring Slide 26 Critical area plantings Grassed waterways Terraces Filter strips Shoreline restoration Conservation tillage incentives Slide 27 TMDL Implementation Plan Water Quality Management Planning Grant Watershed Coordinator WF Des Moines River TMDL Implementation Grant Level III Feedlot Inventory Watershed Coordinator Slide 28 Wildlife ponds/sedimentation basins Wetland restoration Rain gardens Alternative tile intakes Slide 29 State your name and your residence / agency Questions and comments must: Identify problems within the watershed Provide ideas for correcting problems Address items within HLWD statutory authority Comments limited to 5 minutes for each speaker Slide 30