catawba river basin update to the lower creek advisory team by melanie williams
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Catawba River Basin Update to the
Lower Creek Advisory Team
By Melanie Williams
Lake Rhodhiss Action Plan
• Point Sources:– 3 WWTPs complete pilot study to reduce phosphorus– New permit requirements include…
• Effluent monitoring weekly for nutrients• Instream monitoring monthly for nutrients
• Nonpoint Sources: – Implement Watershed Management Plan
• Evaluate 2012 monitoring results to determine if TMDL is necessary.
303(d) List for 2010
Lower Creek
Spainhour Creek
Bris
tol C
reekGreasy Creek
Lake Rhodhiss
303(d) List Expected Changes for 2012
Blair Fork
ZacksFork
On the List… Now What?
• Impairment is addressed in basin plan– Source identification
• Options:– DWQ has 8 to 13 years to develop a TMDL– Local stakeholders has the chance to develop their
own non-regulatory watershed effort• Assistance:– CG&L, 319, etc.
319 Grant Information
• RFP is coming out in February• Applications due at end of April• 319 Priorities/Prioritization • How to get a leg up – Have application reviewed before submitting– Project is recommended in the Basin Plan– Focus on a smaller scale– $250,000 or less
2010 Catawba River Basinwide Water Quality Plan
• http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ps/bpu/basin/catawba/2010plan