This table outlines the elements that comprise our watershed management plan and lists where we are in the planning process.
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WATERSHED PLAN ELEMENT |
STATUS |
ELEMENTS/PURPOSE |
ACTION |
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Watershed Vision Statement |
Draft Complete |
Visualize future desired watershed conditions |
Review & Comment |
|
Guiding Principles |
Draft Complete |
Planning principles for reaching vision |
Review and Comment |
|
Identify Impaired Uses |
Draft Complete |
Identify threatened uses |
Review and Comment |
|
Identify pollutants |
Draft in process |
Identify pollutants threatening uses |
Sept'06/Nov '06 Steering Committee |
|
Define Critical Areas |
To Be Done |
Prioritize pollutant source areas |
Jan '07 Steering Committee |
|
Watershed Survey |
On-going |
Macorinvertebrates, Water Quality, Road Crossings, Hydrology, Natural Areas |
RRWC/Consultants' Deliverable - Jan '07 to May '07 |
|
Prioritize Pollutants, Sources and Causes |
On-going |
Prioritize for sake of addressing |
Nov. '06/Jan '07 Steering Committee |
|
Determe Objectives for Watershed Goals |
Started |
Determine objectives for implementation tasks |
Feb '07 Steering Committee* |
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Identify Systems of BMPs Needed |
To Be Done |
Management Practices to address priority pollutants, sources and causes |
Feb '07/Mar '07 Steering Committee |
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Identify & Analyze Projects, Programs and Ordinances |
To Be Done |
Evaluate consistency with plan and identify opportunities to improve upon existing programs |
May '07 Steering Committee |
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Public Information and Involvement Plan |
To Be Done |
Development of information and education strategy for the watershed following plan implementation |
Subcommittee Deliverable - May '07 |
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Project Evaluation Plan |
To Be Done |
Plan for evaluating implementation success and adapting plan as needed |
July '07 Steering Committee |
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River Raisin Management Plan Review |
To Be Done |
Overall Plan Review |
July '07 - onwards |
