Collaborative Watershed Management Collaborative Watershed Management Kansas NPS
Collaborative Watershed Management
Collaborative Watershed Management Kansas NPS Management Plan Local Agencies Stakeholders Federal Agencies Non. Governmental Organizations State Agencies • 1989 – Approved • Policy, Implementation, Funding • Short Term Goals, Long Term Goals, Action Plans • First Overhaul – 2000 • Broad Goals, Objectives, Strategies • Second Overhaul – 2010 -2011 • Goals, Objectives, Strategies • Broad Measures • First Update - 2018 Protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans
Collaborative Watershed Management Chapter 1 – WQ Conditions & Priority NPS Issues • Priority NPS Issues – Kansas Water Plan Issues • • Total Maximum Daily Loads Source Water Protection Surface Water Nutrient Reduction Reservoir Sustainability Wetland Riparian Area Management A Long-Term Vision for the future of Water Supply in Kansas Harmful Algal Blooms Protection of High Value Resources (SALU, ESW, ONRW, Reference Watersheds) Protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans
Collaborative Watershed Management Bureau of Environmental Field Services, Watershed Management Section Programs: • • • Local Environmental Protection Program (Plans) Local Water Quality Protection Plans Information and Education Program CWA Section 401 Water Quality Certification Drinking Water Protection Kansas Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund for NPS Local Conservation Lending Program CWA Section 319 NPS Program KS WRAPS Program Protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans
Collaborative Watershed Management Watershed Protection and Restoration Strategy (WRAPS) Protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans
Collaborative Watershed Management Watershed Protection and Restoration Strategy (WRAPS) Watershed Planning • Plan – Effectively and efficiently increase the number of water bodies meeting surface water quality standards through targeted implementation of water quality practices • Content – – Water Quality Goal and Sources of Pollution – Watershed Needs (what’s the problem) – Efficiency and Cost Effective BMPs – Targeted Subwatersheds – Short, Mid and Long Term Milestones Protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans
Collaborative Watershed Management Cropland, Livestock and Sediment Priority Areas in the Watershed identified via modeling, water quality data review, local knowledge, etc. Protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans
Collaborative Watershed Management Drinking Water Protection Program Goals • Protect small community water supplies source water from non-point source pollution • Create more sustainable water supply systems • Prevent financial burden of small communities from increased treatment costs Program Activities Conduct an assessment Develop a DWP plan Administer funding to communities Protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans
Collaborative Watershed Management Collaborative Efforts • State Partnership Efforts • • KWA Governor’s Water Vision/RACs Interagency Streambank Team MOAs • Local Partnership Efforts • WRAPS Projects • Stakeholder Leadership Teams • LEPP Protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans
Collaborative Watershed Management Thank you/Questions Protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans
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