UPPER CLINTON SUBWATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN

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2 UPPER CLINTON SUBWATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared by the Upper Clinton Subwatershed Core Group For the communities of : City of Auburn Hills, Brandon Township, City of the Village of Clarkston, Independence Township, City of Lake Angelus, Orion Township, City of Pontiac, Springfield Township, Waterford Township, and White Lake Township November 1, 2005

3 Upper Clinton Subwatershed Management Plan Prepared by the Upper Clinton Subwatershed Core Group, Secondary Partners, and Steering Committee: Core Group: City of the Village of Clarkston Art Pappas, City Manager City of Lake Angelus George Frisch, Mayor Bruce Kresge, Community Representative Lee Embrey, Community Representative Independence Township Linda Richardson, Director, Department of Public Works Orion Township Beth McGuire, Zoning/Planning Administrator Springfield Township Nancy Strole, Clerk Leon Genre, Planning and Building Director Waterford Township Rob Merinsky, Assistant Engineering Director Stacy St. James, Environmental Coordinator Secondary Partners: City of Auburn Hills Shawn Keenan, Water Resources Coordinator Brandon Township Ron Lapp, Supervisor Lois Robbins, Community Representative City of Pontiac Tony Dombrowski, Nowak & Fraus, PLLC White Lake Township Steve Rumple, Planning Director Mike McAdams ii

4 Steering Committee: Scott Meyland, City of Village of Clarkston, Council & ZBA Member Dan Travis, Independence Township Board Member William Wilshire, Orion Township Board Member Bill Ireland, Orion Township Department of Public Works Tom Berger, Orion Township Building Department Dennis Griffin, Waterford Township Planning Commissioner Collin Walls, Springfield Township Supervisor Wes Goodman, Clarkston Community Schools Craig Younkman, Orion Charter Schools Tom Wiseman, Waterford School District Rochelle Rubin, Waterford School District Amy Mangus, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments Jessica Opfer, Clinton River Watershed Council Tracie Beasley, Clinton River Watershed Council Nina Misuraca, Oakland County Planning & Economic Development Sue Malone, Oakland County Road Commission Ron Kinney, Oakland County Road Commission Karen Tauriainen, Oakland County Drain Commissioner s Office Gary Frick, Oakland County Health Division Jon Noyes, Oakland County Parks JoAnn Van Tassel, Lake Orion Chamber of Commerce Eddie Delbridge, Waterford Chamber of Commerce Penny Shank, Clarkston Chamber of Commerce Allen Schneck, Michigan Department of Transportation The Subwatershed Group was assisted in this effort by: Carlisle/Wortman Associates Inc. 605 S. Main Street, Suite 1 Ann Arbor, MI Hubbell, Roth & Clark 555 Hulet Drive Bloomfield Hills, MI iii

5 Upper Clinton Subwatershed Management Plan Table of Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Executive Summary Introduction 2.0 Purpose of the Plan The Upper Clinton Subwatershed Watershed Plan Participants Watershed Plan Organization Chapter 3 Watershed Analysis 3.0 Introduction Growth Trends, Land Use Analysis and Community Profiles Sanitary Sewer System and On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems Baseline Stream, Lake and Riparian Conditions Water Chemistry Biological Community Hydrology and Physical Conditions Environmental Context Geology and Soils Vegetation High Quality Natural Communities and Unique Flora and Fauna Wetlands, Woodlands and Riparian Corridors Summary of Water Quality Impairments, Sources and Causes Bacteria Hydrology Nutrients Sediments Identification of Critical Areas Chapter 4 Watershed Plan Goals & Objectives 4.0 Introduction Determining Goals and Objectives for the Upper Clinton Subwatershed Designated and Desired Uses of the Subwatershed Upper Clinton Goals and Objectives iv

6 Chapter 5 Impervious Surface and Planning Analysis 5.0 Introduction Impervious Surface Analysis Checklist Evaluation Planning Document Analysis Planning Summary of the Subwatershed Overall Challenges Chapter 6 Watershed Action Plan 6.0 Introduction Best Management Practices (BMPs) Action Items to Address the Upper Clinton Subwatershed Goals and Objectives Chapter 7 Action Matrix 7.0 Introduction Evaluation Methods for Measuring Success Action Matrix Chapter 8 Appendix 8.0 February 1, 2005 Public Meeting Results by Group Upper Clinton Subwatershed Existing and Potential Future Impervious Cover Analysis Action Matrix Tables 3.1 Community Area in Subwatershed Population and Housing Profiles Existing Land Use Designations Status of Sewer Systems within the Upper Clinton Subwatershed by Community Summary of Recent Water Quality Data MDNR Fish Stocking History in the Upper Clinton Subwatershed, Freshwater Mussels in the Main Branch of the Upper Clinton Threatened, Endangered and Special Concern Plants in the Subwatershed Threatened, Endangered and Special Concern Animals in the Subwatershed High Quality Natural Communities and Unique Geographic Features in the Subwatershed Upper Clinton Subwatershed Pollutants, Sources and Causes v

7 3.12 Upper Clinton Subwatershed Land Uses in Critical Areas Water Resource Uses Steering Committee Meeting Goals per Group Public Meeting Relationship between Uses & Pollutants Relationship between Goals & Uses Stream Attributes According to the IC Model Year 2000 and Potential Future IC Estimates of Catchments in the Upper Clinton Subwatershed BMP Pollutant Removal Efficiencies Location Parameters of Structural BMPs Community Timeframes for Watershed Plan Actions Figures Existing Land Use Designations Sashabaw Creek Site, Average Daily Stream Flow, Main Branch Clinton River Site, Average Daily Stream Flow, April Average Daily Precipitation, August Average Daily Precipitation, Sashabaw Creek Site, Annual Peak Stream Flow, Main Branch Clinton River Site, Annual Peak Stream Flow, Dominant Soils in the Upper Clinton Subwatershed Percentage of Vegetative Land Cover in the Subwatershed Maps 1. Clinton River Watershed and Subwatersheds Existing Land Use Sewer Service Areas Water Sampling Stations Hydrological Soil Groups Vegetative Land Cover MNFI Natural Areas Existing and Potential Areas of Critical Concern Catchments vi