Upper Mississippi River Bacteria TMDL Project

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1 Upper Mississippi River Bacteria TMDL Project UMR Bacteria TMDL Meeting, 6/27/12 wq-iw8-08u Barb Peichel Project Manager, MPCA Phil Votruba Project Manager, MPCA

2 Current Events Flooding in Aitkin County Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Sewage Leaks Into Mississippi River MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) A leak in a sewer pipe in Fridley that runs along the banks of the Mississippi River and was sending approximately 500 to 1,000 gallons of sewage into the river per minute at around 2 p.m. Thursday, officials said. That figure is an estimate and the flow has slowed. Bonnie Kollodge of the Metropolitan Council said signage is being put up around the area urging boaters and swimmers to stay away. The spill was reported to other agencies, such as the DNR, the MPCA and the MN Department of Health.

3 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency WHY?

4 UMRB Bacteria TMDL Project Area

5 UMRB Bacteria TMDL Project Area The following steps were taken to determine the TMDL watersheds in this study: Watersheds of impaired reaches that are being addressed in a separate TMDL/WRAP project or will be addressed in the near future were removed. Watersheds of impaired reaches that do not directly outlet to the Mississippi River were removed. Watersheds of reaches that have been assessed by the MPCA and were determined to be unimpaired were removed. Watersheds of reaches that have not been assessed by the MPCA due to insufficient information were left in. Protection This project will also include protection strategies for FS reaches. Protection strategies will be a component of the next Phase of the project. Topic for future meeting. Encourage stakeholder involvement in this process.

6 Upper Mississippi Mississippi River Basin - Headwaters River to St. Croix Basin River Beltrami Clearwater #Y Bemidji Cass L L Winnibigoshish Itasca St. Louis Otter Tail Becker Alexandria #Y Redeye R Long Prairie R Douglas Pope L Itasca Park Rapids #Y Wadena #Y Wadena Todd Crow R, N Fk Kandiyohi #Y Willmar Walker Hubbard Crow Wing R #Y Long #Y Prairie #Y Little Falls Stearns Sauk R Meeker Leech L Pine R Gull L Litchfield #Y #Y Leech L R Whitefish L Brainerd Crow Wing Cass #Y Aitkin Grand Rapids #Y Morrison Benton Milaca #Y Foley #Y Mille Cambridge St. Cloud Lacs #Y #Y Sherburne Elk River #Y Buffalo #Y Aitkin Mississippi R Pokegama L Mille Lacs L Rum R Isanti Anoka Big Sandy L Anoka #Y Ramsey Carlton Pine #Y County Seat Major River or Lake County Boundary Watershed Mississippi River (Headwaters) Leech Lake River Mississippi River (Grand Rapids) Mississippi River (Brainerd) Pine River Crow Wing River Redeye River (Leaf River) Long Prairie River Mississippi River (Sartell) Sauk River Mississippi River (St. Cloud) Crow River, North Fork Crow River, South Fork Mississippi River (Twin Cities) Rum River Approximate Basin Area: 20,100 sq. miles Crow R, S Fk Renville Wright McLeod Glencoe #Y Sibley Carver Minneapolis Hennepin #Y Chaska St. Paul #Y #Y Dakota Washington #Y Hastings N Miles

7 UMRB Bacteria TMDL Project Area (Mississippi River Sartell)

8 Reaches that will be assigned a wasteload/load allocation as part of the TMDL portion of the Upper Mississippi River Bacteria TMDL Project. Mississippi River (Sartell) Watershed (8 digit HUC) AUID # Listed Reach Name Reach Description Pollutant Impaired Use Mississippi River Watab R to Sauk R Escherichia coli Aquatic Recreation (Confirmed listing) Little Two River Headwaters to Mississippi R Escherichia coli Aquatic Recreation Two River North & South Two Escherichia coli Aquatic Recreation R to Mississippi R Spunk Creek Lower Spunk Lk to Fecal Coliform Aquatic Recreation Mississippi R Watab River Rossier Lk to Mississippi R Escherichia coli Aquatic Recreation Watab River, North Fork Headwaters (Stump Escherichia coli Aquatic Recreation Lk ) to S Fk Watab R County Ditch 12 Unnamed cr to Escherichia coli Aquatic Recreation Watab R South Two River Two River Lk to Two R Escherichia coli Aquatic Recreation Watab River, South Fork Little Watab Lk to Watab R Escherichia coli Aquatic Recreation County Ditch 13 Bakers Lk to Watab Escherichia coli Aquatic Recreation R

9 UMRB Bacteria TMDL Project Area (Mississippi River St. Cloud)

10 Reaches that will be assigned a wasteload/load allocation as part of the TMDL portion of the Upper Mississippi River Bacteria TMDL Project. Mississippi River (St. Cloud) Watershed (8 digit HUC) AUID # Listed Reach Name Reach Description Pollutant Impaired Use Mississippi River Clearwater R to Elk Fecal Coliform Aquatic Recreation R Unnamed creek T121 R23W S19, Escherichia Aquatic Recreation south line to Mississippi R coli Silver Creek Locke Lk to Escherichia Aquatic Recreation Unnamed creek (Luxemburg Creek) Mississippi R T123 R28W S30, south line to Johnson Cr Plum Creek Warner Lk to Mississippi R Johnson Creek (Meyer Unnamed cr to Creek) Unnamed cr Johnson Creek (Meyer T123 R28W S14, Creek) west line to Unnamed creek (Robinson Hill Creek) Mississippi River (changed to FS, proposed Delisting 2014) Mississippi R CD 14 to CSAH 136 Sauk R. to Univ Dr. S. Bridge in St. Cloud coli Escherichia coli Escherichia coli Escherichia coli Escherichia coli Escherichia coli Escherichia coli Aquatic Recreation Aquatic Recreation Aquatic Recreation Aquatic Recreation Aquatic Recreation Aquatic Recreation

11 UMRB Bacteria TMDL Project Area (Mississippi River Twin Cities)

12 Reaches that will be assigned a wasteload/load allocation as part of the TMDL portion of the Upper Mississippi River Bacteria TMDL Project. Mississippi River (Twin Cities) Watershed (8 digit HUC) AUID # Listed Reach Name Reach Description Pollutant Impaired Use Mississippi River Lower St Anthony Fecal Coliform Aquatic Recreation Falls to Lock & Dam #1 (RM to RM 847.6) Mississippi River Minnesota R to Metro WWTP (RM 844 to 835) Fecal Coliform Aquatic Recreation Shingle Creek (County Ditch Headwaters (Eagle Fecal Coliform Aquatic Recreation 13) Cr/Bass Cr) to Mississippi R Mississippi River Coon Cr to Upper St Anthony Falls Fecal Coliform Aquatic Recreation Unnamed creek Headwaters to Medicine Lk Bassett Creek Medicine Lk to Mississippi R Mississippi River NW city limits of (De-Listed) Anoka to Rum R Escherichia coli Fecal Coliform Fecal Coliform Aquatic Recreation Aquatic Recreation Aquatic Recreation Unnamed creek Unnamed cr to Mississippi R Escherichia coli Aquatic Recreation Unnamed creek Unnamed lk to Bassett Escherichia coli Aquatic Recreation Cr Rice Creek Long Lk to Locke Lk Escherichia coli Aquatic Recreation

13 Notes on Reaches included in project Minnesota Pollution Control Agency q 27 total reaches (listed NS for Aq Rec/impaired for bacteria) that will be assigned a wasteload/load allocation as part of the TMDL portion of the project. 5 Mississippi River mainstem reaches 22 Tributaries q NS reaches within project area included in other ongoing and near future TMDLs and WRAP projects not included. q The data set used (if available) to assess the reaches was bacteria monitoring data from q Special Assessment process Assessed recently collected data on reaches ( data) from UMRB TMDL project monitoring (where data was not available or insufficient for reaches within project scope) and data collected from partners.

14 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Notes on Reaches included in project (Continued) q Questions, comments or would like to hold a separate meeting with MPCA to discuss water quality special assessment decisions, please contact us by Friday 6/29. ( that went out with the WQ results/transparency report). q Misc. Notes WWTF s If you were invited to this meeting you are associated with one of 22 wastewater discharges that will be assigned a wasteload allocation (WLA) in the Draft TMDL report. The WLA establishes the quantity of bacteria your facility will be permitted to discharge to surface water. Note that the WLA will be equivalent to the facility s permitted fecal coliform bacteria effluent limit so you will not be required to change your current treatment practices or permit limits. Invited so you can participate in the stakeholder process with the project.

15 Thank You!!! Minnesota Pollution Control Agency We would like to pass along a word of thanks to all of you for taking the time to come and participate in today s meeting and participation throughout the course of the project! Your input is vital to the success of the project. Thanks to all the folks (many in this room today) who helped in the effort in defining the MS4 boundaries for the project and who have helped collect monitoring data (for this project and statewide project)! Land of 10,000 lakes and 92,000 miles of streams. The MPCA cannot monitor all these resources without the help of partners and citizens. A special thanks to the Minnesota Department of Health for being an important partner with the project! Protection has been a priority for MDH for a long time.

16 Upper Mississippi River Bacteria TMDL Stakeholder Meeting June 27, 2012 Elk River City Hall Upper Town Conference Room Orono Parkway Elk River, MN :30AM 12:00PM 9:30 9:50 Welcome, Introductions & Project Status Update Phil Votruba, Barb Peichel, MPCA 9:50 10:30 Microbial Source Tracking Determining the sources and sinks of fecal bacteria in the environment 10:30 11:00 Microbial Source Tracking Results Mike Sadowsky, Director BioTechnology Institute University of Minnesota Andrea Plevan, EOR 11:00 11:10 Break 11:10 11:40 "Us vs. Poop: A Bacteria Reduction Demonstration Project" 11:40 12:00 Next Steps Tiffany Determan, Water Resources Specialist Sherburne SWCD Barb Peichel, Phil Votruba, MPCA

17 Barb Peichel Project Manager, MPCA Phil Votruba Project Manager, MPCA

18 Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. Microbial Source Tracking Results Upper Mississippi River Bacteria TMDL Stakeholder Meeting June 27, 2012 w a t e r I e c o l o g y I c o m m u n i t y

19 Microbial source tracking Bacteroides Bacteria indicator of fecal contamination Anaerobic indicate recent fecal contamination Genetic markers specific to the host of the bacteria Pilot study Mike Sadowsky: U of MN Dept of Soil, Water, and Climate, and BioTechnology Institute Cattle Swine Humans and pets

20 Monitoring sites Little Two River Two River Spunk Creek Watab River Miss River Sauk Rapids Johnson Creek Unnamed creek Miss River Anoka

21 Monitoring sites Pleasant Ck County Ditch 17 SS - 65 th Ave outfall Shingle Creek Miss River Shingle Ck Bassett Creek SS UMN Miss River St. Anthony Falls SS St. Anthony Unnamed Creek Miss river Metro WWTP

22 Cattle Johnson Ck St. Anthony SS (CRWD)

23 Swine Johnson Ck

24 Humans + pets 6 UMN (MWMO) St. Anthony SS (CRWD)

25 Humans + pets 6 UMN (MWMO) Little Two River MR, Anoka Pleasant Ck Bassett Ck St. Anthony SS (CRWD)

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27 Observations Cattle and human/pet sources of fecal contamination are present throughout the watershed. Cattle markers found in watersheds that are predominantly urban: County Ditch th Avenue outfall in Brooklyn Center Shingle Creek Stormsewers show consistent presence of human/pet marker.

28 Evaluation of Best Management Practices Targeting Low and Base Flow Bacteria Reduction Strategies in an Agricultural Setting

29 Overview Background Project goals Site selection Monitoring design Preliminary results Additional data gathered- Orono Lake

30 Project Partners: National Park Service Elk River Watershed Association JPB Stearns County Environmental Services Stearns Soil and Water Conservation District Natural Resources Conservation Service MN Pollution Control Agency Funded by: McKnight Foundation Mississippi River Fund

31 Primary Project Purpose **Measure change in bacteria concentrations pre and post Best Management Practice Implementation in upstream of the Mississippi National River and Recreational Area. ** **Educate **Promote

32 Upper Mississippi Bacteria TMDL

33 Elk River Bacteria TMDL TMDL indicated no impairment at high flow conditions. Sample Month Total Samples (N) #> 126 CFU/100 ml #> 1260 CFU/100 ml Monthly Geomean April May June July August September October Miss Bacteria Initial Data Assessment: indicates an increase in the fall (low flow) but there are exceedances with all flow regimes.

34 Reducing Bacteria in Surface Water Ag/Rural Practices: -Wet/high flows: manure management, feedlot runoff controls, riparian buffers/filter strips -Dry/base to low flow: Upgrade failing SSTS, riparian grazing management

35 Project Details **Measure change in bacteria concentrations pre and post Best Management Practice Implementation in upstream of the Mississippi National River and Recreational Area. ** Implement buffer strips/livestock management practices on high priority land.- Provide $$ Monitor water quality data to document the impact of buffer strips/livestock management practices. Education Timeline: January 2011-October 2013??

36 Livestock Riparian Access Control 22-35% decrease in bacteria concentration with elimination of livestock access to riparian areas (determined via model). Study with 84% of stream length fenced to exclude livestock access found.1% of total annual E coli load from livestock **One study found that bacteria in cow pies grew for 6-14 days after deposited! Literature Review completed and summarized by Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. for MPCA

37 Agency Newsletters listservers (>700 participants) Letters to ~400 registered feedlots in two counties Adds in local newspapers Inquired with local experts (Extension, SWCD, NRCS, MPCA)

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39 Johnson Creek Bacteria! 9000 S mg/l E. coli Date

40 Schedule of Events Monitor Install BMPs Monitor Report Continue monitoring Education /Installations

41 Project Location

42 Streambanks: before

43 Feedlot Area: Before

44 BMP Components (As funded by the McKnight Foundation)

45 BMP Components (Federally Funded)

46 Monitoring Plan

47 Additional Monitoring Locations

48 Upstream-Downstream Concentrations Upstream-Control Site 2000 Downstream-Project Site 1500 Acute Chronic 0

49 Johnson Creek Neenah Creek Upstream-Control Site Downstream-Project Site Acute Chronic 0

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53 Comparison E.coli Concentrations Upstream- Control Site Downstream- Project Site Chronic Standard

54 E.Coli Concentrations Downstream Lake Orono

55 Maybe in order to understand mankind we have to look at that word itself. MANKIND. Basically, it's made up of two separate words "mank" and "ind." What do these words mean? It's a mystery and that's why so is mankind. --Jack Handy

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57 Upper Mississippi River Bacteria TMDL Project Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Barb Peichel & Phil Votruba, Project Managers, MPCA

58 Next Steps Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Probable Bacteria Sources Draft Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report Implementation Plan

59 Probable Bacteria Sources Minnesota Pollution Control Agency The bacteria source investigation will identify: Relative bacteria production across entire project area (by HUC10) Relative bacteria delivery (only for TMDL subwatersheds) The bacteria source investigation will be used to: ID primary sources within the project area Develop Target Areas for implementation Recommend practices to reduce bacteria loading Timeline Completed Fall 2012 Discussed at next Stakeholder meeting Stakeholders will review as part of the Draft TMDL (Winter 2012)

60 TWO RIVER SUBWATERSHED ( ) Minnesota Pollution Control Agency More E. coli produced from livestock and wildlife than humans and pets Categories (humans, dog, horse, cattle, goat, hog, sheep, deer, geese, duck, raccoons) Estimates total E. coli produced lower than Middle Sauk River

61 TMDL SUBWATERSHEDs Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Estimated bacteria production, availability, delivery Relative Rankings - low, medium, high

62 Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report Sum of the allowable loads of a single pollutant from all contributing permitted and non-permitted sources to meet water quality standards Minnesota Pollution Control Agency TMDL = WLA(s) + LA(s) + Margin of Safety Where: WLA = Waste load allocation, permitted sources LA = Load allocation, non-permitted sources Timeline Stakeholder Draft Completed (Winter 2012) Discussed at next Stakeholder meetings (one will be MS4 focused)

63 TMDL table (trillion org/day) Flow Regime Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Allocation Type High (0-10%) Moist (10-40%) Mid (40-60%) Dry (60-90%) Low (90-100%) WLA LA MOS TMDL [values will not be rounded this much in actual report]

64 Implementation Plan Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Goals: Eliminate bacteria sources, reduce load to be managed by BMPs, limit delivery of bacteria Timeline Stakeholder Draft (Spring 2013) Discussed at next 2 Stakeholder meetings Stakeholders will review Draft Implementation Plan

65 Upper Mississippi River Bacteria TMDL Project Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Barb Peichel & Phil Votruba, Project Managers, MPCA