Grand Marais Creek WRAP Stakeholder Meeting. April 18, 2013

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1 Grand Marais Creek WRAP Stakeholder Meeting April 18, 2013

2 Welcome Agenda Topics 1. Welcome 2. Overview of WRAP process 3. State of the Grand Marais Watershed 4. Science 5. Restoration & Protection Strategies 6. Civic Engagement 7. Workgroups 8. Wrap-up Invitees: Residents/Landowners Cities, Townships, Rural Water Utility Counties Politicians Red Lake Watershed District Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District Red River Basin Commission Minnesota DNR Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Minnesota Department of Agriculture Soil and Water (Polk, Marshall, Pennington) Natural Resource Conservation Service

3 What s a WRAP? Watershed Restoration And Protection Plan Total Maximum Daily Load

4 MPCA TMDLs and WRAPs Agenda Topics 1. Welcome 2. Overview of WRAP process 3. State of the Grand Marais Watershed 4. Science 5. Restoration & Protection Strategies 6. Civic Engagement 7. Workgroups 8. Wrap-up Requirement of Clean Water Act: complete Total Maximum Daily Load Studies on impaired waters Reach specific, parameter specific TMDL s New WRAP process works at the 8-digit HUC level (major watersheds) Process works through all 81 major watersheds in 10 years Slide Content Courtesy of Jim Ziegler, MPCA Image, EOR

5 MPCA Major Watershed WRAP Cycle Agenda Topics 1. Welcome 2. Overview of WRAP process 3. State of the Grand Marais Watershed 4. Science 5. Restoration & Protection Strategies 6. Civic Engagement 7. Workgroups 8. Wrap-up

6 WRAP Background Agenda Topics 1. Introductions 2. Overview of WRAP process 3. Impairment and Data Summary 4. Update on Existing Model Review 5. Protection Strategies 6. Communications Plan 7. Next Steps Process is still relatively new to the MPCA Process to be led by stakeholders WRAP process provides information for Watershed Districts, Counties and SWCDs to use in planning and implementation Coordinated with BWSR and DNR planning efforts Slide Content Courtesy of Jim Ziegler, MPCA Image, EOR

7 Typical WRAP Timeline Intensive Watershed Monitoring Start Date: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 PLANNING: Biological Monitoring WQ Assessments Stressor Identification Watershed Monitoring (flow and water chemistry) Data Compilation Pre-Modeling Work Modeling Implementation Planning Public Participation / Civic Engagement Watershed Plan TMDL Studies Protection Strategies Slide Content Courtesy of Jim Ziegler, MPCA

8 GM WRAP- Two Watershed Districts Agenda Topics 1. Welcome 2. Overview of WRAP process 3. State of the Grand Marais Watershed 4. Science 5. Restoration & Protection Strategies 6. Civic Engagement 7. Workgroups 8. Wrap-up

9 Monitoring & Impairments Agenda Topics 1. Welcome 2. Overview of WRAP process 3. State of the Grand Marais Watershed 4. Science 5. Restoration & Protection Strategies 6. Civic Engagement 7. Workgroups 8. Wrap-up

10 Grand Marais Creek Water Quality Monitoring

11 Long-Term Monitoring Sites

12 Surface Water Assessment Grant Sampling $86,514 SWAG Grant from the MPCA for the Grand Marais Creek and Red Lake River watersheds Sampled by Marshall County staff.

13 State Water Quality Standards What are impaired waters? Dissolved Oxygen needs to be greater than 5mg/L E. coli Standard = 126 CFU/100mlNTU (chronic), 1260 CFU/100ml (acute) Turbidity Standard = 25 NTU ph Standard = Within the range of 6.5 to 8.5

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15 Turbidity Some turbidity in rivers is natural, but excess turbidity can be harmful to aquatic life. Clogging fish gills. Reduced growth rates. Sedimentation of habitat Harder to find food Plants can t thrive if turbidity blocks light. Decreased resistance to disease Harmful to larvae and egg development Sediment absorbs sunlight and increases water temperatures. Warm water holds less dissolved oxygen than cool water. 25 NTU

16 Dissolved Oxygen

17 Continuous Dissolved Oxygen

18 E. Coli Bacteria

19 Existing Impairments

20 Pollutant Loads Flow x Concentration Quantify Pollutants Sediment (tons) Nutrients (lbs) Bacteria (billions of organisms)

21 Flow Monitoring Total flow from the Grand Marais Creek Flow from CD2 Flow in the Upper Grand Marais Creek Watershed

22 Stage Monitoring

23 Stressor Identification

24 Karsten Klimek- MPCA

25 Stream Geomorphology Geomorphic data help us understand the processes and characteristics of stream systems Assessment o Understanding of stability/health o Common framework for communication & comparisons Implementation/Management o Identify & confirm objectives o Evaluate cost:benefit

26 LIDAR Terrain Analysis and Stream Power Index Development

27 LIDAR Terrain Analysis and Stream Power Index Development

28 LIDAR Terrain Analysis and Stream Power Index Development

29 LIDAR Terrain Analysis and Stream Power Index Development

30 Watershed Modeling Agenda Topics 1. Welcome 2. Overview of WRAP process 3. State of the Grand Marais Watershed 4. Science 5. Stream Biology 6. Restoration & Protection Strategies 7. Civic Engagement 8. Workgroups 9. Wrap-up Watershed Models Water Quantity Water Quality Integrated Models

31 Typical Model Considerations Agenda Topics 1. Welcome 2. Overview of WRAP process 3. State of the Grand Marais Watershed 4. Science 5. Restoration & Protection Strategies 6. Civic Engagement 7. Workgroups 8. Wrap-up Define the Watershed Define the Streams Meteorological Data Calibration Outputs Pollutant loads ID Problem areas ID Restoration Assess BMPs Use for securing funding through grants

32 Restoration & Protection Strategies Protection and Restoration Strategies. i. Restoration vs Protection ii. Strategies 1. Source prevention (whole farming systems) 2. Interception (filters, BMPs, etc.) 3. In-Channel (stabilization, geomorph work, two-stage) 4. Regulatory (buffers, ROW, shoreland, setbacks, etc.)

33 Project Communications Meetings Press releases (Radio, Print) Posters Presentations School Lyceums Social media Civic group presentations Video production Producer Mentor Groups Producer Workshops WD Newsletters WD Websites WD Social Media

34 Your Input

35 Your Input Key Input #7 Water Resource Functions #9 Assess Problem Areas #10 Management Practices #11 Communication Pathways Other Comments Suggestions Input on problem areas Want more information on Want to get involved with

36 Next Steps Spring Monitoring Watershed Conditions Report Project Updates Stakeholder Meeting #2