1. This Watershed Council Gets Better Over Time.
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2. Historical Background
July 1979 letter to the U.S. EPA
1981 Jordanelle Technical Advisory Committee (JTAC) established
35 Years of Water Quality Sampling, Testing and Analysis
1984 Water Quality Management Plan
Additional Reports
Changed Name in Provo River Watershed Council (PRWC)
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Historical Background of Provo River Watershed Council
In a July 1979 letter to the U.S. EPA, then Utah Governor Scott Matheson committed the State of Utah to the development of a Deer Creek Reservoir Management Plan for the proposed Municipal and Industrial System of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. This action was taken in response to environmental issues raised in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Jordanelle Reservoir in Wasatch County, Utah.
Then in 1981, because of eutrophication evidences in Deer Creek Reservoir, Governor Matheson established the Jordanelle Reservoir Water Quality Technical Advisory Committee (JTAC). The JTAC was organized for the purpose of developing a reservoir management plan for Deer Creek Reservoir and the future Jordanelle Reservoir. This was the beginning of one of the first watershed protection groups in the United States.
Began 35 Years of Water Quality Sampling, Testing and Analysis with Annual Reporting through Implementation Plan
1984 Water Quality Management Plan listed several recommended actions to reduce phosphorus loading. They are as follows:
No Municipal Phosphorus Discharge- Require no-discharge, total containment or land application for all new future sewerage systems containing municipal wastes or domestic sewage effluents containing phosphorus for the entire Provo River drainage above Deer Creek Reservoir. This is now the case in the entire watershed with the construction of the Heber Valley Special Service District land application facility.
Private Developments - Require that any new private development be subject to regulations for control of runoff, pollutant control, and plan review similar to that required of Deer Valley and Mayflower Mountain Resorts. This means proper monitoring, feasibility studies, engineering evaluations, and signed agreements for compliance prior to construction.
Public Developments - Implement a process whereby any public development, be it state, federal or local, including recreational developments or facilities built around Deer Creek Reservoir or the proposed Jordanelle Reservoir, comply with the same requirements as for private developments. Also, continue the review process by State County Health Departments whereby proper sanitation facilities are constructed.
Amend County Zoning Ordinances - Require that zoning ordinances of Wasatch and Summit County be amended to prohibit runoff or discharges from animal concentration from entering any live stream or waterway that reaches Deer Creek Reservoir or the proposed Jordanelle Reservoir. A time limit should also be established for the elimination of all nonconforming uses to this amendment.
Mayflower Tailings - Upon construction of the Mayflower Mountain Resort, require the developers to include stabilization of the Mayflower tailings ponds in their plans. This should include preventing runoff or seepage of water from other polluted mines or mine dumps where water issues from the mine and runs over or through said dumps.
Public Education - Mount a public education campaign in cooperation with the Utah State Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Soil Conservation Districts, etc. to control over application of water and consequent runoff from farm lands, grazing lands, winter feeding operations, and pastures. This could mean encouraging sprinkler irrigation and implementing various practices to reduce the runoff from pasture and winter feeding operations. Also, the appropriate agency should be involved in assisting the farmers and ranchers with their plans for implementing BMPs in order to be eligible for certain types of federal assistance.
Continued Study and Funding - Continue the work and funding of the Deer Creek/Jordanelle Technical Team. There is need for continued effort in coordinating and reviewing plans of all agencies concerned with water quality monitoring, improvement, or enforcement.
Additional Reports
Heber Valley Stormwater Master Plan
1999 Upper Provo River Management Plan – TMDLs for Provo River
Erosion Control Guide for Wasatch County
2002 Deer Creek TMDL
25 years later JTAC has changed its name to the Provo River Watershed Council (PRWC) and is still operating and coordinating programs for the Provo River, Deer Creek Reservoir and Jordanelle Reservoir. PRWC has found that planning and programing on a watershed basis makes good sense for environmental, financial, social, and administrative reasons.
Historical Background

3. Promote and support watershed best management practices to ensure high quality water for all users and to meet designated beneficial uses in the Provo River Watershed.
Mission
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4. Goals Promote awareness and education
Provide a forum for information exchange, analysis and debate to promote decision making and planning
Enhance stakeholder partnerships and respect local social and cultural Values
Monitor and document water quality trends
Maximize communication, relationships and partnerships among members
Encourage a watershed approach to planning and activities
Goals
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Promote awareness and education about watershed issues
Provide a forum for information exchange, analysis and debate to promote collaborative, consensus-based decision making and planning
Enhance stakeholder partnerships and respect local social and cultural Values
Monitor and document water quality trends
Maximize communication, relationships and partnerships among members
Encourage a sustainable, watershed level, ecosystem approach to planning and activities

5. Strong teamwork to achieve greatest environmental improvements
Environmental benefits derived through shared resources
Cost savings by leveraging financial resources
Communication and coordination has helped reduce costly duplicated efforts
Overall Benefits
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This presentation will highlight many of the PRWC’s programs and discuss:
The strong teamwork between the 20 federal, state, and local agencies and private organizations involved in the PRWC to achieve the greatest environmental improvements with the resources available
The environmental benefits derived through the PRWC programs
The cost savings obtained by leveraging and building upon the financial resources and the willingness of the people/organizations with interests in the watershed to take action
The way that improved communication and coordination has helped reduce costly duplication of efforts and conflicting actions

6. Strong Teamwork Annual Sampling and Monitoring
Annual Water Quality Implementation Report
Quagga & Zebra Mussels
Watershed Festival
Source Water Protection Plan
Pollutants of Emerging Concern
Current Issues
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The strong teamwork between the 20 federal, state, and local agencies and private organizations involved in the PRWC to achieve the greatest environmental improvements with the resources available

7. Sampling and Testing Plan
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The PRWC monitoring program uses a method of systematically taking samples from streams and reservoirs in the watershed. In the 2010 and 2011 water years, approximately 848 samples from 49 sites were collected for the purpose of water quality analysis. There are 21 stream, 7 reservoir, 3 point source, and 2 QA/QC sampling locations. At the seven reservoir sampling locations, samples were collected at multiple depths. The sampling locations were selected with the purpose of analyzing the progress towards the goals set in The 2011 Water Year monitoring schedule is shown on Page 3. The costs for laboratory analysis alone for the samples taken in this monitoring program was estimated to be over $180,000. This is a great example of where the cooperating agencies can reduce individual costs by sharing the cost of watershed and source water monitoring.
A six-digit STORET number for the State’s system of identification identifies each sampling location. The table on page 4 lists the sites, their corresponding STORET numbers, and descriptions. A summary of data is presented in the Appendices for the 2010 and 2011 water year. Over 23,000 discrete pieces of data were provided from various agencies for the development of this report.
Stream Monitoring
There are 19 locations along Provo River and the basin’s tributary streams where stream samples were taken. Most stream locations were sampled on a monthly basis. Physical properties such as pH, temperature, and conductivity were analyzed in the field. Further analyses were then conducted at the State Laboratory for nutrients and dissolved metals, refer to page 3.
Reservoir Monitoring
There are four locations on Deer Creek Reservoir and three on Jordanelle Reservoir where reservoir sampling occurred. Reservoir stations are generally sampled at various depths where possible. Considering each depth as a distinct sampling location yields a total of 24 reservoir sampling sites. Field data is gathered, along with turbidity measurements for the determination of water clarity of the reservoir. Further analyses are then conducted at the State Laboratory for nutrients and dissolved metals, refer to page 3 for details.
Groundwater Monitoring
USGS takes water levels and water quality samples for as many as 10 sites in the Heber Valley.

8. WQ Implementation Report
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9. Quagga and Zebra Mussels
2008 Utah State Legislature made it illegal to possess or transport invasive mussels
February 2009 Quagga mussels found in Red Fleet Reservoir
Veligers found in Deer Creek in 2014
Deer Creek is currently a "Suspected" Water Body, but hope to declare the reservoir mussel free in 2018.
Inspectors Funded by Watershed Council
Quagga and Zebra Mussels
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Jeopardize water infrastructures, damage ecosystems and destroy recreation
10/08: Latest quagga and zebra mussel results: DWR continues work to protect Utah from devastating mussels. Electric Lake, the Colorado River near Moab, Red Fleet Reservoir and Lake Powell are the four waters the DWR has received conflicting results for AIS.
02/09: Quagga mussels found in Red Fleet Reservoir: Laboratories in Colorado are still testing water samples taken from 38 lakes and reservoirs in Utah in 2008.
06/09: New zebra mussel prevention requirements on Lake Powell: Effective June 29, 2009, self-certification of watercraft will no longer be an option at all major launch ramps and screening for the invasive mussels by trained personnel will be mandatory for all vessels.
05/10: Quagga mussel may have been found in Sand Hollow: Divers have found what appears to be a live adult quagga mussel in Sand Hollow Reservoir, about eight miles southwest of Hurricane in southwestern Utah.
03/13: National Park Service issues mussel monitoring update for Lake Powell: The National Park Service has identified 14 adult quagga mussels attached to moored vessels and dock structures at the Wahweap Marina in Lake Powell over the last week.

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Watershed Festival

11. Source Water Protection Plan
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12. Pollutants of Emerging Concern (PPCPs)
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"Pharmaceuticals", or prescription and over-the-counter medications made for human use or veterinary or agribusiness purposes, are common PPCPs found in the environment. Antibiotics, nutraceuticals (e.g., vitamins), supplements, and sexual enhancement drugs are contained in this group. "Personal care products" may include cosmetics, fragrances, menstrual care products, lotions, shampoos, soaps, toothpastes, and sunscreen. These products typically enter the environment when passed through or washed off the body and into the ground or sewer lines, or when disposed of in the trash, septic tank, or sewage system.
Studies have shown that pharmaceuticals are present in our nation's waterbodies. Further research suggests that certain drugs may cause ecological harm.
Pharmaceutical sampling along the Provo River was initiated in The results of all sampling occurring between March 2008 and September 2011 are shown in the tables to the left. Results are very random. There is not much detected in the Provo River Watershed. The constituents in most abundance are:
Ibuprofen: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Triclosanan: an antibacterial and antifungal agent
Caffeine: a stimulant drug
Cotinine: is an alkaloid found in tobacco and has been sold as an antidepressant
Bis Phenol A (BPA): a chemical that is used to make certain plastics and epoxy resins
Tris (2-butoxyethyl) phosphate: a flame retardant chemical.

13. Current Issues Spring Creek Wallsburg CRMP Project Funding
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Spring Creek is a major contributor of phosphorus and solids to the Provo River in the Heber Valley. PRWC is conducting additional monitoring to identify the source. Two additional monitoring sites were implemented along 1200 North in Heber. The two sites were Rock Ditch and London Ditch on 1200 North. The sampling results showed the water in the London Ditch was very high in nutrients. Many times Phosphorus was four to five times the indicator value of mg/l.
Even though the flows in the London Ditch are only 10% to 60% of the flow in Spring Creek it contributes enough phosphorus so that Spring Creek also exceeds the indicator value.
Additional monitoring at two locations above London Ditch at 1200 North has begun. These two sites are London Ditch at US40 Crossing and Macdonald Ditch. The three sampling sites are shown in the map to the right. Sampling results will be presented in the 2011 Implementation Report.
Spring Creek
Wallsburg CRMP Project Funding
HVSSD Rapid Infiltration Basin
Analysis of Additional Constituents