1. TMACOG Watersheds July 25, 2018
Photo Courtesy of Black Swamp Conservancy
July 25, 2018
Sandra Kosek-Sills, Ohio Lake Erie Commission; and
Rick Wilson, Ohio EPA-DSW

2. Annex 4 Goals (Ohio waters of Lake Erie)
Western Basin Goal
Reduce the amount of cyanobacteria biomass to mild levels 90% of the time.
Central Basin Goal
Maximum load (6,000 Metric Tons Annually) that would result in a dissolved oxygen concentration of at least 2 mg/L in the bottom waters during the summer stratified period.

3. Ohio Domestic Action Plan
6) Ohio EPA and ODA will coordinate with local entities in the development of Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) or Nonpoint Source Implementation Strategies with a focus on priority HUC12 watersheds that are not already covered by a WIP or NPS-IS, starting with watersheds in the southern part of the Maumee River watershed

4. What is a 9 Element Nonpoint Source Implementation Strategy
Strategic Watershed Implementation Plan
A summary of watershed characteristics →
Causes Sources, Critical Areas, Goals, Objectives, PROJECTS.
Each project description meets U.S. EPA’s 9-essential elements
Clean Water
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5. Summary of the 9-essential elements

6. Nonpoint Source Implementation Strategies—Making it Simple—
Summarize Watershed Characteristics
List Causes and Sources of Impairment
Develop Projects (9-Elements)
Establish Strategic Objectives
Develop and Describe Critical Areas
Establish Strategic Goals

7. The NPS-IS is all about the Projects!
The NPS-IS is a planning document — a bookshelf of projects from Short-term to Long-term that can be emptied and filled Short Term projects are ready-to-go projects what we want to see meeting U.S. EPA’s 9 Essential Elements.

8. 9-Element Watersheds 48 NPS-IS (today) 25 Equivalent 62 AMDAT There are 1538 HUC-12 Watersheds in Ohio

9. Priority Watersheds

10. The value of an NPS-IS Project and Funding Eligibility
At-the-Ready Eligible Projects (GLRI example)
What’s wrong, let’s fix it!
Establishes Goals, Objectives, Projects, Timelines
A Living—Updateable Implementation Document
Current Status

11. Greg Nageotte, ODA-DSWC 614-265-6619
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Rick Wilson, OEPA-DSW
Greg Nageotte, ODA-DSWC

12. Thank You
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