Cannon River One Watershed, One Plan

1 Cannon River One watershed , One plan POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING January 10, 2018 Rice County Government Center Faribault, MN Work plan Progress TASK 2017 M J J A S O N D Task 1. Aggregate Existing watershed Physical & Spatial Data 1A. Create project maps 1B. Meeting Facilitation #1: Planning Work Group: Initial Meeting + Stakeholder Engagement Planning X #2: Public Kick-off Meeting (Open House) X #3: Planning Work Group: Issues/Concerns Compilation + Review Zonation X #4-5: Advisory Work Group: Water Conversations (2) X Task 2.

2 Prioritization, Modeling and Targeted Mapping 2A. Aggregate priority concerns 2B. Create watershed priority scheme 2C. Map and target areas 2D. Meeting Facilitation #6. Policy Committee: Zonation Survey X #7. Planning Work Group: Issues/Concerns, Zonation, watershed Priority Scheme X #8. Public Input Meeting: Review Issues + Explore Management Areas X #9-10. Advisory Work Group: Water Conversations (2) X #11. Planning Work Group (PWG): Finalize Issues, Priorities and Management Areas X X #12.

3 Policy Committee: Finalize Issues, Priorities and Management Areas Work plan Progress TASK 2017 2018 N D J F M A M J J A S O Task 2. Prioritization, Modeling and Targeted Mapping #12. Policy Committee: Finalize Issues, Priorities & Management Areas X X Task 3. Set Initial Measurement Goals 3A. Set Goals 3B. Meeting Facilitation #13. Planning Work Group: Measurable Goals X #14. Planning Work Group: Measurable Goals X #15. Policy Committee: Finalize Issues & Priorities, Measurable Goals X Task 4.

4 Develop Targeted and Measurable Implementation plan and Schedule 4A. Create 10-year implementation plan 4B. Meeting Facilitation #16-17. Advisory Work Group: Water Conversations (2) X #18. Planning Work Group: Implementation plan X #19. Policy Committee: Implementation plan X #20. Planning Work Group: Implementation plan X Work plan Progress TASK 2017 2018 N D J F M A M J J A S O N D Task 5. Complete the Draft Comprehensive watershed Management plan 5A. Complete draft plan 5B.

5 Internal and formal review process 5C. Meeting Facilitation #21. Policy Committee: Approve Draft 1W1P for review X #22. Public Hearing X #23. Policy Committee: Response to Comments X Task 6. Complete the Final Comprehensive watershed Management plan 6A. Incorporate comments into plan Work plan Progress Review of local and regional planning documents Creating opportunities for cities, stakeholder groups and the public to participate Incorporating expertise of partnering agencies and organizations Utilizing various prioritization tools Prioritization of the what and the where DRAFT Analysis and Prioritization of Issues and Resource Concerns Work plan Progress Map of priority management areas.

6 Where implementation efforts will receive the highest priority within time frame of approved plan Funding for implementation in upstream portions of the watershed will have benefits to downstream resources and communities Next Step for PWG to re-visit issues from local and regional planning documents + water conversations Verify all issues and concerns have been evaluated Work plan Progress Cannon Bottoms changed to Cannon /Mississippi River Bottoms Recreation added to the Large Communities Low Flow phosphorous added to the Straight River Tributaries Added that portion of the Middle Cannon River Lobe that contains Circle Lake, Union Lake and Rice Creek DRAFT DRAFT Work plan Progress Considerations during prioritization process.

7 Identified by members of the public Identified in Minnesota s Nonpoint Priority Funding plan What can reasonably be achieved within 10-year timeframe of 1W1P Secondary benefits to downstream resources, communities and systems Recognition that priority areas are where progress will be measured (not necessarily where implementation will occur) Work plan Progress Tier 1 Concerns /issues to be addressed within 10-year timeframe of plan Implementation activities include detailed budget and schedule Tier 2 Concerns /issues to be addressed in next 10-year plan , or as opportunity and funding arises within 2019-2028 Implementation activities will be identified Tier 3 Concerns /issues to be addressed in some future, undefined period No implement.

8 Activities identified Work plan Progress How do priority issues/concerns translate to Measurable Goals and Implementation Activities? Measurable Goal - The quantifiable change in resource condition you expect after you implement the 10-year plan Implementation Activities The specific activities you will take to achieve the goals More extreme precipitation events results in flooding in downtown Waterville. High quality lakes have recreational value and need to be protected. Changes in precipitation patterns and more extreme events are resulting in increased flooding. Impacts related to flooding are exacerbated by lack of stormwater management, capacity issues and the need for resiliency planning.

9 There are 5 high quality lakes in need of protection. These lakes currently support recreation, but could become degraded in the future if phosphorus loads increase or there are changes to groundwater baseflow or lake levels. Restore or create wetlands in 10 % of the Waterville watershed for flood reduction and pollution control. Reduce phosphorus loads by at least 10% to the high quality lakes. Use Restorable Wetlands Tool to identify specific (most suitable) locations in Waterville watershed . Use PTMApp to identify phosphorus reduction projects in the lake watersheds, and complete a shoreline septic inventory and improve or maintain non-compliant systems.

10 Concerns Expressed During Planning Process Issue Statement Measurable Goals Implementation Activities Work plan Progress watershed Management Component watershed Concern TIER ONE PRIORITY ISSUES Location within Planning Area RESOURCES Streams, Lakes and Rivers -There is a need to protect high quality lakes (Roemholts, Kelly-Dudley, Fish, & Beaver) & to restore impaired lakes very close to the achieving water quality standards (Cedar, Fox, Sprague, Hunt, Union) Priority Area: Lakes Area -Waters are impaired due to high phosphorus, sediment, and nitrogen, bacteria Priority Area: Lakes Area and Straight River Tributaries -All of the designated trout waters in the Lower Cannon watershed lobe meet the criteria for the southeast Minnesota coldwater Fish Index of Biotic Integrity.