©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Institute of Water Research, Michigan State University Great Lakes Protection Fund Project Restoring Great Lakes Basin Waters Through the Use of Conservation Credits and an Integrated Water Balance Analysis System 3rd ADVISORY TEAM MEETING Wednesday, October 26, 2005 (9:30 – 3:30) (Corniche Room, Kellogg Center, MSU)

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Restoring Great Lakes Basin Water Through the Use of Conservation Credits and an Integrated Water Balance Analysis System Principal Investigators Dr. Jon F. Bartholic The Institute of Water Research & Dr. Sandra S. Batie Dept. of Agricultural Economics Michigan State University Funding Source: The Great Lakes Protection Fund Project Duration: 24 months Starting Date: January 2005

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Project goal Overall project goal is to explore the necessary conditions for a science-based decision support system that will assist policy decision makers involved with ground water management in Great Lakes Basin restoration. Case Study approach

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Spatial Limitation and Assumptions With the spatial limitation on state-wide modeling, we are interested in protecting critical fish habitat from groundwater withdrawals. The Augusta Creek Watershed is selected as a case study. Brook trout is the key species to protect. We look at the impact of water withdrawals on groundwater discharge (water quantity) and its affect on trout and their habitats.

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Specific Objective Our specific objective is to provide science- based information to assist in making better decisions with respect to ground water withdrawal management in critical watersheds of Michigan to protect trout habitats.

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Gathering Inputs for Development & Improvement Identifying Market based Alternatives Developing a Decision Support System “Water Balance Analysis System” Surface Hydrology Model Aquifer Model Aquatic Ecosystem Model  Environmental/Conservation Organization  Business/Industry/Utilities  Agriculture  State Planners  State government  Citizens Inputs from Advisory Team Comprised of Reps. From :  Law, regulations, and institutions  Identification of Alternatives  Impact of Alternatives on Trout Survival  Identification of Offsets and Mitigation and Impacts  Monitoring Dispute Resolution Implementing a Market Based Alternatives System Site Selection Developing a Web Site for Transactions Web-Site for Transactions User Assistance Interface Market-based Alternatives (A Hypothetical Demonstration Project ) Market-based Alternatives (A Hypothetical Demonstration Project ) User Assistance Interface Vulnerability Mapping Developing a User Assistance Interface Database Integration Central Tracking Database The Project

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Current Advisory Team Members Representatives from: Consumers EnergyGreat Lakes National Resource Center, National Wildlife Federation Michigan Turf Grass FoundationNational Association of Conservation Districts Ice MountainWisconsin Department of Natural Resources Trout UnlimitedMichigan Department of Agriculture Tip of the Mitt Watershed CouncilMichigan Department of Environmental Quality Michigan Farm BureauOffice of the Great Lakes, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Public Sector Consultants Inc.Michigan Municipal League Michigan United Conservation ClubsMichigan Manufacturers Association

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Three major project components Water Balance Analysis System Market-Based Alternatives User Assistance Interface

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved What are we doing and where are we?

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved First project component “Water Balance Analysis System” Identify critical watershed Integrated assessments Dynamic with trade-offs Impacts of land-use changes on water surface/ground water and groundwater withdraws on base flow and trout habitat

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Second project component “Market-based Alternatives” Identify the necessary market conditions and legal framework necessary for a market based alternatives With a hypothetical case embedded with real data from Augusta Creek watershed, examine alternative market based mechanisms for maintaining a safe minimum standard of water temperature for brook trout. Examine mitigation and offset alternatives and their impacts on water temperature and trout survival

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Third project component “User Assistant Interface” Develop a User Assistance Interface which identifies critical habitat by clear watershed boundaries Provide information on impact on cost of mitigation and offsets

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©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Meeting Goals Update on project progress and expected outcomes of the fist project component, “Water Balance Analysis System”. Discuss a case study in the selected watershed of the second project component, “Market-based Alternatives”. Suggestions for future development of the third project component, “User Assistance Interface”.

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Today’s Agenda

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved 9:30Welcome, updates, agenda … The Context and Components of the Project. Jon Bartholic 10:00Updates on the Water Balance Analysis System progress and expected outcomes  Surface Modeling (20mins)  Ground Water Modeling (20 mins)  Aquatic ecosystem Modeling (20 mins) William Northcott Shu-Guang Li Lizhu Wang 11:00Break 11:10  Integrating results-application to other areas Steve Miller 11:40  Discussion Jon Bartholic 12:00Lunch 1:15  Case study and Discussion Sandra Batie/Mike Kaplowitz/Steve Miller 1:45  User Assistance Interface Jon Bartholic 2:30Next step and possible future development of the User Assistance Interface Jon/Colleen Cooper 3:00Next Advisory Team meeting (Time and Topics)Jon Bartholic 3:30Adjourn

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Class I, Stream Watershed

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©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Augusta Creek, Darcy’s Groundwater Map

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Augusta Creek, NWI

©2002 Institute of Water Research, all rights reserved Augusta Creek, Arial Photo