1. Yahara River Watershed RCPP
Kyle Minks
Conservation Nutrient Specialist
Dane County Land and Water Resources Department

2. Yahara River Watershed RCPP
Title: Reducing Total Phosphorus and Sediment Loads in the Yahara Watershed Through Wisconsin’s Adaptive Management Option
Primary Resource Concern - Excessive sediments and nutrients in surface waters
Funding Pool
Critical Conservation Area
Mississippi River Basin

3. Partnerships Dane Count Land and Water Resources Department
Madison Metropolitan Sewage District
Yahara Watershed Improvement Network (WIN’s)
Clean Lakes Alliance
Sand County Foundation
UW-Madison
Natural Resources Conservation Service

4. Location Yahara River & Badfish Creek Watersheds 300,000 acres
60% Agriculture
540 miles of streams a rivers
4 lakes
Rock River TMDL – Lower Rock Basin

5. Objectives Continued implementation of NRCS conservation practices
14 practices – grassed waterways, manure storage, terraces etc…
Test four innovative practices
Harvestable buffers
Legacy sediment removal
Regional manure storage
Yet to be determined
(VMI, continuous no-till, etc…)

6. Objectives Comprehensive water quality monitoring
5 USGS gaging stations
12 MMSD sites
22 citizen monitoring sites

7. Objectives Quantification of phosphorus reductions SNAP Plus BARNY P8
SWAT
TIN SWAT
Soil Loss x Phosphorus Concentration

8. Objectives EPA 9-step watershed plan Outreach and education
Ag Innovation Days
Farm Tours
Conservation Conference

9. Strategy 2013 SWAT Report Allocate resources based on priority
Identify priority areas
Allocate resources based on priority
Work with producers to address resources concerns
Quantify load reductions from practice implementation
Evaluate water quality data

10. Questions