1. Watershed Planning: Current Status and Next Steps
Black Creek & Oatka Creek
Watershed Symposium
October 28, 2010

2. A brief word from our sponsors…
“This project is being developed for the New York State Department of State Division of Coastal Resources with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Act Local Waterfront Revitalization Program.”

3. A brief word from our sponsors…
Town of Wheatland, NY – EPF Project Sponsor

4. Drawing from a Broad Coalition
31 Municipalities
Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Five Counties
LOCAL CITIZENS & stakeholders
Various other federal, state and local agencies…

5. All the land that drains into a common point (water body)
Watershed
All the land that drains into a common point (water body)

6. Watershed Management Planning
Four Legs of the Stool
Stages
Balancing Act - Quality of conflicting uses
Restoration and Protection
Land use and land value
Tools in the toolbox
Prioritize issues and target funding
Coordination and cooperation

7. Four Legs of the Stool Oversight and Involvement
Education and Outreach
Public Participation
Fact Finding

8. Stages
Existing State
Desired State
Strategies and Actions

9. Selection of Planning Activities to Date
Black Creek Watershed Coalition
Oatka Creek Watershed Committee
State of the Basin Reports
Controlling Sediment in the Black & Oatka Creek Watershed Project
G/FLRPC project funding by the Great Lakes Commission
Watershed Guides/Pamphlets
Various flood/hazard mitigation planning activities
Wide variety of additional local planning, DEC natural resource inventorying, water quality sampling & monitoring, and mitigation activities by local governments, SWCDs and academia

10. Watershed Management Planning Process
Continue planning and management efforts by integrating these various activities into one cohesive framework for future action (for both watersheds)
Watershed inventory and assessment
Establish and prioritize specific watershed goals based on needs
Identify major knowledge gaps

11. Watershed Management Plan Components
Major components:
Characterization
Sub-watershed Prioritization
Regulatory/Programmatic Evaluation
Identification of Management Strategies
“Phasing Plan” (i.e. Issue Prioritization and Implementation)
Intermunicipal Coordinating Organizations

12. Public Input Characterization – target for first draft - end of 2010
Public Meeting to be scheduled shortly thereafter
Focused outreach as necessary
Targeting stakeholder groups for specific information
Additional public meetings to review subsequent draft materials

13. Other Ongoing Initiatives
Phase II Stormwater/Regulated MS4s
Individual SWCD projects (such as AEM) and other active grants
SUNY Brockport ….
TMDL…

14. Center for Environmental Information TMDL - Project Overview
Investigating Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) of phosphorus in Black Creek
Under contract with NYSDEC
Using sophisticated watershed modeling
Will lead to better understanding of Black Creek impairment and:
Potential actions to reduce phosphorus loads, or
Removal of stream from listing of impaired waters
Draft TMDL report available Spring 2011

15. Center for Environmental Information TMDL - Project Overview
Seeking best available information on:
Point source discharges,
Farming practices,
Septic systems
Completing initial computer modeling runs
Working closely with BCWC and local SWCDs
For more information contact either:
Steve Lewandowski (585)
Jim Gerek (585)

17. Senior Planner/Project Manager
Contact Information
Project website
Brian Slack, AICP
Senior Planner/Project Manager
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