1. Deep River-Portage Burns Watershed TMDL Stakeholder Meeting March 13, 2013

2. Agenda Watershed Description Listing Information Monitoring Information TMDL Allocation Development TMDL Process Schedule

3. The Deep River-Portage Burns Watershed General Watershed Description Subwatersheds General Watershed Land Use General Watershed Population

6. Land Use

10. Listing Information

11. Historic Sampling Macroinvertebrates Main Beaver Dam Ditch 1990 Fixed Station Data 1990-2013 Burns Ditch TMDL Assessment 2000 – E. coli Probabilistic Sampling 2000, 2005, 2010

12. Draft 2012 303(d) Listings Approximately 125 stream miles impaired: – 91 stream miles Impaired Biotic Community (IBC) – 50 stream miles E. coli – 34 stream miles Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) in fish (Category 5B) – 15 stream miles Dissolved Oxygen (DO) – 12 stream miles siltation

14. Reassessment Schedule Data collection completed: – E. coli October 2013 – Chemical parameters March 2014 – Fish/Macroinvertebrate July 2013 Data packet completed: – May 2014 Reassessment meeting: – June/July 2014

15. Monitoring Information

16. 2013 Recreational Season Monitoring 35 sites sampled monthly – Sampling begins on April 1 – Sampling ends on October 31 9 flow sites sampled monthly – Sampling method Acoustic Doppler Profiler (ADP) FlowTracker/Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV)

18. 2013 Non-recreational Season Monitoring 9 sites sampled monthly – These are 9 of the original 35 sites – Sampled for 12 months – These are the 12-digit pour points This location provides the most information to be used for the 12-digit watershed – These are the flow sites Flow will continue to be sampled monthly at these sites

20. Water Quality Parameters (E. coli) 125 MPN/100 mL 5 Sample Monthly Geometric Mean Indiana Administrative Code (327 IAC 2-1-6) 235 MPN/100 mLSingle Sample Maximum E. coli will be sampled monthly April 1-October 31 during the recreational season There will also be a 5 sample monthly geometric mean sampled in September

21. Water Quality Parameters (Biological) Fish Community Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) (Range of possible scores is 6-60) Fully Supporting: IBI > 36 Not Supporting: IBI < 36 Based on IDEM scoring methodology Benthic Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Index of Biotic Integrity (mIBI) (Range of possible scores is 12-60) Fully Supporting: mIBI > 36 Not Supporting: mIBI< 36 Based on IDEM scoring methodology Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI) (Range of possible scores is 0-100) Good Habitat: QHEI > 51 Poor Habitat: QHEI < 51 Based on IDEM scoring methodology

22. Water Quality Parameters (General Chemistry) Total SolidsNo Regulatory Target Total Suspended Solids (TSS) No value should exceed 30.0 mg/L in an IBC impaired segment IDEM Target value Total Dissolved Solids No Regulatory Target Sulfate Criteria based on hardness and chloride Indiana Administrative Code (327 IAC 2-1-6) Chloride Criteria based on hardness and sulfate Indiana Administrative Code (327 IAC 2-1-6) Hardness No Regulatory Target Alkalinity No Regulatory Target

23. Water Quality Parameters (Nutrients) Ammonia Nitrogen Criteria based on temperature and pH Indiana Administrative Code (327 IAC 2-1-6) Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) No value should exceed 0.591 mg/L U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) recommendation Nitrate-N+ Nitrite-N No value should exceed 10 mg/LIDEM Target value Total Phosphorus (TP)No value should exceed 0.30 mg/L IDEM Target value Total Organic Carbon (TOC) No Regulatory Target Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) No Regulatory Target

24. Water Quality Parameters (Field Parameters) pHNo value should be 9.0 Indiana Administrative Code (327 IAC 2-1-6) DONo value should be 12.0 mg/L Indiana Administrative Code (327 IAC 2-1-6) and IDEM Target value % DO Saturation No Regulatory Target TemperatureValues vary monthly Indiana Administrative Code (327 IAC 2-1-6) Specific ConductanceNo Regulatory Target TurbidityNo Regulatory Target Weather Conditions No Regulatory Target

25. Monitoring Overview Monitoring will begin April 2013 35 sites monitored during recreational season – 7 monthly results 9 sites monitored during the non-recreational season – 12 monthly results 2 IDEM fixed stations will also be incorporated – Monthly sampling Open to comments on site selection in this project – Have met with NIRPC and incorporated their thoughts

26. TMDL Allocation Development

27. TMDL Allocations Clean Water Act requires that TMDL be allocated as follows: – TMDL = WLA + LA + MOS – Wasteload allocations (WLA) for “point sources” (regulated under NPDES) – Load allocations (LA) for nonpoint sources and – MOS for margin of safety

28. Allocation Development Data used to develop allocation – Precipitation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather station – Flow U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Flow Gage – Modeling Using IDEM Data Spreadsheet modeling tool Traditional modeling

29. Precipitation Many sources of pollution are impacted by precipitation A path for pollutant to enter a waterbody is through rain and snow melt Information on precipitation used with the Load Duration Curve (LDC) will give a better overall sense of flow conditions in stream

31. Flow The long history of flow gages provide a valuable tool in evaluating water quality data USGS flow gages provide a consistent high quality source of flow information The large network of flow gages means that finding a representative flow gage is possible

32. Load Duration Curve Dry Conditions Low Flows High Flows Mid-range Flows Moist Conditions IDEM Data & USGS Gage 03340800 Flow Data Upstream Drainage Area is 22.64 Square Miles High Flows Moist Conditions Mid-range Flows Dry Conditions Low Flows

33. Modeling Recovery Potential Tool Purdue University Calumet will be doing more in depth modeling (HSPF) IDEM will be using simplistic modeling – LDC, STEPL, LOADEST, L-THIA A comparison of different models will be completed by IDEM for this project

34. TMDL Process

35. What Is the TMDL Process? Review 303(d) list and sampling data Kickoff stakeholder meeting Gather information Conduct additional monitoring Reassess waterbodies Gather additional information and produce draft TMDL report Hold the draft TMDL stakeholder meeting 30-day comment period Revise draft TMDL and respond to comments on draft final TMDL Submit TMDL to U.S. EPA and receive final TMDL approval

36. IDEM Needs Your Help We need information on: – Water quality data – Possible pollution sources – Potential stakeholders – Studies, reports, documents – Projects that have improved water quality

37. Schedule

38. Deep River-Portage Burns Watershed TMDL Schedule Kickoff meeting: March 13, 2013 Monitoring begins: April 2013 Draft TMDL Meeting: Summer 2014 30-day Comment Period: Summer 2014 Final TMDL Report Submittal to U.S. EPA: Fall 2014

39. Deep River-Portage Burns Watershed WMP Schedule Estimated start of Section 319 Grant: January 2014 Completed Deep River WMP: March 2015 Implementation of BMPs: July 2015- September 2017

40. TMDL Project Manager Cory Fischer TMDL Project Manager Office of Water Quality Indiana Department of Environmental Management 100 N. Senate Ave. Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2251 Phone: (317) 308-3184 Fax: (317) 308-3219 E-mail: cfischer1@idem.IN.govcfischer1@idem.IN.gov www.watersheds.IN.gov/2347.htm