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Water Resources Monitoring Strategy for Wisconsin: Building on Experience

Water Resources Monitoring Strategy for Wisconsin: Building on Experience. Mike Staggs, WDNR Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection

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Water Resources Monitoring Strategy for Wisconsin: Building on Experience

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  1. Water Resources Monitoring Strategy for Wisconsin:Building on Experience Mike Staggs, WDNR Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection Acknowledgements: Kristi Minihan, Russ Rasmussen, Jill Jonas, Mike Talbot, Bob Masnado, Mike Lemcke, Tim Simonson, Mike Miller, Brian Weigel, Ken Schreiber, Paul LaLiberte, Nancy Nate

  2. Address Water Division Clean Water Act, Public Trust and Fisheries goals Need identified during “Waters of Wisconsin” Declining DNR funding and staffing Required by EPA for continued funding Basis for partner involvement Why Create an Integrated Strategy?

  3. Challenges….. • many opinions on what data should be collected • monitoring programs can be very costly • staffing and funding are limited • aquatic ecosystems are highly variable • there are many variables and taxa of interest

  4. Collect data needed to answer necessary questions! • clearly identify questions • long term data sets • statistically valid stratification and subsampling • indicator species, habitats and metrics • fundamental part of management program • involve partners!

  5. set specific objectives with public input monitor whether meeting objectives diagnose problems implement management actions monitor results Comprehensive Management System

  6. Tier 1: Statewide Baseline Monitoring Tier 2: Targeted Evaluation Monitoring Tier 3: Management Effectiveness & Compliance Strategy Framework

  7. Clean Water Act designate water uses determine use attainment (305b report) input for identifying impairments (303d list) input for TMDL development effluent limits general responses to management actions Tier 1: Baseline Monitoring

  8. Public Trust develop environmental objectives monitor impacts of permitting decisions at the general water level Tier 1: Baseline Monitoring

  9. Fisheries develop quantitative management objectives for specific waters identify populations not meeting objectives input for identifying problem causes input for developing management recommendations general responses to management actions Tier 1: Baseline Monitoring

  10. Wadeable Streams 334 watersheds, 6 year rotation Tier 1: Baseline Monitoring

  11. Wadeable Streams 334 watersheds, 6 year rotation large vs. small sites (500:140 sites/yr) cold vs. warmwater sites (50%:50%) fish sample at large sites macroinvertebrate sample at small sites habitat and water quality at selected sites randomized sampling design Tier 1: Baseline Monitoring

  12. Wadeable Streams: 4303 sites on 1734 streams

  13. NonWadeable Rivers sampling schedule will cover all sites over time Ambient water chemisty parameters at a rotational subset of sites E. coli sampling at subset of beach sites Tier 1: Baseline Monitoring

  14. Nonwadeable rivers: 272 sites on 66 rivers

  15. Lakes stratified sampling schedule develop Floristic Quality Index for small lakes increase sampling of small lakes shift to satellite imagery for Trophic Status Index maintain Self-Help Lakes volunteer program Tier 1: Baseline Monitoring

  16. Lakes: 786 separate lakes

  17. Ambient water quality assessment needed to support CWA goals & permitting subset of baseline sites parameters vary for lakes, rivers, and streams evaluate existing river long term ambient water quality network E. coli added at priority beaches Tier 1: Baseline Monitoring

  18. Groundwater Further implement statewide multi-agency strategy Other Maintain existing flow gauging stations Maintain current Great Lakes and treaty fisheries monitoring Continue development of wetland program Tier 1: Baseline Monitoring

  19. Work planned projects at targeted sites Impairments, TMDL, Sport and Commercial Fish Assessment, Contaminated Sediments Enforcement, Spills/Kills Special Projects Tier 2: Targeted Evaluation Tier 3: Management Effectiveness/Compliance • assess effectiveness of management measures implemented in Tier 2 • permit compliance & assessment of permit limits

  20. Water Division Monitoring Team Administrative team Sponsored by Bureau Directors Subteams: Tech Staff Lakes Wadeable Streams Rivers Wetlands Groundwater Ambient Water Quality Citizen Monitoring WDNR Monitoring Team:

  21. How Citizens Fit in with Monitoring Strategy • Limited DNR resources • Staff • Budget restraints • Citizens somewhat untapped resource • Local network • Local knowledge • Informed advocacy

  22. How Citizen-based Monitoring is Incorporated into the Strategy • Strategy provides framework for citizens’ work • Citizen Monitoring Proposal is part of the strategy (Appendix A) • Incorporates all specific aspects of the Strategy (e.g. water resource types, parameters to be monitored)

  23. Basic Components of Citizen-based Monitoring Proposal • Core Program Details • Data uses • Training • Quality Assurance/Quality Control • Database Management • Pilot Projects • Long-Term Monitoring Options

  24. Proposal Start-up • Pilot projects • Family-level Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Biotic Index • Basic Water Quality Suite • Defines program structure, staffing needs, and resource allocations • Includes feedback and evaluation • DNR / River Alliance partnership position

  25. Long-Term Monitoring Options • Defines a list of parameters citizens can monitor in the future • Defines general implementation overview for these options • Defines program structure, staffing needs, and resource allocations

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