White Clay Wild and Scenic Watershed Summit September 25, 2012

1. Christina Basin TMDL Implementation Plan (CTIP): Meeting Regulatory Requirements and Making Watershed Improvements White Clay Wild and Scenic Watershed Summit September 25, 2012 Kathy Bergmann Brandywine Valley Association Red Streams Blue Coordinator Katberg17@verizon.net

2. CTIP Watershed wide Implementation plan that focuses on Water Quality Improvements and is part of the County-wide Act 167 Components of CTIP • MS4 TMDL Plan Template • Agricultural Implementation Strategy • Voluntary Watershed Implementation • List of control measures installed and pollutant reductions • Minimum Stormwater Ordinances – Act 167

3. CTIP • Bridges inconsistencies in geography and existing stormwater regulations • Helps meet requirements of federal, state and local regulations (Local Ordinances, Act 167, MS4, NPDES, TMDL) • Engages all stakeholders: State & Local Govt., County Agencies, Conservation Organizations & Landowners

4. CTIP Key Partners Brandywine Valley Association Chester County Water Resources Authority Chester County Conservation District John Gaadt– Gaadt Perspective

5. CTIP Participating Municipalities East Branch Brandywine & Main Stem West Branch Brandywine Coatesville East Fallowfield Honeybrook Londonderry Parkesburg Pocopson Sadsbury South Coatesville Valley West Bradford West Brandywine West Caln • Caln • Downingtown • East Brandywine • East Bradford • East Caln • Pennsbury • Thornbury • Upper Uwchlan • Uwchlan • West Chester Borough • West Goshen • West Whiteland White Clay Avondale Borough Franklin London Grove New Garden New London Penn Red Clay Kennett Borough Kennett Township

6. MS4 TMDL Plan Template • Template prepared by CCWRA, BVA & CCCD for voluntary use by municipalities in preparing their TMDL plans for their NOI for Stormwater Permits- Sept. 14, 2012 • Represents understanding of TMDL reports, permit documents, EPA and DEP discussions • Assists in recalculating TMDL waste load allocations and load reductions • Provides municipalities with implementation priorities

7. Recalculating Waste Load Allocations and Reductions • TMDL reports assign waste load allocation on total municipal acres in the TMDL subbasin • Allocations reduced based on acres of MS4 regulated system in TMDL subbasin. • Urbanized Area (UA) outlines the regulated MS4 system • UA may only be a small portion of the municipality

9. TMDL Implementation Area and Priorities • Implementation area- within UA and drains to stream with stormwater impairment • Priorities for Implementation • Municipal owned properties within TMDL watershed and within UA • Non-municipal owned properties within TMDL watershed and within UA • Non-municipal properties within UA that are source of pollutants • Outside UA but within TMDL watershed and maximizes pollutant reduction

10. Previously Installed BMPs • For first 5 year cycle credit for BMPs installed from 2003-2012 • Municipality must inspect and control measure must operate as designed • Engineer determines pollutant reduction achieved

11. Timeline and Milestones for Pollutant Reductions • Timelines based on % reductions and range from 10- 20 years ( 2-4 5 yr. permit cycles) • DEP looking at BMPs installed in first 5 yr. • Once TMDL plan approved municipalities have one year to submit design details • BMPs must be operating by end of first 5 yr.

12. Agricultural Implementation Strategy • Land use – 160 sq. miles ag & only 108 sq. miles suburban/urban • Site visits by CCCD to review conservation plans, E & S plans & nutrient management plans and identify level of implementation • Brandywine-small farms (50-100 acres) in headwaters with no con. plans or nutrient plans • Red and White Clay- mushroom farms without MFEMP • White Clay- small farms without plans

13. Voluntary Implementation • Key to watershed improvement • Existing programs like BVA’s Red Streams Blue, Brandywine Conservancy Reforestation, Tree Vitalize, Backyard Habitats, Raingardens for the Bay, etc. • Implementation must occur in areas that yield maximum pollutant reductions and not be limited by UA or municipal boundaries • Planning must shift to implementation

14. BVA’s Red Streams Blue Program • The goal is to take actions to improve water quality and turn all Red (impaired) Streams Blue (unimpaired). • Small subwatersheds assessed to determine impaired reaches and causes of impairments • Plan identifies areas for action, type of actions, the cost and the priority for the actions. • Restoration projects selected. Partners and funding sources determined • Projects are implemented and water quality monitored forimprovements.

15. Red Streams Blue Successes • Completed 8 Restoration Plans -Brandywine & Red Clay • Raised over 2.5 Million $ in funding • Partnered with landowners, municipalities, HOAs, businesses, schools & non-profits • Completed 7major restoration projects • 8,000 ft. streambanks stabilized • 7.5 acres riparian buffer planted • 1.0 acres floodplain restored • Installed 3 Raingardens & distributed 130 Rainbarrels • Sediment reductions 400 tons/yr. in Christina Basin

16. CTIP • Continue group meetings with Municipalities • Oversee the lists of control measures and progress toward pollution reduction • Set-up offsets allowing for multiple municipal implementation • Identify funding sources • Model for other PA municipalities with TMDLs • Remove restrictions on implementation • CTIP = WIP for the Christina Basin

17. Street Sweeping- Best BMP

18. Kathy Bergmann Red Streams Blue Coordinator Brandywine Valley Association 1760 Unionville Wawaset Rd. West Chester, PA 19380 610-793-1090 www.brandywinewatershed.org katberg17@verizon.net