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MOHAWK RIVER WATERSHED COALITION UPDATE TE M A N A G E M E N T P L A N L O N G T E R M V I S I O N ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This is watersh shed d pla lanni ning ng effor ort t is is funde ded d th throu ough a a Tit itle le 11
MOHAWK RIVER WATERSHED COALITION UPDATE TE
M A N A G E M E N T P L A N L O N G T E R M V I S I O N
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This is watersh shed d pla lanni ning ng effor
t is is funde ded d th throu
a Tit itle le 11 Environm ironment ntal al Protect ctio ion Fund d grant from
the New York
State Departme tment nt of
State.
rmed in 2009 by memor
ndum of understa tand nding ing
promo mote, e, and enhance nce the natural ural resour
ces of the Mohawk wk River er Water ershed ed in partner tnership ship with h local, l, stat ate, , and federal eral stakeholders”
bers s includ ude: e:
To Address ess: :
er Qualit lity y Issue ues
iculture re and nd other er no non-point point sour urces es of pollution lution
site e septi tic c syst stems ems and commu mmunit nity wast stewat ater er disch charges arges
ic atmosp mospheric heric deposition sition
urban ban run unof
f, ind ndustrial ustrial wast stes, es, mun unicip icipal al wast stewat ater er, , and nd combined ined sewer er overflo flow
ection of priority
king g water er supplies plies
TO ID IDEN ENTIFY TIFY GAPS IN IN IN INFOR ORMA MATION TION & C & COMP OMPILE ILE A USABL SABLE E DATABASE ASE OF BASIN IN FEA EATURES TURES
ream/riv river er miles es in-Bas Basin in were re witho hout ut assess ssmen ent
nd/lak ake/rese /reservoir r acres es in-Ba Basi sin n were re witho hout ut asses essm smen ent
ant natura ural l and bui uilt feature tures s of the e Basin n had not
en catalog logued ed
e fun uncti ction
ernme ment nt enti titi ties es had not t been en evaluated ed in relat ation ion to water er qua uality
Wha hat t was as:
WHY Y DID ID WE E WRITE ITE A MA MANAGEME GEMENT NT PLA LAN?
1.
eate an effect ectiv ive frame amework
r futu uture re envi vironme
ntal work rk within thin the e Moha hawk k Valle ley 2.
e plan an will ll function nction as a spring ing-boar board d for r imple mpleme mentat ntation ion and d program
wth h within thin the e Basin in, , appe pealin aling g to local, cal, state, , and d feder ederal al interests erests 3.
mbers s of the e Coalit alition ion and nd othe hers s will ll use e mana anagem gement nt strat rategi gies s identi entifie ied d in the e plan an for r the e developme lopment nt of cons nser ervation ation initi itiativ atives s within thin the e regi gion. n.
Complet eted d by SWCDs WCDs Broken n up into HUC12s 2s Det etermine ine conditio itions ns
Water er qu quali ality Land d use Habi bitat tat
Det etermine ine action
weight ghted d score Many para rame meters rs evaluat uated ed Scoring ing matrix rix is plan n specif ific ic
ASSESSMENTS RE-CAP
1. 1. Provides ides a visual al represen resentation tation of resu sults lts 2. 2. Is all encompas passing sing 3. 3. Over r 40 d data a layer ers s can n be be displa played ed 4. 4. Assess essment ment repor
ts hyperlink rlinked ed to specif ific ic sub- water ershe sheds ds 5. 5. Proje
ct Implemen lementation tation Trac acking king is activ ive e
ONLINE MAPPER
REGULATORY ANALYSIS (474 PAGES)
From Mohawk River Watershed Regulatory Review & Analysis- Bergmann Associates May 2013
Commu mmuni nity ty foru rums ms Webs bsit ite e upgr pgrad ade Social cial media edia Mark rketin ting g materi rials als Emai mail l cam ampaigns paigns Vi Video eos Envir ironme nmental ntal awareness areness even ents ts
OUTREACH CAMPAIGN
Held ld 3 e events ts to unveil eil the plan draft SUNY Y Cobleski leskill ll 9/10/1 /14 Schene necta ctady dy Community mmunity College lege 9/16/14 Oneid ida a Co. Farm rm & Home me Cent nter er, , Orisk iskan any 9/18/ 18/14
PUBLIC FORUMS
OUTCOMES/CONCERNS OF THE FORUMS
Flood
cerns rns remain Prepar aredne dness ss needs to be a a f focus us Funding ding Conc ncer erns ns Publi lic c wa wants s to be m more involv
ed Concer erns ns about wa water pollu lution
Research ch grants-ca can n website e serve as clearing nghouse use? Financi ncial l incenti ntives s for Commun unity y code chang nges es/i /impl plement mentati ation
Native America cans ns need to be consi side dered ed (loc
al laws) s) Develop lop partner ershi ships ps with simila lar r prog
ams (i.e.
m) Concer erns ns about more regula lation n and bureaucr ucrac acy Can cond nditions ns be reported d in real time (NOAA) AA)?
THE PLAN IS COMPLETE
www.moha mohawkr wkriv iver.or
PHASE I IMPLEMENTATION
Receiv eived ed DEC Grant nt $72,000 10 ESI I trainings ainings in basin in (14 counti ties es) Already eady conduct cted ed 2 i in Schoharie harie (70 atten endees) ees), , 1 i in One neid ida a (80 atten endees) ees). I schedule duled d in Albany y this is spring ing
ESI TRAINING
THE FUTURE
Broad d based and specific c recommend mendations
n framework
gy 1- BMPs
gy 2- Muni nicip cipal al Ac Actions
. zoning, ng, land use poli licy) cy)
y 3- Collab abor
ion n and Pa Partner ershi ships ps
NYSDOS OS Local Waterfr front nt Revitaliza talizatio tion n (LWRP) RP) Mighty ty Waters NYSDEC Mohawk wk River Actio ion n Agenda da NY Rising ng Communit unity y Reconstr truction uction Program am (NYRCA) A) Cleaner er, , Greener Communit munitie ies s Program am
CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING
Locally lly based d steeri eering g commi mitt ttees ees will l set et priorities,
help driv ive e the plan strat rategies egies Some me action
s and nd practic ctices es are targe rgeted ed and nd specif cific ic to a region ion or community munity Some me actions
d and will l require uire intra tra county ty partn tner erships hips as well as multi lti-agency agency coordin dination ation The Coalition lition will l cont ntin inue ue to meet t ann nnually ually to gaug uge e progress, gress, monit nitor
site and map tool
tiona
lity, , implem lement nt public ic outrea treach ch, , and seek k funding ing
tunitie ities
Peter Nichols Vice Chairman of the MRWCCD Schoharie Co. SWCD Stream Program Manager 518 295-8811 p.nichols@schoharieswcd.org
David Mosher Program Coordinator Chairman of the MRWCCD Schenectady Co. SWCD 518 399-6980 office 518 857-1715 cell 518 399-5040 fax SSWCD@nycap.rr.com Kenneth Smith, Assistant Bureau Chief Local and Regional Programs NYS Department of State 518 473-3373 kenneth.smith@dos.state.ny.us Win McIntyre Project Coordinator MRWCCD 607 287-5831 Email: winmcintyre@gmail.com