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th Annual State of the Lake Address 12 th Annual State of the Lake Address 12 Lewis Smith Lake Lewis Smith Lake Bill Deutsch, Eric Reutebuch and Sergio Ruiz- -Cordova Cordova Bill Deutsch, Eric Reutebuch and Sergio Ruiz November 15, 2008

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Bill Deutsch, Eric Reutebuch and Sergio Ruiz Bill Deutsch, Eric Reutebuch and Sergio Ruiz-

  • Cordova

Cordova November 15, 2008 November 15, 2008

12 12th

th Annual State of the Lake Address

Annual State of the Lake Address Lewis Smith Lake Lewis Smith Lake

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  • AWW Program Update

AWW Program Update

  • Citizen Monitor Groups on Smith Lake

Citizen Monitor Groups on Smith Lake

  • Let

Let’ ’s Look at Your Citizen Data s Look at Your Citizen Data

  • What Can You Do with the Data?

What Can You Do with the Data? 12 12th

th Annual State of the Lake Address

Annual State of the Lake Address

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Cumulative 1993 Cumulative 1993 Cumulative 1993 Cumulative 1993-

  • 2008

2008 2008 2008

  • 250 C

250 Citizen Groups tizen Groups 250 C 250 Citizen Groups tizen Groups

  • 1,250 Training Sessions

1,250 Training Sessions 1,250 Training Sessions 1,250 Training Sessions

  • 4,900 Certified Monitors

4,900 Certified Monitors 4,900 Certified Monitors 4,900 Certified Monitors

  • 1,950 Sites

1,950 Sites 1,950 Sites 1,950 Sites

  • 55,000 Water Quality Records

55,000 Water Quality Records 55,000 Water Quality Records 55,000 Water Quality Records

  • 40 Active Citizen Trainers

40 Active Citizen Trainers 40 Active Citizen Trainers 40 Active Citizen Trainers

AWW SITES AWW SITES

A program dedicated to developing A program dedicated to developing A program dedicated to developing A program dedicated to developing Citizen Volunteer Water Monitoring of Citizen Volunteer Water Monitoring of Citizen Volunteer Water Monitoring of Citizen Volunteer Water Monitoring of Alabama's lakes, streams and coasts. Alabama's lakes, streams and coasts. Alabama's lakes, streams and coasts. Alabama's lakes, streams and coasts.

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AWW Groups in the Warrior Basin AWW Groups in the Warrior Basin AWW Groups in the Warrior Basin AWW Groups in the Warrior Basin

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AWW Program Update AWW Program Update – – New Faces New Faces

Wendy Seesock Wendy Seesock Rita Grub Rita Grub Jayme Oates Jayme Oates

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Ag Initiative Ag Initiative GOMA GOMA SWaMP SWaMP TWP TWP EALS EALS GWW GWW USGS USGS -

  • WRRI

WRRI

Auburn Opelika

I-85 Hwy 14 Hwy 49 Hwy 280 Hwy 431

Loachapoka Notasulga Reeltown

Saugahatchee Watershed area: 220 square miles in Lee, Tallapoosa, Chambers and Macon counties; 303(d)-listed streams are highlighted in red. Yates Lake Tallapoosa Co. Lee Co. Macon Co. Chambers Co.

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Ag Initiative Livestock Producers Ag Initiative Livestock Producers Workshop on Bacteriological Monitoring Workshop on Bacteriological Monitoring

Pickens Co. , February 21, 2008 Pickens Co. , February 21, 2008

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USGS USGS-

  • WRRI Livestock Producers

WRRI Livestock Producers Workshop on Bacteriological Monitoring Workshop on Bacteriological Monitoring

Wedow ee High School Auditorium, November 6, 2008 Wedow ee High School Auditorium, November 6, 2008

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  • AWW Program Update

AWW Program Update

  • Citizen Monitor Groups on Smith Lake

Citizen Monitor Groups on Smith Lake 12 12th

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Annual State of the Lake Address

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Lew is Smith Lake Lew is Smith Lake

Simpson Simpson Clear Clear Dismal Dismal Sipsey Sipsey Fork Fork Rock Rock Ryan Ryan Crooked Crooked Dam Forebay Dam Forebay

21,000 acres of water, 944 square miles of watershed 21,000 acres of water, 944 square miles of watershed

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Volunteer Citizen Monitoring in Volunteer Citizen Monitoring in the Smith Lake Watershed the Smith Lake Watershed

SLCA SLCA CM CM CULCO CULCO SLEPC SLEPC WCSLA WCSLA

  • Smith Lake Civic Association

Smith Lake Civic Association

  • Camp McDowell

Camp McDowell

  • Winston Co. Smith Lake Advocacy

Winston Co. Smith Lake Advocacy

  • Smith Lake Environmental

Smith Lake Environmental Preservation Committee Preservation Committee

  • Cullman Co. SWCD

Cullman Co. SWCD

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Volunteer Citizen Monitoring in Volunteer Citizen Monitoring in the Smith Lake Watershed the Smith Lake Watershed

Total = 24 28 1,233 118 12

1,363

3 133 109

2

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  • AWW Program Update

AWW Program Update

  • Citizen Monitor Groups on Smith Lake

Citizen Monitor Groups on Smith Lake

  • Let

Let’ ’s Look at Your Citizen Data s Look at Your Citizen Data 12 12th

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Annual State of the Lake Address

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Stream Water Quality Stream Water Quality

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CULCO Monitoring in the CULCO Monitoring in the Smith Lake Watershed Smith Lake Watershed

Ryan Creek Ryan Creek Site 12 Site 12 (10029012) (10029012)

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CULCO Site 12 (10029012) CULCO Site 12 (10029012) – – Ryan Creek @ Swafford Road Bridge Ryan Creek @ Swafford Road Bridge Citizen Monitor: Citizen Monitor: Bob Keefe Bob Keefe High High E. coli

  • E. coli recently

recently

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CULCO Monitoring in the CULCO Monitoring in the Smith Lake Watershed Smith Lake Watershed

Crooked Creek Crooked Creek Site 2 Site 2 (10029002) (10029002)

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CULCO Site 2 (10029002) CULCO Site 2 (10029002) – – Crooked Creek @ Clarkston Bridge Crooked Creek @ Clarkston Bridge Citizen Monitor: Citizen Monitor: Bob Keefe Bob Keefe Low dissolved oxygen, especially in the drought Low dissolved oxygen, especially in the drought

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CULCO Monitoring in the CULCO Monitoring in the Smith Lake Watershed Smith Lake Watershed

Blevins Creek Blevins Creek Site 17 Site 17 (10029017) (10029017)

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CULCO Site 17 (10029017) CULCO Site 17 (10029017) – – Blevins Creek @ Cullman CR 1036 Blevins Creek @ Cullman CR 1036 Citizen Monitor: Citizen Monitor: Bob Keefe Bob Keefe

33,800 33,800

High High E. coli

  • E. coli recently

recently

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Lake Water Quality Lake Water Quality

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SLCA Monitoring on SLCA Monitoring on Smith Lake Smith Lake

Mouth of Ryan Creek: Site 5 Mouth of Ryan Creek: Site 5 (10010005) (10010005)

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SLCA Site 5 (10010005) SLCA Site 5 (10010005) – – Smith Lake @ mouth of Ryan Creek Smith Lake @ mouth of Ryan Creek Citizen Monitors: Charles B. Bo Citizen Monitors: Charles B. Boyd, Mack Gross yd, Mack Gross Improving lake clarity! Improving lake clarity!

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SLEPC Monitoring on SLEPC Monitoring on Smith Lake Smith Lake

Simpson Creek: Site 1 Simpson Creek: Site 1 (10011001) (10011001)

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SLEPC Site 1 (10011001) SLEPC Site 1 (10011001) – – Smith Lake @ Simpson Creek Smith Lake @ Simpson Creek-

  • Berry Dock

Berry Dock Citizen Monitors: Debbie and Bob Berry Citizen Monitors: Debbie and Bob Berry Improving lake clarity, followed by recent decline Improving lake clarity, followed by recent decline

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WCSLA Monitoring on WCSLA Monitoring on Smith Lake Smith Lake

Sipsey Sipsey Fork, Site 4 Fork, Site 4 (10025004) (10025004)

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WCSLA Site 4 (10025004) WCSLA Site 4 (10025004) – – Sipsey Sipsey Fork @ Winston CR 61 Fork @ Winston CR 61 Citizen Monitors: Burt Jones an Citizen Monitors: Burt Jones and Larry d Larry Barkey Barkey Good dissolved oxygen levels (6 Good dissolved oxygen levels (6-

  • 10 ppm)

10 ppm)

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Overall Assessment of the Lake Overall Assessment of the Lake

  • E. coli
  • E. coli
  • E. coli
  • E. coli

Pretty Pretty darn darn clean! clean! Pretty Pretty darn darn clean! clean!

  • E. coli, DO
  • E. coli, DO

X

Pretty Pretty darn darn clean! clean!

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  • AWW Program Update

AWW Program Update

  • Citizen Monitor Groups on Smith Lake

Citizen Monitor Groups on Smith Lake

  • Let

Let’ ’s Look at Your Citizen Data s Look at Your Citizen Data

  • What Can You Do with the Data?

What Can You Do with the Data? 12 12th

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Annual State of the Lake Address

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Model for Community Model for Community-

  • Based Water Monitoring

Based Water Monitoring

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Environmental Education Environmental Education

AWW trains 30 teachers in the Exploring Alabama AWW trains 30 teachers in the Exploring Alabama’ ’s s Living Streams Curriculum at Camp McDowell Living Streams Curriculum at Camp McDowell

Winston County Natural Resources Council FAWN Winston County Natural Resources Council FAWN (Forestry Awareness Week Now program) (Forestry Awareness Week Now program)

  • 2 day program for all 6th graders from the 5

2 day program for all 6th graders from the 5 schools in Winston County schools in Winston County

  • Total = 348 students and 17 teachers

Total = 348 students and 17 teachers

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Environmental Education Environmental Education

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Protection/Restoration Protection/Restoration

Spring 2008 Clean Up Spring 2008 Clean Up – – SLEPC: 17.81 tons!! SLEPC: 17.81 tons!!

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Protection/Restoration: Protection/Restoration:

Watershed Management Plan Watershed Management Plan

www.epa.gov/owow/nps/watershed_handbook www.epa.gov/owow/nps/watershed_handbook

References: References: www.adem.state.al.us/Education%20Div/Nonpoint%20Program/Guidance www.adem.state.al.us/Education%20Div/Nonpoint%20Program/Guidance/319Grant.htm /319Grant.htm

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~ 2 dozen restoration ~ 2 dozen restoration projects projects

  • Good examples of

Good examples of what can be done what can be done

www.adem.state.al.us/Education%20Div/Nonpoint%20Program/WSNPSPro www.adem.state.al.us/Education%20Div/Nonpoint%20Program/WSNPSProgram.htm gram.htm

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Advocacy: Watershed Management Authority Advocacy: Watershed Management Authority

www.cpyrwma.alabama.gov www.cpyrwma.alabama.gov

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Possible New Monitoring Sites Possible New Monitoring Sites

Simpson Simpson Clear Clear Dismal Dismal Sipsey Sipsey Fork Fork Rock Rock Ryan Ryan Crooked Crooked Brushy Brushy

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www.alabamawaterwatch.org www.alabamawaterwatch.org

The AWW Website The AWW Website The AWW Website The AWW Website

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Alabama Water Watch Alabama Water Watch Alabama Water Watch Alabama Water Watch

250 Upchurch Hall, 361 250 Upchurch Hall, 361 250 Upchurch Hall, 361 250 Upchurch Hall, 361 Mell Mell Mell Mell Street Street Street Street Auburn University, AL Auburn University, AL Auburn University, AL Auburn University, AL 36849 36849 36849 36849-

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9208 9208 9208 email: email: email: email: awwprog@auburn.edu awwprog@auburn.edu awwprog@auburn.edu awwprog@auburn.edu

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