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Nonpoint Source Watershed Funding

Nonpoint Source Watershed Funding. Utah American Fisheries Society Meeting March 27th, 2012 Carl Adams Utah Department of Environmental Quality Watershed Protection Program Manager. Clean Water Act (1972). GOAL

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Nonpoint Source Watershed Funding

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  1. Nonpoint Source Watershed Funding Utah American Fisheries Society Meeting March 27th, 2012 Carl Adams Utah Department of Environmental Quality Watershed Protection Program Manager

  2. Clean Water Act (1972) GOAL Restore and Maintain the Chemical, Physical, and Biological Integrity of the Nation’s Waters

  3. TMDLs Required by Clean Water Act As enacted in 1972, §303(d) requires States to: • Identify waters not meeting State water quality standards  §303(d) list • Develop a TMDL for each pollutant exceeding standards • EPA responsible to review and approve

  4. Beneficial Use Designations (Classifications) • Class 1C - Drinking Water • Class 2A, 2B - Recreation ( e.g. swimming, boating etc.) • Class 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D - Wildlife Uses • Class 4 - Agricultural Uses • Example: Weber River - 1C, 2B, 3A & 4

  5. Water Quality Standards • Water Quality Standard - the maximum concentration of a pollutant that a waterbody can contain and still support its beneficial uses.

  6. Utah’s 303 (d) list of impaired waters • States are required to update their 303(d) list every two years. • The 2010 303(d) list pending approval from EPA Google “Utah Integrated Report”

  7. The Weber Watershed and the 303(d) List • In the 2010 integrated report: • 45 waterbodies were assessed in the Weber Basin. • Of the 45, 19 were identified as impaired. • Of the 19 impaired water bodies: • 1 was listed for high total phosphorous • 6 were listed for high phosphorous linked to sediment. • 3 were listed for low dissolved oxygen linked to high P and Temperature • 1 was listed for temperature • 1 was listed for total suspended Sediment • 1 was listed for arsenic, cadmium, total dissolved solids,and zinc • 6 were listed due to poor Benthic macroinvertebrate data.

  8. Total Maximum Daily Load • The maximum amount(load) of a pollutant a water body can contain and still maintain its beneficial uses.

  9. TMDL = LA’s + WLA’s + MOS • LA - Load Allocations for Non-Point Sources (includes natural background) • WLA - Waste Load Allocations for Point Sources • MOS - margin of safety

  10. Why funding is needed for NPS Projects • According to the Clean Water Act, NPS pollution is to addressed through voluntarily incentive programs, not regulation. • In order to have an incentive program you have to have an incentive.

  11. NPS Funding Sources 319 funding • Received from EPA to help reduce NPS water quality pollution. • In FY-2011 the state of Utah Received $1,540,000 in 319 funds. • It is anticipated that the FY-2012 budget will be 6%-7% less than FY-2011.

  12. NPS Funding Sources State NPS Funds • Every year the Water Quality Board authorizes up to $1,000,000 in State NPS Funds. • These funds are generated with interest accrued from loans given to municipalities.

  13. To remove these waterbodies from the 303(d) list, the State has begun to use a Targeted Approach • In the past, projects were approved all around the state. (Shotgun Approach) • The State has now decided to use a targeted funding approach

  14. The Watershed Funding Cycle (4) (5) (4) (6) (1) (3) (2) (3) (2) Green=Intensive Monitoring Conducted by State Red=Year Basin Will Receive Funding (2)

  15. NPS Application Timeline

  16. FY-12 319 Projects

  17. 2011 NPS Funding Allocation (FY-12)

  18. Project Implementation

  19. Revision of State Nonpoint Source Management Plan • The State NPS Management Plan was last updated in 2000 • Many new water quality issues have arisen in the State of Utah in the last 12 years. • Programs used to address NPS pollution have evolved. • States are being required to update their plans as soon as 2013 to be eligible for Section 319 funding. • EPA has said that the plan does not need to be re-written. However, enough has changed that we will have to do a complete overhaul. • Management plan will dictate how 319 funds can be spent. If it is not in the plan you can’t use 319 funds on it.

  20. Items that will need to be addressed • Hydromodification Plan- Last updated in 1995 • Silviculture Management plan- last updated 1998 • Utah Strategy to Address AFOs- last updated 2001 • Information and Education Strategy-last updated in 1995 • Storm Water and Abandoned Mine Plans will be added to the document.

  21. Items that will need to be addressed • MOUs will need to be revisited, and roles of each agency in reducing NPS pollution in the state will be defined. • New program objectives, goals, and tasks will need to be developed. • List of Best Management Practices needs to be updated.

  22. Plan Update Timeline

  23. NPS Management Plan The current NPS Management Plan can be found on the Division of Water Quality Website: www.waterquality.utah.gov/watersheds/NPSplan.htm Or Contact: Jim Bowcutt Utah Division of Water Quality 801-536-4336 jdbowcutt@utah.gov

  24. Questions???

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