Quassaick Creek. Watershed Management Plan. Advisory Committee Meeting #3 July 20 th, 2012

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1 Quassaick Creek Watershed Management Plan Advisory Committee Meeting #3 July 20 th, 2012

2 Assessment Report

3 Subwatershed Delineation Characterizes watershed based on Hydrology/Topography (primary) Land use (secondary) See Map 1

4 1. Lower Quassaick 2. Washington lake 3. Patton Brook 4. Bushfield Creek/ Middle Quassaick 5. Orange Lake 6. Chadwick Lake 7. Gidneytown Creek 8. Upper Silver Stream

5 Assessment of Waterbodies and Watershed Resources Overview Geologic Resources Water Resources Living Resources T&ES/Significant Natural Communities Pollutant & Nutrient Loading Land Use and Land Cover Community Profile Public Access

6 Watershed Overview Total Area: 56 Square miles Stream miles: miles Subwatersheds: 8 subwatersheds Subwatershed Area in Acres Bushfield Creek/Middle Quassaick Subwatershed 4,518 Chadwick Lake Subwatershed 9,084 Gidneytown Creek Subwatershed 6,299 Orange Lake Subwatershed 7,793 Patton Brook Subwatershed 1,686 Lower Quassaick Subwatershed 2,609 Washington Lake Subwatershed 645 Upper Silver Stream Subwatershed* 2,990 Grand Total 35,624

7 Brown s Pond Lake Washington

8 Lake Washington

9 Water Resources Streams: miles >1,000 lakes (10 biggest >1,000 acres) Wetlands (NWI) Subwatershed Bushfield Creek/ Middle Quassaick Estuarine and Marine Deepwater Freshwater Emergent Wetland Freshwater Forested/ Shrub Wetland Freshwater Pond Lake Riverine Other Chadwick Lake , Gidneytown Creek Lower Quassaick Orange Lake , Patton Brook Upper Silver Stream Washington Lake Grand Total (acres) , ,

10 Water Resources Floodplains (Map 4) Discuss Ulster County

11 Water Quality Priority Waterbodies List/303d List Waterbody Segment Category Causes Sources Quassaick Creek, Lower, and minor tribs ( ) Orange Lake ( ) Chadwick Lake ( ) Minor Impacts Impaired Segment No Known Impact Nutrients, Unknown Combined Sewer Overflow, Urban/Storm Toxicity Runoff Nutrients Habitat Modification, On Site/ Septic Systems, Urban/ Storm Runoff Orange Lake added to 303d List in : Sewer lines installed in 85% homes Catch basins constructed Monitor/manage geese Triploid carp stocked in 2010 (control Eurasian milfoil) TMDL not developed

12 Water Quality Biomonitoring (Map 5) Site Stream Location BAP Score _001 Quassaick Above South Plank Road bridge _002/ Quassaick City of Newburgh, 4800_0013 below American Felt & Filter Co. 4600_004 Quassaick Below Power Mill Road Bridge _005 Quassaick Above Mill Street Bridge _006 Quassaick 100m below Route 17K bridge _007 Gidneytown 100m off Route New 2012 sampling (2 NYSDEC, 5 QCWA, 5 Professionally sampled)

13 Rare Species/ Signficant Natural Communities See Map 7 Significant Communities Hemlock Northern Hardwood Forest (Chadwick) Red Maple Hardwood Swamp (Orange)

14 Rare Species/ Signficant Natural Communities Rare Species Common Name Fauna Bald eagle State Status Indiana bat E E Bog turtle E T T Federal Status Delisted; MBTA Habitat Description Migratory and nesting near large bodies of water, generally away from people Winter (Ulster only): Cave hibernacula; Summer: trees with exfoliating bark near canopy gaps Open canopy wet meadows, sedge meadows, and calcareous fens Subwatersheds with Habitat Orange Lake, Chadwick Lake, Upper Silver Stream All have potential summer roosting habitat Limited, if any Upland sandpiper T MBTA Breeding; obligate grassland species Orange Lake, Upper Silver Stream, Patton Brook Shortnose sturgeon E E Spawning N/A Hudson River Atlantic sturgeon N/L E Spawning N/A Hudson River Blueback herring N/L T(c) Migratory/ spawning Lower Quassaick Alewife N/L T(c) Migratory/ spawning Lower Quassaick Flora Woodland agrimony T N/L Rich mesic forests Gidneytown & others Small whorled pogonia N/L T Moist woods Historic record; most likely extirpated from region

15 Barriers/Impediments State ID Subwatershed Name of Barrier/Structure Waterbody Impounded Unnamed Quassaick Creek Carney Pond Dam Quassaick Creek Harrison Pond Dam Quassaick Creek Newburgh Pond #1 Dam Quassaick Creek Bushfield Creek/ Newburgh Pond #2 Dam Quassaick Creek Middle Quassaick Newburgh Pond #3 Dam Quassaick Creek Orange Lake Dams Quassaick Creek Town Hall Park Dam Quassaick Creek Winona Lake Dam Quassaick Creek Chadwick Lake Chadwick Lake Dam Quassaick Creek Groom Mill Pond Dam Quassaick Creek Brookside Pond Dam Quassaick Creek Crystal Lake Dam Quassaick Creek Tributary Lower Quassaick Harrison Dam Quassaick Creek A Holden Dam Quassaick Creek B McDole Mill Pond Dam Quassaick Creek F Strooks Felt Mill Dam Quassaick Creek Upper Silver Stream Silver Stream Reservoir Dam Silver Stream Lockwood Basin Dam Silver Stream Washington Lake Newburgh Dam Silver Stream Washington Lake Dam Silver Stream

16 Pollutant Loading Analysis Methods 1. Watershed Treatment Model Spreadsheet 2. Phosphorus 3. Subwatershed Grouping 4. Land uses categorized

17 Residential = 48% Roadways significant Commercial = 36% in Combined Potential next steps: Refine WTM? Regulate P runoff in residential areas?

18 Public Access See Map 10 Waterbody Site Name Location Type of Public Access Chadwick Lake (fed by Chadwick Lake Town of Newburgh boating, fishing, ice skating, hiking, Quassaick Creek) biking, X skiing, picnicking fed by City of Newburgh Reservoir Masterston Pond Town of New Windsor previously fishing by arrangement for senior citizens and fishing derbys Muchattoes Lake Unnamed City of Newburgh fishing* Quasssaick Creek Cronomer Hill Park Town of Newburgh hiking, biking, picnicking, sport fields, playground Bushfield Creek Algonquin Park Town of Newburgh picnicking, sport fields, playground Little Falls Pond Little Falls Park Little Falls Park fishing*, dog walking Harrison s Pond Unnamed City of Newburgh fishing* Quassaick Creek Schleiermacher City of Newburgh stream access Park Crystal Lake Unnamed City of Newburgh fishing* Miller's Pond Unnamed City of Newburgh fishing* Brown's Pond, source of Silver Stream Unnamed Town of New Windsor previously fishing by permit * informal access for fishing

19 Additional Information To Be Incorporated Photos/Call-outs Eel/herring monitoring Trees for Tribs A project that you work on! 2012 Biomonitoring 2012 Stormwater BMP Data Ulster County (floodplains?, water treatment, public access )

20 Sub-Committee Updates

21 Upcoming Activities

22 Upcoming Activities

23 Thank You Questions?