Upper Iroquois River atershed Management Plan

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1 2013 Upper Iroquois River atershed Management Plan Daniel M Perkins Jasper County Soil and Water Conservation District 12/30/2013

2 Table of Contents 1.1 WATERSHED COMMUNITY INITIATIVE Project History Steering Committee Water Quality Work Group Education and Outreach Work Group Outdoor Recreation Work Group Agriculture Work Group Stakeholder Concerns List Preliminary Problem Statements Social Indicators Survey Agricultural Survey Summary Results Urban Survey Summary Results Geology/Topography Hydrology Overview Streams, Wetlands, and Legal Drains Soils Highly Erodible Soil Hydric Soils Wind Erodibility Septic System Suitability Nitrate Leaching Index Land Use Unsewered Areas Tillage Transect Fertilizer Use on Urban and Suburban Land Other Planning Efforts County Comprehensive Plans Watershed Management Plans Other Planning Efforts Endangered and Threatened Species Watershed Summary: Parameter Relationships Soils, Topography, and Land Forms Development and Population Centers High Quality Habitat, ETR Species, and Recreational Opportunities P a g e 2

3 3.1 Watershed Inventory II: Environmental and Water Quality Data Water Quality Targets Historical Water Quality Data Watershed Inventories Subwatershed Inventory Discussion HUC 10- Oliver Ditch HUC 10- Carpenter and Denton Creeks HUC 10- Upper Iroquois-Ryan Ditch HUC 10- Curtis and Hunter Creeks HUC 10- Montgomery and Strole Creeks Watershed Inventory III: Watershed Inventory Summary Analysis of Stakeholder Concerns Identifying Problems and Causes Source Identification and Loads: Key Pollutants of Concern Current Loads of Pollutants Water Quality and Protection Goal Statements Critical Areas HUC 12 Critical Areas Flashiness and Flooding HUC 12 Critical Areas for Native Fish Population in Decline HUC 12 Critical Areas for Cloudy and Turbid Streams HUC 12 Critical Areas for Widespread Recreational Use HUC 12 Critical Areas for Excessive Nitrates HUC 12 Critical Areas for Orthophosphates HUC 12 Critical Areas for E.coli HUC 12 Critical Areas for Impaired Biological Index (IBI) C ritical Areas for Urban Non-Point Pollution Priority Protection Areas Best Management Practices Agricultural: Urban Fish Habitat and Recreational System-Wide Practices Appropriate BMPs for Goals Expected Load Reduction from BMPs STEPL Modeling Predictions Action Register and Schedule P a g e 3

4 11.2 Flashiness P a g e 4

5 11.3 Fish and Wildlife Habitat Recreational Use Nutrients E.coli Sediments Tracking Effectiveness Indicator Tracking Water Quality Indicators Social Indicators Administrative Indicators Future WMP Activity Appendix Appendix 1 Corn and Bean Tillage Practices Appendix 2 Agricultural Social Indicators Survey Appendix 3 Urban Social Indicators Survey Appendix 4. Windshield Survey Form Appendix 5: Potential Source Summary Data HUC Appendix 6 HUC 10 Ranking Scores Appendix 7 HUC 12 Ranking Scores Appendix 8 Problem Statement Critical Areas HUC Appendix 9 Problem Statement Critical Areas by HUC Appendix 10 BMP Definitions (WREC, 2010) Appendix 10.1 Agricultural BMPs Appendix 10.2 Urban Best Management Practices Appendix 11. CFO Compliance/Enforcement Tally Appendix 12. NPDES Permit Compliance Tally Appendix 12: Urban Areas Data Used For Ranking Bibliography P a g e 5

6 Table of Figures Figure 1 Iroquois Watershed Overview Figure 2 Zoomed In Iroquois Watershed Figure 3 Upper Iroquois Watershed Area Figure 4 Five HUC 10 Sub watersheds Figure 5 Social Indicators Survey Area Figure 6 Moraine deposits in northern Indiana from Wisconsin Glacial Period Figure 7 Upper Iroquois Stream Names Figure 8 HUC 10 watersheds for Upper Iroquois Figure 9 HUC 12 watersheds for Upper Iroquois Figure 10 Legal and Private Drains in Iroquois Watershed Figure 11 National Wetlands Inventory Map Figure 12 Watershed Soils with High Erodibility Potential Figure 13 Hydric Soils in Iroquois Watershed Figure 14 General Wind Erodibility Groups Figure 15 Wind Erodibility Grouping Figure 16 Septic Suitability Figure 17 Nitrate Leaching Index Map Figure 18 Where Does NPS Come From? Figure 19 Land Use Figure 20 Combined Sewer Outfalls (CSO) and Delineated Drainage Areas Figure 21 Unsewered Areas with Significant Populations Figure 22 Regional Sewer District Project Sites Figure 23 Amphibian Megametacommunities Figure 24 UIWI WQ Sampling Sites Figure 25 NPDES Sites Figure 26 CFO/CAFO Sites Figure 27 Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Figure 28 Municipal Land Application Fields Figure 29 HUC 10 Subwatersheds Figure 30 HUC 12 Subwatersheds Figure 31 Oliver Creek HUC 10 Overview Figure 32 Land Use and IDEM 2008 Sampling Sites Oliver Ditch Figure 33 Oliver Ditch Stream Names and WQ Sample Site Figure 34 Oliver Creek Drainages Figure 35 Oliver Creek_CFO_NPDES Sites Figure 36 Land Us/Land Cover in the Oliver Ditch Subwatershed Figure 37 Oliver Creek HUC 12 Windshield % Buffer Figure 38 Oliver Creek Livestock, Active Erosion, and Channelization Sites Figure Ft Stream Buffer Oliver Creek Figure 40 Nitrate Leaching Index Olive Creek Figure 41 Carpenter and Denton Creek HUC 10 Overview Figure 42 Carpenter and Denton Land Use and IDEM TMDL Sample Pts Figure 43 Carpenter and Denton Creek Streams and WQ Sample Sites Figure 44 Carpenter Creek HUC 10 WQ Data Summary May 2011-April Figure 45 CMIBI and CQHEI Ratings for Carpenter Creek Figure 46 Carpenter and Denton Drainages P a g e 6

7 Figure 47 Carpenter and Denton NPDES and CFO Sites Figure 48 Carpenter Windshield % Buffer Sites Figure 49 Windshield 3 Factors Summary Map Figure 50 Stream Buffer Land Use within 100 ft Figure 51 Nitrate Leaching Index for Carpenter_Denton HUC 12s Figure 52 Upper Iroquois-Ryan Ditch HUC 10 Overview Figure 53 Upper Iroquois-Ryan Ditch IDEM TMDL Sample Pts Figure 54 Upper Iroquois HUC 10 Stream and WQ Sites Figure 55 WQ Summary Data for Upper Iroquois May 2011_April Figure 56 Upper Iroquois HUC 10 CQHEI and CMIBI Ranks Figure 57 Upper Iroquois and Ryan Creek Drainages Figure 58 Upper Iroquois and Ryan CFO and NPDES Sites Figure 59. City of Rensselaer City Limits Figure 60 Upper Iroquois Windshield % Buffer Sites Figure 61 Upper Iroquois Windshield 3 Factors Summary Map Figure 62 Stream Buffer Land Use within 100 ft Figure 63 Nitrate Leaching Index Upper Iroquois Figure 64 Curtis-Hunter Creek HUC 10 Overview Figure 65 Curtis-Hunter Land Use and IDEM TMDL Sample Pts Figure 66 Curtis and Hunter Creeks Streams and WQ Sample Sites Figure 67 Curtis-Hunter_Creeks CQHEI and MIBI Rank Figure 68 Curtis and Hunter Drainages Figure 69 Curtis and Hunter NPDES and CFO Sites Figure 70 Curtis-Hunter Windshield % Buffer Sites Figure 71 Curtis-Hunter 3 Factors Windshield Map Figure 72 Curtis-Hunter Stream Land Use with 100ft Figure 73 Curtis-Hunter Nitrate Leaching Index Map Figure 74 Headwaters of the Curtis Creek HUC 12 Nitrate Leaching Index LARE.157 Figure 75 Montgomery-Strole Creek HUC 10 Overview Figure 76 Mont-Strole Land Use and IDEM TMDL Sample Pts Figure 77 Mont-Strole Stream and WQ Sample Sites Figure 78 CQHEI and CMIBI Scores for Mont-Strole HUC Figure 79 Mont-Strole Drainages Figure 80 Mont-Strole NPDES and CFO Sites Figure 81 Mont-Strole Windshield % Buffer at Sites Figure 82 Mont-Strole 3 Factors Windshield Map Figure 83 Mont-Strole Stream Land Use within 100 ft Figure 84 Nitrate Leaching Index Mont_Strole HUC Figure 85 Water Quality 50% and more of samples exceed target levels Figure 86 Habitat and Macro invertebrates Scores Figure 87 Top Two Contributing HUC 10 Subwatersheds Figure 88 Critical Areas Summary Figure 89 HUC 12 Top 5 Rank for Flashiness and Flooding Figure 90 Critical Areas for Fish Populations Figure 91 Critical Areas for Cloudy Streams Figure 92 Critical Areas for Widespread Recreation Figure 93 Critical Areas for Nitrates Figure 94 Critical Areas for Orthophosphates P a g e 7

8 Figure 95 Critical Areas for E.coli Figure 96 Urban Critical Areas Figure 97 CSO Outlets in Rensselaer Figure 98 Priority Protection Areas P a g e 8

9 Table of Tables Page Table 1 Steering Committee Members and their Affiliation Table 2 Water Quality Work Group Table 3 Education and Outreach Table 4 Outdoor Recreation Work Group Table 5 Agricultural Work Group Table 6 Complete list of Stakeholder Concerns Table 7 Problems List based on Concerns Table 8 Social Indicator Results by Problem Statement Table 9 HUC 10 Streams, Wetlands, and Legal Drains Table 10 HUC 12 Streams, Wetlands and Legal Drains Table 11 Watershed Soils With High Erodibility Potential Table 12 Wind Erobility Acres by HUC Table 13 Nitrate Leaching Index Summary by HUC Table 14 Nitrate Leaching Index By HUC 12 in Critical Areas Table 15 Land Use/Land Cover Table 16 Tillage Practices in UIWI Area Table 17 Historic Tillage Transect No Till Acres in Jasper and Newton Table 18 Water Quality Parameters and Target Levels Table 19 Fish Consumption Advisory, Table 20 NPDES Sites in Upper Iroquois Watershed Table 21CFO/CAFOs in UIWI Watershed Table 22 UIWI LUSTs Site Locations Table 23 Municipal Sludge Land Application Permits in UIWI Table 24 Rapid Watershed Assessment Resource Concerns Summary Table 25 Windshield Survey Summary Data Table 26 HUC 10 Stream Buffer Land Use within 100 ft Summary Table 27 HUC 10 Nitrate Leaching Index Summary Table 28 Oliver Ditch WQ Data May 2011-April Table 29 Oliver Creek Windshield Survey Summary Table 30 Oliver Creek 100 ft of Stream Landuse Table 31 TMDLs for Carpenter-Denton Table 32 Carpenter CMIBI Ratings Table 33 Carpenter CQHEI Ratings Table 34 Carpenter and Denton Land Use Table 35 Carpenter_Denton Windshield Survey Summary Table 36 Carpenter_Denton 100 ft Area around Stream Landuse Table 37 TMDLs for Upper Iroquois-Ryan Table 38 Upper Iroquois_Ryan CMIBI Ratings Table 39 Upper Iroquois and Ryan CQHEI Ratings Table 40 Upper Iroquois and Ryan Creek Land Use Table 41 Upper Iroquois River_Ryan Creek Windshield Survey Summary Table 42 Upper Iroquois_Ryan Within 100 ft of Stream Landuse Table 43 Curtis _Hunter HUC 10 WQ Summary Data Table 44 TMDLs for Curtis-Hunter Table 45 Curtis-Hunter CMIBI Ratings P a g e 9

10 Table 46 Curtis-Hunter CQHEI Ratings Table 47 Curtis-Hunter Land Use Data Table 48 Curtis-Hunter Windshield Survey Summary Table 49 Curtis-Hunter Landuse within 100 ft of Stream Table 50 Mont-Strole HUC 10 WQ Data Summary Table 51 TMDLs for Montgomery-Strole Table 52 Mont-Strole CMIBI Ratings Table 53 Mont-Strole CQHEI Ratings Table 54 Mont-Strole Landuse Table 55 Mont-Strole Windshield Survey Summary Table 56 Subwatershed Ranking according to IDEM's 303(d) 2010 List Table 57 WQ Targets Exceedances by HUC Table 58 % of Samples Exceeding WQ Target by HUC Table 59 WQ Targets by Site % of Time Exceed WQ Target Table 60 Citizen Macro invertebrates Impaired Biological Index (CMIBI) Summary by HUC Table 61 Citizen Habitat Evaluation Index Summary by HUC Table 62 Analysis of Stakeholders Concerns Table 63 Stakeholder Concerns to Problem Statements Table 64 Identification of Causes of Problems Table 65 Potential Causes and Sources for each Pollution Problem Table 66 Sampling Locations Used for Load Estimations Table 67 Loads and Load Reductions Table 68 E.coli % Reduction UIWI Data vs. TMDL Table 69 HUC 10 Degradation Score Table 70 Critical Areas Summary by HUC Table 71 HUC 12 Degradation Score Table 72 Urban Critical Areas Ranking Table 73 Agricultural best management practices suggested for each critical area by parameter Table 74 Urban best management practices suggested for each critical area by parameter Table 75 Load reductions achieved by unit installation amount Table 76 Urban BMP load reduction estimates Table 77 Action Register Cost Summary Short and Long Term Table 78 Problem Statement Variables and Ranking Table 79 Flashiness and Flooding HUC 12 Variables and Rank Table 80 Fish and Wildlife Habitat Variables and Ranking by HUC Table 81 Cloudy and Turbid Variables and Ranking by HUC Table 82 Widespread Recreational Use Variables and Ranking by HUC Table 83 Nitrates are Excessive Variables and Ranking by HUC Table 84 E.coli is Excessive Variables and Ranking by HUC Table 85 Orthophosphates are Excessive Variables and Ranking by HUC Table 86 Impaired Biological Communities Variables and Ranking by HUC P a g e 10

11 ACRONYM LIST BMP CAFO/CFO CCA CLA CMIBI CQHEI CSO DNR DO E. coli EPA FSA HEL HES HUC IBI IDEM IDNR IRCD ISDA ISDH JCEDO JSWCD LID MIBI NICHES NLI NPS NPDES NRCS PCB PPA QAPP QHEI RWA SWCD TMDL TNC TSS UIWI USGS UST WASCOB WEG WLA Best management practices Concentrated Animal Feeding/Confined Feeding Operations Certified Crop Advisor Critical Loading Area Citizen Macro Invertebrate Impaired Biological Index Citizen Quality Habitat Evaluation Index Combined Sewer Outfalls Department of Natural Resources Dissolved Oxygen Escherichia coli Environmental Protection Agency Farm Service Agency Highly erodible land Highly erodible soils Hydrologic Unit Code Impaired Biotic Index Indiana Department of Environmental Management Indiana Department of Natural Resources Iroquois River Conservancy District Indiana State Department of Agriculture Indiana State Department of Health Jasper County Economic Development Organization Jasper County Soil and Water Conservation District Low Impact Development Macro Invertebrate Index of Biotic Integrity Northern Indiana Citizens Helping Ecosystems Survive Nitrate Leaching Index Non-Point Source National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Natural Resources Conservation Service Polychlorinated biphenyls Priority Protection Area Quality Assurance Protection Plan Quality Habitat Evaluation Index Rapid Watershed Assessment Soil and Water Conservation District Total Maximum Daily Load The Nature Conservancy Total Suspended Solids Upper Iroquois Watershed Initiative United States Geological Service Underground Storage Tanks Water and Sediment Control Outlet Basin Wind Erodibility group Waste load allocations P a g e 11

12 WMP WQ WQS WWH WWTP Watershed Management Plan Water Quality Water Quality Standard Warm Water Habitat Waste Water Treatment Plant P a g e 11

Creek. These SWWFs also represent important stakeholders in the protection and management of Big Walnut Creek.

Creek. These SWWFs also represent important stakeholders in the protection and management of Big Walnut Creek. 5.0 WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS EXISTING AND CURRENT 5.1 IDEM Data A request was submitted to