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Collaborating to secure healthy and sustainable
water resources throughout five watersheds
of Southeastern Wisconsin
A Sweet Water RecapClean Rivers, Clean Rivers Conference
April 25th
, 2013
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Our Southeastern
Wisconsin Watersheds
Area:
Watershed: (in sq. miles)
Kinnickinnic River 24.7
Menomonee River 135.8
Milwaukee River 700.0
Oak Creek 28.2
Root River 197.6
Lake Michigan Direct
Drainage Area 40.7
Total Square Miles: 1,127.0
Number of Counties: 9
Number of Local Municipalities: 83
Total Perennial River Miles: 600+
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SEWRPC 2009RegionalWater Quali ty Plan
Update
Milwaukee Metropol itan
Sewerage Districts2020 Facil it ies Plan
Public Policy Forums2006 Water Panel
Joint water quality initiative
formalized with
Wisconsin DNR
The Formation of Sweet Water
a Result of Two Major Initiatives
Urban and rural nonpoint
pollution identified
as key issue
A Blue Ribbon panel
identified shared
objectives for the
Greater Milwaukee watersheds
Plans conclusion:
A watershed approach is needed
Panels conclusion:
Regional collaboration is essential
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Sweet Waters Goals
Make measurable progress inimproving regional water resources(with specific goals for pollutantreductions and land restoration)
Support land use practices that
improve water qualityForge relationships to find &leverage funding
Recommend policies to producelasting water resource benefits
Implementcost-effective projectsresulting in measurable improvements
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Sweet Waters Steering CouncilOfficers:
Nancy Frank, UW-Milwaukee Urban Planning Dept. Tom Grisa, City of Brookfield Dept. of Public Works David Lee, We EnergiesMembers:
Don Berghammer, Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation Preston Cole, City of Milwaukee Dept. of Public Works Brian Depies, Yaggy Colby Associates Sharon Gayan, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources Susan Greenfield, Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network Michael Hahn, SE Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission Andy Holschbach, Ozaukee County Land Management Dept. Peter McAvoy, UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences Neil Palmer, Village of Elm Grove Karen Schapiro, Milwaukee Riverkeeper Kevin Shafer, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Dan Stoffel, Washington County Board Ursula Twombly, Continuum Architects & Planners 5
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Sweet
Water
Sweet Water Basic Structure
Science
Committee
Watershed
Action
Teams
Policy
Committee
Communications
Committee
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Prioritizing
projects
Tracking
emerging
issues
New waterquality
trading &
phosphorus
efforts
Watershed-
based
storm
water
permitting
effort
Menomonee
River
Kinnickinnic
River
Milwaukee
River
Total
Maximum
Daily
Load
(TMDL)projects
Research
efforts in
public
knowledge
Regional
Stormwater
Outreach
Campaign
Watershed
Action
Teams
Science
Committee
Policy
Committee
Sweet
Water
New
bacteria
markers
Oak
Creek
Sweet Water NGO Structure
Future Watershed
Actio n Team s:
Root River
Rural
nonpoint
pollution
reductionwork
Communications
Committee
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Key Sweet Water NGO Partners:
http://www.riverrevitalizationfoundation.org/7/30/2019 Luncheon Plenary Update on the Efforts of Sweet Water in the Region Jeff Martinka
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Sweet Water Teams Are Active inMultiple Watersheds
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Residential Stormwater BMP Projects(Kinnickinnic River watershed)
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Sweet Waters Mini-grants$130K to Civic Groups in First 3 Years
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Advancing New RegionalWater Quality Policy Efforts
Four third-party TMDLs underway, with SweetWater in key outreach role
Efforts to institute water quality trading in WI Promotion ofadaptive management option
for phosphorus
Secured $300K for Root River restoration plan,now underway, bridging a key border
Fostering a new-in-US watershed-based
storm water permit partnership
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New Menomonee River WatershedBased Storm Water Permit
Adopted November 2012
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Finally, Sweet WatersOutreach Efforts Are Essential
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Public Stormwater Education -A $270K, 2-year Partnership Underway
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For more info on Sweet Waters work visit
www.swwtwater.orgwww.facebook.com/SE.WI.WatershedsTrust.org
Thanks for coming today!
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