 Clean Water Rule
EPA Announces Clean Water Rule Directives
Release Date: 05/27/2015
In an historic step for the protection of clean water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army finalized the Clean Water Rule today to clearly protect from pollution and degradation the streams and wetlands that form the foundation of the nation’s water resources.
The rule ensures that waters protected under the Clean Water Act are more precisely defined and predictably determined, making permitting less costly, easier, and faster for businesses and industry. The rule is grounded in law and the latest science, and is shaped by public input. The rule does not create any new permitting requirements for agriculture and maintains all previous exemptions and exclusions. For more info...
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NRCS Local Work Group Meetings
NRCS will be holding meetings in July with local county work groups to set priorities for NPS efforts in 2016. More information can be found HERE along with a MAP of workgroups.
RCPP 2016 GRANTS
2016 RCPP Grant Pre-Proposals due July 8th. Additional details can be found at NRCS-WI
or NRCS-National
websites.
NRCS-WI RCPP Conference Call
- Fri June 5th, 10:00 am
- Tel: 888-844-9904
- Code: 5577891
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Yahara River Watershed Monitoring
The draft monitoring plan has been developed and is being finalized. Citizen Monitors have already begun work:
- 31 Monitoring Sites,
- May nutrient samples collected,
- 15 baseline sites with temperature, D.O., clarity, and biology
TMDL Implementation
The Monitoring Sector Team has been focusing on developing the monitoring component of the Implementation Plan. Monitoring for TMDL Implementation will potentially include DNR efforts, appropriate data from citizen based monitoring programs, monitoring for WPDES permit compliance, and efforts by NPS partners including counties and watershed projects.
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Activities
Plans are being made for the July Quarterly Networking Forum and the annual basin
meeting in September/October. We're looking for Your input for
topics and ideas.
Sector Team Updates
In light of funding and personnel cuts, the group acknowledged it is not possible to reach the 2015 goals of the Rock River Education and Outreach Plan. Individual members and organizations will continue their own unique activities and it was decided the team would focus on networking to identify opportunities to collaborate and work effectively together. Hence, we decided to change our name to "Rock River Education & Outreach Networking Group".
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Guidance Update
HOT OF THE PRESS: WDNR’s
"Modeling Post-Construction Storm Water Management Treatment" guidance has been
updated. Find it HERE
TMDL Implementation
The Stormwater Sector Team has completed draft language for the TMDL Implementation Plan. This is consistent with existing rules and guidance already being implemented through the MS4 permit process.
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HOT NEWS: Statewide Phosphorus Variance Updates
Check out the latest information on the "Statewide Phosphorus Variance"
TMDL Implementation
The Wastewater Sector Team has completed draft language for the TMDL Implementation Plan. This is consistent with new permits, existing rules and guidance already being implemented through the WPDES permit process.
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