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Clean Lakes Alliance "Save Our Lakes Breakfast" - 2017
Join Clean Lakes Alliance and the Madison Lakes Community on Wednesday, May 2nd for the 2018 "Save Our Lakes Breakfast".
At the breakfast, celebrate and assess the past year and launch new programs and initiatives for the year ahead. Presentations include the State of the Lakes Annual Report and our annual Save Our Lakes video series.
Guests can expect a full hot breakfast made from local ingredients, locally-prepared coffee and conversation with local advocates and leaders working to protect our lakes. Purchase an individual seat or reserve a table of ten for your company or group. Government, non-profit, education and student discounts are available.
Learn more: https://cleanlakesalliance.org/save-our-lakes-breakfast/
In
Fond du Lac County, the Bord family has implemented various conservation
practices to protect the land they operate and meet their bottom line. See how
this former dairy operation transitioned to make their farm work.
Rock County and Dodge-Jefferson County Farm Service Agencies, along with the UW Extension Office are hosting two Dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) informational meetings.
- Rock County: May 3, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the Rock County FSA Office located at 440 N. US HWY 14, Janesville, WI 53545.
- Dodge/Jefferson: May 3, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Dodge County Administration Building located at 127 E. Oak St Juneau, WI 53039
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There will be four, citizen-based,
stream-monitoring training workshops right here in the Rock River Basin over
the next few months. Rock River Coalition is sponsoring three of the four with
Waukesha County sponsoring the fourth workshop. Basin residents need not drive
to Blanchardville.
- Saturday, May 5, 2018 –
from 9:00 to 2:30 at the Waunakee Village Center, Waunakee, WI
- Saturday, May 5, 2018 –
from 9:00 to 2:30 at the UW Waukesha Field Station, Waterville, WI
- Saturday, May 19, 2018 –
from 9:30 to 3:30 at the Turtle Creek Parkway Facility, Clinton, WI
- Saturday, June 2, 2018
-- from 9:30 to 3:30 at the Marsh Haven Nature Center, Waupun, WI (*Please
note: this workshop will include instructions for both stream monitoring
and mussel monitoring programs.)
These workshops have been posted on the RRC website along
with a link to a registration form:
https://rockrivercoalition.org/projects-2/citizen-stream-monitoring/volunteer-training-workshops/
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Join the Rock River Coalition for their 2018 Annual Meeting at Norm’s Hideaway on Tuesday, May 8, from 5 -8:30 pm. Along with a wonderful meal, updates for the year, and new board members, they have three great presentations planned.
Tuesday May 8, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Norm’s Hideaway, W8639 Kuehn Road, Fort Atkinson, WI (map)
Cost: $20/person, Register by April 30
- Dale Oppermann, Mayor, City of Jefferson
- Tim Freitag, City Administrator, City of Jefferson
- Cyndi Keller, Director Recreation Department, City of Jefferson
All RRC members are encouraged to attend, enjoy and meet with others involved in RRC activities. The public is welcome!
Click here for all the details (sirloin! shrimp! veggie!) and our registration page. $20 in advance or at the door.
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Draft guidance concerning storm water is
now available for review and comment on the Proposed DNR Program Guidance web page. "Rain
Garden - Technical Standard 1009” and “Trackout Control Practices - Technical
Standard 1057” are open for comment until
May 9, 2018.
The
proposed “Rain Garden -
Technical Standard 1009” has been created based on the 2003
“Rain Garden – A How to Manual for Homeowners” (created by the UW-Extension and
DNR) and will address the design of residential and commercial rain gardens.
Additionally, it will be available to assist counties to meet the impervious
surface standard provision of their shoreland zoning ordinances they must
establish per NR 115, Wis. Adm. Code.
The
proposed “Trackout Control
Practices - Technical Standard 1057” (formerly named Stone
Tracking Pad and Tire Washing) has been updated to include a suite of tracking
control options, incorporate an avoid/minimize/mitigate approach, bring in
additional technology, and incorporate implementation experience.
The
Department is soliciting comments from the public on these draft guidances.
Once the 21 day notice period is complete, all comments will be considered by
the Department. After considering all public comments, revisions may be made to
the guidance documents and final guidance will be made available to internal
and external stakeholders. Comments related to this draft guidance document
should be sent to: DNRTECHNICALSTANDARDS@Wisconsin.gov.
Please indicate in the
subject line which Technical Standard the comments pertain to.
The Wisconsin Association for Floodplain, Stormwater, and Coastal Management will be having their 2018 Annual Conference Nov 7-9 at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, WI. Visit the conference website for preliminary details, with more details and abstract submission coming soon.
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The RR TMDL was approved by United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.EPA) in
September 2011 and established total phosphorus (TP) and sediment/total suspended sediment
(TSS) allocations for impaired waterbodies in the Rock River Basin. Beaver Dam Lake is near
the headwaters of the Beaver Dam River, which is part of the Rock River Basin. Beaver Dam
Lake was not listed as impaired for TP at the time the RR TMDL was developed; however, it
was subsequently listed as impaired for TP on November 2, 2012.
The RR TMDL did not evaluate whether TP criteria for Beaver Dam Lake would be met if the
stream allocations in the contributory drainage areas are achieved. Pursuant to a stipulation and
order dated December 27, 2017 (State of WI Div. of Hearings and Appeals: Case No. DNR 17-
0010), the Department is addressing the lake impairment through a proposed amendment to the
RR TMDL. The allocations are based on the applicable water quality criterion for Beaver Dam
Lake in chapter Ch. NR 102, Admin. Code.
Proposed Update to the Rock River TMDL Addressing Beaver Dam Lake (April 2018) [PDF]
Comments on the proposed amendment may be
submitted through May 8, 2018 to Kevin.Kirsch@wisconsin.gov or by mail to:
Kevin Kirsch
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
101 S. Webster St. PO Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
One of the more frequent scenarios we see with facilities adapting to new TMDL-based limits is, they can get part of the way there through optimization. These facilities often then look to watershed permitting/trading to make up the difference. If we look to the Rock River Basin map, there are a number of communities that have opted to go with these watershed-based permit compliance options. The following communities are formally executing their projects (others are actively considering similar options, though they've not formally declared so);
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