The Provo River Watershed Council Reed Oberndorfer, Ph.D ...€¦ · Reed Oberndorfer, Ph.D.,...

The Provo River Watershed CouncilReed Oberndorfer, Ph.D., Central Utah Water Conservancy DistrictAlane Boyd, P.E., Desert Rose Environmental

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*HistoryMission

GoalsOverall Benefits

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*July 1979 letter to the U.S. EPA*1981 Jordanelle Technical Advisory Committee

(JTAC) established*35 Years of Water Quality Sampling, Testing and

Analysis *1984 Water Quality Management Plan*Additional Reports*Changed Name in 2005 - Provo River Watershed

Council (PRWC)

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*Promote and support watershed best management practices to ensure high quality water for all users and to meet designated beneficial uses in the Provo River Watershed.

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*Promote awareness and education*Provide a forum for information exchange, analysis

and debate to promote decision making and planning*Enhance stakeholder partnerships and respect local

social and cultural Values *Monitor and document water quality trends*Maximize communication, relationships and

partnerships among members*Encourage a watershed approach to planning and

activities

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*Strong teamwork to achieve greatest environmental improvements with resources available

*The environmental benefits derived through the PRWC programs

*The cost savings achieved by leveraging and building upon the financial resources

*Communication and coordination has helped reduce costly duplicated efforts

*Cascades II Fire and Cascades Spring Rehabilitation

Jordanelle Basin Master Plan & Development ReviewProvo River Watershed Festival

Jordanelle Resource Management Plan

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*September 23, 2003 Prescribed Burn Out of Control

*7,828 Acres Forest Service, State and Private Land

*PRWC Members organized to change Federal Legislation

*PRWC Members organized to obtain funding*Water Quality Monitoring Equipment Installed*Watershed restoration project

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*Annual Water Quality Implementation Plan

Fish HatcheriesPristine Aquifer Classification

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Sampling and monitoring planMonitoring Pollutants of Emerging

Concern

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Boat Inspections for Quagga and Zebra MusselsLab Analysis by Partner Agencies

Source Water Protection Plan (2002, 2007, & Current)

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*2008 Utah State Legislature made it illegal to possess or transport invasive mussels

*February 2009 Quagga mussels found in Red Fleet Reservoir

*March 2013 National Park Service issues mussel monitoring update for Lake Powell

*All boaters must fill out and display a Decontamination Certification Form

*Four Inspectors Funded by PRWC

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*Division of Water Quality / State Lab

*Division of Water Quality (Macroinvertebrate)

*CUWCD Lab (Actinomycetes Analysis)

*JVWCD (Pharmaeceuticals, Geosmin, MIB)

*MWDSLS Lab (Nutrient Analysis)

*JSSD Pharmaceutical Analyses

*Rushforth Phycology (Periphyton & Phytoplankton)

*Chemtech Ford

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*Spring Creek

Wallsburg CRMP Project FundingHVSSD Rapid Infiltration Basin

Analysis of Additional Constituents

*Reed Oberndorfer reed@cuwcd.com (801) 226-7160

Alane Boyd alane@desertroseenv.com (801) 580-9692