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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
