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Main 3-4 Subwatershed Management Plan

Table of Contents


Executive Summary
Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
Purpose
Background
Rouge River RAP
The Rouge Project
The U.S. Federal Court
Voluntary General Storm Water Permit
Clean Michigan Initiative Requirements

1-2
1-3
1-3
1-3
1-4
1-5
1-5

Chapter 2 - State of the Subwatershed
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
Existing Land Use, Imperviousness, Soils and Sewer Service Area
Hydrologic Characteristics Based on Existing Monitoring Data
Water Quality Characteristics
Status of Fisheries and Wildlife
Subwatershed Impairments
2-1
2-5
2-7
2-12
2-15
Chapter 3 - Existing Impairments, Pollution Sources and Obstacles
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
Impaired Uses
307 Sites and Abandoned Landfills
Obstacles
Progress to Date
3-1
3-3
3-4
3-5
Chapter 4 - Goals
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
Main 3-4 Subwatershed Designated Uses
Prioritize Pollutants
Good Neighbors United Initiative (GNUI)
Public Opinion Survey Results
Long Term Goals for the Main 3-4 Subwatershed
4-1
4-1
4-3
4-3
4-5
Chapter 5 - Management Alternatives
5.1
5.2
Action Plans by SWAG Communities
Matrix of Actions Versus Goals
5-1
5-6
Chapter 6 - Action Plan
6.1
6.2
Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Evaluation of Proposed Alternatives
6-1
6-2
Chapter 7 - Methods to Measure Progress
7.1
7.2
7.3

7.4
7.5
7.6
Long Term Goal 1: Improve Water Quality in the River and Restore Impaired Uses
Long Term Goal 2: Remove Sources of Pollution Threaten Public Health
Long Term Goal 3: Educate the Public Regarding their Impacts on the River and the River-s
Potential as a Community Asset
Long Term Goal 4: Enhance and Preserve Fish and Wildlife Habitat, Especially Along the River
Long Term Goal 5: Minimize the Amount of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation
Long Term Goal 6: Reduce Water Volumes and Velocities During Storm Events
7-1
7-2
7-2

7-3
7-4
7-4
Chapter 8 - Process for Revising the Plan
List of Tables (Tables can be found in their respective chapters)
Table 1-1

Table 2-1
Table 2-2
Table 2-3
Table 2-4
Table 2-5
Table 2-6
Table 2-7
Table 2-8
Table 2-9
Table 3-1
Table 3-2
Table 4-2
Table 4-2
Table 4-3
Table 5-1
Table 5-2
Table 6-1
CMI Chart: Comparison of CMI Watershed Management Plan Requirements and Contents of Main 3-4 Watershed Management Plan
Main 3-4 Participating Communities
Main 3-4 Communities- Reported OSDS
Results of the 1986 MDNR Macroinverebrate Survey
Summary of 1995 MDNR Fish Monitoring Survey; Main 3-4
Sensitive Fish Species of the Rouge River Watershed
Results of the Wiley-Seelbach-Bowler Ecological Target Report - Main 3-4
MDEQ Fish Consumption Advisories
Results of the 1996 RPO Toxics Survey
Selected Rouge River Report Card Indicators
Watershed Impairments, Known Pollutants and Sources
MDEQ Database Search Showing 307 Sites
Prioritized Pollutants or Threats to River Quality, in the Main 3-4 Subwatershed
GNUI Watershed Concerns and Impaired Uses
Issues of Concern
Management Action Lists
Main 3-4 Subwatershed Management Plan Project Matrix
Main 3-4 BMP Categories

1-5

2-1
2-5
2-12
2-13
2-14
2-15
2-15
2-16
2-17
3-1
3-3
4-2
4-3
4-4
5-1
5-8
6-1

List of Figures (Figures can be found in their respective chapters)
Figure 1-1
Figure 2-1
Figure 2-2
Figure 2-3
Figure 2-4
Figure 2-5
Figure 2-6
Figure 2-7
Figure 2-8
Figure 2-9
Figure 8-1
Location within Southeast Michigan
Subwatershed location
Main 3-4 Base Map
Main 3-4 Land Use
Main 3-4 1995 Land Cover/Land Use - RPO Categories
Sewer Service Areas
Monitoring Sites
Dry Weather Mean Temperature
Percent of E. coli Samples > 1000 cfu/100 ml
Maximum E. coli
Revision Process
1-1
2-1
2-2
2-3
2-4
2-6
2-9
2-10
2-11
2-11
8-1
Appendices
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
Planning and Cost Estimating Criteria for Best Management Practices
Community Action Scores for Water Quality Improvement
Community Action Cost Estimates
1999 Public Involvement Survey
Rouge River Report Card
Comments on Year 2000 Draft 303(D) List
List of Available Maps
River Flow Data Summaries
Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Data Summaries
E. Coli Data Summaries
Biological and Ecological Features, and Ecological Impairments
Glossary and Acronyms

Last Updated: 10/26/01

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