This final report is a summary of the assessment of Pleasant Valley Branch and Kittleson Valley Creek in Dane, Co. Wisconsin prior to, and after, rehabilitation efforts on both streams as well as implementation of BMPs in the watershed. Both streams responded to management actions to the point where both are now meeting their attainable use as coldwater streams. This document also includes the proposal to removed Pleasant Valley Branch from the 303(d) list of impaired waters.

Evaluate the fish/habitat/macroinvertebrate quality of Kittleson Valley and Pleasant Valley Creek. Similar work was performed in 2009 at the inception of the WI buffer initiative project. Overall goal is to compare data from that year and remove Pleasant Valley from the list of impaired waters. Note: USGS has been monitoring P, N, and SS loads over the past 5 years. Therefore, water chemistry monitoring is not requested with this project.

Evaluate the fish/habitat/macroinvertebrate quality of Kittleson Valley and Pleasant Valley Creek. Similar work was performed in 2009 at the inception of the WI buffer initiative project. Overall goal is to compare data from that year and remove Pleasant Valley from the list of impaired waters. Note: USGS has been monitoring P, N, and SS loads over the past 5 years. Therefore, water chemistry monitoring is not requested with this project.

Evaluate the fish/habitat/ macroinvertebrate quality of Kittleson Valley and Pleasant Valley Creek. Similar work was performed in 2009 at the inception of the WI buffer initiative project. Overall goal is to compare data from that year and remove Pleasant Valley from the list of impaired waters. Note: USGS has been monitoring P, N, and SS loads over the past 5 years. Therefore, water chemistry monitoring is not requested with this project.

Evaluate the fish/habitat/macroinvertebrate quality of Kittleson Valley and Pleasant Valley Creek. Similar work was performed in 2009 at the inception of the WI buffer initiative project. Overall goal is to compare data from that year and remove Pleasant Valley from the list of impaired waters. Note: USGS has been monitoring P, N, and SS loads over the past 5 years. Therefore, water chemistry monitoring is not requested with this project.

Monitoring of these two streams will take place in order to comply with the EPA SP-12 measure to show improved water quality conditions. Each stream has had major rehabilitation of the watershed and stream corridor. This monitoring will determine whether or not these streams are meeting their natural attainable use and can subsequently be removed from the state's list of impaired waters.

Evaluate the fish/habitat/ macroinvertebrate quality of Kittleson Valley and Pleasant Valley Creek. Similar work was performed in 2009 at the inception of the WI buffer initiative project. Overall goal is to compare data from that year and remove Pleasant Valley from the list of impaired waters.