Targeted Watershed Approach
Effectiveness (BMP, Other)
East_TWA_6_2017
2017
Complete
Report of results from 2017 monitoring within the Bear Lake Sub-watershed of the Little Wolf River Watershed.
9KE for the Bear Lake sub-watershed of the Little Wolf River HUC 10 Watershed. Approved by DNR and EPA in 2018
Grant Awarded
This project will evaluate water quality improvement efforts made in the Bear Lake sub-watershed of the Lower Little Wolf RIver 319 Watershed by Waupaca County LWCD and NRCS.[TWA HUC12-040302021704]. This is a Section 319 project.
Water Quality Planning
The monitoring in 2017 demonstrates water quality in the Bear Lake Watershed ranges from poor to fair, indicating significant impacts from environmental degradation. Some of the land use characteristics observed during the 2017 monitoring project that can have a negative impact to the water quality of the streams in the Bear Lake Watershed were limited buffer protection along the stream corridors, eroding streambanks, wetland drainage, cropland erosion, channelization, tile drainage, presence of aquatic invasive species, and sedimentation of fish and aquatic life habitat (Photo 1-4). There are opportunities to install practices to lower the nutrients and sediment reaching the Little Wolf River. Efforts should be made to continue to work with landowners, farmers, municipalities, the County LWCD and NRCS staff to promote protection and restoration of the streams and wetlands by practices including, but not limited to, streambank and buffer protection, cover crops, nutrient management planning, reduced tillage, wetland restoration, and water and sediment control basins
Monitor Water Quality or Sediment
This project will evaluate water quality improvement efforts made in the Bear Lake sub-watershed of the Lower Little Wolf RIver 319 Watershed by Waupaca County LWCD and NRCS.[TWA HUC12-040302021704]. This is a Section 319 project.
Best Management Practices, Implement
Efforts should be made to continue to work with landowners, farmers, municipalities, the County LWCD and NRCS staff to promote protection and restoration of the streams and wetlands by practices including, but not limited to, streambank and buffer protection, cover crops, nutrient management planning, reduced tillage, wetland restoration, and water and sediment control basins
Monitor Targeted Watershed Area (TWA)
This project will evaluate water quality improvement efforts made in the Bear Lake sub-watershed of the Lower Little Wolf RIver 319 Watershed by Waupaca County LWCD and NRCS.[TWA HUC12-040302021704]. This is a Section 319 project.