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RED RIVER COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN – WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW AND NOW WHAT? Presentation for the 2019 Red River Watershed Management Board and Flood Damage Reduction Workgroup 21 st Annual Conference By Nanette M. Bischoff, P.E. 21 March 2019

2 WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? The Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan (CWMP) examines the problems, opportunities, objectives and constraints across the Red River of the North basin and provides a plan for addressing those challenges. The CWMP focuses on the unique, overlapping, and competing issues of flood risk management, ecosystem 255 0 163 131 239 110 80 252 62 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 health, water quality, water supply, recreation and soil 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130 health. File Name

3 THE PATH TO THE CWMP… Apr 2014 – working group Jan 2014 Summit Meeting – Joint kickoff meeting Corps RRBC Working groups presentation work independently July 2013 Study Conceived Jun 2017 – RRBC 255 0 163 131 endorses CWMP 239 110 80 252 62 Apr 2015 – joint 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 working group 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130 meeting Mar 2017 – final report for working group review Working groups Apr 2016 – produce draft Joint working recommendations group meeting – ID conflicts and overlaps File Name

4 SIX WORKING GROUPS AND THEIR GOALS Fish Wildlife & Ecosystem Health: Maintain existing habitat Flood Risk Water Supply: and restore natural Management & Develop a basin-wide systems in the RRB strategy for future water Hydrology: A more supply needs to ensure an flood resilient Red River adequate supply for Basin beneficial uses. 255 0 163 131 239 110 80 252 62 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130 Water Quality: Soil Health: Maintain Maintain, protect and and enhance soil health restore surface and within the Red River ground water quality in Basin. Recreation: To inform the Red River Basin. and increase the enhancement and development of recreational opportunities within the Red River Basin.

5 RECOMMENDED ACTIONS BY WORKING GROUP Flood Risk Management and Hydrology – 60 actions Fish, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health – 13 actions Water Supply – 6 actions Water Quality – 34 actions Recreation – 14 actions 255 0 163 131 239 110 80 252 62 Soil Health – 12 actions 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130

6 WHERE CAN WE FIND THE RECOMMENDATIONS Contents: • Main Report • Appendices A. Flood Risk Management and Hydrology B. Fish, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health C. Water Quality D. Water Supply 255 0 163 131 239 110 80 252 62 E. Recreation 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130 F. Soil Health File Name

Three ways to find the Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan (Corps site) 1. Go to St. Paul District Public Website: CWMP 255 0 163 131 239 110 80 252 62 https://www.mvp. 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130 usace.army.mil/ Type “CWMP” in the search box.

THREE WAYS TO FIND THE COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN (RRBC SITE) 255 0 163 131 239 110 80 252 62 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130 2. Go to RRBC website: Click on “RRBC Library/Resources”

THREE WAYS TO FIND THE COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN (GOOGLE SITE) 3. Go directly to the Google site: https://sites.google.co m/a/redriverbasincom mission.org/cwmp- 255 0 163 131 239 110 80 252 62 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 integrated-working- 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130 group-meetings/cwmp- revised-2017

PATH FORWARD USDA, EPA, Dec 2017 – St. Jun 2017 – MPCA, RRJWRD Paul Forwards RRBC provide letters of CWMP to MVD endorses support CWMP Apr 2018 MVD forwards CWMP 255 0 163 131 239 110 80 252 62 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 to HQ Begin Local 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130 Actions (success stories) 18 Jan 19 – ASA Oct 2018 – HQ (CW) forwards to forwards to ASA Senate and Begin (CW) Congress for Federal action Actions

11 A SAMPLING OF RECOMMENDED LOCAL ACTIONS 1. Increase access to water-associated and water- dependent recreation. 2. Implement “soft path” recommendations for water conservation. 3. Create an environmental education curriculum for primary and secondary educators. 4. Develop a basin-wide nutrient management strategy. 255 0 163 131 239 110 80 252 62 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 5. Perform water quality modeling and monitoring. 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130 6. Develop a basin-wide drought preparedness plan. 7. Develop a soil sampling system to establish baseline soil health conditions. 8. Encourage holistic planning efforts for the basin. 9. And many more….. File Name

12 LOCAL ACTIONS – LOOKING FOR SUCCESS STORIES Choose an action from each of the six focus areas. Work it! Submit a success 255 0 163 131 239 110 80 252 62 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 story. 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130 File Name

13 RECOMMENDED FEDERAL ACTIONS 1. Deauthorization of an old Federal clearing and snagging project on the Lower Branch of the Rush River, North Dakota. 2. Deauthorization of an old Federal clearing and snagging project on the Lower Wild Rice River, Minnesota. 3. Use existing Federal programs to restore and enhance the environment (such as the Continuing Authorities 255 0 163 131 239 110 80 252 62 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 Program). 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130 File Name

14 CORPS PROGRAMS FOR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM Examples/Activities Specifically Authorized Flood Damage Reduction, Ecosystem Restoration, Recreation, Water Supply Continuing Authorities Section 14: Streambank and shoreline erosion of Program public works and nonprofit services Section 205: Flood Risk Management Section 206: Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Section 1135: Project modifications for improvement of environment 255 0 163 131 239 110 80 252 62 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 Planning Assistance to Technical assistance to states, communities, water 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130 States resources planning, and eligible levee system evaluations of federally authorized levees Flood Plain Management Technical assistance on flood and floodplain issues Service Tribal Partnership Program Studies and construction of water resource development projects that benefit Indian tribes File Name

15 FEDERAL ACTION - WHO HAS IT AND WHAT IS NEXT? Senators John Barrasso and Thomas Carper, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Representatives Peter DeFazio and Sam Graves, 255 0 163 131 239 110 80 252 62 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 Congressional Committee 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130 on Transportation and Infrastructure. Future legislation on recommended actions. File Name

16 THE SHARED VISION “A Red River basin where residents, organizations, and government work together to achieve basin-wide commitment to comprehensive watershed stewardship and management.” 255 0 163 131 239 110 80 252 62 255 0 163 132 65 135 119 174 102 255 0 163 122 53 120 27 .59 130 The Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan helps to manage the unique, overlapping, and competing issues of flood risk management, environmental, water quality, water supply, recreation and soil health; leading to continuous improvement of the basin’s water resources. File Name