Yahara WINs Strategic Planning Workgroup madsewer.org December 17, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Yahara WINs Strategic Planning Workgroup madsewer.org December 17, 2012

Agenda • Opening Remarks • Yahara WINs Pilot Project • 2013 Budget • MOU Invoicing • 2012 Annual Report Preparation • Work Plan Status • Water Quality Monitoring Discussion/Updates • 2013 meetings with Municipal Partners • Miscellaneous • Discussion/Direction on Project Funding • Other Project Updates • Future agendas Executive Committee Meeting Follows

2013 Proposed Budget Income 2012 2013 Sand County Foundation $85,000 $74,000 Annual Assessment to Other MOU Participants $0 $431,200 Carryover of Sand County Foundation 2012 Contributions $2,700 Total Income $85,000 $507,900 Expenditures USGS/DNR/COM Leaf Study $20,000 Water Resource Management Practicum $9,000 Manure Digester Reverse Osmosis Feasibility Study $30,000 USGS gaging stations ‐ Installation/O&M $55,300 $61,000 USGS gaging stations ‐ utilities $12,000 $500 MMSD Laboratory Services for Water Quality Analysis $15,000 $20,000 Phosphorus Reduction Practices and Management $309,000 Phosphorus Reduction Demonstration or Research Projects $53,400 Miscellaneous $5,000 Total Expenditures $82,300 $507,900 Note: This budget only addresses revenue generated under the MOU and resulting expenditures. It does not reflect funds associated with the Mississippi River Basin Initiative Grant for 2012 and 2013, nor does it reflect other funding sources such as Dane County Funds.

MOU Invoicing • 2013 invoices for MOU participants will be sent out in early January • Payments will be made directly to MMSD • Payments will be made within 45 ‐ days of receipt. • Payments will be directed to a segregated account maintained by MMSD • Expenditures per 2013 budget

Annual Report – Draft TOC • Executive Summary • 2012 Accomplishments • Yahara WINs Story • Work Plan • Practices Installed • MRBI • Monitoring • Research/Complementary Projects • Financial Data • Looking ahead – 2013 and Beyond! • Are we missing something?

Work Plan • Currently working out details for early 2013 roll ‐ out • General layout: • Baseline inventory • Payments for tiers: • Tier 1 – Baseline (one ‐ time) • Tier 2 – P ‐ reduction practices (per acre) • Tier 3 – Water Management Practices (one ‐ time) • Payments available for practices that aren’t covered by existing programs: • Mowable buffers • Harvestable cover crops • Budget as shown earlier, also MRBI Payments available • Yahara Pride with be discussing at their meeting tonight

Water Quality Monitoring

2013 meetings with Municipal Partners • We want to provide updates – keep information current. • Let us know if you would like to have us meet with your communities, boards, commissions in 2013 to provide a project update. • Handouts/Inserts to help inform participants

Funding – Long Term • How do we identify sustainable long ‐ term funding options for non ‐ point?

The Conservation Fund  Non ‐ profit focused on balancing environmental and economic goals  Currently helping Milwaukee’s Green Seams program secure $7 grant for every $3 public.  Developed two proposals to help Yahara WINs identify potential new funding sources. Breakdown on following page.

The Conservation Fund – Proposal 2 Proposal to Strategic Planning Work Group - Work Plan and Timeline Budget Summary TIME OBJECTIVE DELIVERABLE COST FRAME 1. Arrange meetings with USFWS, EPA, US Month 1-2 4 meetings Attorney and Army Corps and one member of $ 2,657 Yahara River WIN and provide trip report 2. Provide trip notes and final report Month 3 Trip notes and final report $ 43

Final Agenda Items: • Next steps • Future agendas • Other Business • Adjournment