Huron Creek Watershed Management Plan

 

     

 PURPOSE OF THIS WEB SITE

   

The Huron Creek Watershed Management Plan was approved by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality on July 31, 2009. 

 

Links to the full and each chapter of the Plan are given below.

 

For more information, Contact Alex Mayer via email: mtcws@mtu.edu or by mail to

Center for Water & Society

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Michigan Technological University

1400 Townsend Dr.

Houghton, MI 49931

 

 

 

 WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN

    

You can access the Plan either as a complete document (~ 16 MB):

 

Watershed Management Plan (pdf) 

 

or chapter by chapter:

 

Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, List of Appendices (pdf)

    

Chapter 1- Executive Summary (pdf)

        

Chapter 2 - Description of the Huron Creek Watershed (pdf)

    

Chapter 3 - Key Players & Public Participation in Plan Development (pdf)

    

Chapter 4 - Designated Uses and Water Quality Summary (pdf)

    

Chapter 5 - Summaries of Studies and Data Collection (pdf)

    

Chapter 6 - Priority Pollutants and Critical Areas (pdf)

    

Chapter 7 - Watershed Objectives and Recommended Actions (pdf)

    

Chapter 8 - Information and Education (l/E) Strategy (pdf)

    

Chapter 9 - Watershed Management Plan Evaluation Strategy (pdf)

 

Chapter 10 - Bibliography (pdf)

    

    

 APPENDICES

   

Appendix A - Watershed Management Plan Grant Proposal

 

Appendix B - Water Quality Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)

 

Appendix C - Relative Percent Differences for Duplicate Water Quality Samples

 

Appendix D - Huron Creek Watershed 2005 Land Use Map

 

Appendix E - Huron Creek Watershed Stormwater Modeling Analysis

 

Appendix F - Road Crossing Survey

 

Appendix G - Storm Drain and Ditch Surveys

 

Appendix H - Property Ownership Survey

 

Appendix I - Geomorphology Survey Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)

 

Appendix J - Geomorphology Survey Report

 

Appendix K - Vegetation Survey Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)

 

Appendix L - Vegetation Transect Survey Results

 

Appendix M - MDEQ Water Quality and Seep Analysis Reports

 

Appendix N - Thornthwaite Water Budget for the Huron Creek Watershed

 

Appendix 0 - Estimated Costs for Huron Creek Watershed Recommended Actions

 

Appendix P - Designs, Information and Grant Application for Kestner Waterfront Park Improvements

 

Appendix Q - Invasive Species Management Guidance Documents

 

Appendix R - Draft Stormwater Management Ordinance

 

Appendix S - I/E Event Articles, Flyers and Photos

 

Appendix T - Huron Creek Watershed Management Plan Evaluation Form

 

Appendix U - Comments Resulting from the June 2008 Public Comment Period

 

 

 

 

     

 


Last Updated: July 18, 2008