Watershed Management Plan
Almost every activity on land has the potential to affect water quality of the community. Rain, melting snow and wind can carry pollutants from higher elevations into the water. The rationale for watershed management is that if we properly manage activities on the land that drains to bodies of water, we will protect and improve the water resources of the state.
Watershed management is the process of addressing water related issues upon all land that drains to a common body of water. Since water doesn’t recognize political boundaries, this requires working across county, township, and other jurisdictional borders. Watershed management brings federal, state, local agencies, interested organizations, and citizens together for the good of our lakes and streams. People living within the watershed have the opportunity to work together for solutions to water quality problems.
The Busseron Creek Watershed Management Plan attempts to design a course of action to work cooperatively toward an environmentally and economically healthy watershed that benefits all stakeholders. The plan will identify pollutants and their sources, select, prioritize, and map the significant non-point source pollutants, and identify Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce these pollutants. It will be a dynamic blueprint, changing as concerns are addressed and/or new issues arise.
The documents contained on these pages are a work in progress, and as such, information may change. We welcome ALL input in the process developing this watershed management plan. The opinions of our stakeholders are integral to the creation of an effective and implementable watershed management plan.
Download the Final Busseron Creek Watershed Management Plan
Final Version (1.9.2), dated March 2010. (pdf document, 19.8 MB)
Individual WMP sections may be downloaded from the right sidebar.
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