Monitoring for planning vs. implementation projects

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Linking BMPs to Pollutant Sources
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After impairments are understood, pollutant
causes and sources known, pollutant loads
estimated, critical areas identified. its time
to select the treatment measures BMPs that
will achieve your goals.
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Linking BMPs to Sources

• Match BMP to pollutant(s)
• Match BMP to source(s)
• Consider pollutant transport/delivery
• Evaluate load reduction capability
• Cost
• Acceptability/practicality

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Match BMP to pollutant(s)
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Match BMP to pollutant(s)
adapted from
USDA-NRCS Conservation Practice Physical Effects
(CPPE) http//efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/references/publi
c/IN/IndianaCPPE-12-2006-Corrected.xls
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Match BMP to source(s)
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Consider pollutant transport/delivery

• BMP interventions in NPS pathways
• Availability/pollutant prevention (e.g., NMP)
• Detachment (e.g., conservation tillage)
• Transport (e.g., WASCOB)
• Delivery (e.g., filter strip, riparian buffer)

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Evaluate load reduction capability

• Stormwater/Urban (BMP Effectiveness database
  Menu of BMPs)
• Agriculture (Ag Management Measure document)
• Forestry (Forestry Management Measures document)
• Mining (Development document for proposed
  Effluent Guideline for Mining)
• www.epa.gov/nps

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www.epa.gov/owow/nps/agmm/index.html
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www.epa.gov/owow/nps/agmm/ index.html
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www.bmpdatabase.org/docs.htm
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http//www.epa.gov/owow/nps/forestrymgmt/
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Sample BMP effectiveness table
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Cost

• Look at experience in other watershed programs in
  the region
• NRCS cost tables, other programs

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Cost
http//efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/references/public/IN/Av
erage_Annual_Cost_2007.xls
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Acceptability/practicality

• Look at whats worked and what hasnt
• Consider costs/benefits
• Property ownership/site access
• Look for added benefits
• Use a combination of techniques

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Rank alternatives