Watershed Restoration Action Strategies (WRAS) Points of Interest

The following bullets can be used in an outline form or converted into overhead transparencies to better explain WRASs to local sponsors and others.

The following bullets can be used in an outline form or converted into overhead transparencies to better explain WRASs to local sponsors and others.

Fiscal Year 1999 Restoration Schedule:

• James River Basin
• Spring River Basin
• South Grand River Basin
• Sac River Basin
• Lower Salt River Basin

Fiscal Year 2000 Restoration Schedule:

• Maries Des Cygnes River Basin
• Upper Osage River Basin
• North Salt River Basin
• Upper St. Francis River Basin
• Little Chariton River Basin

South Grand River Basin Impairment Factors:

• 7 streams & 1 lake on the 303(d) list
• Sulfate & low pH are major pollutants
• Severe biological impairment
• Moderate wetland loss
• 13 public drinking water intakes
• 100% of HU in public drinking supply w/s
• Large PDWSS population

James River Basin Impairment Factors:

• 2 streams on the 303(d) list
• Nutrients are major pollutants
• Moderate biological impairment
• Moderate wetland loss
• 100% of HU in public drinking supply w/s
• Large PDWSS population
• High potential for groundwater quality problems
• High cropland erosion index
• High animal unit density

Federal Interagency UWA Action Team:

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service

Watershed Restoration Action Strategies (WRAS):

• UWA provided the road map of priority areas to be addressed in 1999, 2000, etc. for high priority Category I watersheds

• WRAS is a response plan to restore the health of waterbodies identified in the UWA

• TMDLs may form the core of the WRAS if available

• Local involvement in development and implementation is critical