Title:

G00-NPS-07 Little Sac and Sac River Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (WRAS)

Sponsor:

Green County SWCD

Project Manager:

Deneen Jenkins
688 South State Highway B
Suite 200
Springfield, MO 65712
417-831-5246
deneen-jenkins@mo.nacdnet.org

Project Period:

11/1/1999 - 11/1/2000

319 Grant Funds:

$4,000

Project Description:

THE LITTLE SAC AND SAC RIVER WATERSHED RESTORATION ACTION STRATEGY PROJECT

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Little Sac River watershed encompasses about 400 square miles of the 1970 square mile Sac River basin in southwest Missouri. There are two drinking water reservoirs and one 27-mile stream segment within this watershed on the state's final 303 (d) list. Nutrients and fecal coliform are pollutants responsible for the listing - nutrients for the two reservoirs and fecal coliform for the Little Sac River. Furthermore, the Sac River watershed is the #3 priority watershed in the recently completed "Unified Watershed Assessment." Concerns relate to nutrient enrichment, biological impairment, drinking water source protection, karst geology and large numbers of livestock in the basin. The entire Little Sac watershed is a public water supply source area containing two reservoirs, Fellows and McDaniel Lakes, plus Fulbright Spring and Stockton Lake, all utilized for municipal water supplies. The large intake on Stockton Lake is designed to serve the high growth areas of Springfield and Greene County for the next fifty years.

PRODUCTS AND OBJECTIVES

A minigrant to the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District is supporting development of a Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (WRAS) for the Little Sac and Sac River. The WRAS will identify the seven elements specified by the Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, as follows: (1) public outreach methods; (2) monitoring and evaluation activities based on water quality goals and outcomes; (3) specific water quality problems; (4) identify a watershed coordinator/evaluator; (5) blueprint of actions to be taken and desired water quality goals and outcomes; (6) schedule of implementation; and (7) funding needs.

Project Period November 1, 1999-November 1, 2000

PROJECT SPONSOR

Green County SWCD

COOPERATING AGENCY

EPA/DNR

CONTACT

Green County SWCD
688 South State Highway B Suite 200
Springfield, MO 65712
Deneen Jenkins 417-831-5246 Ext 3