Watershed Restoration Successes:

Ben Gramling

Director of Environmental Health

Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

May 1, 2014

The Kinnickinnic River Watershed:

The KK Watershed Restoration Plan:

Foundation Actions Address Threats to Public Health

Bacteria Monitoring & Reduction

Reduce Land-Based Impacts to the River

Stormwater Quality

Stormwater Quantity/Flow

Improve Habitat for Fish and Other Aquatic Life

Concrete Removal & Channel Enhancements

Riparian Corridor Enhancements

Improve Public Access

Major Progress of Note:

KK River Flood Management Planning &

Implementation

Data Collection Activities: Bacteria &

Recreational Use

Broad Variety of Stormwater

Management Projects & Initiatives

Public Access Improvements

Scaling-Up Green Infrastructure

Investments Across the Watershed

Kinnickinnic River Flood

Management Project

Property Acquisition

UWM Geography Students

Survey Components

Notable evidence of recreational use &

interviews

Rating of direct contact risk by stream reach

Rating of public access improvement priority by

stream reach

Outfall Documentation to Fill Gaps

Data Collection Activities:

KK Recreational Use Survey

Data Collection Activities

KK Bacteria

Total Project Impact

Total Square Footage of Rain Gardens =

6,778 square feet

Total 55-gallon Rain Barrels installed = 50

33,000 gallons stormwater captured

173 pounds TSS removed per year

Stormwater Management

Stormwater Management

Neighborhood-Scale Stormwater Mgmt.

Pulaski Park Stormwater

Management Zones

Zone 1: 16th Street

Corridor

Zone 2: Residential

Zone 3: Industrial

Public Access: KK River Trail