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Intermunicipal

Planning for

the Black &

Oatka Creek Watersheds

Watershed

Management Plans

A brief word from our sponsors…

“This project is being developed for the New

York State Department of State Division of

Coastal Resources with funds provided under

Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Act

Local Waterfront Revitalization Program.”

A brief word from our sponsors…

Town of Wheatland, NY – EPF Project Sponsor

Drawing from a Broad Coalition

http://www.blackcreekwatershed.org/

Soil and Water

Conservation Districts

in Five Counties

31 Municipalities

Various other federal, state and local

agencies…

LOCAL CITIZENS &

STAKEHOLDERS

Watershed Management

Planning

• Four Legs of the Stool

• Stages

• Balancing Act - Quality of conflicting uses

• Restoration and Protection

• Land use and land value

• Tools in the toolbox

• Prioritize issues and target funding

• Coordination and cooperation

Four Legs of the Stool

• Oversight and

Involvement

• Education and Outreach

• Public Participation

• Fact Finding

Stages

• Existing State

• Desired State

• Strategies and Actions

Selection of Planning Activities

Prior to WMP• Black Creek Watershed Coalition

• Oatka Creek Watershed Committee

• State of the Basin Reports

• Controlling Sediment in the Black & Oatka Creek Watershed Project

– G/FLRPC project funding by the Great Lakes Commission

• Watershed Guides/Pamphlets

• Various flood/hazard mitigation planning activities

• Wide variety of additional local planning, DEC natural resource inventorying, water quality sampling & monitoring, and mitigation activities by local governments, SWCDs and academia

Watershed Management PlanComponents

• Major components:

• Project Advisory Committees

• Characterization

• Sub-watershed Evaluation

• Regulatory/Programmatic Evaluation

• Watershed Recommendations and

Implementation Schedule

Watershed Characterization

• Project Overview and Background

• Description of the Study Area

• Watershed Delineation

• Municipalities

• Ecoregion (including temperature and precipitation )

• Planning Considerations

• Planning History

• Existing Watershed Reports and Studies

• Inventory of Local Regulations

• Population

• Development

• Public Lands and Trails

• Agriculture

• Pollution Control

• Physical Characteristics of the Watershed

• Hydrology

• Land Use and Land Cover

• Elevation and Steep Slopes

• Geology

• Soils

• Surface Water Chemical Characteristics

• Water Quality Criteria and Standards

• Water Quality Data Summary

• Biological Characteristics

• Coliform Bacteria

• Benthic Macroinvertebrates

• Fish

• Other Animals

• Biological Elements of Special Concern

• Watershed Runoff Export Coefficients

• Method

• Results

• Identification of Impairments and Threats

• The Environmental Risk Assessment Process

• Resource Management and Risk Assessment in Perspective

• Identification of Threats and Impairments

• Next Steps in the Watershed Planning Process

• Appendices

•202.22 sq. miles

•Portions of

Wyoming, Genesee,

Orleans, Monroe

Counties

•19 municipalities in

the Black Creek

Watershed

•Genesee River

Basin - 17 major

watersheds

•3rd largest - 8% of

Genesee River Basin

•216.8 sq. miles

•Portions of Wyoming, Genesee,

Livingston and Monroe Counties

•25 municipalities in the Oatka

Creek Watershed

•Genesee River Basin - 17

watersheds

•2nd largest - 9% of the Genesee

River Basin.

Land Use

within the

Black

Creek

Watershed

Property Classification Category Acres% of Black Creek Watershed

Area

(1) Agricultural

Property used for the production of crops or

livestock60,302.89 48.5%

(2) Residential

Property used for human habitation 33,566.89 27.0%

(3) Vacant Land

Property that is not in use, is in temporary use, or lacks

permanent improvement14,393.92 11.6%

(4) Commercial

Property used for the sale of goods and/or services 1,832.23 1.5%

(5) Recreation and Entertainment

Property used by groups for recreation, amusement, or

entertainment1,650.59 1.3%

(6) Community Services

Property used for the well being of the community 1,961.95 1.6%

(7) Industrial

Property used for the production and fabrication of

durable and nondurable man-made goods833.56 0.7%

(8) Public Services

Property used to provide services to the general public 1,125.89 0.9%

(9) Wild, Forested, Conservation Lands & Public

Parks

Reforested lands, preserves, and private hunting and

fishing clubs

5,241.46 4.2%

Unclassified

Property or land that has not been or is unable to be

classified3,486.92 2.8%

Property Classification Category Acres % of Oatka Creek Watershed Area

Agricultural

Property used for the production of crops or livestock

72,042.50 53.67%

Residential

Property used for human habitation31,312.95 23.33%

Vacant Land

Property that is not in use, is in temporary use, or lacks permanent improvement

15,910.77 11.85%

Commercial

Property used for the sale of goods and/or services

1,511.65 1.13%

Recreation and Entertainment

Property used by groups for recreation, amusement, or entertainment

1,048.24 0.78%

Community Services

Property used for the well being of the community

1,639.84 1.22%

Industrial

Property used for the production and

fabrication of durable and nondurable man-made goods

3,701.38 2.76%

Public Services

Property used to provide services to the general public

1,328.88 0.99%

Wild, Forested, Cons. Lands & Public Parks

Reforested lands, preserves, and private hunting and fishing clubs

1,853.28 1.38%

Unclassified

Property or land that has not been or is

unable to be classified

3,880.07 2.89%

Land Use

within the

Oatka Creek

Watershed

2006 NLCD Land Cover within the Oatka Creek Watershed

NLCD Category Acres % Cover

11 - Open Water 263.54 0.2%

21 - Developed, Open Space 6,233.06 4.5%

22 - Developed, Low Intensity 2,194.81 1.6%

23 - Developed, Medium Intensity 553.99 0.4%

24 - Developed, High Intensity 130.77 0.1%

31 - Barren Land 521.52 0.4%

41 - Deciduous Forest 23,331.22 16.9%

42 - Evergreen Forest 819.75 0.6%

43 - Mixed Forest 4,733.67 3.4%

52 - Shrub/Scrub 5,663.28 4.1%

71 - Grassland/Herbaceous 479.71 0.3%

81 - Pasture Hay 43,436.60 31.5%

82 - Cultivated Crops 43,042.30 31.2%

90 - Woody Wetlands 6,221.27 4.5%

95 - Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 407.65 0.3%

Total 138,033.14

Analysis of Natural Land Cover within a 300’ Buffer of All Streams, by Subwatershed

HUC 12

Subwatershed

Riparian Buffer

Area (Acres)% Forest %Wetland

Natural

Cover

Total

%

Imper

vious

Oatka Creek

Headwaters 4,034.2 42.4% 7.5% 50% <1%

Pearl Creek 6,345.1 32.4% 5.3% 37.7% <1%

White Creek 3,198.9 26.4% 18.8% 45.2% <1%

Mud Creek 1,368.8 19.2% 21.0% 40.2% <1%

Village of LeRoy 1,511.2 18.5% 26.2% 44.7% 2.3%

Oatka Creek Outlet 1,960.2 27.5% 27.4% 54.9% <1%

Oatka Creek Watershed 18,389.61 30.9% 13.4% 44.3% <1%

Black Creek WatershedSurface Water Chemical Characteristics

• USGS 04231000 Black Creek @ Churchville,

NY (2005-2009)

• NY-DEC RIBS1 Black Creek in Byron @

State Route 237 (2002)

• SUNY Brockport2 “Lower Black Creek”

(2010)1. Rotating Intensive Basin Study

2. Dr. Joseph C. Makarewicz, SUNY Brockport

Black Creek WatershedSurface Water Chemical Characteristics

Oatka Creek WatershedSurface Water Chemical Characteristics

NY-DEC Ambient Water Quality Standards

• Waterbody Classification: A-D based on

designated “best use”

Oatka Creek WatershedBiological Characteristics

Benthic Macroinvertebrates

• RIBS 1990s: “slightly impacted”

• RIBS 2005: “slightly impacted”

Black Creek Headwaters &

Spring Creek Subwatersheds• The Black Creek Headwaters is the largest or

second largest subwatershed in most categories,

followed in large part by the other upper

subwatershed, Spring Creek.

• Largely agricultural with steep slopes with a

significant number of Section 303(d)

Impaired/TMDL Waters.

Robins Brook and Hotel Creek

Subwatersheds• Fairly high wetland concentration

• Floodplains

• Fairly low slope

• Largely agricultural and forested lands outside

of the Village of Churchville and Bergen.

Black Creek Outlet and Mill

Creek Subwatersheds • Low relief

• Large floodplains

• More developed land cover

• Outside of the City of Batavia, the highest population

density as well as a high percentage of the 303d

Impaired/TMDL Waters

Oatka Creek Headwaters &

Pearl Creek Subwatersheds• Pearl Creek is the largest subwatershed.

• In general these two subwatersheds are

relatively undeveloped with a low percent of

impervious cover, high percent of forest cover,

riparian cover and agricultural uses, and fairly

low population density.

• TSS, sediment, streambank erosion,

nutrients, bacteria

• CAFOs, on-site waste water, 2 WWTP

(Warsaw and Pavilion)

• Streambank remediation

White Creek and Mud Creek

subwatersheds• Characterized by relatively low impervious

cover and forest cover, a high percentage of

wetlands in the case of the White Creek

subwatershed, agricultural uses, and fairly low

population density.

• White Creek

• nutrients, sediment, and coliform bacteria

management practices

Village of LeRoy and Oatka

Outlet subwatersheds • Relatively high population density and agricultural

uses, relatively low forest and riparian cover, and in the

case of the Oatka Creek Outlet subwatershed, very high

impervious cover.

• Village of LeRoy Subwatershed - Village of LeRoy

WWTP , elevated nutrients and coliform abundances

observed

• Oatka Creek Outlet Subwatershed – trout fishery

Summary of Local

Land Use

Regulations Among

Primary

Municipalities in

the Black Creek

Watershed

Summary of

Local Land

Use

Regulations

Among

Primary

Municipalities

in the Oatka

Creek

Watershed

Comprehensive Plan Zoning Site Plan

Review

Subdivision

Law

Provisions for

Planned Unit or

Cluster Dev’t

Erosion/

Sediment Control

Law

Flood Damage

Prevention

Town of Bergen* 19961983

(e-code)Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Town of Bethany* 2008 2008 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Town of Byron*1993

(under revision)2013 Yes Yes Yes

Yes

(see General

Provisions)

Yes

Town of Caledonia 19641994

(ecode)Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Village of

Caledonia2003 1999 Yes Yes Yes unk unk

Town of Castile 1967 1996 Yes

No

(section

reserved)

YesNo

(section reserved)unk

Town of Covington 2006 2007 Yes Yes Yes

No

(plat review by

SWCD)

Yes

Town of

Gainesville

1995

(within zoning)2004 No No No No Yes

Town of LeRoy 2002 1999 Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Village of LeRoy 2001 1990 Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Town of

Middlebury*

2009

(within zoning)2009 Yes No Yes No Yes

Town of

Orangeville2009

2009

(online)Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Town of Pavilion 2003 2006 Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Town of Perry 1969 2000 Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Town of Riga 20082008

(ecode)Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Village of

Scottsville2004 2008 Yes Yes No No Yes

Town of Stafford* 20092009

(e-code)Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Town of Warsaw2004

(within zoning)2004 Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Village of Warsaw 1994 1995 Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Town of

Wheatland*2004

2008

(e-code)Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Village of

WyomingNone 1994 Yes No Yes No Yes

Recommendation Categories• Coordination, Collaboration & Partnership

• Agriculture

• Stormwater Management & Erosion Control

• Forestry & Silviculture Management

• On-Site Wastewater Management Systems (OWTS)

• Waste Water Treatment Plant Systems (WWTPS)

• Hazardous Waste Management

• Roads and Highways

• Wetlands, Riparian Zones, and Floodplains

• Regulatory Management

• Reduce nutrient and contaminant inputs to surface waters

• Natural Resource and Habitat Protection

Highest Ranked

Recommendations

Black Creek Watershed• Agriculture

• Expand agricultural and soil health initiatives that provide technical

assistance and incentives to implement practices such as cover

cropping, nutrient management, conservation tillage, conservation

cropping systems


• Create green infrastructure standards

• Restore very severe streambank segments using ecologically-based

stream restoration


• Complete a characterization of WWTP effluent to assess levels of

contaminants that are discharged

• Reduce nutrient inputs and contaminants to surface waters

• Develop nutrient and sediment reduction strategies for sub-watersheds

and continue working with NYSDEC and TMDL project

Highest Ranked

Recommendations

Oatka Watershed• Agriculture

• Create and maintain riparian buffer zones for streams adjacent to

agricultural land starting with the critical areas


• Restore very severe streambank segments using ecologically-based

stream restoration

• Forestry & Silviculture Management

• Encourage private landowners to apply sound forest management

practices to woodlands: NYS Forestry Best Management Practices for

Water Quality


• Upgrade WWTP to tertiary treatment or consider closing and

transferring sanitary flows

• Regulatory Management

• Enforce floodplain development regulations

Public Meetings

• Oatka Creek Watershed

– February 9, 2012, 6:30-8:00 pm

– August 28, 2014, 6:30-8:00 pm

– Pavilion Fire Department Recreation Hall located at 11302 Lake Road, Pavilion, New York

• Black Creek Watershed

– February 7, 2012, 6:30-8:00 pm

– September 3, 2014, 6:30-8:00 pm

– Byron Fire Department Recreation Hall located at 6357 East Main Street, Byron, New York

Questions?

Website

http://www.gflrpc.org

David Zorn

585-454-0190 x14

[email protected]

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