News Release
Missouri Department of Natural Resources awards $180,200
to Jefferson County for watershed management project
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, JUNE 23, 2011 –The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $180,200 to the Jefferson County Stormwater Management Division and the Belews Creek Watershed Partnership to implement the watershed management plan for the Belews Creek watershed in Jefferson County.
The Belews Creek watershed management plan implementation project will address goals identified in the watershed management plan, including streambank stabilization, improvement to riparian corridors within the watershed, increased mapping of sinkholes in the watershed, providing information to the public on proper treatment of sinkholes, and increased education on maintenance and repair to onsite waste management systems.
A demonstration project to improve an erosion problem behind the Jefferson County Administration Building will also be a part of this grant. The grant will help fund improvements to the watershed as noted above, as well as public meetings, educational materials and personnel expenses.
A match of $120,000 will be provided by Jefferson County and the Belews Creek Watershed Partnership, bringing the total cost to $300,333. Project completion is expected by March 2015.
Partners in this collaborative effort include the City of Hillsboro, Stream Teams and Volunteer Citizens, Jefferson County Community Services, Department of Conservation, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and Jefferson College.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, through the Department of Natural Resources, has provided funding for this project under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. The department’s Water Protection Program will administer the grant funds. The department is committed to working closely with communities and businesses to assist with funding efforts that improve water quality in Missouri. For more information, contact the Water Protection Program at P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or call 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300.
to Jefferson County for watershed management project
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, JUNE 23, 2011 –The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $180,200 to the Jefferson County Stormwater Management Division and the Belews Creek Watershed Partnership to implement the watershed management plan for the Belews Creek watershed in Jefferson County.
The Belews Creek watershed management plan implementation project will address goals identified in the watershed management plan, including streambank stabilization, improvement to riparian corridors within the watershed, increased mapping of sinkholes in the watershed, providing information to the public on proper treatment of sinkholes, and increased education on maintenance and repair to onsite waste management systems.
A demonstration project to improve an erosion problem behind the Jefferson County Administration Building will also be a part of this grant. The grant will help fund improvements to the watershed as noted above, as well as public meetings, educational materials and personnel expenses.
A match of $120,000 will be provided by Jefferson County and the Belews Creek Watershed Partnership, bringing the total cost to $300,333. Project completion is expected by March 2015.
Partners in this collaborative effort include the City of Hillsboro, Stream Teams and Volunteer Citizens, Jefferson County Community Services, Department of Conservation, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and Jefferson College.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, through the Department of Natural Resources, has provided funding for this project under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. The department’s Water Protection Program will administer the grant funds. The department is committed to working closely with communities and businesses to assist with funding efforts that improve water quality in Missouri. For more information, contact the Water Protection Program at P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or call 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300.
Watershed signs are showing up in your area!!!
You will be seeing this sign and others similar to this one around the watershed.
This is one of the projects that is being funded through Missouri Department of Natural Resources by the EPA Region 7, under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.
Watch for them and as always, keep our streams clean by not littering along our roadways!
This is one of the projects that is being funded through Missouri Department of Natural Resources by the EPA Region 7, under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.
Watch for them and as always, keep our streams clean by not littering along our roadways!
''The Karst Hydrogeology of Jefferson County'
Belews Creek Watershed Partnership set up this FREE presentation by
Blake Smotherman, RG - Geologist, Environmental Assistance Unit, Geological Survey Program, Missouri Department of Natural Resources held on December 1, 2011 6:30 P.M. at the Hillsboro Community Civic Center. 22 people were in attendance.
For more information on Sinkholes, click here to contact the Belews Creek Watershed Partnership at bcwp@belews-creek.com
Blake Smotherman, RG - Geologist, Environmental Assistance Unit, Geological Survey Program, Missouri Department of Natural Resources held on December 1, 2011 6:30 P.M. at the Hillsboro Community Civic Center. 22 people were in attendance.
For more information on Sinkholes, click here to contact the Belews Creek Watershed Partnership at bcwp@belews-creek.com
Stream Bank Stabilization Project scheduled
The first stream bank stabilization project started on April 10th, 2012 and ran though April 14th, with another work session the following weekend. The location of this site is on Klondike Road, near the bridge, just off State Highway BB. There was a workshop associated with this project conducted by David Derrick of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The workshop started at 8 am on April 10th and ran until about 5 pm daily. Engineers were able to earn professional credits for licensing. There were about 50-60 in attendance off and on throughout the week from various government agencies and engineering firms from the private sector.
Innovative Streambank Stabilization Project
Here is the Link to Jefferson County Stormwater slide show, click here for the above project. Click here to see a short video on how this project is stabilizing the creek today. The Partnership with the help of Dave Derrick has done several projects along the Belews Creek. One project, click here, used large stone that was already in the creek to stabilize the bank. Another project stabilized a bank above and below stream of a sewer line crossing click here and included where the creek was eroding the bank and depositing large amounts of loose gravel making a bar. That bar was used to help stabilize the bank going in behind the protective toe and planted with willows and sycamores. Over the course of 4 years we have completed 5 stream bank projects using slightly different techniques on each.
The grant has closed
The grant has closed and all the money was not spent so around $40,000 of it was returned to DNR to be used by other groups for other 319 non-point source projects.
“The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has provided partial funding for this project under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.”
