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Kalamazoo River / Lake Allegan TMDL
Implementation Plan Homepage

This page presents the Draft Implementation Plan for the Kalamazoo River / Lake Allegan TMDL. Please send any of your comments and/or questions to
mkieser@kieser-associates.com.

3-Year TMDL Strategy (November 7, 2008)

Overall TMDL strategic issues for 2008-2010 and beyond (pdf)
Urban non-point source strategic planning considerations for 2008-2010 and
beyond (pdf)
Agricultural non-point source strategic planning considerations for 2008-2010 and
beyond (pdf)
Point source strategic planning considerations for 2008-2010 and beyond (pdf)

Implementation Plan (October 9, 2002)

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List of Tables

1. Existing Conditions and Water Quality Goals for Lake Allegan. (Included with Implementation Plan text.)
2. Kalamazoo River/Lake Allegan Loading Allocations and Margin of Safety for the Early and Late Growing Seasons.(Included with Implementation Plan text.)
3. Distribution of Land Covers in the Lake Allegan/Kalamazoo River Watershed.
4. MDEQ Estimated Phosphorus Loads to Lake Allegan in the Baseline Year 1998 (Heaton, 2000).(Included with Implementation Plan text.)
5. Distribution of Land Covers and Phosphorus Loads in the Lake Allegan/Kalamazoo River Watershed (Kieser, 2000).
6. Point Source Implementation Plan Elements and Schedule.
7. Implementation Plan Elements and Draft Schedule for Municipal Storm Water.
8. Implementation Plan Elements and Draft Schedule for Industrial Storm Water.
9. Land Use-Managment Implementation Plan Elements.
10. Greenhouse Nutrient Management Implementation Plan Elements and Schedule.
11. Implementation Plan Elements and Schedule for Agriculture.
12. Transportation Management Implementation Plan Elements and Draft Schedule.
13. Construction Management Implementation Plan Elements and Schedule.
14a. Turf Grass and Alternative Landscape Reduction Plan Elements.
14b. Turf Grass and Alernative Landscape Sub-committee's Phosphorus Use Approach.
14c. Turf Grass and Alternative Landscape Sub-committee's Alternative Landscaping Approach.
15. Septic Systems Management Implementation Plan Elements and Schedule.
16. In-Lake/Instream Processes Implementation Plan Elements.
17. Implementation Plan Elements and Schedule for Sub-basin Planning.
18. Cross-cut Analysis of Implementation Plan Strategies for Point and Non-point Sources.

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1. Kalamazoo River Watershed and Subwatersheds Upstream of and including Lake Allegan.
2. Topography of the Kalamazoo River/Lake Allegan Watershed.
3. Land Cover (1999) in the Kalamazoo River/Lake Allegan Watershed.
4. Agricultural Land Cover in the Kalamazoo River/Lake Allegan Watershed.
5. Forest and Open Land Cover in the Kalamazoo River/Lake Allegan Watershed.
6. Wetlands and Open Water in the Kalamazoo River/Lake Allegan Watershed.
7. Land Cover with Impervious Surfaces in the Kalamazoo River/Lake Allegan Watershed.
8. Urbanized Land Cover in the Kalamazoo River/Lake Allegan Watershed.
9. Lake Allegan in the Lower Kalamazoo River.
10. Land Cover Distributions and Relative Non-point Source Total Phosphorus Loads to the Kalamazoo River and Lake Allegan.
11.Kalamazoo River/Lake Allegan TMDL Implementation Framework
12. Operational Structure for Implementation of the Kalamazoo River/Lake Allegan TMDL.

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. Attachments

A. Summary of Pubic Meeting Dates for the Kalamazoo River/Lake Allegan Watershed TMDL and Implementation Plan Development and TMDL Participants.
B. Kalamazoo River/Lake Allegan Watershed Cooperative Agreement for the Reduction of Phosphorus Loading and Cooperative Agreement Signatories.
C. Water Quality Pollution Reduction Programs in the Lake Allegan Basin.
D. MSUE Non-point Source Tracking Tables 1-4 with Additional Details
E. Data Analysis Conducted for Lake Allegan to Assess Sediment Release.
F. Sample Watershed Logo Used by the City of Battle Creek and the Portage/Arcadia Creeks 319 Project.
G. Summary of Agricultural Participant Meetings.