Introduction to Introduction to Watershed Planning Watershed Planning

Kathy ChastonNOAA National Ocean Service

Coral Reef Conservation Program

Sponsored by Hawaii’s Land-based Pollution Threats to

Coral Reefs Local Action Strategy& Mauna Kea Soil & Water Conservation District

Why Watershed Planning?Why Watershed Planning?

Reduce landReduce land--based pollution based pollution threats to coral reefsthreats to coral reefs

Photo’s courtesy of Dr Bill Walsh, DAR

Workshop GoalWorkshop Goal

Provide an Provide an overviewoverview

of watershed of watershed management concepts and planning management concepts and planning

considerations, and introduce practical tools considerations, and introduce practical tools available for watershed planningavailable for watershed planning

AudienceAudience

Representatives from watershed groups, Representatives from watershed groups, community groups, government agencies, community groups, government agencies, public and private planners, and county public and private planners, and county officials. officials.

86 participants, including 2 elected city 86 participants, including 2 elected city council members from Hawaii Countycouncil members from Hawaii County

Workshop ObjectivesWorkshop Objectives

Provide an introduction to the characteristics and Provide an introduction to the characteristics and threats to island watersheds, using the Big Island threats to island watersheds, using the Big Island as an example (as an example (WaiulaulaWaiulaula Watershed)Watershed)

Introduce several watershed planning tools that Introduce several watershed planning tools that can be used to develop watershed planscan be used to develop watershed plans

Provide a caseProvide a case--study of how EPAstudy of how EPA’’s watershed plan s watershed plan builder has been used by a watershed group builder has been used by a watershed group

Workshop ObjectivesWorkshop Objectives

As a practical exercise, develop a list of watershed As a practical exercise, develop a list of watershed planning considerations for the planning considerations for the WaiulaulaWaiulaulawatershed on the Big Islandwatershed on the Big Island

Provide a networking opportunity for participantsProvide a networking opportunity for participants

Workshop Agenda

Watershed characteristics & threatsWatershed characteristics & threatsWatershed hydrology & streams Watershed hydrology & streams (Gordon, (Gordon, TribbleTribble USGS)USGS)

Terrestrial resources Terrestrial resources ((MeloraMelora PurrellPurrell, , KohalaKohala Watershed Partnership)Watershed Partnership)

Coastal & marine resources Coastal & marine resources (Bob (Bob Richmond, University of Hawaii)Richmond, University of Hawaii)

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Watershed planning toolsWatershed planning toolsNRCS rapid watershed assessment NRCS rapid watershed assessment (Sharon (Sharon SawdeySawdey))

Community engagement in Hawaii Community engagement in Hawaii County County (Dana Okano)(Dana Okano)

CaseCase--study: EPAstudy: EPA’’s watershed plan s watershed plan builder builder (Hudson Slay, DOH and Carolyn (Hudson Slay, DOH and Carolyn Stewart, Stewart, WailululaWailulula Watershed Group)Watershed Group)

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Group planning exercise: Waiulaula watershed

Examined 4 areas of the watershed:

forest, pasture/cropland, urban/resort, residential

Groups identified a problem & solution

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Threats & SolutionsSediment & nutrient runoff from feral Sediment & nutrient runoff from feral

animals, agriculture and developmentanimals, agriculture and development

Public outreach & education for youth, Public outreach & education for youth, community, policy makers***community, policy makers***

Best management practices to reduce Best management practices to reduce erosion and runoff erosion and runoff

LandLand--use planning: community use planning: community development planning to empower local development planning to empower local communities communities

Policy Development Policy Development

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Workshop recommendations will be Workshop recommendations will be used for the development of the used for the development of the WaiulaulaWaiulaula

Watershed Plan Watershed Plan

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Workshop Materials

Available on google

site: coralwatershedhttp://sites.google.com/site/coralwatershed/

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thru a gmail

account

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Acknowledgements Acknowledgements

MahaloMahalo

nuinui

loaloa

to the Mauna Kea SWCD, Hawaii to the Mauna Kea SWCD, Hawaii County & the workshop planning committee: County & the workshop planning committee: Melissa Iwamoto (HI CZM), Sara Melissa Iwamoto (HI CZM), Sara PelleteriPelleteri

(HI (HI

DAR), Hudson Slay (HI DOH), Wendy DAR), Hudson Slay (HI DOH), Wendy WiltseWiltse

(EPA)(EPA)

MahaloMahalo