Lake EU TMDL Establish grass buffers/Critical area planting 5 67 142 13% 102 13% Relocate livestock operations away from streams 1 site/year (50 AU/site) N/A N/A 171 10% Improve native vegetation in rangeland planting, brush control) 120 acres/year 154 452 11% 226 12% Improve stocking rates & livestock distribution (rotational grazing, reduced head/acre) 120 acres/year 4 14 4% 7 4% Promote alternative watering systems away from streams 2 systems/every 3 years (50 AU/site) N/A N/A 343 11% Grassed Waterway Installation & Restoration 7 acres/year 34 17 15% 13 16% Install terraces 25 Acres protected & 550 Linear Foot 29 14 2% 12 3% Terrace restoration 155 Linear Foot (0.775 acres protected) 1 1 < 1% 1 < 1% Conversion to minimum tillage 200 acres/year 12 29 2% 14 2% Conversion to no-till 200 acres/year 30 78 2% 39 2% Onsite Waste Water System Upgrades 2 systems/year (each system 43.8 (lbs/year) 24 13% 9 13%
12. Town of Munjor HUC 12 Subwatershed BMPs with total reductions for 23 years according to the BCMSHRW WRAPS Big Creek TMDL Reduction Goals, Watershed Plan Reduction Goal (6.4% of Ellis County) Best Management Practice Acres, Linear Feet, or Projects to be Implemented Total TSS Reduction Achieved (tons)/Yr % towards Big Creek TMDL Goal N Reduction Achieved (lbs)/Yr % towards Big Creek TMDL Goal P Reduction Achieved (lbs)/Yr % towards Big Creek TMDL Goal Establish grass buffers/Critical area planting 5 acres/year 52 25% 116 11% 83 11% Relocate livestock operations away from streams 1 site/year (50 AU/site) N/A N/A 171 10% Improve native vegetation in rangeland (range planting, brush control) 120 acres/year 113 19% 336 9% 168 9% Improve stocking rates & livestock distribution (rotational grazing, reduced head/acre) 120 acres/year 10 40% 31 9% 16 9% Promote alternative watering systems away from streams 2 3 years (50 AU/site) N/A N/A 342 11% Grassed Waterway Installation & Restoration 7 acres/year 38 40% 19 17% 13 16% Install terraces 110 Acres protected & 825 Linear Foot 90 11% 45 6% 34 7% Terrace restoration 755 Linear Foot (3.775 acres protected) 4 8% 2 4% 2 5% Conversion to minimum tillage 200 acres/year 58 19% 154 10% 77 10% Conversion to no-till 200 acres/year 144 19% 415 10% 208 10% Onsite Waste Water System Upgrades 1 system/year (treating 100 gallons/day) 21.9 (lbs/year) 14% 12.0 7% 4.5 7% Total Reduction Loads/Yr 509 1,130 1,118.5 Total Reduction Loads in 23 years 11,707 2,599 25,725.5 4.5 Hays Consolidated Subwatershed The Hays Consolidated Subwatershed (HUC 12 City of Hays and Chetolah Creek) will be treated and targeted as one subwatershed as the City of Hays equally lies within each
(600 gal/day) TMDL reduction goal met in 23 years is 291,180 pounds total N at 12,578 lbs per year. Table 17. All BMPs Installed in BCMSHRW & Target Areas, Estimated Years, and Load Reductions Needed to Meet Total Phosphorus TMDL & Kanopolis Lake EU TMDL Goals (Target areas values are italicized) BMP Acres/Projects Implemented Annually Annual TP Reduction (lbs/yr) Needed to reach TMDL Goal Total TP Reduction Load (lbs/yr) Establish grass buffers/Critical area planting 45 acres (25 acres) 798 (466) 4 3,192 Relocate livestock operations away from streams 11 systems 550 AU (5 systems - 250 AU) 1,857 (831) 4 7,428 Improve native vegetation in rangeland 1,600 acres (600 1,976 (840) 4 7,904 Improve stocking & livestock distribution (rotational grazing, reduced head/acre) 1,600 acres (600 acres) 189 (83) 4 756 Promote alternative watering systems away from streams 16 systems every 3 years 800 AU (6 systems every 3 years - 50 AU/site) 3,373 (1,673) 4 13,492 Grassed Waterway Installation & Restoration 59 acres (41 acres) 83 (70) 4 332 Install terraces 2,344 protected (25,045 LF) (344 acres protected - 3,045 LF) 549 (116) 4 2,196 Terrace restoration 119.48 acres protected - 23,895 LF (11.48 acres protected -2,895 LF) 41 (8) 4 164 Conversion to minimum tillage 2,415 acres (915 782 (310) 4 3,128 Conversion to no-till 2,415 acres (915 acres) 2,113 (836) 4 8,452 ONWWS Upgrades 16 systems (1,600 gal/day) 6 systems 72 (26.4) 4 288
Table 20. Information & Education Projects as Suggested by BCMSHRW Leadership Team. BMP Target Audience I/E Project Time Frame Estimated Sponsor/Responsible Agency (provide cash/in-kind services if available and/or present at the programs, etc.) Grass Buffers/Critical Area Planting Landowners & Tenants, Watershed Residents Self-Guided BMP Tour Annual – Ongoing No Charge BCMSHRW, Conservation Districts, K-State Extension News Articles, Newsletters Annual – Ongoing No Charge Conservation Districts, K-State Extension, NRCS One-on-One Contact/Technical Assistance Annual – Ongoing Included in personnel salary Conservation Districts, K-State Extension, Buffer Coordinators Field Day/Workshop at Sternberg Nature Trails Annual – Spring, Fall $1,000 BCMSHRW, Fort Hays State University, Sternberg Museum HUC 12 Meetings Annual – Winter, Spring $600 BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS Tillage & Watershed Conditions Driving Tour Bi-Annual – Spring, Fall $2,500 BCMSHRW, Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS Relocate Livestock Feeding Sites Ranchers, Landowners & Tenants News Articles and Newsletters Annual – Ongoing No Charge BCMSHRW, Extension Livestock Workshop Bi-annual – Winter $300 K-State Extension, BCMSHRW HUC 12 Meetings Annual – Winter, Spring Included above BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS Tillage & Watershed Conditions Driving Tour Bi-Annual – Spring, Fall Included above BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS One-on-One Contact/Technical Assistance Annual – Ongoing Included in personnel salary Conservation Districts, K-State Extension, NRCS, BCMSHRW Grassed Waterways Ranchers, Landowners & Tenants HUC 12 Meetings Annual – Winter, Spring Included above BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS Self-Guided BMP Tour Annual – Ongoing No Charge BCMSHRW, Conservation Districts, Extension News Articles, Newsletters Annual – Ongoing No Charge BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS Tillage & Watershed Conditions Driving Tour Bi-Annual – Spring, Fall Included above BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS One-on-One Contact/Technical Assistance Annual – Ongoing Included in personnel salary Conservation Districts, K-State Extension, NRCS, BCMSHRW
Rangeland Rehabilitation, Improve Native Vegetation, Improve Stocking Rates/Distribution Ranchers, Landowners & Tenants News Articles, Newsletters Annual – Ongoing No Charge BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS HUC 12 Meetings Annual – Winter, Spring Included above BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS Self-Guided BMP Tour Annual – Ongoing No Charge BCMSHRW, Conservation Districts, K-State Extension Livestock Workshop Bi-annual – Winter Included above Extension, BCMSHRW Field Day/Workshop at Sternberg Nature Trails Annual – Spring, Fall Included BCMSHRW, Fort Hays State University, Sternberg Museum Wildflower Tour & Rangeland Management Workshop Bi-Annual – Spring or Fall $300 BCMSHRW, Conservation Districts, Extension Tillage & Watershed Conditions Driving Tour Bi-Annual – Spring, Fall Included BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS One-on-One Contact/Technical Assistance Annual – Ongoing Included in personnel salary Conservation Districts, K-State Extension, NRCS, BCMSHRW Alternative Watering Systems Ranchers, Landowners & Tenants HUC 12 Meetings Annual – Winter, Spring Included above BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS News Articles, Newsletters Annual – Ongoing No Charge BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS One-on-One Contact/Technical Assistance Annual – Ongoing Included in personnel salary Conservation Districts, Extension, NRCS, BCMSHRW Terraces Ranchers, Landowners & Tenants HUC 12 Meetings Annual – Winter, Spring Included above BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS Self-Guided BMP Tour Annual – Ongoing No Charge BCMSHRW, Conservation Districts, Extension News Articles, Newsletters Annual – Ongoing No Charge BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS Tillage & Watershed Conditions Driving Tour Bi-Annual – Spring, Fall Included above BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS One-on-One Contact/Technical Assistance Annual – Ongoing Included in personnel salary Conservation Districts, K-State Extension, NRCS, BCMSHRW
Conversion to Minimum Tillage Ranchers, Landowners & Tenants HUC 12 Meetings Annual – Winter, Spring Included above BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS One-on-One Contact/Technical Assistance Annual – Ongoing Included in personnel salary BCMSHRW, Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS Self-Guided BMP Tour Annual – Ongoing No Charge BCMSHRW, Conservation Districts, Extension News Articles, Newsletters Annual – Ongoing No Charge BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS Crop Field Days Annual – Spring/Fall $1,000 Extension Tillage & Watershed Conditions Driving Tour Bi-Annual – Spring, Fall Included above BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS One-on-One Contact/Technical Assistance Annual – Ongoing Included in personnel salary Conservation Districts, K-State Extension, NRCS, BCMSHRW Soil Testing Annual – Ongoing $5,000 Conservation Districts, NRCS, Extension, BCMSHRW Conversion to No-Till Ranchers, Landowners & Tenants HUC 12 Meetings Annual – Winter, Spring Included above BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS No-Till Meetings Annual – Summer $1,500 BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS Conservation District, One-on-One Contact/Technical Assistance Annual – Ongoing Included in personnel salary BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS Self-Guided BMP Tour Annual – Ongoing No Charge BCMSHRW, Conservation Districts, K-State Extension News Articles, Newsletters Annual – Ongoing No Charge BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS Crop Field Days Annual – Spring/Fall Included K-State Extension Tillage & Watershed Conditions Driving Tour Bi-Annual – Spring, Fall Included above BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS One-on-One Contact/Technical Assistance Annual – Ongoing Included in personnel salary Conservation Districts, K-State Extension, NRCS, BCMSHRW Soil Testing Annual – Ongoing Included above Conservation Districts, NRCS, Extension, BCMSHRW
OWWS Upgrades Ranchers, Landowners & Tenants HUC 12 Meetings Annual – Winter, Spring Included above BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS News Articles, Newsletters Annual – Ongoing No Charge BCMSHRW, K-State Extension, Conservation Districts, NRCS One-on-One Contact/Technical Assistance Annual – Ongoing Included in personnel salary Conservation Districts, Extension, NRCS, BCMSHRW, Local Environmental Protection Upgrade WWTP City of Hays Upgrades, Management Changes at WWTP Annual – Ongoing Not available City of Hays Implement/Manage Stormwater Utility (MS4 Community) City of Hays Residents, City Officials Rain Barrel Workshop Annual – Spring Registration Fee Funded BCMSHRW, Conservation District, Extension, FHSU Recycling Barrel Project Annual – Spring $1,000 BCMSHRW, Conservation District, K-State Extension, FFA Chapter Day/Workshop at Sternberg Nature Trail Annual – Spring, Fall $500 BCMSHRW, Fort Hays University, Sternberg Museum Fact Sheets for Water Bills Annual – 3/yr $8,000 BCMSHRW, City of Hays Storm Drain Marking Project Annual – Ongoing $500 BCMSHRW, City of Hays, Scouts What’s in Your Water Workshop for City Official, Employees Bi-annual – Seasonal $500 BCMSHRW, City of Hays Healthy Healthy Streams Workshop Series Bi-annual – Seasonal $1,000 BCMSHRW, City of Hays, K-State Extension Skyline ARRA Project Workshop Bi-annual – Seasonal $400 BCMSHRW, City of Hays, FHSU Create & Establish Hays Water Watchers Business Group Annual – Spring, Summer $1,000 BCMSHRW, City of Hays, Chamber of Commerce, K-State Extension Create & Establish Hays Private Lawn Care Business Certification Program & Workshop Annual – Ongoing $1,000 BCMSHRW, City of Hays, Chamber of Commerce, K-State Extension Watershed Education Watershed Educators, K-12 Students, Fort Hays State University Students Kids Ag Day Events (3) Annual – 3 events, fall, spring $300 BCMSHRW, Conservation Districts, Farm Bureau, FFA Chapters, Extension Wonders of Wetlands, Water & Wildlife Field Day Annual – Fall $750 BCMSHRW, Conservation District Service Learning Project Annual – Spring or Fall $5,000 BCMSHRW, Fort Hays State University WOW Trailer Annual – Ongoing $1,000 BCMSHRW
KSU Watershed Technician- $51,503 Monitoring Project for Assessment Purposes $20,000 Support Costs for KSU Staff (travel, office rent, supplies)- $13,700 County Conservation District Managers- Funded by SCC District Conservationists & Technicians- Funded by NRCS KSRE County Extension Staff- Funded by KSRE Range Planting WRAPS Coordinator WRAPS Technician NRCS & Conservation Districts Brush Control NRCS & Conservation Districts Improve Stocking Rates/Distribution NRCS & Conservation Districts Alternative Water Sources NRCS & Conservation Districts Cropland Buffers/Critical Planting NRCS & Conservation Districts Grassed Waterway Install/Restoration NRCS & Conservation Districts Terrace Installation NRCS & Conservation Districts Terrace Restoration NRCS & Conservation Districts Convert to Minimum Tillage NRCS & Conservation Districts Convert to No-till NRCS & Conservation Districts On-site Waste Water Systems NRCS & Conservation Districts
2024 20.0 26.0 62.6 5 -- 7 2025 20.0 26.0 62.6 5 7 7 Total 390.0 939.4 75 35 105 Long Term 2026 20.0 26.0 62.6 5 -- 7 2027 20.0 26.0 62.6 5 -- 7 2028 20.0 26.0 62.6 5 7 7 2029 20.0 26.0 275.0 62.6 5 -- 7 2030 20.0 26.0 275.0 62.6 5 -- 7 2031 20.0 26.0 275.0 62.6 5 7 7 2032 20.0 26.0 275.0 62.6 5 -- 7 2033 20.0 26.0 275.0 62.6 5 -- 7 2034 20.0 26.0 275.0 62.6 5 7 7 Total 624.0 120 56 168 Table 33c. All BMP Implementation in the Middle Smoky Hill River Watershed Including Oak Creek, Landon Creek, & Thielen Airport HUC 12 Target Areas for Each Year with Running Total to meet the Kanopolis Lake EU TMDL Year Field Buffers Grass Waterways (acres) Install Terraces (acres) Terrace Restoration Minimum (acres) No-Till (acres) Range Management (acres) Acres Livestock Relocation Alternative Water Access Onsite Waste Water System Upgrades Short Term 2011 33.0 1,069.0 56.9 1,190.0 1,190.0 1,720.0 5,283.9 6 -- 9 2012 33.0 1,069.0 56.9 1,190.0 1,190.0 1,720.0 5,283.9 6 -- 9