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Missouri UAA Protocol Update by Ed Galbraith, Barr Engineering, at REGFORM's 2013 Missouri Water Seminar, Sept. 6, 2013
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Missouri UAA Protocol Update by Ed Galbraith, Barr Engineering, at REGFORM's 2013 Missouri Water Seminar, Sept. 6, 2013
- 1. Missouri UAA ProtocolUpdate Ed Galbraith Barr Engineering REGFORM Water Seminary September, 2013
- 4. UAA Factors 40CFR 131.10(g) • 1. Natural Pollutant Sources • 2. Natural, Ephemeral, Intermittent or Low Flow Conditions • 3. Non-Remedial, Human Caused Conditions • 4. Hydrologic Modifications • 5. Natural Physical Features • 6. Substantial and Widespread Economic and Social Impact
- 5. The “Outcomes” 1. WarmWater Habitat 2. Exceptional Aquatic Habitat 3. Modified Aquatic Habitat 4. Impairment 5. Remove Use
- 6. What do wewant? When do we want it? Permittee stakeholders want an off-ramp that • Is easy to use and predictable. • Is possible to understand outcomes beforehand • Is not unreasonably expensive • Is not fraught with uncertainty and risk Would like a protocol in hand before rule is effective.
- 7. What do wewant? When do we want it? Environmental stakeholders want an on-ramp that • Is easy to use and predictable • Requires minimal level of effort to add waters • Can be used by the public
- 8. Early Comments • Noprovisions for flow –based decisions (permanent flow, permanent pools) • Criteria do not distinguish between bins • Some of the guidance documents and protocols are not applicable to headwater streams. • Process for going from “information gathering” to “decision making” is a bit of black box.
- 9. UAA Factors 40CFR 131.10(g) • 1. Natural Pollutant Sources • 2. Natural, Ephemeral, Intermittent or Low Flow Conditions • 3. Non-Remedial, Human Caused Conditions • 4. Hydrologic Modifications • 5. Natural Physical Features • 6. Substantial and Widespread Economic and Social Impact
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- 11. Pop Quiz Who isbest former director of the Water Protection Program?
- 12. Pop Quiz Does flow(or lack of flow) enter into the decision process? If so, what protocol do we use to determine whether the stream has permanent flow and permanent pools?
- 13. Pop Quiz If asegment above the 100K is surveyed and there is no permanent flow or permanent pools is that an end point?
- 14. Pop Quiz If asegment within the 100K is surveyed and there is no permanent flow or permanent pools, is that an endpoint
- 15. Pop Quiz How wouldrespond to this statement: The on ramp for a stream or lake should be no more than a photograph.
- 16. Pop Quiz Should thelevel of effort to add a stream or remove a stream be: a. About the same b. The bar to remove a water should be a lot higher c. The bar to add a water should be a lot higher d. None of the above
- 17. Pop Quiz If thecriteria for the different habitats (warm water, modified, exceptional) are all the same, what is the incentive for someone to go through the process?
- 18. Pop Quiz In theabsence of numeric criteria, how will the data in the UAA be evaluated?
- 19. Pop Quiz Give usa look into the review committee? How will the data be evaluated once the application is complete?
- 20. Pop Quiz What isthe air speed velocity of a swallow carrying a coconut?