Spring River Watershed Management Plan for HUC # :11070207140002

The purpose of the Spring River Watershed Management Plan is to provide an initial assessment and a general strategic plan for the Spring River Watershed, and to focus on a 14-Digit HUC Code portion located in Central Jasper County near Carthage. The whole length of Spring River is listed for elevated bacteria levels. The Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) that will be written by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (scheduled to be developed in 2013) will incorporate the entire 8-Digit HUC Code for Spring River, however, to begin with and be proactive, the Spring River Watershed Partnership will focus on the smaller 14-Digit HUC Code.


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Spring River Watershed Partnership -Update-

The Spring River Watershed Partnership met again on April 19, 2011, to review the organizations’ application for a Section 319 Nonpoint Source Implementation Program, through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The group discussed a multitude of watershed ‘best practices’ that the grant will help implement. They will be working with Carthage (MO) citizens and area landowners to identify projects that they are interested in, and then see if they can get them funded through the grant. In addition, the group will focus on contacting stakeholders within the Spring River Watershed or those interested in helping, like Stream Teams, Boy Scouts and other organizations.

Links for more information about Section 319 Nonpoint Source Program in Missouri:
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/nps/index.html
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/nps/319overview.htm http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/nps/mgmtplan/index.html