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DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT Memorandum No. 2008-10 May 27, 2008 TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council FROM: John A. Smith, Interim City Manage Keith D. Alexander, Director of Water Management (�{ SUBJECT: Big and Long Creek Watershed Resource Plan Funding and Administration SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Council adopt the attached Resolution authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and the Macon County Soil & Water Conservation District (District) for Big and Long Creek Watershed Resource Plan Funding and Administration in the amount of$75,000. BACKGROUND: The Lake Decatur Watershed Resource Management Plan consists of producing and implementing resource plans for Lake's numerous subwatersheds. They are accomplished by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in cooperation with the District. This will be the third subwatershed improvement agreement. The first two were: Sand Creek Watershed — This was approved by Council in 2000 for $75,000. The project was extremely successful, and is projected to prevent 89,536 tons of soil from entering Lake Decatur over a 15 year time period. With the $75,000 provided by the City, the District was able to obtain $38,645 in Federal cost share funds and $6,380 in State cost share funds. Finley Creek Watershed — This was approved by Council in 2002 for $75,000. The project was extremely successful, and is projected to prevent 166,788 tons of soil from entering Lake Decatur over a 15 year time period. With the $75,000 provided by the City, the District was able to obtain $105,046 in Federal cost share funds and $10,718 in State cost share funds. A copy of the Final Report is enclosed. The Big and Long Creek Watershed Resource Plan was completed last year(copy enclosed). As discussed in the Plan, the District and the NRCS recommend the implementation of several cost share items to improve the Big and Long Creek watershed. To provide funding for these project, $75,000 was designated in this fiscal year's Lake Capital Projects budget. The funds will be used to construct grass waterways, terraces, WASCOBS (water and sediment control basins), grade stabilization structures, buffer strips, stream bank erosion control measures and similar improvements. They may also be used to provide incentives for nutrient management and conservation tillage practices. When possible, the funds will "piggyback" with existing Federal and State cost share funds. All construction will be designed and constructed to NRCS standards.