Wabash River Hypoxia Meeting

• Area includes Grand Lake St. Marys and Wabash River Watershed
• First of a series of meetings will be in Mercer County
• Partnership with IN organization

$100,000 for Grand Lake St. Marys Watershed

• Waiting List has applications totaling over $10,000
• Want to fund 1 or 2 more milk house wastewater treatment systems before March 1
• Participants eligible for partnership sign
• Cover crop kill/till date March 1, 2009

Wabash 319 Grant Application

• Wabash River Headwaters to below Bear Creek
• Revised version of original application may be recommended to USEPA

Wabash Capitol Fund

• Plan to utilize as match for 319 grant
• Innovative stream bank stabilization

2010 - 319 Grant Application

• Request for Proposals was released January 9, 2009 – deadline is May 7, 2009
• Potential for stream restoration in Franklin Twp.
• Working on matching fund

Litter Cleanup Grant

• Sponsoring trail logo contest
• $2,500 for signs and cleanup along Franklin Township Recreational Trail
• Short timeframe: March 1 to June 1, 2009

Lake Geotextile Tube Project

• If water level stays low, may start in spring.
• NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant
• Partner with Grand Lake St. Marys State Park

Project SWEETER

• Enviroscape received
• Training in March
• Partners include Lake Improvement Association, Grand Lake St. Marys State Park, Mercer County Health Department, Mercer County Solid Waste District, Ohio Farm Bureau and Mercer SWCD

Tillage Transect

• 2007 Fall tillage transect showed Grand Lake watershed with less tillage and more cover crop
• Fall route completed, compiling data

GLWWA Watershed Action Plan

• Combined plan endorsed May 14, 2008
• 2008 End of year revisions accepted

Qualified Data Collector Project

• Quality assurance plan and study plan comments received from OEPA
• Working on comments for Level II plan
• Need to plan refresher and set times to meet with each Qualified Data Collector when weather break

Septic System Self-Assessment

• Working with Mercer County Health Department
• Goal is to bring awareness to septic system maintenance
• Plan to mail self assessment in Spring newsletter

Soil Sample Cost Share $5

• Giving presentation about program at All Employees Meeting
• Worked with Helena Agronomic Center
• Hoping to have 2009 program

Grand Lake Agriculture Leadership Clas

• Fourth session discussed agriculture finances and the agriculture family busines
• Next will be field trips on March 12, 2009
• Class includes trip to Chicago, including tour of Board of Trade

Grand Lake St. Marys Regional Trail Group

• Potential partner for stream restoration and wetland protection
• Future partner for water trails or scenic designation

Enviroscape/Ground Water Model/Project Learning Tree/Project WET/Project WILD/Passport

• Watershed Education Grant Canceled
• Looking at Healthy Water Healthy People Training
• Enviroscape received, training in March

Implementation Grant Meeting

• City of St. Marys Council, February 23, 2009, Council Chamber
• Celina City Council, 7 p.m. March 9, 2009, Celina Water Treatment Plant Meeting Room
• Every government body in the watersheds will eventually be visited for a brief overview of Watershed Project and Implementation Grant.

CoordinatorÂ’s Upcoming Meetings/Training

• OEPA Grant training, 9 a.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2009, Mt. Vernon
• Conservation Tillage Conference, Wednesday and Thursday, February 25 and 26, 2009, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
• Soil and Water Conservation District All Employee Meeting, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 3 and 4, 2009, Deer Creek Resort, Mt. Sterling, OH
• Technician Development Training, 9 am Wednesday, March 12, 2009, Horace Collins Lab, Delaware County
• Public Advisory Board Meeting, 7:30 a.m. Friday, March 20, 2009, Mercer County Central Services Building, Celina