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What We Do Home>Environmental Planning>Watersheds, Water Quality & Wetlands>Paw Paw River Watershed>Management Plan>PPRW_Studies

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Paw Paw River Watershed Studies/Reports

Specific PPRW Plan Studies/Reports

Ecologically Similar Subwatersheds of the Paw Paw River

An MDNR Fisheries report classifying the Paw Paw River subwatersheds on the basis of ecologically similar conditions.

 

Prioritization of Floodplain Forest Areas on the Paw Paw River

A report on the prioritization of forested floodplain areas in the PPRW completed by The Nature Conservancy in 2006.

 

Volunteer Inventory of the Paw Paw River Watershed

Over sites were visited and evaluated as part of the PPRW Planning Project.

 

Assessing Cumulative Loss of Wetland Functions in the Paw Paw River Watershed Using Enhanced National Wetlands Inventory Data

A report completd by MDEQ (aso called a Landscape Level Wetland Functional Assessment).

 

Agricultural Insult Areas in the Paw Paw River Watershed

An agricultural assessment report completed by The Nature Conservancy.  

 

Modeling of Agricultural BMP Scenarios in the Paw Paw River Watershed using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)

A report on estimated pollutant loads and the reductions in pollutants loads with simulated agricultural best management practices installed in the Paw Paw River Watershed.  


Urban Build-Out and Stormwater BMP Analysis in the Paw Paw River Watershed 

A report estimating pollutant load changes with increased urbanization in the PPRW.

 

Critical Areas for Preservation in the Paw Paw River Watershed

The PPRW Land Protection Committee assisted the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC) in the development of a model used to map critical areas for preservation.

 

PPRW Preservation Area Model

 

PPRW Agricultural Area Model

 

PPRW Urban/Developing Area Model

 

Information and Education Plan for the Black and Paw Paw River Watersheds

 

Municipal Planning and Water Quality in the PPRW - Local Plan Reviews (Almena Township, Antwerp Township, Decatur Village, Decatur Township, Hamilton Township, Hartford Township, Hartford City, Paw Paw Village, Waverly Township and the Pokagon Band of Poatawatomi Indians)

This page last updated on 10/5/2008.
 
 
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