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The GLRC is comprised of 22 political agencies (i.e. communities, drain commissioner’s offices, and road commission) that each chose to fulfill the requirements of the Michigan Watershed-Based National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II Storm Water Permit. The Looking Glass River Watershed contains 14 of the 22 political agencies. Working together as the Looking Glass River Watershed Committee, the permittees have developed this Watershed Management Plan (WMP) to fulfill the permit requirements. The Looking Glass River Watershed includes both rural and urban areas. The urban areas, which encompass approximately 11% of the watershed, include a portion of the Lansing metropolitan area (the Cities of Lansing, East Lansing, and Lansing Township), Meridian Township, and the City of DeWitt. The City of DeWitt and Bath and DeWitt Townships are experiencing development but still have rural (agricultural and forest) areas that can be protected. Watertown, Woodhull, Victor, Olive and Riley Townships are all in the watershed and all have rural areas with significant croplands. Watershed Location Map Participating NPDES Permittees • Bath Township • Clinton County Drain Commissioner • Clinton County Road Commission • DeWitt, City of • DeWitt Township • DeWitt Public School District • East Lansing, City of • Ingham County Drain Commissioner • Lansing, City of • Lansing Township • Lansing Public School District • Meridian Township • Watertown Township Watertown Twp W I 96 E I 96 Stoll Waters of the State State Roads Roads E I 96/E I 69 Grand River Legend Riley Twp Looking Glass River W I 69 Herbis on State Sto l County Boundary State Municipal Boundaries Watershed Howe Shady Brook ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! £¤ 127 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! City of Dewitt Dewitt Twp CLINTON COUNTY EATON COUNTY Ivy Sandhill Airport/E I 96 INGHAM COUNTY Wrenwood White Pine Redpole Shamrock Riv ergate Cutler Sara Ann Olive Twp Brookview Herbis on Main W I 69/Dewitt Dill Primrose Theresa State Golf Sanborn Clark Stoll Solon River Burlingame Keusc h Benne t Valley E I 69 6th Round Lake Webb Coleman Lansing Twp David Alward Chadwick City of Lansing S US 127 N US 127 Herbis on Sir Galahad Cadgewith Brown Tulane E I 69 CD Vassar ! ! Alward Howe Herbis on Coleman Abbey Wolf Lehman Stoll ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Unknown ! ! ! ! Lake Lansing Southlawn City of Ballantine Howe Bernier Sleight Biber Saginaw Hawk Hollow Biber Applegate Clise Victor Twp Vine Drumheller Webster/W I 69 Ann ! ! Outer Oakdale Park Lake Pine Hollow Sleight § ¨¦ 69 Chadwick Howe Alward Davis ! ! ! ! ! ! Bath Twp Meridian Twp Round Lake Herbis on W I 69/I 69 BL 4 Alward Old M 78 Cutler Sto l State Coleman Herbis on Old M 78 CLINTON COUNTY Chadwick Clark State SHIAWASSEE COUNTY Cutler ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Miss aukee Laingsburg Britton Sto l Laingsburg Corcoran Pollard Blackberry Sciota Twp Bath Woodbury /I69 Shoeman Deer Britton Lans ing Foster Gulick Woodhull Twp Beard Braden I 69 Barry Williamstown Twp Colby Lak e Moon Lake I 69 Gulick Zimmer Beard Oakes Lovejoy 0 1 2 3 4 Miles Water quality monitoring has been and continues to be conducted by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), and Friends of the Looking Glass to determine the effects of various land uses and specific problem areas. As part of this WMP, the permittees will support water quality monitoring to help show changes in water quality as the WMP is implemented. Executive Summary xv

Priority water bodies within the watershed include the Looking Glass River and the Vermillion Creek. Both of these water bodies have multiple designated uses that are threatened or impaired as listed by the MDEQ. The Vermillion Creek is impaired for ‘Untreated Sewage’ and ‘Discharge of Pathogens’. The original reason for listing Vermillion Creek as impaired has been resolved and is discussed further in Section 3. It is anticipated that successful completion of the WMP will help protect and restore designated uses of the water bodies within the Looking Glass River Watershed. Macroinvertebrate and fish communities are only as strong as the habitat available to them in the river corridor. Within that portion of the Looking Glass River Watershed, the habitat ranged from excellent to poor. This mixed bag of data tells us that there are areas of the watershed that are still pristine while other areas need restoration. Before the Looking Glass River reaches DeWitt, habitat quality was identified as good to excellent. Downstream of DeWitt, data shows that macroinvertebrates are significantly impaired and there is a complete absence of intolerant species. Heavy sedimentation deposition and urban debris were common. The populations and diversity rebound by the time the river reached Wright and Howe Roads, downstream of this watershed planning area (Evans 1976). Summers Drain, Faiver Drain, Remy-Chandler Drain, Mud Creek, and Vermillion Creek all have identified concerns and the designated use of warmwater fisheries and other aquatic life and wildlife is considered to be threatened. Development of the WMP and the decision making process of the watershed committee has involved input from the general public and the stakeholders. Multiple public meetings were held at the start of the WMP development, four stakeholder workshops were held throughout the planning process, and the public was invited to comment near the completion of the plan. At these meetings, the WMP stakeholders and the general public expressed their concerns and vision for the watershed which includes having swimmable and fishable water bodies and significant public education as top priorities. In addition to the vision of the general public and stakeholders, consideration was given to the restoration and protection of the designated uses of the water bodies. The following goals were developed through the public participation and input process: • Educate the Public about the Importance of Protecting and Managing the Watershed • Provide a Sustainable and Equitable Funding Source • Encourage Water Quality Friendly Development • Restore and Enhance Recreational Uses Through Development of a Watershed Recreation Plan • Protect and Enhance Habitat for Wildlife and Aquatic Animals Through Development of a Watershed Habitat Plan • Protect and Increase Wetlands Through Development of a Watershed Habitat Plan • Provide Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Practices for Municipal Operations • Strive to Eliminate Pathogens to Meet Total and Partial Body Contact for Recreational Uses • Encourage Water Quality Friendly Agricultural Practices Looking Glass River Watershed, Tetra Tech, 2005 Looking Glass River near Babcock Rd., Tetra Tech, 2005 Looking Glass River Watershed, Tetra Tech, 2005 Vermillion Creek at Woodbury Road, Tetra Tech, 2005 xvi Looking Glass River Watershed April 2007

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