Restoring Water Quality: Using Nonpoint Source Funding to Improve Water Quality for Recreation Brooke Shireman Kentucky Division of Water

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Restoring Water QualityUsing Nonpoint
Source Funding to Improve Water Quality for
RecreationBrooke ShiremanKentucky Division of
Water
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Clean Water Act
Clean Water Act

• Requires states to establish water quality
  standards
• Primary Contact Recreation (PCR) standard
• Standard is based on scientific research, input
  from the public, approval from EPA and its
  included in our Kentucky Administrative
  Regulations

• Requires states to establish water quality
  standards
• Primary Contact Recreation (PCR) standard
• Standard is based on scientific research, input
  from the public, approval from EPA and its
  included in our Kentucky Administrative
  Regulations

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Primary Contact Recreation (PCR) Standard for
E.coli
  Summer PCR Limit (May 1 - Oct. 31)   Summer PCR Limit (May 1 - Oct. 31)   Summer PCR Limit (May 1 - Oct. 31)
Bacteria Geometric Mean (colonies/100 ml) Maximum (colonies/100 ml)
E. coli 130 (from 5 samples collected within 30 days) 240 (number not to be exceeded in more than 20 of the samples)
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What does that mean?

• Based on scientific data, input from the public,
  our lawmakers and EPA
• Levels of E.coli found in a waterbody greater
  than the standard indicate a potential health
  risk for people swimming in the water

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Everybody Poops
Wildlife does it
Humans do it
Livestock does it
Pets do it
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Straight Pipe
Septic System Failure
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Contact

• Jim Roe
• Kentucky Nonpoint Source Program
• James.Roe_at_ky.gov
• 502-564-3410