Tensaw River – Apalachee River - Alabama Clean Water Partnership

Tensaw River – Apalachee River - Alabama Clean Water Partnership

Aquatic Restoration Watershed
Tensaw River – Apalachee River
HUC# 031602040505
Watershed Facts:
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Outstanding Alabama Water
Drains approximately 31,206 acres in Mobile and Baldwin Counties
Includes the cities of Mobile and Spanish Fort, Alabama
D’Olive Creek is listed as an Impaired Stream by the Alabama
Department of Environmental Management
 Restoration priority of Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
 Considerable work has occurred in the D’Olive Creek sub-watershed
through implementation of a comprehensive watershed
management plan (CWMP) by Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
 Includes priority habitats: freshwater wetlands, intertidal marshes
and flats
HUC
09/27/13
Water Quality Issues as noted
On ADEM 303(d) list:
 Excessive stormwater runoff
 Excessive siltation due to habitat
alteration
Stakeholder Concerns:
 Hydrology of the Delta/Upper
Mobile Bay watershed possibly
affected by the Causeway
Streambank erosion on Joe’s Branch
Photo Credit: Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
Specific Actions for Water Quality Improvement
Urban Land Practices:
 Best Management Practices for construction and
road building
 Low Impact Development Practices
 Rain Barrel/Rain Garden Workshops
 Streamside Buffers
 Stormwater management
 Grease recycling program
 Litter clean-up events
Wetland Conservation Practices
 Restoration and Management of Declining Habitats
 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management
 Wetland Restoration
 Wetland Creation
 Wetland Enhancement
 Structure for Water Control
Alabama red-bellied turtle
Photo Credit: Bill Summerour
Weeks Bay Reserve
Foundation
Species of Concern as noted by the US Fish &
Wildlife Service and Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources:
 Federally Listed: West Indian manatee,
Alabama red-bellied turtle, Gulf sturgeon
 Species of Concern: alligator gar
Joe’s Branch stream restoration project
Photo Credit: Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
Known Stakeholder Efforts
Alabama Clean Water Partnership provides stakeholder coordination and education.
Alabama Cooperative Extension System provides stakeholder coordination and education.
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources provides funding development and implementation of CWMP.
Alabama Department of Environmental Management provides funding development & implementation of CWMP.
Alabama Department of Transportation - Active partner supporting implementation of CWMP.
Alabama Forestry Commission provides outreach and technical support.
Alabama Power Company - Active partner supporting implementation of CWMP.
Alabama State Port Authority - Active partner in management of the lower Mobile Delta system.
Baldwin County Soil & Water Conservation District provides technical support and outreach.
City of Daphne, Alabama provides funding development and implementation of CWMP.
City of Spanish Fort, Alabama provides funding development and implementation of CWMP.
Dauphin Island Sea Lab provides technical and administrative support.
Geological Survey of Alabama provides technical support and monitoring data.
Lake Forest Property Owners Association provides funding development and implementation of CWMP.
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant funded development of CWMP; provides technical and outreach support.
Mobile Bay National Estuary Program - Leading and funding development and implementation of CWMP.
Thompson Engineering - Consulting firm hired to develop and initiate implementation of CWMP.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides funding development and implementation of CWMP.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - participating in development and implementation of CWMP.
Westminster Village provides funding development and implementation of CWMP.