lakes

The Tactical Basin Plan provides an overview of the basin, describes the water quality and habitat conditions and lays out the strategies and actions recommended for implementation to protect or improve rivers, lakes, and wetlands through cost-effective projects, including floodplain restorations, dam removals and 15 other types of projects. The 57 priority strategies focus on improving water quality and aquatic habitat in all land use sectors including agriculture, developed lands, wastewater and natural resources.

Simple yard and garden maintenance practices that can save time, effort, and money, and help keep lake waters safe for people, pets, and wildlife.

Diagonal channels across driveways or pathways that intercept stormwater runoff and divert it to a stable treatment area.

Vegetated swales, also called bioswales, are shallow open channels lined with dense vegetation that slow, filter, and convey stormwater runoff.

Turnouts and rock aprons receive channelized flow from swales, ditches, and culverts and convert it to sheet flow before entering stable vegetated areas. Turnouts are extensions of ditches that redirect water, slow it down, and disperse it. A rock apron is a shallow basin lined with stones used to settle and filter water from concentrated flows.

Manage for native vegetation and pathways along shorelands to minimize risk of human contact with ticks and prevent tickborne diseases, including Lyme Disease and Anaplasmosis.