DICKINSON BAYOU WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP (DBWP)

Watershed Planning Efforts

Dickinson Bayou Watershed Protection Plan (Rough Draft - 09/10/07)

Mission Statement, Vision Statement, & Goals

Mission Statement

To protect, preserve, and restore the quality of the Dickinson Bayou Watershed and its communities.

Vision Statement

Dickinson Bayou Watershed is a place where people live, play, swim, fish, and boat in clean water

Goals

1. Dickinson Bayou and its tributaries meet or exceed current Texas water quality standards

2. Develop and implement a monitoring strategy to evaluate the effectiveness of watershed protection and restoration methods

3. Protect, restore and create valuable natural habitats throughout the watershed

3a. Protect and restore fish and wildlife resources in the watershed

3b. Reduce exotics

4. Reduce the impact of flooding on homes and businesses, using the watershed’s natural ability to absorb floodwaters whenever possible

5. Improve awareness and understanding of Dickinson bayou watershed and its value to the communities through education and outreach

6. Establish a process for coordination and cooperation between citizens and entities impacting the watershed regulations and infractions

7. Promote citizen stewardship of the bayou and its watershed

8. Integrate quality of life issues in watershed plan

A draft of the DBWP watershed action plan should be available online at the end of Summer, 07.

A watershed plan for the Dickinson Bayou watershed should:

	•	Educate the public as to why the group assembled in the first place, the need and the issues of the watershed.
	•	Cover and define the basics: what is a watershed, we all live in a watershed; how is water collected, treated, cleaned, disposed of; storm water and storm drains; etc.
	•	Be built with input from stakeholders, including the general public, about what they want to see, and where they want the watershed to be down the line.
	•	Inventory of potential tools with description of each.
	•	Consistent with the mission of the DBWP.
	•	Fulfill the grant requirements.

These links are provided for reference purposes only.

Watershed Protection:

Watershed Protection Plans:

North Carolina

Local Watershed Planning Guidebook (PDF - 1.00 MB) (produced by NCSU/Watershed Education for Communities and Local Officials) (Requires Adobe Acrobat reader)

Wake County (central North Carolina, Technical Memos associated with the process)

Haywood Waterways Association (western North Carolina) (PDF - 2.30 MB) *

Oregon

For the Sake of the Salmon--technical assistance to watershed groups

Arkansas

Indiana

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