The Goal of the BRWA’s Watershed Management Planning (WMP) process is to work with watershed residents, stakeholders, and decision-makers to develop recommendations for the management of land, water, and biodiversity in our watersheds. The BRWA will then support collaborative efforts to put these recommendations into practice.
Our watershed management work includes three main focus areas:
The first step in watershed management is knowing and reporting on the state of our watersheds. “Our Battle: State of the Battle River and Sounding Creek Watersheds” was published in 2011. More recently, we’ve been working on developing an updated “Health in the Watershed” Atlas that incorporates various indicators of ecological, community, and public health.
By monitoring changes in our watersheds over time, we can determine if watershed management actions are achieving the desired outcomes set out in our recommendations.
See our State of the Watershed Page for more information.
Once we know where we are, we can see where we want to go. The BRWA’s vision to build a healthy and resilient watershed can be achieved by following recommendations in our Watershed Management Plan. Our plan is broken into 12 planning components, which fall under the 4 broad categories of water quality, water quantity, land management, and biodiversity.
See our Planning Components Page for more information.
Our plans are not meant to sit on a shelf; they are designed to be implemented. Our 12 planning components all have suggestions for actions to improve the health of our watersheds. It won’t be easy, but we are dedicated to working with the people who live, work, and play in our watersheds to put our plans into action.
