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Lower Grand River Watershed Management Plan

A Watershed Management Plan outlines a course of action leading to an environmentally and economically healthy watershed that benefits all stakeholders.  A successful watershed management plan requires input from the people who live, work, and play in the watershed.

The Lower Grand River Watershed Management Plan (LGRWMP) was updated in 2010-2011 and was approved by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality in September 2011.  

The LGRWMP is divided into three volumes: Narrative, Figures, and Appendices.  You may download each of the volumes separately by clicking the links below.  However, these are very large files and may take considerable time to download depending on your internet connection.

NARRATIVE (4,344 KB)

FIGURES (33,961 KB)

APPENDICES  (87,583 KB)

We offer a separate option for the Narrative.  You may download each chapter separately.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2 - WATERSHED CHARACTERISTICS

CHAPTER 3 - WATERSHED CONDITIONS

CHAPTER 4 - IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION OF POLLUTANTS, SOURCES, AND CAUSES

CHAPTER 5  - GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE WATERSHED

CHAPTER 6 - IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

CHAPTER 7 - INFORMATION AND EDUCATION STRATEGY

CHAPTER 8 - METHODS OF MEASURING PROGRESS

CHAPTER 9 - SUSTAINABILITY

REFERENCES

If you have any trouble with downloading a copy of the LGRWMP, or have a question about the LGROW, contact John Koches, Associate Research Scientist at kochesj@gvsu.edu.