KEY TOPICS TO DISCUSS 1 INTRODUCTION 2 HUBBARD COUNTY INFO AND AIS HISTORY 3 HUBBARD COUNTY AIS EXPERIENCE 4 WATERCRAFT INSPECTION PLAN SUMMARY ID: 798980
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HUBBARD COUNTY AIS PREVENTION PLAN PRESENTATION AIS SUMMIT 1/20/2015
KEY TOPICS TO DISCUSS 1) INTRODUCTION 2) HUBBARD COUNTY INFO AND AIS HISTORY 3) HUBBARD COUNTY AIS EXPERIENCE 4) WATERCRAFT INSPECTION PLAN SUMMARYQUESTIONS
Slide2INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUNDINTRODUCTIONSCHAIRMAN -HUBBARD COUNTY AIS TASK FORCE
NATE SITZ -WATERCRAFT INSPECTION COORDINATOR (SWCD)HCCOLA WEBSITE - www.hubbardcolamn.orgBACKGROUND - HUBBARD COUNTY AIS PREVENTIONSTART-UP (2004-2010)ENGAGEMENT OF “COMMUNITY” (2011-2014)STATE FUNDING SUPPORT (2014 - 2015 AND BEYOND)BASIS FOR PLAN10 YEARS EXPERIENCE; STRUCTURED TO DNR AIS ELEMENTS
ORGANIZATIONS / COORDINATORS/STAFF -- AVAILABLE
Slide3EXPERIENCE BASEPUBLIC AWARENESS DNR GRANTS -
SIGNS;RADIO PSA’s AND BILLBOARDS EDUCATION MATERIALS; RESORT ANNUAL VISITSCREATED/MODIFIED/USED MANY (18?) EDUCATION MTLSLAKE MONITORING/EARLY DETECTIONAIS COORDINATOR FOR ALL COLA LAKES (30);TRUST FUNDSTRAINED MONITORS/VOLUNTEER INSPECTORS VELIGER MONITORING ON SEVERAL KEY LAKESWATERCRAFT INSPECTION & DECONTAMINATION
DNR INTERN GRANTS -- PRIOR TO 2012LGU GRANTS (SWCD AS LGU)--
2012 - 2014DECONTAMINATION STATION PURCHASED IN 2013ORGANIZATIONS (Task Force; COLA; SWCD; Township Supervisors; “Community” Stakeholders)
Slide4LGU WATERCRAFT INSPECTION2012:
DNR LGU (Local Government Unit) Grant and Joint Powers Agreement11 Lake Associations (16 Lakes) Participated$79,000 Contributed; Lake Associations($58K), Townships and Cities ($21K)4,725 Hours and 7,129 Inspections Conducted2013:LGU Grant – 21 Lakes; 6,659 Hours$142,645 Committed. Partnership Between Local Government and Lake Associations:Hubbard County - $35,000Townships/Cities - $35,990Lake Associations - $63,905DNR LGU Grant - $7,750
Dedicated Decontamination Station Purchased. All decontaminations were by call-ahead schedule
.2014:LGU Grant – 27 Lakes; 8743 Hours $170,500 Committed. Partnership Between Local Government and Lake Associations:Hubbard County - $35,000Townships/Cities - $34,800Lake Associations - $88,746DNR LGU Grant - $12,000Dedicated Decontamination Station relocated to Waste Management Facility in Park Rapids. Some standard hours scheduled (Friday pm and Saturday) for facility to be open, plus call-ahead during other times.
38 Decontaminations conducted.
Slide52014 HUBBARD COUNTY AIS WATERCRAFT INSPECTION SUMMARY 5/9/14 TO 10/19/14INSPECTIONS
: 13,785 (7961 ENTER, 5824 EXIT)HOURS 8742.5INSPECTIONS PER HOUR: 1.58VEGETATION AT ARRIVAL: 120 (1.51%)DRAIN PLUG IN ON ARRIVAL: 189 (2.37%)WATER IN BOAT AT ARRIVAL: 112 (3.8%)
ARRIVALS - LAST IN INFESTED WATERS: 1063
(13.35%)ARRIVALS - ZEBRA MUSSEL INFESTED WATERS 290 (3.64%)ENTERING FROM OUT OF STATE 1237 (15.54%)NOTES: 28 INSPECTORS
INSPECTORS WORKED STRAIGHT SHIFTS (NOT SPLIT)FULL TIME SUPERVISOR MANAGES INSPECTORSDNR LGU AIS WATERCRAFT INSPECTION GRANT PROGRAM38 DECONTAMINATIONS CONDUCTED
Slide6A PLAN ---- WHAT, WHY AND WHOWhat:Codifies the Hubbard County AIS Prevention and Containment Plan
Documents the use of State AIS Proceeds that legislature allocated to Hubbard CountyDefines Organization roles in implementing the planWhy:County Resolution # 10181105 Requires Plan (October 2011)State Statute 477A.19 Requires a resolution or plan for “Use of Proceeds”Who:County AIS Task Force assigned responsibility by Commissioners to codify a plan and recommend use of State AIS Proceeds (Resolution # 06171405)Team (Sub-Committee of AIS Task Force) assigned to develop plan (June - October 2014)
Slide7WHAT DOES STATE STATUTE REQUIRE?STATUTE 477A.19 VERY GENERAL IN REQUIREMENTS
ALLOCATION OF STATE FUNDS TO COUNTY BASED ON PUBLIC LAUNCH SITES (50%) AND BOAT TRAILER PARKING SPACES (50%) IN COUNTY USE OF PROCEEDS:USE SOLELY TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OR PREVENT INTRODUCTION OF AIS AT ALL ACCESSES WITHIN COUNTYESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR USE THROUGH RESOLUTION OR ADOPTION OF A PLAN; GUIDELINES BROAD (INCLUDE ELEMENTS OF STATE PLANS)COUNTY MAY APPROPRIATE FUNDS DIRECTLY OR THROUGH AGREEMENTS WITH A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, SWCD, WATERSHED DISTRICT, OR LAKE ASSOCIATION IN COUNTYSUBMIT A COPY OF GUIDELINES (PLAN) FOR USE OF FUNDS TO DNR BY DECEMBER 31 OF YEAR PROCEEDS RECEIVED
FYI: HUBBARD COUNTY PROCEEDS ARE:
$112,160 IN 2014 & $249,244 IN 2015(2 PAYMENTS)
Slide8KEY DRIVERS/ASSUMPTIONSHUBBARD COUNTY IS FREE OF MAJOR AIS; FOCUS ON INCOMING WATERCRAFT - EDUCATION AND INSPECTION
MOST IMPORTANT PREVENTION INITIATIVE IS WATERCRAFT INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION -- PAST RESULTS POSITIVE; EDUCATION TOOLMAXIMIZE USE OF CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE OF VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANIZATIONS (Task Force, SWCD, COLA AIS Committee)ESTABLISH STRATEGY FOR EACH AIS ELEMENT(State Format)BUILD ON CURRENT COUNTY INITIATIVES COUNTY NEEDS A DOCUMENTED RAPID RESPONSE PLAN STRATEGY MUST INCLUDE GROWTH IN EARLY DETECTION/MONITORING ON INDIVIDUAL LAKES & RESORT SUPPORT CHECKING GUESTSDO NOT SPEND 2014 PROCEEDS (~$112,000) THIS YEAR; USE IN 2015EXPECT LAKE ASSOCIATIONS AND TOWNSHIPS TO CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDS ON THE MAJOR LAKES (Level 3 , 4, and 5)CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE COUNTY CONTRIBUTION AND DNR GRANTSMINIMIZE USE OF STATE PROCEEDS ON ADMINISTRATION
Slide9KEY OBJECTIVES SUMMARY-- 2015 PUBLIC AWARENESS:
CONTINURE CURRENT LEVEL OF AWARENESS/EDUCATION SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN EFFORT TO TRAIN/EDUCATE RESORT OWNERS & GUESTS IN WATERCRAFT INSPECTION; SEASONAL EMPLOYEE HELPPREVENTION:CONDUCT 13,500 HOURS OF INSPECTION; 9600 STATE FUNDED & 3900 LAKE/TWP FUNDEDEVALUATE NEED FOR 2ND DECON STATION; INCREASE USEAGE OF DECONTAMINAITONPLACE COUNTERS AT ACCESSES TO EVALUATE USEAGE PATTERNS
COORDINATE LAW ENFORCEMENT EARLY DETECTION/LAKE MONITORING:
CONDUCT VELIGER TESTING ON 18 LAKES (PLUS OTHERS IF LAKE ASSOCIATION FUNDED)ZEBRA MUSSEL BLOCKS ON 37+ LAKESORGANIZE/TRAIN MONITORING TEAMS ON LAKES; SEASONAL EMPLOYEE HELPRAPID RESPONSE:DEVELOP COUNTY PLAN WITH HELP OF DNR
DEVELOP LAKE SPECIFIC PLANS FOR HIGH RISK LAKESMITIGATION/MANAGMENT:NO STATE FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT OF CLP/FAUCET SNAIL INFESTED LAKESCLP INFESTED LAKES TO CONTINUE CURRENT APPROACH TO TREATMENT
ADMINISTRATION/ORGANIZATION:
MANAGE AIS PREVENTION PROGRAM PER PLAN DOCUMENT
(SEE PAGE 11 OF PLAN DOCUMENT FOR MORE DETAILS ON OBJECTIVES)
Slide10FINANCIAL SUMMARY
ELEMENTTOTAL $$STATE $$LOCAL $$DNR $$COMMENTSPUBLIC AWARENESS10,600
5,4003,200
~2,000DNR GRANT; COLA; HIRESEASONAL STAFF(300 HR)PREVENTIONINSPECTIONDECON STATION
269,065(248,471)(20,594)195,044(174,450)(20,594)
66,521
7,500
LAKE
ASSOCIATONS &TWP/CITIES 2/1 SPLIT.
2
nd
DECON BUDGETED; WAIT FOR EVALUATION.
EARLY
DETECTION
9,4409,440-0--0-
VELIGER
TESTING AND VEGETATION MONITORING BY LAKE VOLUNTEERS; HIRE
SEASONAL STAFF (200 HR)
RAPID RESPONSE
2,000
2,000
-0-
-0-
Develop
plan in 2015
MANAGEMENT /MITIGATION
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
No direct support
for CLP/Faucet snail treatment
ADMIN
& RESER.
RESERVE
59,898
24,898
(6,873)
35,000*
-0-
*
County Funds
TOTAL
351,033
236,782+
104,721
9,500
+ 2014
and Half 2015
Slide11Hubbard County Watercraft Inspection Plan 2015Rational behind the Plan:
Based upon assumption that the most severe risk is coming from outside county borders Plan should be data driven based upon certain risk factors (Extensive matrix of lake risk factors developed for all lakes) Agreed to the following risk qualifiers to build risk factor Number of Public access points (Max. allowed is 2) Number of resorts on lake (Max. allowed is 3)
Actual Inspection per hour experience rate from previous years
Using these 3 factors a risk score was calculated for each lakeRisk Score = # of Access Pts. + # of Resorts
+ Inspections/HourHighest Risk Score = Busiest Lakes with most out of area visitors
Slide12Hubbard County Watercraft Inspection Plan 2015Hubbard County Lake Factoids:
61 lakes with a Public Access 68 Public Access Points 63 Resorts (27 with a watercraft access)Many Lakes, Ramps and ResortsWe cannot treat all lakes the same
Plan breaks Lakes into 5 categories for allocation of State FundingLevel Risk Score
Allocated Hours 1 less than 2.2 Lakes combined into a pool with 812 dedicated hours 2 2.2-2.99 144 3 3.0-4.99 288 4 5.0 + 528 5 5.0+ with 2 ramps 720
Dedicated Hours for Highest Risk lakesRoving inspectors for lower Risk lakesIncorporate car counters to compile data on low risk lakes
Slide13ORGANIZATION/COMMITTEE ROLES(APPENDIX E)COUNTY COMMISSIONERS / HUBBARD COUNTY AIS TASK FORCE
Rapid Response Plan PROGRAM PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION SUB-COMMITTEE Watercraft Inspection and DecontaminationCoordination with all the Element ProjectsHCCOLA AIS COMMITTEE Public Awareness /Resort ContactsEarly Detection/Lake Monitoring HSWCD MANAGER/BOARD
Fiscal agent for state funds (delegated by county)
HSWCD INSPECTION/DECONTAMINATION COORDINATOR IT TAKES A COMMUNITY !!!!!!
Slide14QUESTIONS??
Slide151/8/201515
IT IS A PARTNERSHIP –
WE ALL HAVE A STAKE IN THIS!!!