ࡱ> y{x%` bjbj"x"x .,@@ 8,(Ȍ`PffffAAAGIIIIII$(hmQAAQQmffQffGQG0 2fD iq0G0Ȍ08PP0 2 2P3XXA0BAAAmm+^AAAȌQQQQ@ @   Developing instream flow criteria to support ecologically sustainable water resource management in Pennsylvania, USA Michele DePhilip, The Nature Conservancy Julie Zimmerman, The Nature Conservancy Person Completing this Form Michele DePhilip Todays Date 04/18/2008 Project Date and Duration Approximately 18 months (Fall 2006 - Spring 2008) Project Collaborators Colin Apse, The Nature Conservancy Eastern US Freshwater Program, Brunswick, Maine Michele DePhilip, The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Julie Zimmerman, The Nature Conservancy, Bethesda, Maryland Mark Smith, The Nature Conservancy Eastern US Freshwater Program, Boston, Massachusetts Project Location Pennsylvania (statewide), USA, with pilot study in Pennsylvania portion of Susquehanna River (approximately 60% of Pennsylvania is within Susquehanna River Basin) Aim/Purpose The Nature Conservancy, in close collaboration with representatives of state and federal agencies and river basin commissions, is leading a process to make recommendations on how instream flow protection could be improved within Pennsylvania. Recommendations will address approaches for establishing baseline, current, and future flow conditions and assessing flow alteration in Pennsylvania streams, developing quantitative relationships between flow alteration and ecological responses, defining instream flow criteria, and applying these criteria to decisions about water use. These recommendations are being developed at the request of Pennsylvania natural resource and water management agencies, primarily Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Objectives: Complete a review of tools and models from other states and countries that are useful for Establishing Baseline Hydrologic Conditions Establishing Current or Future Hydrologic Conditions Selecting Hydrologic Statistics & Assessing Hydrologic Alteration Defining Instream Flow Criteria & Developing Flow Ecology Relationships Using of Instream Flow Criteria in Decision-Making Complete a pilot hydrologic classification that is applicable statewide. Complete a pilot study or studies to quantify relationships between flow alteration and ecological responses using existing data. Illustrate strengths and weaknesses of various approaches and make recommendations on the most promising approaches given data availability and water management issues in Pennsylvania. Provide general cost estimates for most promising applications. Establish an Instream Flow Advisory Committee to engage in this process, with the expectation that this committee would continue to engage on instream flow issues and act on some or all of the recommendations. Specific Activities, Methods, and Data Used A combination of literature review and personal communication with other practitioners was used to identify and review promising approaches for developing technical tools and incorporating best available science into water management decisions. Data used in the pilot studies are briefly described below. Pilot analysis to develop flow alteration ecological response curves Statewide registered and estimated water withdrawal and discharge data and available surface water were provided by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and USGS. Macroinvertebrate monitoring data, and associated metrics were provided by Susquehanna River Basin Commission. Pilot hydrological classification Pilot stream classification completed using USGS Hydroecological Integrity Assessment Process (HIP) software. Reference gages selected with input from USGS. Regression models based on catchment characteristics were developed to assign hydrologic types to ungaged sites. Data on catchment characteristics were provided by USGS. Funding $109K US dollar Funding Source Pennsylvania Growing Greener Environmental Stewardship and Watershed Protection Grant Documents Apse, C., DePhilip, M., Zimmerman, J. and Smith, M. P. (2008). 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