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Jordan Lake Stakeholder Project <br />`o`~oF ~vnrF9oG <br />~ ~ <br />U <br />o -~ <br />3 <br />Jordan Lake Stakeholder Project <br />Piedmont Triad Caunci! o/Governments <br />Raglonat Geographic inlormatlon Syslem <br />`I`riant;le J <br />,--„m Cowrcil of Goternntents <br />Purpose <br />The Jordan Lake Stakeholder Project will result in a Nutrient Management Strategy for the Jordan Lake <br />Watershed that will be presented as a recommendation to the Envirorunental Management Commission, <br />Background <br />In the newly released draft 303(d) list, the New Hope River Arm of Jordan Lake is proposed to have a <br />Total Maximrrrn Daily Load (TMDL) developed to address elevated chlorophyll a levels resulting from <br />excessive nutrient loads to the lake. Recently, nine local governments funded the completion of a <br />nutrient response model for Jordan Lalce at a total project cost of more than $400,000. The model is a <br />tool for predicting how different nutrient loads might affect lake water quality. It will provide the <br />technical basis for establishing the nutrient TMDZ, for all or part of Jordan Lake. <br />Based on the recently completed iordan Lake Nutrient Response Modeling Project, it is estimated that <br />nonpoint sources contribute about 70% of the total nutrient load to the New Hope Ann of the lake. <br />Three major publicly owned wastewater treatment plants and several small privately owned "package" <br />plants discharge highly treated effluent just a short distance from the lake. Clearly, any future nutrient <br />management strategy will need to address both nonpoint and point source loads, and include <br />participation from many diverse watershed stakeholders. <br />Project Description <br />The Jordan Lake Nutrient Response Model shows that increases in point and nonpoint source nutrient <br />loads will further degrade lake water quality. If not managed properly, the population and economic <br />growth that is projected to occur in the watershed over the coming decades will further threaten the <br />ability of the lake to support its designated uses as a major regional drinking water supply, recreational <br />resource, and aquatic habitat, The "Jordan Lake Stakeholder Project" provides a fraznework for <br />addressing these concerns, assisting the NC Division of Water Quality (DWQ) and the NC <br />Environmental Management Commission (EMC) in developing the Jordan Lalce TMDL, azrd exploring <br />the possibility of developing a Voluntary Nutrient Management Strategy for the Jordan Lake Watershed. <br />Stakeholder Participation Informatio^ <br />Below are links to additional information related to the overall project, as well as specific stakeholder <br />meetings. If you have any questions, please contact Sydney Miller, Triangle J Council of Govenunents' <br />water resources program manager, at 919-558-9392 or smiller fc~.org. <br />http://www.tjcog,dst,no,us/jorlak/jlsp.htrn 9/27/2004 <br />