Stony/Paint Subwatershed

Stony Creek Subwatershed
		Stony Creek Subwatershed At a Glance Area: appx. 72 sq. miles Counties: Oakland Population: appx. 18,000 Primary Land Uses: residential (32%); vacant land (25%); recreation/conservation lands (13%) Open Water: Main Branch Stony Creek, West Branch Stony Creek
Paint Creek Subwatershed
		Paint Creek Subwatershed At a Glance Area: appx. 70 sq. miles Counties: Oakland Population: appx. 68,000 Primary Land Uses: residential; vacant land, recreation/conservation land Open Water: Gallagher Creek, Sargent Creek, Paint Creek

Municipalities in the Stony/Paint Subwatershed (*minimal area in this subwatershed)

Addison Township Auburn Hills* Brandon Township Bruce Township*

Independence Township Lake Orion Oakland Township Orion Township

Oxford Township Oxford Village Shelby Township*

Rochester Rochester Hills Washington Township

Stony/Paint Subwatershed Planning Process

A variety of public participation meetings and workshops were held in the Stony Creek subwatershed between 2000 and 2003 as part of the development of the Stony Creek Subwatershed 2003 Management Plan.  In 2006, the updated watershed plan, which included a plan for Paint Creek, was approved by MDEQ.  Since that time (and before the plan's approval), local governments, community leaders, citizens' groups, businesses, and environmental organizations have worked together to implement their plan.

Subwatershed management plans provide a framework for communities to collaboratively address various issues related to water quality. For example, subwatershed management plans include language about building practices, land use planning, public education, and other relevant topics. Each community and organization represents one entity essential to the success of watershed management. Strategic planning done at a local level will have great influence on the future of the Clinton River watershed and beyond. These plans serve as a map to that future.

Stony/Paint Creek Subwatershed Plan The following documents are downloadable in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). Document Cover Page Acknowledgements Table of Contents Chapter 1-Executive Summary Chapter 2 - Introduction Chapter 3 - Current Conditions Chapter 4 - Land Use and Planning Chapter 5 - Subwatershed Action Plan Appendices: Appendix A: Participation and Education Appendix B: Stony/Paint Impervious Cover Analysis Appendix C: Recommended Actions Appendix D: Tools and Techniques Appendix E: Monitoring and Evaluation Tables, Figures, and Maps (Best viewed in 11x17 format, but can be scaled down to 8.5x11 for printing; most are ~1 MB or less unless noted): Figure 2.1 Clinton River Watershed Figure 2.2 Stony/Paint Subwatershed Figure 3.1 Existing Land Use Figure 3.2 Vegetative Land Cover Figure 3.3 Potential Wetlands Figure 3.4 MNFI Natural Areas Figure 3.5 Sewer Service Areas Figure 3.6 Delineated Subbasins & ID Figure 3.7 Macroinvertabrate Survey Sites Figure 3.8 Stream Inventory Survey Sites Figure 3.10 Lake Level Control Structures Figure 3.11 Annual Nonpoint Source Pollutant Loading Figure 3.12 Generalized Soils Figure 3.13 Hydrologic soil Groups Figure 3.14 Cultural & Historical Features Figure 3.15 Critical Areas Figure 3.16 Critical Areas & Wetlands Figure 3.17 Critical Areas & MNFI Figure 3.18 Recreation Lands Figure 4.1 Estimated Percent Impervious Surface in Stony Creek Figure 4.2 Estimated Percent Future Impervious Surface in Stony Creek Figure 4.3 Estimated Percent Impervious Surface in Paint Creek Figure 4.4 Estimated Percent Future Impervious Surface in Paint Creek Figures Tables Illustrations List Table 3.3 Distribution of Land Use Table 5.3 BMP Effectiveness Table 5.4 Stony/Paint Action Matrix Table 5.4 Ongoing & Proposed Actions Table 5.4b Stony/Paint Creek Ongoing & Proposed Actions Tables 5.4a Stony/Paint Action Matrix Details

Each community with land in the Stony or Paint Creek watersheds has a copy of this plan available for review. The document can also be downloaded via the links below.

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How Can I Provide Input?

Email your Comments Take some time to review this document. It's an important reference to turn to for information on how to implement best practices when dealing with stormwater. If you have a concern regarding stormwater/watershed planning in your community, contact your local government offices or email your comments to: contact@crwc.org. Our office will pass your comments on to the Stony/Paint Subwatershed Advisory Group.

Stony/Paint

Schedule a Presentation Today May 12, 2008 - Protecting Water Quality  7:00 p.m. Oakland Township Rec. Center