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MISSION STATEMENT
Protect and improve the environmental quality of the Portage River Basin by establishing processes and working groups within the Portage River Basin Council to implement the goals set by
A Resource Worth Protecting.
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Reacting to Oil Spill in the Portage Watershed
On February 17, 2009, the EPA was alerted to a break in a crude oil line that was spreading oil across fields and into a tributary of the Portage River near Cygnet. This presentation explains the strategies and methods used by the U.S. and Ohio EPA to control and remediate the spill. The EPA reported to the Portage River Basin Committee at the committee’s July 16 meeting.
Click here to view presentation. (large file)
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| The Portage River Basin Council formed in 1994 to serve as a network for protecting and enhancing the resources that the River offers. The Council is about bringing citizens, businesses, governments, and farmers together to find solutions to River concerns. |
| Leadership: |
| Chair - Gordon Bowman, President of Council, Village of Pemberville |
| Vice-Chair - Jim Sass, Vice President of Commissioners, Ottawa County |
| Coordinator- Kurt Erichsen |
Portage River Basin Council Meetings 2011 |
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Agenda |
January 20 , 2011
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Pemberville Public Library |
375 East Front Street
Pemberville, OH 43450
419-287-4012
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Agenda October 21, 2010 meeting minutes
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April 21, 2011 |
Elmore Fire Station
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Elmore, oh 43416-
Phone: (419) 862-2468
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2008 Portage River Watershed Survey and TMDL results Presentation |
Agenda
January 20, 2011 meeting minutes
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| July 21, 2011 |
Winous Point Club
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3500 S Lattimore Rd.
Port Clinton, Ohio 43452
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Map to Winous Point Club |
Agenda
April 21, 2011 meeting minutes
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September 19, 2001
STEERING Committee
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Pemberville Village Hall
10 a.m.
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PRBC Operating Procedures
PRBC Operating Procedures 2008
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July 21, 2011 meeting minutes
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Thursday, October 13
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Wood County Health Dept
2 p.m. |
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July 21, 2011 meeting minutes |
PORTAGE RIVER BASIN COUNCIL
Subcommittees |
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Education Committee |
The mission of the Portage River Basin Council education subcommittee is to make community members aware of the benefits and services of the Portage River ecosystem, and promote community responsibility and stewardship of the River. By conducting programs for teachers and students to educate them on the relationship of land use and its effects upon the water quality of our river systems.
Contact: Nicki Kale, Wood County SWCD
Email: nickikale@woodswcd.com
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Stormwater Committee |
Develop solutions to provide adequate drainage and reduce flooding, benefit the natural habitat and improve and protect water quality in the Portage River Basin. |
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Public Relations & Outreach Committee |
Create and coordinate projects, programs and events to promote awareness of the benefit of the Portage River through volunteerism and citizen participation. Strive to protect and improve the Portage ecosystem, including quality recreation areas, natural habitat areas and wildlife corridors along the Portage waterways.
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Wastewater Committee |
Maintain high quality public wastewater treatment and promote good onsite sewage disposal practices through education, identification of problem areas, and proper system maintenance. The committee will serve in a technical advisory capacity to regulatory boards and agencies.
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Planning Committee |
A Committee of the Whole established to conduct watershed planning for the Portage River Basin; develop projects and identify funding sources to carry out the goals of the Council.
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Conservation Partners
Current Issues & Environmental News
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*Please see the newsletters from each site for current environmental News, Publications, Press Releases. |
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Portage River Watershed |
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MAPS |
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Smaller 14-digit watersheds identify the geography of land and water resources, which form the greater drainage basin of the Portage River Watershed as it flows directly into Lake Erie. |
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Portage Atlas |
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Portage River |
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Portage 11-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) |
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Needles Creek above Rader Cr. |
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Rader Creek |
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Middle Branch Portage River below Rader Cr. to above Rocky Ford Cr. |
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Rocky Ford Creek |
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Middle Branch Portage River below Rocky Ford Cr. to above S. Branch Portage R. [except Bull Cr.] |
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Bull Creek |
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South Branch Portage River headwaters to above E. Branch Portage R. |
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East Branch Portage River |
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South Branch Portage River below E. Branch to above Middle Branch |
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Portage River below S. Branch to above N. Branch |
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North Branch Portage River |
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Portage River below N. Branch to above Sugar Cr. (includes Lacarpe Cr. outlet #4) |
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Sugar Creek |
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| Wolf Creek |
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| Ninemile Creek |
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| Little Portage River below Ninemile Cr. to Portage R. |
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| Portage River below Sugar Cr. to Lake Erie including Lacarpe Cr. outlets 2 & 3 [except Wolf Cr. & L. Portage R.] |
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