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Tar Creek and Lower Spring River Watershed Management Plan Development |
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February 24, 2004 public meeting materials are available in the eLibrary. Newsletters are also available in the eLibrary. Miami, Oklahoma and Vicinity Grand (Neosho) River Basin, Oklahoma and Kansas Reconnaissance Report - Section 905(b) (WRDA86) Analysis Images of the Tar Creek area issues Mine Shaft Capping Week of August 20, 2004 
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Miami, Oklahoma is located
in Ottawa County in the northeastern corner of Oklahoma. The 2000 United
States Census indicates that the population of Miami, Oklahoma is approximately
14,000 persons, and approximately 33,000 persons reside in Ottawa County.
The Tar Creek Watershed has a total drainage area of 53.3 square miles. The watershed ecosystem is severely impaired due to more than 80 years of mining activities. It is estimated that lead and zinc mines underlie approximately 2,540 acres in Ottawa County. Also, the Tar Creek Watershed has received highly mineralized drainage from the abandoned lead-zinc mines in the area. Tar Creek is commonly bank full of water, even during non-flood periods, which results in chronic flooding in the surrounding area. A reconnaissance 905(b) report was approved in January 2002. Due to complex water resource issues in the Tar Creek and Spring River watersheds Tulsa District will request authority to initiate an expanded reconnaissance phase Watershed Management Plan formulation effort. The expanded reconnaissance phase began in August 2003 and is scheduled for completion in July 2004. Due to the magnitude and complexity of the issues at these two watersheds, a consortium of Federal, State(s), Tribal, and local governments along with other stakeholders will formulate a Watershed Management Plan. Each entity will involve itself according to its statutory authorities and funding capabilities. The preliminary Watershed Management Plan will evaluate short and long-term solutions that could be constructed or implemented to reduce flooding and improve the ecosystems. The plan will identify the best method to implement after looking at various costs and benefits and the appropriate agency (Federal, state, local) to implement each measure. Some of the items this plan will evaluate include: ·
Comprehensive GIS Database After the Watershed
Management Plan is developed, a process will identify which features,
policies, and measures the Federal, State, Tribal, local, and other entities
can implement with existing authority and resources. These entities then
have the choice of promptly executing these items. The Plan will also
state the performance of features, policies, and measures that will require
legislative approval from the Congress, State Legislature, Tribal Council,
or Local Board.
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Document Date: August 20, 2004 |