Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
Coastal Rain Gardens
When it rains where does the water from your downspout go and what is it carrying with it? If you live in the Little Calumet-Galien watershed, eventually that rain is going to make its way to Lake Michigan. What it’s carrying all depends on surrounding land uses. In an urban setting potential pollutants such as sediment, nutrients, pathogens and heavy metals can be carried as runoff to our local lakes and streams.
One potential solution for homeowners is to install a rain garden. Rain gardens mimic predevelopment site conditions by infiltrating and filtering runoff just as nature intended. Included below is a how-to manual that will take you through the steps needed to install your own rain garden. For many this can be a great weekend project. You can beautify your yard, protect our local lakes and streams, and provide valuable urban wildlife habitat. Not bad for a weekends work.
Rain Garden Manual PDF
Plant List
Rain Garden Brochure
Coastal Nonpoint Grants Program
The Coastal Nonpoint Program has established a pass-through grant program to
assist local communities and watershed partners in protecting coastal water
quality and aquatic habitats. The program addresses a number of nonpoint source
pollution catergories including agriculture, urban/rural areas,
hydromodification, and marinas along with the protection of wetland and riparian
areas. The Coastal Nonpoint Program uses the watershed approach in implmenting
its program. Therefore all projects must be located within the Little
Calumet-Galien Watershed or clearly demonstrate a direct benefit to the program
area.
Grant proposals are due by C.O.B. on Monday, September 14,
2009.
Indiana CNP Boundary (pdf)
2009 CNP Grant Funding Guidance (pdf)
2009 CNP Grant Application (Word file)
2009 CNP Grant Project Categories (pdf)
Further Information
Please contact Joe Exl, Coastal Nonpoint
Coordinator, at jexl@dnr.in.gov or
219-921-0863.
Program Document
Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Plan Final Draft (PDF)
(New February 21, 2005 ) (Download Adobe Reader)
Send Written Comments to:
6217 Indiana Lake Michigan Nonpoint Coastal Polluted Runoff Control Program
402 W. Washington St. Room W267
Indianapolis , IN 46204
By email to:
coastal@dnr.in.gov
By Fax to:
317-233-0133 attn. 6217 Program
Program Approval Status
Based on Indiana's 6217 Program document submittal in 2005, both NOAA and EPA found that the program meets many of the requirements of section 6217 and will approve the program with conditions. The Findings and Environmental Assessment documents below outline NOAA's and EPA's findings and conditions that Indiana must meet for full 6217 program approval.
General Information
6217 What It Is and What It Means
(Powerpoint Presentation)
Brochure
Protecting Indiana's
Coastal Waters
Fact Sheets
Agricultural
Conservation
Clean Marinas
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Protecting Indiana's
Coastal Waters
Urban Conservation
Wetland
Conservation
Coastal Nonpoint Boundary Area
6217 boundary.shp
6217 boundary.shx
6217 boundary.dbf
Final Report for Data Compilation and Analysis for the Coastal Nonpoint Source Management Plan
Report
CNP Waterquality
cnp sites 83.dbf
cnp sites 83.shx
cnp sites 83.shp
6217 Work Group Information
November 24, 2003 Workgroup Meeting
Meeting Attendees - November 24, 2003
December 15, 2003 Workgroup Meeting
Workgroup Documents:
Agriculture - Comments
Marinas - Comments
Urban - Comments
Wetlands/Hydromdoification - Comments
January 20, 2004 Workgroup Meeting
Workgroup Documents:
Agriculture - Comments
Marinas - Comments
Urban - Comments
Wetlands/Hydromodification - Comments
For More Information on Please Contact:
Joe Exl, Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Coordinator jexl@dnr.in.gov
