Management of surface water and groundwater withdrawals to maintain environmental stream flows in Michigan
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Abstract
In 2008, the State of Michigan enacted legislation requiring that new or increased high-capacity withdrawals (greater than 100,000 gallons per day) from either surface water or groundwater be reviewed to prevent Adverse Resource Impacts (ARI). Science- based guidance was sought in defining how groundwater or surface-water withdrawals affect streamflow and in quantifying the relation between reduced streamflow and changes in stream ecology. The implementation of the legislation led to a risk-based system based on a gradient of risk, ecological response curves, and estimation of groundwater-surface water interaction. All Michigan streams are included in the legislation, and, accordingly, all Michigan streams were classified into management types defined by size of watershed, stream-water temperature, and predicted fish assemblages. Different streamflow removal percentages define risk-based thresholds allowed for each type. These removal percentages were informed by ecological response curves of characteristic fish populations and finalized through a legislative workgroup process. The assessment process includes an on-line screening tool that may be used to evaluate new or increased withdrawals against the risk-based zones and allows withdrawals that are not likely to cause an ARI to proceed to water-use registration. The system is designed to consider cumulative impacts of high-capacity withdrawals and to promote user involvement in water resource management by the establishment of water-user committees as cumulative withdrawals indicate greater potential for ARI in the watershed.
Suggested Citation
Reeves, H.W., Seelbach, P.W., Nicholas, J.R., Hamilton, D.A., 2010, Management of surface water and groundwater withdrawals to maintain environmental stream flows in Michigan, in Watershed management 2010: Innovations in watershed management under land use and climate change, Madison, Wisconsin, August 23-27 2010, p. 409-420, https://doi.org/10.1061/41143(394)37.
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Management of surface water and groundwater withdrawals to maintain environmental stream flows in Michigan |
| DOI | 10.1061/41143(394)37 |
| Publication Date | April 26, 2012 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center, Michigan Water Science Center |
| Description | 12 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Watershed management 2010: Innovations in watershed management under land use and climate change |
| First page | 409 |
| Last page | 420 |
| Conference Title | Watershed Management 2010 |
| Conference Location | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Conference Date | August 23-27 2010 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |