The Middle Iowa WMA Comprehensive Water Quality Management Planning Grant Application (attachment B) laid out the following planning process below, which the consultant must be prepared and qualified to lead. 1. Establishment of Committees: Form a Technical Advisory Committee, to include key agencies, institutions, emergency management personnel, conservation staff, and WMA board members, as well as a Communications and Marketing, and Outreach and Engagement committee, to include WMA members and stakeholders. 2. Data and Watershed Resource Inventory: Compile and review existing information and studies, to include hydrology, water quality, and source water data, BMP practices (e.g. cover crop reports), and GIS-based compilation of relevant environmental data to describe the overall watershed characteristics. 3. Issues Assessment: Utilize existing information and data in combination with WMA member and stakeholder input to identify surface and source water quality and flooding issues and sources. 4. Priority Watersheds Detailed Assessments and ACPF Modelling: Utilize the data and information analysis to identify four to eight high-priority HUC-12 watersheds. Detailed assessment and HCPF modeling will be completed by IDNR and IDALS. A standalone watershed management plan will be developed for each watershed and incorporated into the overall water quality management plan. 5. Case Studies: Select two community-based case studies with identified water quality, source water, water supply, flooding, or natural areas and habitat issues at the community level for detailed project implementation. WMA member and stakeholder input will inform case study selection, and a project implementation plan will be developed so that identified case studies are prepared to apply for future funding for addressing the identified issues.
