Little Paint Creek IA 01-UIA-229

Assessment Comments

No WQ data. Information from Section 319 NPS project.

Basis for Assessment

Used information from the October 1996 fact sheet on the Little Paint Creek Watershed Project (Allamakee County) to assessment of support of the Class B(CW) aquatic life uses as FST.   According to the fact sheet, "the water quality and trout habitat in the stream have been negatively impacted by its agriculturally-based watershed.  Eroded soil from cropland and streambanks, pesticides, and animal waste have entered and deteriorated Little Paint Creek." Due to lack of information on specific impacts from pesticides and animal waste, the majority of the impact was attributed to siltation impacts.   A cooperative four-year project is underway to encourage farmers in the watershed to implement best management practices (BMPs) to reduce nonpoint source impacts on this stream.   Objectives of the project include reduction of sediment delivery to the creek by 80%.   This project is coordinated by the Allamakee and Clayton County Soil and Water Conservation Districts.   For more information on the Little Paint Creek Watershed project, call 319/864-3999 or 319/568-2246.