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Approved 9-Element Nonpoint Source Implementation Strategies in Ohio

The 9-Element NPS-IS is a strategic plan that provides assurance to nonpoint source grant programs and institutions (i.e., U.S. EPA) that, as described, a proposed water quality project meets the 9 Essential Elements per U.S. EPA §319 Program Guidance (April 2013).

For a project to be eligible for Ohio EPA Section 319 Funding, a proposed project must be described in a U.S. EPA-approved 9-Element NPS-IS for the HUC-12 watershed in which the project is located.

The NPS-IS ensures that potentially funded projects are: rooted in the best science available; located in areas that will address the worst problems; and that have the administrative, evaluation, and educational components needed to ensure that the water resource will achieve as much long term benefit as possible.

The NPS-IS is a living strategic planning document that summarizes causes and sources of impairment, established critical areas, identifies quantifiable objectives to address causes and sources of impairment, and describes projects designed to meet those objectives.

Each NPS-IS is unique at the HUC-12 Watershed Assessment Unit (WAU) scale. The NPS-IS is designed to evolve as projects come and go. Likewise, every updated version (containing new projects, new data, and or changes to critical areas, goals and objectives) must be reviewed and approved by Ohio EPA.

Current List of Watersheds with Approved 9-Element Nonpoint Source Implementation Strategies

HUC 12 HUC 12 Name NPS-IS Version and Approval Date
041000010301 Shantee Creek Version 1.0, Nov. 20, 2018
041000010303 Prairie Ditch Version 1.0, June 15, 2018
041000010304 Headwaters Tenmile Creek Version 1.0, July 5, 2018
041000010306 Tenmile Creek
Version 2.0
Version 1.0, Aug. 24, 2017
Version 2.0, Jan. 6, 2023
041000010307 Heldman Ditch-Ottawa River
Version 1.1
Version 1.2
Version 1.3
Version 1.0, Aug. 2, 2017
Version 1.1, Oct. 3, 2018
Version 1.2, April 12, 2019
Version 1.3, Jan. 5, 2021
041000010308 Sibley Creek-Ottawa River
Version 1.1
Version 1.0, Oct. 22, 2018
Version 1.1, Oct. 29, 2021
041000010309 Detwiler Ditch Version 1.0, Oct. 10, 2018
041000040202 Eightmile Creek Version 1.0, Feb. 10, 2022
041000040203 Blierdofer Ditch Version 1.0, Jan. 24, 2020
041000040204 Twelvemile Creek Version 1.0, Dec. 9, 2021
041000040301 Little Black Creek Version 1.0, Jan. 16, 2020
041000040302 Black Creek Version 1.0, Jan. 14, 2020
041000040303 Yankee Run Version 1.0, Dec. 6, 2019
041000040305 Town of Wilshire - Saint Marys River Version 1.0, Jan. 30, 2020
041000040401 Twentyseven Mile Creek Version 1.0, Jan. 30, 2020
041000050206 Platter Creek Version 1.0, Jan. 16, 2020
041000060202 Deer Creek-Bean Creek Version 1.0, Feb. 17, 2022
041000060203 Old Bean Creek Version 1.0, Aug. 4, 2022
041000060303 Flat Run Version 1.0, Feb. 28, 2020
041000060501 Beaver Creek Version 1.0, Sept. 13, 2021
041000060502 Brush Creek
Version 1.1
Version 1.0, Aug. 3, 2020
Version 1.1, Jan. 19, 2021
041000070203 Sims Run - Auglaize River Version 1.0, April 29, 2020
041000070204 Sixmile Creek - Auglaize River Version 1.0, April 15, 2020
041000070301 Upper Hog Creek Version 1.0, Jan. 15, 2020
041000070302 Middle Hog Creek Version 1.0, April 15, 2020
041000070303 Little Hog Creek Version 1.0, April 15, 2020
041000070304 Lower Hog Creek Version 1.0, April 15, 2020
041000070403 Honey Run Version 1.0, Feb. 7, 2020
041000070604 Dry Fork-Little Auglaize River Version 1.0, Feb. 26, 2020
041000070901 Upper Jennings Creek Version 1.0, April 15, 2020
041000070903 Lower Jennings Creek Version 1.0, April 15, 2020
041000070904 Big Run-Auglaize River Version 1.0, Feb. 3, 2020
041000070905 Lapp Ditch-Auglaize River Version 1.0, May 19, 2020
041000070906 Prairie Creek (Putnam County) Version 1.0, Feb. 26, 2020
041000070907 Town of Oakwood-Auglaize River Version 1.0, Feb. 26, 2020
041000071101 North Powell Creek Version 1.0, July 19, 2022
041000071102 Upper Powell Creek Version 1.0, July 19, 2022
041000071205 Wildcat Creek-Flatrock Creek Version 1.0, Feb. 3, 2020
041000071206 Big Run - Flatrock Creek Version 1.0, March 6, 2020
041000071207 Little Flatrock Creek Version 1.0, March 3, 2020
041000071208 Sixmile Creek - Paulding Version 1.0, March 6, 2020
041000071209 Eagle Creek - Auglaize River Version 1.0, March 6, 2020
041000080103 The Outlet-Blanchard River Version 1.0, Oct. 10, 2018
041000080205 Blanchard River-City of Findlay Version 1.0, Feb. 20, 2019
041000080301 Upper Eagle Creek Version 1.0, May 29, 2020
041000080304 Howard Run-Blanchard River Version 1.0, June 4 2020
041000080403 Marsh Run-Little Riley Version 1.0, Sept. 26, 2018
041000080405 Lower Riley Creek-Blanchard River Version 1.0, Jan. 30, 2019
041000080501 Tiderishi Creek Version 1.0, April 5, 2018
041000080602 Pike Run Version 1.0, June 24, 2020
041000080603 Miller City Cutoff Version 1.0, July 19, 2022
041000090201 Preston Run-Maumee River Version 1.0, Aug. 7, 2017
041000090301 Upper Bad Creek Version 1.0, Aug. 4, 2022
041000090302 Lower Bad Creek Version 1.0, Aug. 5, 2022
041000090402 North Turkeyfoot Creek Version 1.0, Aug. 10, 2022
041000090701 Ai Creek Version 1.0, July 20, 2018
041000090702 Fewless Creek - Swan Creek Version 1.0, June 25, 2018
041000090703 Gale Run-Swan Creek Version 1.0, Nov. 16, 2018
041000090801 Upper Blue Creek Version 1.0, Nov. 16, 2018
041000090802 Lower Blue Creek Version 1.0, July 6, 2018
041000090803 Wolf Creek Version 1.0, Aug. 17, 2017
041000090804 Heilman Ditch-Swan Creek
Version 1.1
Version 1.3
Version 1.0, May 22, 2017
Version 1.1, Aug. 21, 2019
Version 1.3, Feb. 2, 2021
041000090901 Grassy Creek Diversion Version 1.0, Aug. 7, 2018
041000090902 Grassy Creek Version 1.0, Oct. 25, 2018
041000090904 Delaware Creek-Maumee River
Version 1.1
Version 1.0, May 10, 2017
Version 1.1, May 12, 2020
041000100501 Little Portage River Version 1.0, June 24, 2022
041000100502 Portage River Version 1.0, June 22, 2022
041000100601 Upper Toussaint Version 1.0, Aug. 21, 2018
041000100602 Packer Creek Version 1.0, July 20, 2018
041000100603 Lower Toussaint River Version 1.0, May 16, 2018
041000100701 Turtle Creek Version 1.0, June 12, 2018
041000100702 Crane Creek Version 1.0, June 15, 2018
041000100703 Cedar Creek-Frontal Lake Erie Version 1.0, July 16, 2018
041000100704 Wolf Creek-Frontal Lake Erie Version 1.0, Aug. 21, 2018
041000100705 Berger Ditch Version 1.0, Nov. 20, 2018
041000100706 Otter Creek - Frontal Lake Erie Version 1.0, May 12, 2017
041000111104 Sugar Creek Version 1.0, June 29, 2020
041000111301 Muskellunge Creek Version 1.0, June 16, 2020
041000111402 Town of Helena - Muddy Creek Version 1.0, June 29, 2020
041000111403 Little Muddy Creek Version 1.0, May 28, 2020
041100010108 Baker Creek—West Branch Rocky River Version 1.0, Dec. 27, 2019
041100010201 Headwaters East Branch Rocky River Version 1.0, June 22, 2017
041100010202 Baldwin Creek-East Branch Rocky River
Version 1.1
Version 1.2
Version 1.0, June 27, 2019
Version 1.1, May 12, 2020
Version 1.2, Feb. 23, 2021
041100010204 Cahoon Creek-Frontal Lake Erie
Version 1.1
Version 1.0, May 14, 2019
Version 1.1, Jan. 13, 2020
041100020102 West Branch Cuyahoga River Version 1.0, Jan. 9, 2020
041100020104 LaDue Reservoir—Bridge Creek Version 1.0, Dec. 30, 2019
041100020105 Black Brook Version 1.0, Jan. 3, 2020
041100020203 Lake Rockwell-Cuyahoga River Version 1.0, April 6, 2017
041100020304 City of Akron - Cuyahoga River Version 1.0, March 13, 2020
041100020402 Yellow Creek-Summit Co. Version 1.0, Jan. 26, 2021
041100020404 Brandywine Creek Version 1.0, Jan. 17, 2020
041100020405 Boston Run Version 1.0, Feb. 21, 2020
041100020501 Pond Brook Version 1.0, July 5, 2017
041100020502 Headwaters Tinkers Creek
Version 1.1
Version 1.0, July 6, 2017
Version 1.1, Oct. 20, 2021
041100020503 Headwaters Chippewa Creek Version 1.0, May 21, 2020
041100020504 Town of Twinsburg-Tinkers Creek Version 1.0, Aug. 8, 2017
041100020505 Willow Lake - Cuyahoga River Version 1.0, May 7, 2020
041100020601 Mill Creek—Cuyahoga River
Version 1.1
Version 1.2
Version 1.4
Version 1.0, July 17, 2017
Version 1.1, May 3, 2018
Version 1.2, April 1, 2020
Version 1.4, Nov. 1, 2022
041100020602 Village of Independence-Cuyahoga River Version 1.0, May 21, 2020
041100020603 Big Creek
Version 1.1
Version 1.0, June 9, 2017
Version 1.1, April 14, 2020
041100020604 Cuyahoga Heights-Cuyahoga River (West Creek)
Version 1.1
Version 1.2
Version 1.3
Version 1.0, June 9, 2017
Version 1.1, May 26, 2020
Version 1.2, Jan. 19, 2021
Version 1.3, Oct. 20, 2021
041100020605 City of Celeveland-Cuyahoga River Version 1.0, March 24, 2020
041100030203 Arcola Creek Version 1.0, June 27, 2019
041100030204 McKinley Creek-Frontal Lake Erie Version 1.0, May 22, 2017
041100030301 Silver Creek Version 1.0, June 19, 2017
041100030302 Headwaters Aurora Branch
Version 1.2
Version 1.0, May 12, 2017
Version 1.2, Nov. 10, 2022
041100030303 McFarland Creek-Aurora Branch
Version 1.1
Version 1.2
Version 1.0, April 13, 2017
Version 1.1, July 6, 2018
Version 1.2, Aug. 14, 2019
041100030304 Beaver Creek-Chagrin River
Version 1.1
Version 1.2

Version 1.3
Version 1.4
Version 1.0, March 1, 2017
Version 1.1, Aug. 14, 2019
Version 1.2, Feb. 25, 2020
Version 1.3, Nov. 23, 2020
Version 1.4, Oct. 12, 2021
041100030401 East Branch Chagrin River
Version 1.2
Version 1.3
Version 1.0, May 10, 2017
Version 1.2, Aug. 14, 2019
Version 1.3, Oct. 15, 2021
041100030402 Griswold Creek-Chagrin River
Version 1.1
Version 1.2
Version 1.3
Version 1.0, March 9, 2017
Version 1.1, Nov. 27, 2017
Version 1.2, May 3, 2018
Version 1.3, Aug. 14, 2019
041100030403 Town of Willoughby—Chagrin River
Version 1.1
Version 1.0, Jan. 15, 2020
Version 1.1, Dec. 2, 2020
041100030501 Marsh Creek-Frontal Lake Erie
Version 1.1
Version 1.0, May 10, 2017
Version 1.1, July 16, 2018
041100030502 City of Euclid—Frontal Lake Erie Version 1.0, April 24, 2020
041100030503 Euclid Creek
Version 1.1
Version 1.2
Version 1.0, June 7, 2017
Version 1.1, July 13, 2018
Version 1.2, Jan. 29, 2020
041100030504 Doan Brook Version 1.0, Feb. 26, 2019
041100040303 Mill Creek—Grand River Version 1.0, Dec. 17, 2019
041100040603 Community of Mechanicsville—Grand River Version 1.0, Dec. 17, 2019
041100040604 Paine Creek—Grand River Version 1.0, Dec. 17, 2019
041100040605 Talcott Creek—Grand River Version 1.0, Dec. 17, 2019
041100040606 Big Creek—Lower Grand Version 1.0, July 27, 2017
041100040607 Red Creek-Grand River Version 1.0, May 8, 2017
050301030406 Chocolate Run - Mahoning River Version 1.0, Aug. 14, 2019
050301030603 City of Warren - Mahoning River Version 1.0, Aug. 14, 2019
050301030801 Headwaters Mill Creek Version 1.0, April 14, 2021
050301030802 Indian Run Version 1.0, April 14, 2021
050301030803 Anderson's Run
Version 1.1
Version 1.0, April 14, 2021
Version 1.1, July 5, 2022
050301030806 Burgess Run Version 1.0, April 14, 2021
050301060904 Piney Creek - Captina Creek Version 1.0, April 27, 2018
050301060905 Pea Vine Creek Version 1.0, Jan. 28, 2022
050302010703 Wingett Run-Little Muskingum Version 1.0, June 21, 2022
050302020106 Sandy Creek-Belpre Version 1.0, June 7, 2019
050302040102 Headwaters Rush Creek Version 1.0, Dec. 3, 2020
050302040402 Baldwin Run Version 1.0, May 12, 2017
050302040801 Hamley Run—Hocking River Version 1.0, Feb. 6, 2018
050400010102 Pigeon Creek Version 1.0, April 1, 2019
050400010104 Wolf Creek-Tuscarawas Version 1.0, May 26, 2020
050400010105 Portage Lakes - Tuscarawas River Version 1.0, May 6, 2020
050400011204 Tuscarawas River: Wolf Run – Tuscarawas River Version 1.0, May 14, 2018
050400030302 Kokosing River—Armstrong Run Version 1.0, May 25, 2018
050400030607 Tea Run - Killbuck Creek Version 1.0, May 1, 2020
050400030705 Shrimplin Creek - Killbuck Version 1.0, April 29, 2022
050400060403 Buckeye Lake
Version 1.1
Version 1.0, July 22, 2020
Version 1.1, Nov. 23, 2022
050400060404 Buckeye Lake Feeder Version 1.0, March 4, 2021
050400060406 Bell Run  South Fork Licking River Version 1.0, Dec. 17, 2021
050600010101 Cottonwood Ditch Version 1.0, Dec. 27, 2021
050600010102 Headwaters Scioto River Version 1.0, Dec. 28, 2021
050600010103 Taylor Creek — Scioto Version 1.0, May 9, 2022
050600010104 Silver Creek  Scioto River Version 1.0, Dec. 28, 2021
050600010302 Headwaters Little Scioto River
Version 1.1
Version 1.0, April 12, 2018
Version 1.1, May 1, 2020
050600010801 Headwaters Olentangy River Version 1.0, June 30, 2021
050600011007 Delaware Run-Olentangy River Version 1.0, June, 29, 2021
050600011103 Olentangy River-Mouth Version 1.0, June 23, 2022
050600011307 Duncan Run Version 1.0, Nov. 1, 2022
050600011402 Headwaters Alum Creek Version 1.0, Sept. 22, 2022
050600011503 Headwaters Blacklick Creek
Version 1.1
Version 1.2
Version 1.0, Feb. 22, 2017
Version 1.1, April 12, 2019
Version 1.2, March 3, 2021
050600011601 Westerville Reservoir-Alum Creek Version 1.0, March 12, 2019
050600020403 Lick Run—Scioto River
Version 1.1
Version 1.0, Oct. 14, 2020
Version 1.1, Nov. 16, 2022
050600030103 Town of Washington Court House-Paint Creek Version 1.0, June 30, 2021
050600030202 Camp Run-Sugar Creek Version 1.0, June 30, 2021
050600030305 Waddle Ditch Rattlesnake Creek Version 1.0, June 29, 2021
050800010101 North Fork Great Miami River Version 1.0, Jan. 5, 2022
050800010102 South Fork Great Miami River Version 1.0, Jan. 5, 2022
050800010103 Indian Lake  Great Miami River Version 1.0, Jan. 7, 2022
050800010501 Headwaters Loramie Creek Version 1.0, Sept. 1, 2021
050800010705 Garbry Creek-GMR Version 1.0, Oct. 13, 2020
050800020204 Price's Creek Version 1.0, Aug. 4, 2022
050800020302 Aukerman Creek Version 1.0, May 26, 2021
Version 1.1, Sept. 10, 2021
050800020803 Beals Run-Indian Creek Version 1.0, May 28, 2021
050800030808 Howard Creek-Dry Fork Version 1.0, Sept.
050901010205 Town of Zaleski—Raccoon Creek Version 1.0, March 5, 2018
050901010504 Robinson Run—Raccoon Creek Version 1.0, Jan. 14, 2022
050902020204 Little Beaver Creek Version 1.0, Jan. 6, 2023
050902020205 Beaver Creek Version 1.0, Jan. 6, 2023
050902020301 Headwaters Anderson Fork HUC Version 1.0, Sept. 16, 2022
050902020302 Painters Run  Anderson Fork Version 1.0, Sept. 29, 2021
050902020303 Mouth  Anderson Fork Version 1.0, Oct. 1, 2021
050902020401 North Branch Caesar Creek Version 1.0, Sept. 16, 2022
050902020402 Upper Caesar Creek Version 1.0, Sept. 16, 2022
050902020403 South Branch Caesar Creek Version 1.0, Sept. 16, 2022
050902020404 Middle Caesar Creek Version 1.0, Oct. 1, 2021
050902020405 Flat Fork Version 1.0, Sept. 27, 2021
050902020406 Lower Caesar Creek Version 1.0, Oct. 1, 2021
050902021006 Glady Run-East Fork Little Miami River
Version 1.1
Version 1.0, June 30, 2021
Version 1.1, Oct. 20, 2021
050902021101 Solomon Run-East Fork Little Miami River Version 1.0, May 26, 2022
050902021102 Fivemile Creek-East Fork Little Miami River
  ▪ Appendix
Version 1.1
Version 1.0, July 31, 2017

Version 1.1, March 17,2021
050902021305 Salt Run-East Fork Little Miami River Version 1.0, June 27, 2019
050902030101 East Fork Mill Creek-Mill Creek Version 1.0, May 26, 2020
050902030103 Sharon Creek-Mill Creek
Version 1.1
Version 1.2
Version 1.0, Feb. 24, 2017
Version 1.1, March 31, 2020
Version 1.2, Jan. 5, 2021
050902030104 Congress Run—Mill Creek Version 1.0, Oct. 27, 2017
051201010201 Chickasaw Creek Version 1.0, June 29, 2017
051201010202 Headwaters Beaver Creek Version 1.0, June 7, 2017
051201010203 Coldwater Creek-GLSM Version 1.0, May 19, 2020
051201010204 Grand Lake St. Marys (Tributaries and Lake)
Version 1.1
Version 1.2
Version 1.3
Version 1.0, June 12, 2019
Version 1.1, April 14, 2020
Version 1.2, April 5, 2021
Version 1.3, Oct. 18, 2021

Current List of Watersheds with Equivalent Nonpoint Source Implementation Strategies

HUC_12 HUC_12_Name
041000030104 Bird Creek-East Branch St Joseph River
041000030106 Clear Fork-East Branch St Joseph River
041000030204 West Branch St Joseph River
041000030301 Nettle Creek
041000030302 Cogswell Cemetery-St Joseph River
041000030303 Eagle Creek
041000030304 Village of Montpelier-St Joseph River
041000030305 Bear Creek
041000030306 West Buffalo Cemetery-St Joseph River
041000030402 Headwaters Fish Creek
041000030405 Town of Alvarado-Fish Creek
041000030406 Cornell Ditch-Fish Creek
041000030501 Bluff Run-St. Joseph River
041000030502 Big Run
041000030503 Russell Run-St. Joseph River
041000030505 Willow Run-St. Joseph River
041000030506 Sol Shank Ditch-St. Joseph River
041000050201 Zuber Cutoff
041000050202 North Chaney Ditch-Maumee River
041000050203 Marie DeLarme Creek
041000050204 Gordon Creek
041000050205 Sixmile Cutoff-Maumee River
041000050206 Platter Creek
041000050207 Sulphur Creek-Maumee River
041000050208 Snooks Run-Maumee River
* All proposed §319 projects or GLRI projects in these HUCs must be consistent with the practices described in these U.S. EPA-approved plans.

Current List of Watersheds with Equivalent Acid Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment (AMDAT) Plans

HUC_12 HUC_12_Name
050301010701 Headwaters Yellow Creek
050301010702 Elkhorn Creek
050301010703 Upper North Fork
050301010704 Long Run-Yellow Creek
050301010801 Town Fork
050301010802 Headwaters North Fork Yellow Creek
050301010803 Salt Run-North Fork Yellow Creek
050301010804 Hollow Rock Run-Yellow Creek
050301060303 Cox Run-Wheeling Creek
050302020701 Headwaters Leading Creek
050302020702 Mud Fork
050302020703 Ogden Run-Leading Creek
050302020704 Little Leading Creek
050302020705 Thomas Fork
050302020706 Parker Run-Leading Creek
050302040101 Center Branch
050302040102 Headwaters Rush Creek
050302040103 Clark Run-Rush Creek
050302040201 Headwaters Little Rush Creek
050302040501 Little Monday Creek
050302040502 Lost Run-Monday Creek
050302040503 Snow Fork
050302040504 Kitchen Run-Monday Creek
050302040701 East Branch Sunday Creek
050302040702 Dotson Creek-Sunday Creek
050302040703 West Branch Sunday Creek
050302040704 Greens Run-Sunday Creek
050302040901 Miners and Hyde Forks
050302040902 McDougall Branch
050302040903 Kasler Creek-Federal Creek
050302040904 Sharps Fork
050302040905 Big Run-Federal Creek
050400010804 Huff Run
050400011304 Buttermilk Creek-Stillwater Creek
050400011802 Mud Run-Tuscarawas River
050400040501 Black Fork
050400040502 Upper Moxahala Creek
050400040503 Middle Moxahala Creek
050400040504 Lower Moxahala Creek
050400040801 Brush Creek
050901010201 East Branch Raccoon Creek
050901010202 West Branch Raccoon Creek
050901010203 Brushy Fork
050901010204 Twomile Run-Raccoon Creek
050901010205 Town of Zaleski-Raccoon Creek
050901010301 Hewett Fork
050901010302 Headwaters Elk Fork
050901010303 Flat Run-Elk Fork
050901010304 Flat Run-Raccoon Creek
050901010401 Headwaters Little Raccoon Creek
050901010402 Dickason Run
050901010403 Meadow Run-Little Raccoon Creek
050901010404 Deer Creek-Little Raccoon Creek
050901010501 Pierce Run
050901010502 Strongs Run
050901010503 Flatlick Run-Raccoon Creek
050901010504 Robinson Run-Raccoon Creek
050901010601 Indian Creek
050901010602 Barren Creek-Raccoon Creek
050901010603 Mud Creek-Raccoon Creek
050901010604 Bullskin Creek
050901010605 Claylick Run-Raccoon Creek
* All proposed §319 projects in these HUCs must be consistent with the practices described in the plan