Information about the timing and cycles of Kentucky's Watershed Management Framework.

Statewide Schedule

• July 2002:  Second cycle began with the Kentucky River Basin
• July 1998 through July 2001:  All other river basins brought into the management framework
• July 1997: Day One of watershed management cycle (Kentucky River Basin as first basin)
• June 1997: Framework document finalized
• January 1997: Statewide Watershed Steering Committee holds first meeting; framework document first draft
• March 1996: Framework development started

Basin Schedule - The basin management cycle establishes a schedule for key watershed management activities.

Wastewater Planning and Funding Schedule - A schedule of activities that fit into the overall watershed management schedule.

Monitoring and Assessment Schedule

Interagency coordinator monitoring and assessment under the Watershed Management Schedule follows a five-year timeline.  As with other elements of the rotating basin approach, that cycle begins with planning and proceeds through actual field data collection, analysis, assessment, reporting and delivery of the information into the various outputs. Outputs depicted on the schedule diagram below include 305(b) Water Quality Reports to Congress, total maximum daily load (TMDL) lists and reports, a listing and ranking of targeted watersheds within a given basin and plan development that identifies implementation strategies.

Click here to see diagram - Assessment Schedule within the Watershed Management Cycle.