Quagga and Zebra Mussels, Utah Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan The Provo River Watershed Council contributed funds to educate boaters and monitor boats entering Jordanelle and Deer Creek Reservoirs for Quagga and Zebra Mussels. For more information go to the Quagga Mussel Page

The Provo River Watershed Festival  The Provo River Watershed Festival  was supported by the PRWC, Wasatch County, Soldier Hollow Charter School and Jordanelle State Park.  In 2012 the Festival was held at Wasatch Mountain State Park in Midway.  Previous years it had been held at Rock Cliff Recreation Area in Jordanelle State Park.  Watershed education was the primary goal and included information on water resources, water quality, wildlife, soils, agriculture, trails, and cultural aspects of the watershed. For more information go to the Watershed Festival Page.

Deer Creek Reservoir Sediment Studies US Bureau of Reclamation and Brigham Young University.  A Master of Science thesis was undertaken titled Sediment Oxygen Demand and Pore Water Phosphate Flux: Measurement, Characterization, and Monitoring in Deer Creek Reservoir  where the sediment oxygen demand chamber was designed and built to facilitate in-situ field measurements.

Wallsburg / Main Creek Watershed Plan The Wasatch Conservation District continued their efforts on the Main Creek Watershed Plan.  The Coordinated Resource Management Plan (CRMP) for the Main Creek watershed was completed. The CRMP looked at water quality, range, wildlife, water rights, agricultural practices, septic tank, forestry and other issues in the watershed. For more information go to the Wallsburg CRMP Page.

Wasatch County Development Review The Provo River Watershed Council participates in reviewing new projects that are submitted to the Wasatch County Planning Office.  These reviews are conducted to check for erosion control measures during construction and to look at the long term impacts that the development might have on the land, the environment and water resources.

Jordanelle Reservoir Resource Management Plan In November 2010 the Bureau of Reclamation began the process of preparing a resource management plan and accompanying environmental assessment for Jordanelle Reservoir. The main purpose of the plan was to provide a 10-year framework for the orderly and coordinated development and management of the land and recreational aspect under Reclamation jurisdiction. The RMP did not address or change water operations of the reservoir. Download a copy of the final Jordanelle Reservoir Resource Management Plan here.

HVSSD Rapid Infiltration Basin Heber Valley Special Service District proposed a rapid infiltration basin to expand the wastewater treatment capacity of the facility.  Due to the high cost of land near the treatment facility, the HVSSD determined that the most cost effective and practical solution to achieve the needed expansion was to construct a mechanical wastewater treatment facility to remove nitrate down below the drinking water MCL of 10 mg/L and perform subsurface disposal through rapid infiltration basins.  HVSSD is applying for a groundwater permit through the State of Utah to operate the new facilities.

The State of Utah required HVSSD to complete a hydrogeologic study in the area to determine groundwater flow and direction to determine potential impacts to the Provo River and Deer Creek Reservoir.

The Tri-Valley Watershed Project In 1996, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Small Watershed Program (PL-566), assisted Wasatch Soil Conservation District and Wasatch County in developing a land treatment watershed plan. The plan addressed natural resource problems and opportunities within the 248,000 acre watershed. Purposes of the Tri-Valley Watershed Project were water conservation, improved fish and wildlife habitat, and water quality improvement. On-farm irrigation systems fulfilled the purpose of water conservation and improved fish and wildlife habitat. The on-farm systems received a priority because the conserved water would be used to enhance in-stream flows to benefit fish habitat. Some water quality improvements also were a result from decreased surface runoff and decreased deep percolation.
The work included:
•        3,700 acres of improved irrigation systems 
•        21 animal waste systems
•        19,350 feet streambank protection
•        2,400 acres of improved grazing
•        1,300 acres of range seeding
A detailed sediment yield study for various subwatershed areas was also completed as part of the Tri-Valley Watershed Plan. The subwatersheds with significant erosion were then targeted for further study to identify appropriate best management practices.