Watershed Management Services FY2027-2028

PROJECT ABSTRACT The purpose of this project is to administer and coordinate the watershed management activities of the Kentucky River Authority within the Kentucky River Basin. Speci?c activities include: 1) Providing technical assistance for watershed management activities within the basin, including coordination of a Kentucky River Basin Team technical advisory group. 2) Representing the Kentucky River Basin at Kentucky Division of Water meetings and at other relevant meetings and conferences. 3) Coordinating Kentucky River Basin team meetings and developing leadership capacity in the basin. 4) Managing the Kentucky River Authority’s watershed grant program. 5) Provide support for focused studies and research in the Kentucky River Basin. 6) Coordinating the Kentucky Watershed Watch volunteer water quality sampling program laboratory analyses and data management. 7) Developing an annual water quality assessment of the Kentucky River Basin based on the water quality samples of Kentucky Watershed Watch.