OTTAWA SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT WILL IMPROVE THE AQUATIC HABITAT QUALITY OF PACKER CREEK IN THE MAUMEE AREA OF CONCERN THROUGH INSTALLATION OF A TWO-STAGE DITCH WITH RIPARIAN AREA AND REGRADING AND VEGETATING STREAM BANK. THIS PROJECT WILL CONDUCT 2.46 MILES OF STREAM HABITAT RESTORATION AND 16 ACRES OF RIPARIAN HABITAT RESTORATION, THEREBY ACHIEVING MEANINGFUL PROGRESS TOWARD THE AQUATIC RELATED BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENT RESTORATION TARGETS; ULTIMATELY HELPING TO REMOVE BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS IN THE PACKER CREEK HYDROLOGIC UNIT AND DELISTING OF THE MAUMEE AREA OF CONCERN. THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF OTTAWA COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.