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Public Meetings
September 2014
Draft Comprehensive Conservation
and Management Plan Update
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Welcoming Remarks in WestburyTown of North Hempsteads Supervisor Judi Bosworth
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Welcoming Remarks in the BronxAdam Green, Executive Director of Rocking the Boat
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The Bronx River American Eel Monitoring Project
Environmental Job Skills Spring 2014
In partnership with
the Wildlife Conservation Society
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Guest Speaker in New HavenDr. James Tait,
SCSU Associate Professor of Science Education and Environmental Studies
Hurricanes and Sea Level Rise
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Why is it so important to protect the Sound?
How did we get here?
Successes and Challenges for the Sound
What does the Plan recommend?
Review Ecosystem Targets
Give us feedback on the proposed Ecosystems Targets
How to provide feedback on the Plan Update
Questions
Meeting Agenda
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Introductions
Elected Officials
Mark Tedesco, Director EPA Long Island Sound Office
Project Team
Participants
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Why is it so important to protect andrestore Long Island Sound?
Mark Tedesco Director Long Island Sound StudyEPA Long Island Sound Office, Stamford Government Center
We need your input
on the Plan Update
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Where We Started
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1994 CCMP Hypoxia
Toxics
Pathogens
Floatable debris
Land use
Living resourcesand habitat
239 actions in
37 action areas
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Watersheds of LIS
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Success:Declines in big sources of N
Source Trend Descript ion
WWTPs (CT, NY) 88% of WLA target
Atm. Deposition 26% TN, 50% NO3
Agricultural 25-40% in fertilizer and livestock
Urban storm water 2-3% in impervious areas
Septic 8% in basin population (1990-2010)*
Turf Fertilizer ? 1-2% in turf/grass areas
* 40-200% increase in NO3in Suffolk County groundwater (1987-2010)
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Point Source Nitrogen Trade-Equalized Loads
1995-2013 from 106 NY/CT STPs
0
5
10
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35
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45
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55
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65
Tho
usan
ds
TElbs
/day
Target NY CT
WLA
13
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Maximum Area/Durationof Hypoxia
58
73
82
49
41
55
6468
35 34
48
73
51
35
66 6561
55
69
53
58
79
45
40
54
88
62
35
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1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
Days
LISSur
fac
eArea=
1,3
20m
i2
Area of Hypoxia Duration of Hypoxia
Pre-TMDL Area Ave. = 208 mi2
Duration = 56.2
Post-TMDL Area Ave. = 176 mi2
Duration = 56.3 Warmest
spring on
record
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Current
eelgrass
(in orange)
LIS Eelgrass Survey 2006, US Fish & Wildlife Service
Historical
eelgrass
distribution byTown (black
dot)
Increase of 4.5% ineelgrass 2009-2012,
29%between 2002-
2012
Eelgrass area expanding
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Opened 300 milesof riverine migratory
corridors to
diadromous fish
since 1998.
Restored 1,548
acres of habitat since
1998, 77% of 2000acres by 2020 goal.
Protected 2,580
acresof land
since 2006
Success:Restoring
Habitat
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Success:Innovation and Integrated Science
Summary
53 authors
6 editors
7 chapters
558 pages
First synthesis of
science in 35 years
National models for science
and management
- Bubble permits, N credit exchange- Bioextraction
- Climate change monitoring
- NEMO program
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Challenge:Climate Adaptation
Coastal
resiliency
Increased storms
Food web
changes
Marsh loss
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Challenge:Sustainability
Energy
and water
use
Growth anddevelopment
Transportation
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Challenge:Progress onNutrient and Pathogen
Pollution
Infrastructure upgrades
Storm
water
Lawns
Septic systems
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Challenge:Connecting Everyoneto the SoundPreserving open space
for recreation
Public access
Environmental
justice
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CCMP Update
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Strategic Priorities
Understanding the value of
ecosystem goods and services
Wetland loss, changing food web,
increased susceptibility to hypoxia
Report cards on water and
habitat quality with targets for
improvement
Maintain open water
monitoring and expand citizen
science in embayments
Broaden the base of support
by working in EJ communities
Enhance N reduction
tributary states, runoff, turffertilizer, septic systems
Consider embayment
conditions: HABs, SAV, shellfish
Continue to protect and restore
habitat with consideration of climate
change
Support sustainability and climate
adaptation
Build partnerships in EJ
communities
Science and Management Protection and Restoration
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20 measurable ecosystem targets
136154 39 1064
CCMP Update Structure
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Clean Waters and Healthy Watersheds
Four Themes
GOAL: Attain water quality objectives by reducing pollutant
and nutrient loads from the land and the waters impacting
Long Island Sound.
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Ecosystem Targets
Reduce the area of waters with unhealthy oxygen levels.
Implement all management actions necessary to attain established
nitrogen reduction targets.
Improve water clarity to support aquatic grass communities.
Reduce the area of paved-over land through Smart Growth, Low
Impact Development, and green infrastructure.
Preserve open space and natural landscapes.
Clean Waters and Healthy Watersheds
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Thriving Habitats and Abundant Wildl ife
Four Themes
GOAL: Restore and protect the Sounds ecological balance
in a healthy, productive, and resilient state for the benefit of
both people and the natural environment.
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Ecosystem Targets
Reopen 200 miles of river to fish.
Increase the area of eelgrass habitat by 2,000 acres and the area of
tidal wetlands by 532 acres.
Restore 3,000 acres of coastal habitat.
Improve the quality of the seafloor by 20% to support marine life.
Thriving Habitats and Abundant Wildl ife
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Sustainable and Resilient Communities
Four Themes
GOAL: Support vibrant, informed, and engaged communities that use,
appreciate, and help protect Long Island Sound.
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Ecosystem Targets
Decrease growing waters prohibited for shellfish harvesting, and increase the
sustainable harvest of shellfish.
Promote plans for sustainable infrastructure and resilient shorelines.
Maintain navigable channels in harbors and bays while protecting the environment.
Reduce the levels of contaminants in finfish.
Increase the awareness and knowledge of Long Island Sound issues and solutions.
Reduce by 50% the number of beach-day closures due to poor water quality.
Decrease the amount of marine debris affecting the shoreline and waters.
Increase access points and shoreline length accessible to the public by 10%.
Sustainable and Resil ient Communities
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Sound Science and Inclusive Management
Four Themes
GOAL: Manage Long Island Sound using sound science
and cross-jurisdictional governance that is inclusive,
adaptive, innovative, and accountable.
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Desired Outcomes
Increase the scientific understanding of Long Island Sound to
support management through strengthened research, monitoring,
assessment, mapping, and modeling.
Implement actions through coordinated strategies by all levels of
government and diverse stakeholders.
Adapt and improve implementation through the application of new
information and knowledge.
Sound Science and Inclusive Management
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Three themes with targets are in the handout.
We are interested in: which targets resonate most strongly;
do the targets seem too vague, too ambitious, too specific.
Discussion at meeting and Feedback through the web.
Provide direct feedback on Ecosystem Targets
Clean Waters and Healthy Watersheds
Thriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife
Sustainable and Resilient Communit ies
Sound Science and Inclusive Management (no targets)
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Where you can find the Draft Plan update
for review
Long Island Sound Study
Websitewww.longislandsoundstudy.net
Presentation will
be posted soon
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Questions about the Plan Update?
In Connecticut
Mark Parker
CT DEEP
Judy PrestonCT Sea Grant
For assistance contact:
In New York
Cassie Bauer
NY DEC
Amy MandelbaumNY Sea Grant
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THANK YOU!