Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, & Watersheds Coordination Team

Define & implement interagency policies for theecosystem-based management & sustainable development

of Rhode Island’s fresh & marine waters & watersheds

RI Coastal Resources Management CouncilRI Coastal Resources Management CouncilCoastal Education Series Coastal Education Series

January 2010January 2010

Ames Colt, Ph.D.mes Colt, Ph.D.BRWCT ChairBRWCT Chair

Department of Environmental ManagementW. Michael Sullivan, Ph.D. (Director)

Coastal Resources Management CouncilMichael Tikoian (CRMC Chair)

Division of PlanningKevin Flynn (Assoc. Director)

Economic Development CorporationJ. Michael Saul (Exec. Director)

Water Resources BoardKenneth Burke (General Manager)

Narragansett Bay CommissionRaymond Marshall, P.E. (Exec. Director)

Rivers CouncilGuy Lefebvre & Jane Sherman (Council Co- Chairs)

BRWCT

Department of Environmental ManagementSue Kiernan, Deputy Chief, Office of WaterResources

Coastal Resources Management CouncilJeff Willis, Deputy Director

Division of PlanningJared Rhodes, Chief, Statewide Planning

Economic Development CorporationMichael Walker, Senior Project Manager

Water Resources BoardKathy Crawley, Staff Director

Narragansett Bay CommissionThomas Uva, Director, Policy,Planning, & Regulation

Rivers CouncilGuy Lefebvre & Jane Sherman (Council Co- Chairs)

BRWCT Proxies

DEM

CRMCDiv. Of Planning

EDCWater Resources Board

RI Rivers Council

Public Advisory Comm.

Science Advisory Comm.

Env. Monitoring

Collab.

Economic Monitoring

Collab.

Governor Municipalities

Narr. Bay Commission

General Assembly

Environmental Monitoring CollaborativeChair: Q. Kellogg, URI Coastal InstituteVice-Chair: Sue Kiernan, OWRVice-Chair: Tom Uva, NBC

Public Advisory CommitteeChair: Chip Young, URI Coastal Resources CenterVice-Chair: Jane Austin, Save the Bay

Science Advisory CommitteeChair: Barry Costa-Pierce, RI Sea Grant

Economic Monitoring CollaborativeInterim Chair: Ames Colt, BRWCT

BRWCT Standing Committee Chairs

Agencies:

• Coordinate execution of water resource management & development agency mandates & programs

• Advance principles of ecosystem-based management & sustainable economic development.

(RIGL 46-31-1)

BRWCT Responsibilities

Legislation

Executive Management

Regulation/Permitting

Legislation

Executive Management

Regulation/Permitting

By-Laws

Town Management

Regulation/Permitting

Depart of Environ. Management

Coastal Resources Management Council

Town of Narragansett

A “galaxy” of agencies

Legislation

Executive Management

Regulation/Permitting

Legislation

Executive Management

Regulation/Permitting

DEM

CRMC

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EPA

NOAA

WQ Cert.

NetworkFunctions

Legislation

Town Management

Regulation/Permitting

Narragansett

Chair:

• “Facilitate the coordination necessary for the team to develop the systems-level plan”

• “Prepare annual work plans, annual work plan budgets, reports, & other documents requested under the provisions of this chapter” (RIGL 46-31-7)

BRWCT Responsibilities

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• Integrate environmental & economic values

• Shared vision for our BRW

• Shared ownership of collaborative processes

• “Rise above” individual agency perspectives to address common priorities

• Leverage state, federal, & local resources

April 2005 BRWCT Workshop “Value-Adds”

• Improve communications & responsiveness

• Build a “culture of collaboration”

• Increase public awareness & engagement

• Increase accountability regarding decisions & progress toward shared goals

April 2005 BRWCT Workshop “Value-Adds”

Rhode Island

Water-

sheds

Urbanized

Watersheds

Waterfront & Coastal Development Watersheds Water‑Reliant Economies Natural Hazards  Freshwater Supply  Water Quality Fisheries and Aquaculture Aquatic Habitats and Invasive Species Education, training, and technical Assistance for

local governments

RI Bays Rivers & Watersheds Systems-Level Plan

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Waterfront, riverine, and coastal developments that incorporate design standards sensitive to the environmental and cultural values of their surroundings.

Support and advance SAMP for critical coastal regions in accordance with the goals established in the 2006 MRDP.

Work with municipal and private sector stakeholders to update, revise, and implement the Metro Bay SAMP.

CRMC, DEM, DOP, EDC

Ongoing

Complete development of the Aquidneck Island SAMP.

CRMC Ongoing

Spearhead revisions to the Greenwich Bay SAMP.

CRMC1-2 years

Objectives Strategies Actions Agencies Time

Waterfront & Coastal DevelopmentGoal: RI’s shorelines & waterfronts will be characterized by balanced, well-designed development that accomodates marine-related industry, transportation, recreation, housing, and conservation

• Annual Implementation PlansDevelop SLP implementation priorities

Specify agency commitments

• Develop & Apply Performance Measures DoA’s Performance Measures Program

Environmental and economic monitoring

SLP Implementation

• “Vision-Setting & Policy-Oriented”

• “Leadership, Capacity and Coordination” for RI coastal resources management

• “Integration of Economic Development with

Environmental Management”

CRMC Marine Resources Development Plan

• The MRDP “shall be made consistent with systems-level plans in order to effectuate the purposes of systems-level planning.”

• The SLP and the MRDP “shall be adopted as appropriate as elements of the State Guide Plan . . .”

RIGL 46-23-6

SLP & MRDP

• Implementation Priorities Identified in late 2008

• FY 2010 Work Plan issued in January 2009

• Draft FY 2011 Work Plan issued December 2009

SLP Annual Implementation Plan

SLP Implementation Priority One:Ensure that SAMP & TMDL recommendations

are reflected in state & local decisions

Implementation Action:

Develop, issue,& implement Special Area Management Plans (SAMP’s)& Total Maximum Daily Load Allocations (TMDL’s)

Implementation Leads:

DEM OWR, CRMC, Statewide Planning, local governments, & key stakeholders

• Where do key SAMPs & TMDL’s overlap?

• How well have their recommendations been pursued locally?

• Mutually re-enforcing? Conflicting?• What investments/actions advance

both?• How should plan updates & new plans

be coordinated?

Evaluation

Greenwich Bay SAMP (2008)

TMDL for Greenwich Bay: Pathogen/Bacteria Impairments (2005)

Narrow River SAMP (1999)

Pettaquamscott (Narrow) River TMDL: fecal coliform (2001)

Salt Ponds Region SAMP (1999)

Green Hill Pond TMDL: fecal coliform (2006)

Indian Run Brook TMDL: dissolved metals (2008)

Point Judith Pond TMDL: fecal coliform (2008)

Saugatucket River TMDL: fecal coliform (2008)

Report: Determination of Nitrogen Thresholds & Nitrogen Load Reductions for Green Hill and Ninigret Ponds (2006)

Pawcatuck River SAMP (1993)

Yawgoo Pond TMDL: Phosphorous (2004)

Pawcatuck River TMDL: Bacteria & DO (in production)

BRWCT FY10 Program BudgetAquatic Science Council 20,000

Env Monitoring Collab 20,000 Water-Reliant Economy Council 20,000 SLP Implementation Projects 111,500

Stream Gage Monitoring 75,000 Integrated Planning 20,000

Total 266,500

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