1 New York AOC Workshop Niagara Falls, NY April 27, 2016
2 Welcome Don Zelazny Great Lakes Programs Coordinator NYSDEC 270 Michigan Avenue Buffalo, NY Josh Haugh State AOC Coordinator NYSDEC 625 Broadway Albany, NY
3 Agenda 8:30 – 9:00Sign In 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and Introductions Joan Kennedy, Don Zelazny and Josh Haugh, NYSDEC 9:15 – 9:30 Updates on the AOC Program John Perrecone, USEPA GLNPO 9:30 – 10:15 Federal Agency Technical Assistance Federal projects to support the GLRI – What does each federal agency bring to the table that the RAP coordinators need to know about? (~5 minutes each) USEPA – J. Perrecone USACE – B. Hinterberger USGS – E. Bugliosi USFWS – A. Roe & D. Gorsky NOAA – J. Sims 10:15 – 10:30Break 10:30 – 11:00 The BUI Removal Decision Making Process– Niagara River AOC Mark Filipski, NYSDEC 11:00 – 12:00 Anticipated Management Actions or BUI Removals for FY16-17 and Funding Needs for FY18+ Presented by RAP Coordinators (~10 minutes each) Niagara River – Mark Filipski, NYSDEC St. Lawrence River at Massena – Christopher Fidler, NYSDEC Buffalo River – Margaux Valenti, Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Eighteenmile Creek – Scott Collins, Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District Rochester Embayment – Wade Silkworth, Monroe County Dept. of Public Health 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Session: AOC Success Stories Short videos of GLRI funded AOC work in the Great Lakes Basin John Perrecone, USEPA GLNPO 1:00 – 2:00 Roundtable 1 – Habitat Projects Case in point: Buffalo River, Bryan Hinterberger, USACE & Margaux Valenti, BNRK 2:00 – 2:15Break 2:15 – 3:15 Roundtable 2 – Monitoring and Adaptive Management Case in point: Rochester Embayment, Wade Silkworth, Monroe County Dept. of Public Health 3:15 – 4:15 Roundtable 3 – Guidance on BUI Removal Documents John Perrecone, USEPA GLNPO 4:15 – 4:30Wrap Up & Closing Remarks
4 Updates on the AOC Program John Perrecone, USEPA GLNPO
5 Federal Agency Technical Assistance AgencyContact USEPA - GLNPOJohn Perrecone USACEBryan Hinterberger USGSEd Bugliosi x3005 U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceAmy Roe Dimitry Gorsky NOAAJulie Sims
6 The BUI Removal Decision Making Process: Niagara River AOC Mark Filipski, NYSDEC
7 Anticipated Management Actions or BUI Removals for FY16-17 and Funding Needs for FY18+ AOCRAP Coordinator Niagara River Mark Filipski NYSDEC St. Lawrence River at Massena Christopher Fidler NYSDEC Buffalo RiverMargaux Valenti Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER Eighteenmile Creek Scott Collins Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District Rochester Embayment Wade Silkworth Monroe County Department of Public Health
8 Lunch Session – AOC Success Stories John Perrecone, USEPA GLNPO Videos Menekaunee Harbor (link)link Genesee River Lake Sturgeon (link)link Rochester Embayment Habitat Restorations (link)link
9 Roundtable 1 – Habitat Projects Case in Point: Buffalo River AOC Bryan Hinterberger, USACE & Margaux Valenti, BNRK
10 Roundtable 2 – Monitoring and Adaptive Management Case in Point: Rochester Embayment AOC Wade Silkworth, Monroe County Dept. of Public Health
11 Roundtable 3 – Guidance on BUI Removal Documents John Perrecone, USEPA GLNPO
12 Thank You Josh Haugh State AOC Coordinator NYSDEC 625 Broadway Albany, NY Connect with us: Facebook: Twitter: twitter.com/NYSDEC Flickr: