Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, & Watersheds Coordination Team Define & implement interagency policies for the ecosystem-based management & sustainable development of Rhode Island’s fresh & marine waters & watersheds RI Coastal Resources Management Council Coastal Education Series January 2010 mes Colt, Ph.D. BRWCT Chair RI Coastal Resources Management Council Coastal Education Series January 2010 Ames Colt, Ph.D. BRWCT Chair

Department of Environmental Management W. Michael Sullivan, Ph.D. (Director) Coastal Resources Management Council Michael Tikoian (CRMC Chair) Division of Planning Kevin Flynn (Assoc. Director) Economic Development Corporation J. Michael Saul (Exec. Director) Water Resources Board Kenneth Burke (General Manager) Narragansett Bay Commission Raymond Marshall, P.E. (Exec. Director) Rivers Council Guy Lefebvre & Jane Sherman (Council Co- Chairs) BRWCT

Department of Environmental Management Sue Kiernan, Deputy Chief, Office of Water Resources Coastal Resources Management Council Jeff Willis, Deputy Director Division of Planning Jared Rhodes, Chief, Statewide Planning Economic Development Corporation Michael Walker, Senior Project Manager Water Resources Board Kathy Crawley, Staff Director Narragansett Bay Commission Thomas Uva, Director, Policy, Planning, & Regulation Rivers Council Guy Lefebvre & Jane Sherman (Council Co- Chairs) BRWCT Proxies

DEM CRMC Div. Of Planning EDC Water Resources Board RI Rivers Council Public Advisory Comm. Science Advisory Comm. Env. Monitoring Collab. Economic Monitoring Collab. GovernorMunicipalities Narr. Bay Commission General Assembly

Environmental Monitoring Collaborative Chair: Q. Kellogg, URI Coastal Institute Vice-Chair: Sue Kiernan, OWR Vice-Chair: Tom Uva, NBC Public Advisory Committee Chair: Chip Young, URI Coastal Resources Center Vice-Chair: Jane Austin, Save the Bay Science Advisory Committee Chair: Barry Costa-Pierce, RI Sea Grant Economic Monitoring Collaborative Interim 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 ) 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 Marina owner who wants add boat slips EPA NOAA WQ Cert. Network Functions 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 ) BRWCT Responsibilities

Sisyphus The struggle itself...is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy. Albert Camus Titian, 1549

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

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. CRMC 1-2 years Objectives Strategies Actions Agencies Time Waterfront & Coastal Development Goal: RI’s shorelines & waterfronts will be characterized by balanced, well-designed development that accomodates marine-related industry, transportation, recreation, housing, and conservation

Annual Implementation Plans Develop 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 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)

Beavertail ProvPort Central Falls Block Island coordinationteam.ri.gov