1. BTNEP Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) DRAFT ACTION PLANS

2. CCMP UPDATE and DRAFT of ACTION PLANS
BTNEP MC Meeting, February 9, 2017

3. Introductory Chapters:
Chapter 3: Map of BTES
-Map of Watershed, Map of Estuary, Map of Each Basin – Barataria and Terrebonne 
Chapter 4: BTNEP Habitats and Need for Protection and Restoration
-What it Means to be the Fastest Disappearing Land Mass on Earth
-Graphic of Habitats within the Estuary
-Description of the value of each of the identified habitats
Chapter 1: Understanding BTNEP
Mission, Vision, Goals, Stakeholders
Chapter 2: Value of BTNEP Management Conference and BTNEP Program Staff
Importance of MC, BTNEP MC Member List, NEP’s Program Structure

4. Comparison Sheets

5. BTNEP CCMP Revised Action Plans
FOR BTNEP MC REVIEW
And
COMMENT

6. General Changes: 51 Action Plans to 35 Action Plans
Updated
NEW or Combined
More recent information
More modern approach
Similar titles
More streamline approach to solving a problem
Addresses needed changes
Deleted
No longer relevant

7. Coordinated Planning and Implementation

8. COMMITTEE 1: Coordinated Planning and Implementation
PI-1 Barataria-Terrebonne Management Conference
PI-2 Barataria-Terrebonne Program Office
PI-3 Maintain Points-of-Contact for the State of Louisiana

9. CP-1 Government Affairs and Education
(Formerly CP-3 Sustainable Development Training for Public Officials and SR-8 Legislative Education)
CP-2 Emergency Response, Recovery, and Resilience –NEW
CP-3 Participation in the Development of Communication of State Rules, Regulations, and Guidelines
(Formerly CP-4 Public Involvement in the Development of State Rules, Regulations, and Guidelines)

10. Deleted in Coordinated Planning and Implementation
DELETED Common Ground Solutions and Decision-Making
DELETED Wetlands Permitting Information Centers
DELETED Agency Performance Reviews of the Wetlands Permitting Process

11. Ecological Management

12. COMMITTEE 2: Ecological Management -Restoration
EM-1 Hydrologic Restoration and Management - INCOMPLETE
(Formerly EM-1 Hydrologic Management and EM-7 Marsh Management)
EM-2 River Reintroductions - INCOMPLETE
(Formerly EM-2 Freshwater and Sediment Diversion)
EM-3 Freshwater Reintroduction into Bayou Lafourche
(Formerly EM-3 Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Reactivation of Bayou Lafourche as a Distributary Channel of the Mississippi River)

13. -EM-4 Beneficial Use of Dredged Material and Dedicated Dredging
-EM-5 Preservation and Restoration of Barrier Islands
-EM-6 Shoreline Stabilization, Induced Sediment Deposition and Living Shorelines
-EM-7 Flood Risk Reduction and Coastal Resiliency – NEW - INCOMPLETE

14. COMMITTEE 3: Ecological Management –Water Quality
EM-8 Pollutant Identification and Assessment
(Formerly EM-8 Nutrient, Bacteria, and Toxic Contaminant Load Evaluation, and EM-13 Contaminated Sediments Data Base)
EM-9 Oil and Produced Water Spill Prevention and Early Detection

15. -EM-10 Improvement of Water Quality through the Reduction of Sewage Pollution
-EM-11 Improvement of Water Quality through the Reduction of Agricultural Pollution
-EM-12 Improvement of Water Quality through Storm Water Management

16. EM-13 Urban Green Spaces
(Formerly SR-6 Urban Green Spaces)
EM-14 Assessment of Harmful Algal Bloom

17. COMMITTEE 4: Ecological Management – Living Resources
EM-15 Protection and Enhancement of Native Biological Resources
(Formerly EM-15 Protection of Habitat for Migratory and Resident Birds)
EM-16 Reduction of Impacts from Invasive Species
(Formerly EM- 16 Reduction of Impacts from Exotic Vegetation and EM-17 Zebra Mussel Monitoring and Control)

18. EM-17 Improvements of Water Quality through the Reduction of Inshore and Marine Debris – NEW

19. Deleted in Ecological Management
DELETED: EM-18 Centralized Data Sets
DELETED: EG-3 Nutria Market Development

20. Sustained Recognition and Citizen Involvement

21. COMMITTEES 5 and 7: Sustained Recognition and Citizen Involvement - Citizens
SR-1 Community Engagement - NEW
(Formerly SR-1 Community Sector and Team Leaders, SR-3 Citizen Involvement Programs and Activities, SR-4 Citizen Monitoring Program, and SR-7 Storm Drain Stenciling)
SR-2 Civic Engagement - NEW
(Formerly SR-2 Participatory Meetings and Forums)
SR-3 Media Engagement – NEW (Formerly SR-9 Media Support)
SR-4 Public Information - NEW
(Formerly SR-10 Speakers Bureau, SR-11 Written, Audio, and Visual Materials, SR -12 Distribution of Informational Materials, SR Number)

22. COMMITTEE 8: Sustained Recognition and Citizen Involvement - Formal and Informal Education
SR-5 Estuarine Curriculum and Development
SR-6 Continuing and Informal Education Programs
SR-7 Financial Support for Educational Initiatives
DELETED SR- 17 Educational Resources Network

23. COMMITTEE 6: Sustained Recognition and Citizen Involvement - Cultural Heritage
SR-8 Cultural Heritage and Lifeways
(Formerly SR-5 Cultural Heritage)

24. Economic Growth

25. COMMITTEE 9: Economic Growth
EG-1 Economic Education -NEW
EG-2 Technology (R&D) and Market Development -NEW
EG-3 Business Assistance -NEW
EG-4 Marketing Sustainable Products and Practices -NEW
(Formerly EG-1 Funding Sources for New Businesses, EG-2 Nature-Based Tourism and Recreation, EG-4 Technology Exposition, EG-5 Export of Resources, Products, and Technology, EG-6 New Technology Research and Development, EG-7 Cooperative Incentives, EG-8 Education About Regulatory Intent)

26. REVIEW PERIOD FOR BTNEP MC Comments due: March 15, 2017

27. Last Chapters of New CCMP
Chapter 6: Finance Strategy
Current Funding Partners
Possible Future Funding Partners
Chapter 7: Programmatic Monitoring
Possible Chapter 8: BTNEP Stakeholders Living Along a Changing Coast
BTES as an Example for the Nation and the World
Appendix: BTNEP – A Climate-Ready Estuary

28. Remaining Timeline
March 15, 2017 – Final date for BTNEP Management Conference to provide comments
Draft of text will be edited by Dr. Turner this spring
Draft that includes text will be provided to graphic design artist, Phyllis Lear, for layout
BTNEP Staff will provide review for contractors in July 2017
July /August 2017 draft to be sent to BTNEP Management Conference
November 2017 public comment period
December 2017 final draft sent to EPA for approval

29. We are in the home stretch!
THANK YOU!
We are in the home stretch!

30. Additional Questions or Comments?