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Alabama Water Resources Conference September 6, 2013 Orange Beach, AL
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Funded by U. S. EPA, State, local governments and private interests One of 28 “nationally significant estuaries” in the United States In existence for 18 years Guided by a Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan (CCMP) Coordinates interests and efforts of many to restore past impacts and improve future management of estuarine resources Mission: To promote the wise stewardship of the water quality and living resources of Alabama’s estuaries The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
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1984 1974 19962008
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The Challenge NASA LANDSAT, 1974 The Stakeholders ADCNR ADEM ALDOT AT&T Baldwin County City of Daphne City of Spanish Fort CACWP Cypress/Spanish Fort LLP GSA Lake Forest Improvement Committee Lake Forest POA Malbis Properties MBNEP MASGC NRCS State Rep Randy Davis Tonsmeire Properties USACE USFWS US Rep Joe Bonner
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Plan Baseline Implementation
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Crisis Looming A tributary to Joe’s Branch …Threatening a highway Enter City of Daphne City of Daphne City of Spanish Fort City of Spanish Fort ALDOT ALDOT Westminster Village (Property Owner) Westminster Village (Property Owner) GSA GSA ADCNR ADCNR MBNEP- Thompson Engineering MBNEP- Thompson Engineering ADEM Section 319 Grant ADEM Section 319 Grant
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City of Daphne Identifies Problem ALDOT and Westminster Village evaluate situation City of Spanish Fort asks MBNEP to act on behalf of all parties to obtain funding and manage project GSA agrees to provide monitoring with funding from ADCNR ADEM awards Section 319 grant MBNEP hires Thompson Engineering to assist City of Spanish Fort, City of Daphne, ALDOT, Westminster Village, MBNEP brainstorm solutions ALDOT agrees to provide $ match $ as leverage for funding to undertake alternative solution
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Value of Partnership
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Role of MBNEP
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Role of Westminster Village
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Cross-jurisdictional relationship
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Adaptive Management Response… …too many chiefs
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A Model…
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