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2010 Planned Management Plan Update
About the update of the Buzzards Bay CCMP
The Buzzards Bay NEP is updating our landmark Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP), approved in 1992, to reflect the great progress achieved since that plan was finalized. The new plan will include new goals, objectives, and recommendations to meet the environmental needs for Buzzards Bay and its surrounding watershed into the next decade. This new document will also meet the requirements for a Massachusetts Watershed Action Plan, which will enable new funding opportunities through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.The updated Buzzards Bay watershed management plan will contain town-specific and agency-specific recommendations to protect and restore water quality and living resources in the bay and surrounding watershed. We believe the update of the Buzzards Bay Management Plan is an excellent opportunity for municipalities to advance local priorities, and to request new measures from the state and federal government. While the Buzzards Bay watershed plan is not a regulatory document, the contents of the updated plan will help direct state and federal grants, technical assistances and policies that will affect Buzzards Bay communities for years to come. For these reasons the review of the new plan warrants the attention of local officials and the public.
Public Working Draft
Below we will provide working preliminary public drafts to facilitate active discussion and consideration of a wide range of management actions to address many specific issues. On this page are links to the chapters and action plans of the working draft of the updated CCMP and Watershed Action Plan. Links will become active after a draft section is available. The actions presented here have not yet been fully reviewed or accepted by the Commonwealth or the US EPA. These drafts are provided to stimulate discussion, and the specific goals, objectives, and recommendations are under review and evaluation. Presently the Buzzards Bay NEP is meeting with the Buzzards Bay Action Committee (BBAC-composed of municipal officials) and The Coalition for Buzzards Bay to discuss possible relevant state, federal, and local actions. At the bottom of each Action Plan or Chapter is a link to an evaluation page where anyone can comment upon different the various goals, objectives, and recommendations in the management plan. Based on this feedback, we will update and revise the action plans. The draft final CCMP and Watershed Action Plan is planned to be released for public comment in the fall of 2008.Who is preparing the CCMP
In 2006, the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program awarded a contract to the Horsley Witten Group, Inc. to help us update several key sections of the management plan, including the introductory chapters, and action plans for stormwater management, low impact development, smart growth, waterfront management, and managing water withdrawals. Between 2007 and 2009 Buzzards Bay Program and state and federal agency staff and guest writers will develop other Action Plan Drafts.Table Of Contents
[New links will be added as Action Plans are drafted.]Chapter 1 : The Buzzards Bay NEP and CCMP: Then and Now
Chapter 2 : Buzzards Bay: Its Watershed, Living Resources, and Governance
Chapter 3 : Characterization of Pollution Sources (Last update: December 2009)
Chapter 4: Action Plan Introduction
Action Plan 1: Managing Nitrogen-Sensitive Embayments
Action Plan 2: Protecting and Enhancing Shellfish Resources
Action Plan 3; Managing Stormwater Runoff
Action Plan 4: Promoting Low Impact Development
Action Plan 5: Improving Land Use Management and Promoting Smart Growth
Action Plan 6 Managing On-Site Wastewater Disposal Systems
Action Plan 7: Managing Sewage Treatment Facilities
Action Plan 8: Managing Impacts from Boating, Marinas, and Moorings
Action Plan 9: Protecting Wetlands and Coastal Habitat
Action Plan 10: Restoring Migratory Fish Populations
Action Plan 11: Protecting Endangered Species and Core Biohabitat
Action Plan 12*: Managing water withdrawals to protect wetlands, habitat, and public water supplies
Action Plan 13*: Managing Invasive and Nuisance Species
Action Plan 14*: Protecting Open Space
Action Plan 15*: Protecting Ponds and Streams
Action Plan 16*: Reducing Beach Debris, Marine Floatables, and Litter in Wetlands
Action Plan 17*: Managing Coastal Watersheets and the Waterfront
Action Plan 18: Reducing Toxic Pollution
Action Plan 19: Preventing Oil Pollution
Action Plan 20: Planning For A Shifting Shoreline and Coastal Storms
Action Plan 21*: Protecting Public Health at Swimming Beaches
Action Plan 22: Monitoring the Environment
Action Plan 23*: Enhancing Public Education and Participation
Chapter 6: Resources for Financing the CCMP(Last update: December 2009)
Chapter 7: The Five-Year Buzzards Bay Watershed Action Plan Matrix
Glossary of Terms, Acronyms, and Agency Abbreviations
Note: An asterisk (*) represents a new action plan that was not included in the original CCMP.