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

This draft action plan includes updated action plans for BTNEP's Management Conference, highlighting the importance of efficient problem solving, modern approaches, and stakeholder engagement. The plan addresses ecological management, water quality improvement, and citizen involvement to protect and restore Louisiana's Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary. The revised plan streamlines 51 action plans into 35, reflecting recent information and enhanced strategies.

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

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

  2. CCMP UPDATE andDRAFT ofACTION PLANS BTNEP MC Meeting, February 9, 2017

  3. Introductory Chapters: 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 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

  4. Comparison Sheets

  5. BTNEP CCMP RevisedAction Plans FOR BTNEP MC REVIEW And COMMENT

  6. General Changes:51 Action Plans to 35 Action Plans Updated NEW or Combined More streamline approach to solving a problem Addresses needed changes • More recent information • More modern approach • Similar titles 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 -13 1-800 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 PERIODFORBTNEP 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. THANKYOU! We are in the home stretch!

  30. AdditionalQuestions or Comments?

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