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The Value of Multi-jurisdictional Collaboration for Restoring and Managing Watersheds

The Value of Multi-jurisdictional Collaboration for Restoring and Managing Watersheds. Alabama Water Resources Conference September 6, 2013 Orange Beach, AL. The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program.

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The Value of Multi-jurisdictional Collaboration for Restoring and Managing Watersheds

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  1. The Value of Multi-jurisdictional Collaboration for Restoring and Managing Watersheds Alabama Water Resources Conference September 6, 2013 Orange Beach, AL

  2. The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program • Mission: To promote the wise stewardship of the water quality and living resources of Alabama’s estuaries • 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

  3. The Mobile Bay Watershed

  4. The D’Olive Watershed 1984 1974 1996 2008

  5. The Challenge 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 NASA LANDSAT, 1974

  6. Implementation Baseline Plan

  7. Crisis Looming • A tributary to Joe’s Branch …Threatening a highway • Enter • City of Daphne • City of Spanish Fort • ALDOT • Westminster Village (Property Owner) • GSA • ADCNR • MBNEP- Thompson Engineering • ADEM Section 319 Grant

  8. Coordinating Efforts City of Spanish Fort, City of Daphne, ALDOT, Westminster Village, MBNEP brainstorm solutions ALDOTagrees to provide $ match $ as leverage for funding to undertake alternative solution City of Daphne Identifies Problem ALDOT and Westminster Villageevaluate 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 ADEMawards Section 319 grant MBNEP hires Thompson Engineeringto assist

  9. Value of Partnership

  10. Role of MBNEP • Facilitate partnership • Apply for/manage section 319 grant • Project management

  11. Role of Westminster Village • Expectations • Address threat to residents • Maintain vegetated buffer • Sentimental value • Aesthetically pleasing • Natural screen to Hwy 31 • Responsibilities • Initial Engineering assessment • Executed conservation easement • Agreed to maintenance responsibilities

  12. Cross-jurisdictional relationship • Cities of Daphne and Spanish Fort • Baldwin County • D’Olive Intergovernmental Task Force • Recommended by CWMP • Guides implementation of CWMP

  13. Adaptive Management Response… …too many chiefs

  14. A Model… • Partnering to solve a common problem • Innovative , environmentally-friendly approach to stormwater management

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