RI Coastal Resources Management Council Coastal Education Series January 2010 A mes Colt, Ph.D. BRWCT Chair

1. Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, & Watersheds Coordination TeamDefine & implement interagency policies for theecosystem-based management & sustainable development of Rhode Island’s fresh & marine waters & watersheds RI Coastal Resources Management CouncilCoastal Education Series January 2010Ames Colt, Ph.D.BRWCT Chair

2. BRWCT Department of Environmental Management W. Michael Sullivan, Ph.D.(Director) Coastal Resources Management Council Michael Tikoian (CRMC Chair) Division of Planning Kevin Flynn (Assoc. Director) Economic Development Corporation J. Michael Saul (Exec. Director) Water Resources Board Kenneth Burke (General Manager) Narragansett Bay Commission Raymond Marshall, P.E. (Exec. Director) Rivers Council Guy Lefebvre & Jane Sherman (Council Co- Chairs)

3. BRWCT Proxies Department of Environmental Management Sue Kiernan, Deputy Chief, Office of WaterResources Coastal Resources Management Council Jeff Willis, Deputy Director Division of Planning Jared Rhodes, Chief, Statewide Planning Economic Development Corporation Michael Walker, Senior Project Manager Water Resources Board Kathy Crawley, Staff Director Narragansett Bay Commission Thomas Uva, Director, Policy,Planning, & Regulation Rivers Council Guy Lefebvre & Jane Sherman (Council Co- Chairs)

4. Governor Municipalities Public Advisory Comm. Narr. Bay Commission DEM Env. Monitoring Collab. Science Advisory Comm. Div. Of Planning CRMC Water Resources Board RI Rivers Council EDC Economic Monitoring Collab. General Assembly

5. BRWCT Standing Committee Chairs Environmental Monitoring Collaborative Chair: Q. Kellogg, URI Coastal Institute Vice-Chair: Sue Kiernan, OWR Vice-Chair: Tom Uva, NBC Public Advisory Committee Chair: Chip Young, URI Coastal Resources Center Vice-Chair: Jane Austin, Save the Bay Science Advisory Committee Chair: Barry Costa-Pierce, RI Sea Grant Economic Monitoring Collaborative Interim Chair: Ames Colt, BRWCT

6. BRWCT Responsibilities • Agencies: • Coordinate execution of water resource management & development agency mandates & programs • Advance principles of ecosystem-based management & sustainable economic development.(RIGL 46-31-1)

7. Depart of Environ. Management A “galaxy” of agencies Legislation Executive Management Coastal Resources Management Council Regulation/Permitting Legislation Executive Management Town of Narragansett Regulation/Permitting By-Laws Town Management Regulation/Permitting

8. NetworkFunctions EPA DEM Legislation Executive Management NOAA CRMC Regulation/Permitting Legislation Executive Management WQ Cert. Regulation/Permitting Narragansett Legislation Town Management Marina owner whowants add boat slips Regulation/Permitting

9. BRWCT Responsibilities • Chair: • “Facilitate the coordination necessary for the team to develop the systems-level plan” • “Prepare annual work plans, annual work plan budgets, reports, & other documents requested under the provisions of this chapter” (RIGL 46-31-7)

10. Sisyphus The struggle itself...is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy. Albert Camus Titian, 1549

11. April 2005 BRWCT Workshop “Value-Adds” • Integrate environmental & economic values • Shared vision for our BRW • Shared ownership of collaborative processes • “Rise above” individual agency perspectives to address common priorities • Leverage state, federal, & local resources

12. April 2005 BRWCT Workshop “Value-Adds” • Improve communications & responsiveness • Build a “culture of collaboration” • Increase public awareness & engagement • Increase accountability regarding decisions & progress toward shared goals

13. Rhode Island Water-sheds

14. UrbanizedWatersheds

17. RI Bays Rivers & Watersheds Systems-Level Plan • Waterfront & Coastal Development • Watersheds • Water‑Reliant Economies • Natural Hazards • Freshwater Supply • Water Quality • Fisheries and Aquaculture • Aquatic Habitats and Invasive Species • Education, training, and technical Assistance forlocal governments www.coordinationteam.ri.gov

18. Waterfront & Coastal DevelopmentGoal: RI’s shorelines & waterfronts will be characterized by balanced, well-designed development that accomodates marine-related industry, transportation, recreation, housing, and conservation Objectives Strategies Actions Agencies Time

19. SLP Implementation • Annual Implementation Plans • Develop SLP implementation priorities • Specify agency commitments • Develop & Apply Performance Measures • DoA’s Performance Measures Program • Environmental and economic monitoring

20. CRMC Marine Resources Development Plan • “Vision-Setting & Policy-Oriented” • “Leadership, Capacity and Coordination” for RI coastal resources management • “Integration of Economic Development with • Environmental Management”

21. SLP & MRDP • • The MRDP “shall be made consistent with systems-level plans in order to effectuate the purposes of systems-level planning.” • The SLP and the MRDP “shall be adopted as appropriate as elements of the State Guide Plan . . .” • RIGL 46-23-6

22. SLP Annual Implementation Plan • • Implementation Priorities Identified in late 2008 • FY 2010 Work Plan issued in January 2009 • Draft FY 2011 Work Plan issued December 2009

23. SLP Implementation Priority One:Ensure that SAMP & TMDL recommendations are reflected in state & local decisions Implementation Action: Develop, issue,& implement Special Area Management Plans (SAMP’s)& Total Maximum Daily Load Allocations (TMDL’s) Implementation Leads: DEM OWR, CRMC, Statewide Planning, local governments, & key stakeholders

24. Evaluation • • Where do key SAMPs & TMDL’s overlap? • How well have their recommendations been pursued locally? • Mutually re-enforcing? Conflicting? • What investments/actions advance both? • How should plan updates & new plans be coordinated?

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