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Concept Group Report Implementation Committee August 19, 2004 Kelly Shenk EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office shenk.kelly@epa.gov 1-800 YOUR BAY, ext. 728. Concept Group Members. Communications Bob Campbell, CESC Chair Mike Burke, EPA Chris Conner, ACB. CBP Partners Joe Maroon, VA
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Concept Group ReportImplementation CommitteeAugust 19, 2004Kelly ShenkEPA Chesapeake Bay Program Officeshenk.kelly@epa.gov1-800 YOUR BAY, ext. 728
Concept Group Members Communications Bob Campbell, CESC Chair Mike Burke, EPA Chris Conner, ACB CBP Partners Joe Maroon, VA Ann Swanson, CBC Frank Dawson, MD Pat Buckley, PA Hamid Karimi, DC Agriculture Tom Simpson, NSC Chair Hank Zygmunt, EPA Jerry Griswold, NRCS Citizens Julie Trask, CAC Coord. CBPO Kelly Shenk, Chair Sara Berman, CRC Urban Norm Goulet, USWG Chair Reggie Parrish, USWG Coordinator
Purpose • Share approaches • Overcome common challenges • Focus - significant ag & urban issues • Exchange ideas freely • Evaluate approaches outside watershed.
Who • Small group • Decision makers • Resource experts • Creative thinkers
Agenda • Two working sessions – 1.5 days long • 3-5 specific issues informed by stakeholder opinion. Agenda I. Key challenges. II. Case studies. III. Federal role IV. Ideas for overcoming challenges.
Results Ideas Revolutionary Small tweaks PA NY MD VA DC DE WV New programs New policies New legislation New pilots
Working Sessions are NOT a… NOT!! • conference • stakeholder meeting • opportunity to tout successes • press event • opportunity to develop detailed implementation plans.
Choosing 3-5 Issues State/District Stakeholder Mtgs Tributary Strategy Reviews Effective BMPs Blue Ribbon Report CBF Summits
Timing • Fall • to inform • states/district tributary strategy implementation plans. • legislative and policy proposals for 2005.
Resource Needs • Trained facilitator • Planning group • Identify focus issues • Create and implement sessions • Research team – case studies
Stakeholder Outreach Strategy • How to inform stakeholders? • How to gain back trust? • How to get them to “own” strategies? • How to align local priorities with Bay priorities?
Stakeholder Outreach Strategy • Recommendation 1: • Develop as a separate, but related, effort from working sessions. • Recommendation 2: • Formally charge CESC to developed detailed outreach strategy.