CHESAPEAKE BAY COMPREHENSIVE WATER RESOURCES AND RESTORATION PLAN. Anacostia Watershed Restoration Partnership Management Committee February 22, 2018

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1 CHESAPEAKE BAY COMPREHENSIVE WATER RESOURCES AND RESTORATION PLAN Anacostia Watershed Restoration Partnership Management Committee February 22, 2018 The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation.

2 CHESAPEAKE BAY COMPREHENSIVE WATER RESOURCES AND RESTORATION PLAN (CBCP) SUMMARY Watershed Assessment Defined Problems, Needs, and Opportunities Geospatially USACE Actions Products, Findings, and Recommendations Integrated into Broader, Ongoing Restoration Effort 2

3 3 CBCP WATERSHED ASSESSMENT STATUS Geospatial analyses complete Revisions to measures and identification of USACE potential involvement complete (Checkpoint Meeting No. 1 follow-up IPR) 2 out of 3 stakeholder webinars complete (third, April 2018); collaboration ongoing USFWS PAR complete Prioritization of restoration and conservation areas complete Development of implementation strategy complete (Roadmap) Inventory of Candidate Projects Draft Report Reviews

4 4 AGENDA Recap of Vertical Team Coordination Stakeholder Collaboration Recap Study Background Planning Analyses Results Findings and Recommendations Budget and Schedule Next Steps

5 STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION Study Initiation Notice - October 2016 Coordination letters - EPA, FWS, NMFS, NRCS 280+ stakeholders representing 126 stakeholder groups included on watershed assessment distribution list Stakeholder Meeting November 7, 2016 Webinars: February 27, 2017; April 20, 2017; April 2018 (TBD) Strategic Engagements: Cross Goal Implementation Team (GIT), Systems Approach to Geomorphic Engineering (SAGE), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Department of Defense (DoD) Chesapeake Bay Action Team Stakeholders have provided input including restoration and conservation priorities and specific priority projects. 5

6 SHARED VISION 6 CBCP will ALIGN with the Vision established in the 2014 Bay Agreement with a slight change per stakeholder collaboration We envision an environmentally and economically sustainable AND RESILIENT Chesapeake Bay watershed with clean water, abundant life, conserved lands and access to the water, a vibrant cultural heritage, and a diversity of engaged citizens and stakeholders.

7 7 RECAP - BACKGROUND CBCP will result in a single, integrated restoration plan to: Guide implementation of actions that protect, restore and preserve the Bay. Adopt and Align actions with what others are doing Avoid duplication of ongoing or planned actions by others Make maximum use of existing information Identify ecological problems, needs, and opportunities Identify projects that can be implemented, including at least one for each Bay state and the District of Columbia.

8 8 GOAL Provide a single, comprehensive and integrated restoration plan that would assist with implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement by: Effectively and efficiently engaging Bay stakeholders to identify problems, needs and opportunities in the watershed and avoid duplication of ongoing or planned actions by others. Identifying actions by other federal, state, and local government agencies and NGOs in the watershed to address problems outside of USACE mission areas. Determining where and how USACE mission areas could be utilized in the watershed to support the goals of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement.

9 9 PROBLEM AND OPPORTUNITIES Problem: The Chesapeake Bay is a watershed of national significance. Since the signing of the 1983 Chesapeake Bay Agreement, problems from human actions in and around the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been well documented. The primary problem is the degradation of the structure and function of the Chesapeake Bay aquatic ecosystem, leading to a less resilient Chesapeake Bay. Opportunities: Enhance interagency collaboration between agency programs and projects to streamline data sharing, reduce costs and increase implementation of aquatic ecosystem restoration. Identify areas and potential projects for ecosystem restoration, which may also reduce flood risk, increase resilience, support sustainable fisheries, promote environmental education and stewardship, and provide recreation and public access.

10 10 OBJECTIVES Develop a comprehensive and strategic, integrated water resources plan to guide the implementation of projects that will assist in meeting the Chesapeake Bay Agreement. Identify areas for ecosystem restoration, protection or preservation that will assist in meeting the Chesapeake Bay Agreement. Identify at least one project in each state and D.C. that can be considered for implementation or technical assistance by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and supports the Bay Agreement. Identify new policies or programs or improve upon existing policies and programs that will help achieve an environmentally and economically sustainable and resilient Chesapeake Bay watershed.

11 CBCP REPORT AND PRODUCTS 11

12 MULTI-SCALAR GEOSPATIAL ANALYSES 12 Watershed-Wide Analyses Completed at Hydrologic Unit Code 10 (HUC10) scale 425 HUC10s Range in size from 30,000 to 754,000 acres Average HUC10 is 103,500 acres State Watershed-Wide Analyses clipped to Each State and DC Subwatershed Subwatershed Analyses Completed for One Subwatershed of Interest in Each State and DC

13 SUBWATERSHED ANALYSES Anacostia River (DC) 13 Coordinated with DOEE, MWCOG, and AWS staff in Jan 2018 Existing and ongoing actions incorporated planning analyses Proposed restoration (focus on the mainstem) opportunities to Identify include: Living Shorelines Wetland Restoration (sea wall notching/removal) Coordination ongoing

14 NEXT STEPS 14 CB Principle Staff Committee Meeting 2 Mar 2018 Chesapeake Bay Management Board 8 Mar 2018 Stakeholder Webinar: Draft Results Apr 2018 (TBD) Chesapeake Bay Management Board 10 May 2018 Release Draft Report for Agency and Public Review 31 May 2018 Agency Coordination and Stakeholder Webinar: Public Input Jun 2018