Status of EPA Ocean and Coastal Programs in New England. EBC Ocean and Coastal Resources Committee Meeting April 25, 2007
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1 Status of EPA Ocean and Coastal Programs in New England EBC Ocean and Coastal Resources Committee Meeting April 25, 2007
2 People Love the Ocean Fish and wildlife habitat Commercial shipping/ recreational boating Commercial/recreational fishing Swimming/sunbathing Energy production/ transmission Water supply (desalinization) Wastewater disposal Commercial/residential development
3 Maybe Too Much Habitat loss/degradation Fishery stock depletion Eutrophication Harmful algal blooms (e.g., red tide) Beach/shellfish bed closures Contaminated sediments Non-native, invasive species Coastal erosion
4 What Tools Do We Have Already? Clean Water Act Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (Ocean Dumping Act) Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 Coastal Zone Management Act Oil Pollution Act National Environmental Policy Act Endangered Species Act Magnuson-Stevens Sustainable Fisheries Act
5 Who Are Our Partners? NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Regional fisheries management councils National Estuarine Research Reserve System U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife refuges State water quality, coastal zone, and fisheries agencies Nongovernmental organizations
6 What is the Ocean and Coastal Protection Unit Responsible For? Technical support (NPDES/NEPA) National Estuary Program Ocean dumping NEPA compliance (for EPA actions) Vessel waste management Beach Program Monitoring/research U.S. Ocean Action Plan
7 We Provide Technical/Biological Expertise NPDES Marine discharges Power plants Aquaculture Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Endangered Species Act (ESA) Environmental Review (NEPA and other) LNG terminals and pipelines Offshore wind development Desalinization facilities Fishery Management Plans Sand/gravel extraction Transportation
8 We Oversee the NEP Estuaries of National Significance Casco Bay (1990) New Hampshire Estuaries (1996) Massachusetts Bays (1990) Buzzards Bay (1985) Narragansett Bay (1985) Long Island Sound (1985) Each receives $500,000/year (except LIS) Management conferences with broad stakeholder involvement implement CCMPs Facilitate implementation of core CWA programs in watershed framework
9 We Regulate Ocean Dumping Dredging and dredged material management Coordinate with Corps, NMFS, USFWS, and states Sediment testing to determine suitability for aquatic disposal Green Book/Inland Testing Manual, Regional Implementation Manual Disposal site designations Five designated sites (Portland, Mass Bays, RI, CLIS, and WLIS) Disposal site management and monitoring Site Management and Monitoring Plans (SMMPs) Disposal Area Monitoring System (DAMOS) Vessel disposal-at-sea Burial-at-sea
10 And Try to Make Sure EPA Complies with NEPA EPA actions subject to NEPA Designation of ocean dredged material disposal sites New discharges subject to NPDES Construction grants Special Appropriation Projects (e.g., earmarks)
11 We Help States Manage Vessel Waste No Discharge Areas Current NDAs include RI and NH coastal waters, Buzzards Bay and several other embayments in MA, Casco Bay in ME, and from the RI border to Branford in CT Pending application for Branford to Greenwich in CT Salem Sound, Cape Cod Bay, and South Shore in MA under development Regional strategy to complete NDA designations for coastline by 2010
12 And Monitor Beaches Federal BEACH Act of 2000 Requires regular, consistent monitoring of most public beaches and public notification of results Authorizes annual grants to coastal states to support state and local monitoring programs (~$ ,000/year) Clean New England Beaches Initiative Goes beyond BEACH Act requirements to encourage identification and elimination of pollution sources causing beach closures Promotes new technologies for monitoring and source identification EPA conducting/supporting sanitary surveys
13 We Participate on the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment GOMC initiated in 1989 State and provincial agencies and organizations, supported by federal government Coordinate activities across political boundaries to manage Gulf as single ecosystem Action Plan goals: Protect and restore coastal and marine habitats Protect human health and ecosystem integrity Encourage sustainable marine-dependent industries
14 We Pay Attention to New Initiatives, Federal Pew Ocean Commission report (2003) U.S. Ocean Commission report (2004) U.S. Ocean Action Plan (2005) Interagency Committee on Ocean Science and Resource Management Integration (ICOSRMI) Northeast Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems Subcommittee on Integrated Management of Ocean Resources (SIMOR) Federal/State Task Team on Research Priorities Northeast Regional Ocean Council
15 Northeast Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems Advisory Committee Formed in January 2006 in response to U.S. Ocean Action Plan recommendation Advisory committee of users to guide development Incorporates existing ocean observing systems: Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GoMOOS) Martha s Vineyard Coastal Observatory UNH Coastal Ocean Observation and Analysis Center UMass School for Marine Science and Technology UConn National Undersea Research Center
16 Northeast Regional Ocean Council Formed in August 2005 in response to U.S. Ocean Action Plan recommendation Resolution proposed by RI Governor Carcieri, adopted by NEGC/ECP Promotes regional collaboration on ocean management issues: Ocean energy resource planning and management Ocean and coastal ecosystem health Maritime security Coastal hazard response and resiliency
17 And State: Massachusetts Ocean Management Task Force Formed in 2003 to: define guiding principles examine MA coastal policies/legal framework determine data requirements examine organization of governance over state waters Issued final report in 2004 with 15 recommendations In March 2005 Gov. Romney filed An Act Relative to Ocean Resources and Conservation Bill in committee, no action
18 We re Involved with Monitoring/Research Efforts National Coastal Assessment (NCA) Coordinated by ORD with Regional and state support Implemented by NEPs (in New England) Results provided in National Coastal Condition Report
19 More Monitoring and Research MWRA Outfall Monitoring Science Advisory Panel (OMSAP) Enforce compliance with NPDES permit conditions GOMC Ecosystem Indicators Project (ESIP) Coordinating with ORD AED research Tiered aquatic life use (TALU) Nutrient criteria Contaminated sediment
20 Monitoring/Research (cont) OSV Bold EPA s new ocean survey vessel (replaces OSV Anderson) Supports EPA statutory and regulatory mandates Supports EPA s oceans and coastal program mission Dive Unit Operates under EPA Dive Safety Program Attached to ORD AED Dive Unit Four certified EPA divers Conduct joint operations with NOAA, MA DMF, and Corps
21 What Have We Done Lately? Technical review/documentation on NPDES permits: Brayton Point Station (Mt. Hope Bay) Taunton Municipal Light and Power (Taunton River) Mirant-Canal (Cape Cod Canal) Salem (Salem Harbor) GE/Resco (Saugus River) EFH/ESA consultations for industrial/municipal dischargers Technical comments on NEPA documents: LNG terminals (Weaver s Cove, Neptune, Northeast Gateway, Downeast, Quoddy Bay, Providence, Broadwater) Cape Wind Fishery Management Plans Pilgrim Nuclear Power plant re-licensing
22 What Have We Done Lately? NEPs Collectively restored/protected about 2200 acres of habitat Leveraged over $96 million of federal, state, local funding Ocean dumping Formed LIS Regional Dredging Team to review projects Hosted National Dredging Team/Regional Dredging Teams meeting in Boston in May 2006 Updating Site Management and Monitoring Plans for Mass Bays and Portland disposal sites Vessel waste management Developed NDA Implementation Plan with goal of completing designation of all New England coastal waters by 2010 Approved NDAs for Casco Bay, Groton to Branford in CT, and Plymouth/Duxbury/Kingston in MA in 2006
23 We Spent Some Time at the Beach Beach Program EPA staff conducted sanitary surveys in Cohasset, MA, assisted ME DEP with a survey in Kennebunkport, and helped RI DOH with a multi-agency survey targeting closures at Newport and Middletown coastal beaches Several states/municipalities used monitoring results and sanitary surveys to identify and eliminate pollution sources (e.g., Beverly, MA is investigating a habitat restoration project in response to recommendations from our 2004 and 2005 surveys) Beach Closure Days, State CT ME MA NH RI Totals
24 And Some Time on the Water OSV Bold in New England in July 2006 Assisted NOAA, FDA, and WHOI with paralytic shellfish poison survey off Massachusetts coast (stations depicted below) Monitored Portland and Mass Bay disposal sites for sediment chemistry, toxicity and bottom features Conducted public outreach/education events in Portland, Boston, and New London Attended chief scientist training in Miami, FL in November
25 And in the Water Dive Unit Collected eelgrass samples in Cohasset Harbor as part of a broader state and federal assessment of water quality in Cohasset, MA. Worked with city, state, and federal agencies to delineate eelgrass beds in a proposed construction area in Gloucester Harbor, then helped harvest several thousand eelgrass shoots to transplant in Boston Harbor Worked with OEME and NMFS to assess benthic impacts from dredged material placement for beach renourishment outside Green Harbor, MA. Conducted a benthic habitat assessment within the Palmer River, in Swansea, MA at the location of a proposed desalination facility intake structure.
26 Broader Issues Global climate change Weather extremes, flooding Impacts on biodiversity and species migrations Changing ocean circulation patterns and temperatures Sea-level rise
27 Broader Issues Increased need for energy and transportation facilities Inappropriate coastal development Lack of robust biological data for estuaries and coastal waters Coastal and estuarine monitoring a low priority for states Unexploded ordinance/wmd Report: Army secretly dumped chemicals offshore By John M.R. Bull, The (Newport News, Va.) Daily Press via AP
28 Contact Information Melville P. Coté, Jr., Manager Ocean and Coastal Protection Unit U.S. Environmental Protection Agency One Congress Street, Suite 1100 (COP) Boston, MA (617)
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