Mobile Bay National Estuary Program Project …1).pdfMobile Bay National Estuary Program Project Implementation Committee June 12, 2014 Five Rivers Delta Center, Blakely Classroom

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

Project Implementation Committee

June 12, 2014 Five Rivers Delta Center, Blakely Classroom

Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes: March 13, 2013

3. Update on existing plans- Fowl River and 3-Mile

Creek

4. Pre-Proposal Update

5. Evaluate needs for upcoming Watershed

Management Plans-adding conservation

priorities, climate change and

shoreline assessments

6. Review of issues, needs, resources for the 4

Priority watersheds

7. New Business

8. Adjourn

Update on Existing Plans D’Olive, Three Mile Creek, Fowl River

D’Olive Watershed Restoration: Joes Branch Status

Three Mile Creek Initial Implementation Recommendations Stormwater- • Install Green

Infrastructure Retrofits(public areas )

• Remove sediment- USA wet ponds, Langan Park

• Construct energy dissipater on Twelve Mile Creek

• Improve trash management; initiate water-based collection program; install GPRS in strategic locations

Wastewater- • Remove illicit

discharges to SW system

• Remove failing septic systems

Ecology- • Improve management

of invasives

• Restore streambank and riparian buffers

• Restore wetlands

Access- • Build greenway

(public/private easements)

• Build blueway-3 accesses, 5 portage enhancements

SLR- • Restore tidal marsh

restoration landward of existing marsh

• Install backwater control valves

• Improve/Protect water quality to support healthy populations of fish and shellfish

• Improve/Protect habitats necessary to support healthy populations of fish and shellfish

• Protect continued customary uses of biological resources to preserve culture, heritage and traditional ecological knowledge of the watershed

• Improve watershed resiliency to sea level rise and changing climate impacts

• Expand opportunities for community access to the open spaces and waters of the watershed

Goals of the watershed planning process…

Advertising Date May 28, 2014

Pre-Submittal Conference June 11, 2014

Statement Deadline June 27, 2014 12 PM

Shortlist Notification July 8, 2014

Shortlist Interviews July 11, 2014

Award Negotiation Right July 15, 2014

Delivery of Final Product July 31, 2015

Fowl River Watershed Planning Proposed Timeline

NFWF Pre-Proposal Update

• Habitat Mapping/Restoration Planning

• SAV Mapping

Watershed Planning

• Tensaw Apalachee

• West Fowl River

• Wolf Bay

• Dog River

• Bon Secour?

• Bayou La Batre?

Evaluating Needs for Upcoming Watershed Management Plans

• Conservation Priorities

• Climate Change

• Shoreline Assessments

Watershed Resource or

Need Category Description

West Fowl River Resource Capacity Shell Yellowhammer (new owners)

West Fowl River Resource Protection Forever Wild land

West Fowl River Resource Protection Buffer land (private owners)

West Fowl River Resource Protection Oyster resources

West Fowl River Resource Restoration Enhancement work of mouth of Fowl River

West Fowl River Resource Capacity Auburn aquaculture program

West Fowl River Resource Capacity Sea Grant support

West Fowl River Resource Restoration Active restoration

West Fowl River Resource Restoration Historical restoration

West Fowl River Resource Protection Rare habitats

West Fowl River Resource Plan SLAMM model/climate change

West Fowl River Resource Capacity Working waterfronts

West Fowl River Resource Capacity AL organized seafood

West Fowl River Resource Capacity Fishing community support

West Fowl River Resource Status and Trends Terrapin research project

West Fowl River Resource Capacity Bellingrath Gardens

West Fowl River Resource Capacity Active conservation community

West Fowl River Resource Restoration Cat and Marsh Islands

West Fowl River Need Capacity Engage property owners (residential & commercial)

West Fowl River Need Status and Trends Hydrologic studies

West Fowl River Need Restoration Shoreline/oyster restoration

West Fowl River Need Climate Change Sea-level rise studies (additional)

West Fowl River Need Protection Land acquisition

West Fowl River Need Plan Watershed management plan and sediment study

West Fowl River Need Status and Trends Sediment budget

West Fowl River Need Protection Cat and Marsh Island acquisition for restoration and conservation

Review of the 4 Priority Watersheds West Fowl River

Tensaw Apalachee

Watershed Resource or

Need Category Description

Tensaw Apalachee Resource Plan State now has RFP for Causeway study

Tensaw Apalachee Resource Status and Trends Completed USACOE Sediment Budget

Tensaw Apalacheee Resource Status and Trends SLAMM model for sea-level rise

Tensaw Apalachee Resource Restoration Beneficial use of dredged materials

Tensaw Apalachee Resource Protection Acquired, State-owned land

Tensaw Apalachee Resource Capacity Coastal land trust owned property

Tensaw Apalachee Resource Capacity Mobile Cty Wildlife & Conservation Assoc

Tensaw Apalachee Resource Capacity Grassroots Organizations and NGO involvement

Tensaw Apalachee Resource Capacity Friends of the Tensaw

Tensaw Apalachee Resource Restoration Daphne acquisition

Tensaw Apalachee Resource Status and Trends ADEM Monitoring

Tensaw Apalachee Need Restoration Future plans for deeper/wider dredging

Tensaw Apalachee Need Climate Change How sea-level rise will affect area

Tensaw Apalachee Need Climate Change Habitat migration/climate change study

Tensaw Apalachee Need Protection More land acquisition

Tensaw Apalachee Need Restoration Restoration of marsh and SAV

Tensaw Apalachee Need Restoration Invasive species control and removal

Tensaw Apalachee Need Protection Acquisition of property along Daphne marsh areas and Delta

Dog River

Watershed Resource or

Need Category Description

Dog River Resource Plan Old WMP

Dog River Resource Capacity Dog River Clearwater Revival -including grant w/NOAA and OC

Dog River Resource Capacity NPS-facilitated Blue Way

Dog River Resource Capacity USFWS grant - trash removal, ed/outreach

Dog River Resource Capacity Videographer/Photographer/Activist Rob Nykvist

Dog River Resource Capacity Dr. Fearn's USA classes

Dog River Resource Capacity Marina, Marina organizations, & Mobile Yacht Club

Dog River Resource Capacity Debi Foster's citizen groups

Dog River Resource Capacity Mobile County Env. Studies Center

Dog River Resource Capacity Alba Club

Dog River Resource Status and Trends ADEM Technical Report

Dog River Resource Capacity ADEM's LID Guidance

Dog River Resource Status and Trends GSA sediment study

Dog River Resource Status and Trends 05 Marina BMP & WQ Study by ADEM

Dog River Resource Restoration HWP Restorations - Outreach hub

Dog River Resource Capacity DISL Manatee Monitoring Network

Dog River Resource Capacity CAST

Dog River Resource Capacity City of Mobile & Mobile Chamber of Commerce

Dog River Resource Status and Trends GSA sediment study

Dog River Resource Status and Trends ADEM marina BMP study/WQ study, technical report

Dog River Needs Plan Update WMP

Dog River Needs Capacity Identify and engage key stakeholders, HOAs, and POAs

Dog River Needs Restoration

Shoreline erosion (education & outreach and leverage participation)

Dog River Needs Capacity Trash (education, outreach, and better management)

Dog River Needs Capacity Education/Outreach

Dog River Needs Protection Encroachment of development on remaining wetlands

Dog River Needs Restoration Antiquated stormwater and sanitary sewer infrastructure

Dog River Needs Protection Conservation easements

Dog River Needs Capacity County Trash Collection

Dog River Needs Capacity Publicize LID and potentially retrofit existing infrastructure

Dog River Needs Protection Manage stormwater "on site"

Graham Bayou

Watershed Resource or

Need Category Description

Graham Bayou Resource Plan

Old Watershed management plan and stormwater study through Baldwin County

Graham Bayou Resource Capacity Graham Creek Nature Preserve

Graham Bayou Resource Capacity City of Foley and Riviera Utilities

Graham Bayou Resource Capacity Wolf Bay Watershed Watch

Graham Bayou Resource Status and Trends GSA Wolf Creek sediment study

Graham Bayou Resource Capacity Significant zoning from Baldwin County

Graham Bayou Resource Protection

Industrialization at point where watershed can be managed to prevent some of the problems that come with 25+% urbanization

Graham Bayou Needs Status and Trends Monitoring of sod and row crop farms

Graham Bayou Needs Protection Sod irrigation and golf courses cause aquifer drawdown

Graham Bayou Needs Capacity NRCS involvement

Graham Bayou Needs Status and Trends Monitoring of urbanization from Foley, Elberta

Graham Bayou Needs Restoration Erosion

Graham Bayou Needs Protection Barber Properties could be a future conservation area

Graham Bayou Needs Plan Planning/mitigation for potential bridge construction

Next Meeting

• September 11, 2014

• 2:00pm-4:00pm

• Five Rivers Delta Center

• Blakeley Classrooms