State of Alabama FINAL Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP ...
State of Alabama FINAL Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP ...
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SPENDING ESTIMATE PER CALENDAR YEAR OF PROJECT DURATION:<br />
AL2-8<br />
Year 1 $ 100,000.00<br />
Year 2 $ 100,000.00<br />
Year 3 $ 100,000.00<br />
Year 4 $ 100,000.00<br />
GOAL: The goal <strong>of</strong> this project is to support natural resource trustee assessment and restoration<br />
activities associated with injuries to natural resource trust resources. Trust resources include, but<br />
are not limited to, fish, wildlife, birds and groundwater. Trustees assess and restore injuries<br />
arising from the release <strong>of</strong> contaminants through implementation <strong>of</strong> monitoring and research <strong>of</strong><br />
baseline and current environmental conditions.<br />
OBJECTIVE: The objective <strong>of</strong> this project is to assist the ADCNR <strong>State</strong> Lands Division in acquiring<br />
relevant data and research to support natural resource trustee injury assessment<br />
activities at Superfund sites in coastal <strong>Alabama</strong>. This project may result in collection<br />
and analysis <strong>of</strong> data sets, written reports, development <strong>of</strong> restoration plans and<br />
contracted pr<strong>of</strong>essional services which support natural resource trustee injury<br />
restoration.<br />
The ADCNR <strong>State</strong> Lands Division staff will work in concert with other state and federal natural resource<br />
trust agencies, including the Geological Survey <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alabama</strong> and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in<br />
implementing a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) program for the <strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alabama</strong>. The<br />
purpose <strong>of</strong> an NRDA program is to identify and resolve natural resource injuries associated with the past<br />
release <strong>of</strong> hazardous contaminants. Examples <strong>of</strong> hazardous contaminants include, but are not limited to,<br />
DDT, mercury and PCB’s. Such a program will aid in the determination <strong>of</strong> potential sites in coastal<br />
<strong>Alabama</strong> in which to pursue natural resource injury assessment and restoration. This project will enhance<br />
ADCNR’s ability to implement a protocol for formal damage assessment which may result in expedited<br />
settlement negotiations with industry to resolve natural resource damage liabilities. This project will not<br />
only support staff time associated with NRDA activities, but it may also fund specialized data collection<br />
and analysis relating to contaminant releases.<br />
First, staff will determine suitable coastal areas in which it is necessary to pursue a NRDA. Once potential<br />
areas have been located, details <strong>of</strong> necessary activities will be determined and will be fully described in the<br />
<strong>CIAP</strong> grant application process. Necessary activities may include data collection and analysis, report<br />
compilation and generation, literature reviews, development <strong>of</strong> restoration plans and coordination with<br />
state and federal trust resource agencies. Specifics for each location will be fully described in the <strong>CIAP</strong><br />
grant application.<br />
<strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alabama</strong> Final <strong>Coastal</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Assistance</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Plan<br />
<strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alabama</strong> Tier Two Project Descriptions<br />
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