Wolf Bay Plan Final - Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

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2. To establish an organizational committee with representatives from each Hydrologic UnitCode (HUC) watershed or creek (Miflin, Wolf, Hammock, Sandy, Graham and OwensCreek) in the project area.3. Establish an educational center for the community to learn about the watershed resources.PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OBJECTIVES1. To classify Wolf Bay and its tributaries as an Outstanding Alabama Water (OAW).2. To acquire land in the watershed, including areas designated as open space and riparianbuffers.3. To protect groundwater resources as well as address the regulations of well water protectionin the watershed.4. Ensure protection of fish and wildlife habitats and sensitive habitats such as wetlands,marshes, bogs, grady ponds, long leaf pine flatwoods and white cedar stands.5. To preserve family farms and the agricultural/rural heritage of the watershed whileprotecting water quality.PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS OBJECTIVES1. Cooperate and develop relationships with local municipalities, government officials,governmental agencies, large land owners and businesses.2. Develop better relationships with contractors, developers, utility companies, farmers,businesses and homeowners through the Clean Water Partnership, or any way possible.3. Promote planning and zoning that will protect ecologically significant areas.4. Work with Baldwin County to identify unpaved roads within the watershed and prioritizepaving schedule.Each section that follows includes specific and measurable action strategies, a discussion of eachaction strategy, responsible parties and partners, potential funding sources, and a timeline. Thestrategies for each objective are listed in sequential order and should be viewed as a series ofsteps needed to accomplish the overall objective. Responsible parties are those agencies withregulatory or legal authority or a vested interest in the strategy. Partners are those who couldassist the responsible parties through shared resources and/or technical input. Potential fundingsources are grant programs where funds may be pursued, however, the list is not comprehensiveand does not guarantee that funds have been committed by those agencies. The timeline identifiesthe quarter of the year the activity will be initiated. The action strategies, responsible parties,partners, funding sources and timelines are recommendations only and are dependent on availablefunding resources and local support. As stated, the overall purpose of the following managementobjectives and action strategies is to coordinate and better utilize existing federal, state and localresources to improve and maintain water quality in Wolf Bay.38
B. EVALUATIVE CRITERIAIt is important to track the progress of the management plan and its effect to the improvement ofwater quality. Stakeholders and decision-makers need to know what makes this managementplan successful. Therefore, each one of these action strategies have an evaluation mechanism toaccurately assess each strategy. We will continually evaluate this mechanism based on theevolution of the plan and funding needs. Listed below are the evaluative criteria that will beutilized for the action strategies. In cases where these criteria are not applicable, the evaluationcriteria will be listed within that action strategy. Also, it is important to note that these actionstrategies will also develop an implementation strategy and develop criteria based on theevaluation mechanism. These are only suggested methods that can be applied when developinga program.EvaluationMethodStrategyEvaluatedEvaluation Mechanism1.Workshops,Conferences, HandoutsInformal presentationsPre and post tests# of attendees2.SurveysEvaluation sActor voteon recommendation s3.Adoption orImplementation# of attendee s4.Maps, Documents andFinal Reports# documents returned vs. # of document sdistributed5.Propertyacquired6.Pollution reductio n# of municipalities# of acres# of permits applie d# of permits issuedvs. # of policies adopte d39
Page 2 and 3: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Wolf Bay area
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Page 18 and 19: G. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCurrent Econ
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