Wolf Bay Plan Final - Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

Issue: Watershed residents need support committee and coordinator to implement managementplan and continue education activities throughout the watershed.Action Strategy 1: Develop a committee based on the creeks and geography.Action Strategy 2: Solicit funding for full-time watershed project coordinator.Responsible Parties: ACF, WBWPPartners: ADCNR, Coastal, ADEM, WBWW, municipalities, residents of area, ADEM, Baldwin EMC,Volkert, Riviera UtilitiesFunding Sources: UnknownTimeline: As soon as possibleAction Strategy 3: Provide workshops and community events to keep watershed residents engaged.Responsible Parties: WBWPPartners: ACF, WBWWFunding Sources: UnknownTimeline: As necessaryAction Strategy 4: Publish semi-annual Watershed Project newsletter.Responsible Parties: WBWPPartners: municipalities, residents of area, ADEM, EMC, Volkert, RivieraFunding Sources: UnknownTimeline: semi-annually, commence 2004Monitoring Objective #1:To identify all researchconducted within thewatershed that will assistdecision makers in policydecisions.Issue: Limited information on water quality within Wolf BayWatershed.Action Strategy 1: Continue to research and catalog water qualitysampling conducted by agencies and environmental groups.Responsible Parties: WBWPPartners: WBWW, ADEM, MRD, ADPH, DISL, USA, GSA, USGS, FWS,ACF, ADCNRFunding Sources: UnknownTimeline: OngoingAction Strategy 2: Establish volunteer water quality monitoring and encourage agency monitoring,in areas where little or no sampling has been conducted.Responsible Parties: WBWW, WBWPPartners: AWW, ACF, ADEMFunding Sources: AWW, ADCNR, Baldwin County, ADEMTimeline: OngoingAction Strategy 3: Submit data as part of statewide water quality database.Responsible Parties: WBWW, AWWPartners: ACF, WBWP, ADEMFunding Sources: No funding necessaryTimeline: Ongoing57