Wolf Bay Plan Final - Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

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APPENDIX 4 - ACTION STRATEGIES (CONT.)ActionStrategyTimelineProgressWetlandsDevelop a non-regulatory protection programsimilar to ADID process.IdentifyRestoreisolated wetlands and have them mapped.isolated wetlands.Provide educational programs for the generalpublic on the economic, social and environmentalbenefits of wetlands.Provide information to the general public ontax incentives and other benefits that can beachieved through the use of conservationeasements for land protection.Partner with the Coastal Training Institute forWetlands.DevelopanAdopt a Wetlands <strong>Program</strong>Utilize existing and pursue new programs toprovide landowners with economically viablesolutions for habitat protection and restorationactivities.Identify and map sensitive habitats and work withexisting ranking systems to prioritize theacquistions or other forms of protection.Encouragelocalauthorit y for overlay districts ofriparian buffer zones for planning and zoningdocuments, countywide master plans, andsubdivision regulations.UnderwayUnderwa yUpon Fundin gOngoingOngoingOngoingOngoing1st Quarter, 2005UnderwayUnknown92
APPENDIX 4 - ACTION STRATEGIES (CONT.)ActionStrategyTimelineProgressManagement<strong>Plan</strong>ImplementationEncourage agencies to sign memoranda orunderstanding supporting management strategies.Host annual updates on management planimplementation to community and local officialsand agencies.Review watershed management plan as necessary.OngoingAnnually,commence 2004As necessaryTake officials on tours of the watershed to discussneeds and problems.Develop a committee based on geography.As necessaryASAPSolicit funding for full-time watershed projectcoordinator.Provide workshops and community events to keepwatershed residents engaged.Publish a semi-annual Watershed Projectnewsletter.ASAPAs necessarysemi-annually,commence 2004Research and catalog water quality samplingconducted by agencies and environmental groups.Establish volunteer water quality monitoring, andencourage agency monitoring, in areas where littleor no sampling has been conducted.Submit data as part of statewide water qualitydatabase.OngoingOngoingOngoing93
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Wolf Bay area
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3. To protect groundwater resources
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C. Action Strategies for Protection
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B. Overview of ReportThis managemen
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II. DESCRIPTION OF THE WATERSHEDThe
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frequency of thunderstorms over coa
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productive agriculture soils. This
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The watershed is primarily rural, b
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G. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCurrent Econ
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H. HYDROLOGYBaldwin County is depen
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Pathogens include disease-causing b
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waters and the prompt notification
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a. Conservation Reserve Program (CR
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In 1990, the Coastal Zone Act and R
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7. ADEM Source Water Assessment and
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the United States” except by a Co
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While there are no phase I or II mu
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V. ACTION STRATEGIES FOR PROTECTION
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B. EVALUATIVE CRITERIAIt is importa
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Page 47 and 48: 5. CONSTRUCTIONA survey of dirt roa
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