Work Plan & Progress Report - Rhode Island Department of ...

Attachment B – Deliverables Not Completed
Goal II – Clean & Plentiful Water (Continued)
Objective / Strategy / Project-
Deliverable
Reason for Delay / Revised Due Date
1/L/b/1. Draft guidelines for new marinas and
marina expansion.
This is a lower priority now and drafting guidelines is not urgent at this time.
3/A/b/1. Report on research to enhance
science-based decision making per WPDG
workplan.
Bid award delayed by E-verify requirements. This project has been cancelled.
3/A/c/1. Produce a document that develops Projected has been delayed until 2011 due to other workload including
refinements to policies concerning wetlands
on redevelopment sites.
additional responsibilities for ARRA projects.
3/B/a/1. Improve Freshwater Wetland
Deliverable date was reset for the final DEM phase 1 mitigation
conservation and restoration - Research
summary/options analysis
memorandum to 12/31/2010.
3/B/b/1. Improve Freshwater Wetland
Consultant completed two plans in January 2010. Next step is to draw from
conservation and restoration – Develop model these to develop a template for a model plan. Model plan projected to be
plan
finalized by 3/31/11.
3/B/c/1. Report on survey and research local
capacities to enhance wetland protection and
compliance.
Project carried over into FY2011 workplan.
3/B/d/1. Development of RI Statewide
The work toward the draft strategy and data system recommendations is
Freshwater Wetlands Restoration Strategy:
Phase 3.
complete. The final deliverables are in the 2011 plan.
3/B/e/1. Map and verify vernal pools in the The year 1-2 map is completed. With wetland staff assistance, working
Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed
toward final products by 9/30/2010 and local outreach by 12/31/2010.
3/B/f/1. Wetlands Phase 2: Mitigation policy No action on phase 2 mitigation policy development. Policy is pending
development.
completion of phase 1. Deliverable is projected to be completed by 9/30/11.
3/C/a/1. Continue implementation of the This item includes 2006, 2007, and 2008 products 2006=profiles pending
Wetland Monitoring Program consistent with final editing. 2007=completed. 2008=completed (need binding). The
WPDG workplan
deliverable target date for the wetland watershed profiles is 3/31/2011
3/C/a/2. Continue implementation of the With RINHS data analysis complete, and report and users guidance drafted
Wetland Monitoring Program consistent with
WPDG workplan – 2009 analysis and reports
and pending DEM review. Completion projected to be by 12/31/10.
3/C/c/1. Report on Status and Trends Data gathered from 4 DEM programs. Need information from one other DEM
program and one other agency. Completion date projected by 12/31/2010.
3/D/b/1. Publish Wetland BMP Manual and BMP manual complete, available online and multiple users informed;
distribute.
awaiting printing.
4/A/a/3. Complete 15 prior year TMDL
Draft TMDL in preparation; expected completion of draft for public review
Commitments - Blackstone River (bacteria, and comment – Winter 2011. (TMDL addresses 10 waterbody impairments;
biodiversity impairment); Mill River
does not include any Valley Falls Pond impairments nor for Blackstone River
(bacteria); Peters River (bacteria, copper);
Valley Falls Pond (lead, bacteria, excess
algae/DO/TP, biodiversity); Scott Pond
(TP/excess algae)
biodiversity impairment).
4/A/b/1. Complete an additional 19 TMDLs -- Deliverable has been placed on new FY workplan with new completion date.
Ten Mile (metals & biodiversity), Omega Pond Behind due to technical complexity, competing assignments, modifications to
(metals, phosphorus), Turner Reservoir
(metals, phosphorus, D.O. & pathogens) &
Slater Park Pond (phosphorus & pathogens).
analysis approach.
4/A/b/2. Complete an additional 19 TMDLs - EPA Lexington Lab not able to conduct toxicity testing this past
Buckeye Brook (biodiversity) (1)
winter/spring, thus DEM unable to complete final round of planned winter
time wet weather monitoring.
4/A/b/3. Complete an additional 19
Due to technical difficulties and lack of mid-level complexity nutrient/DO
TMDLs - Pawcatuck River estuary (D.O.) model applicable to Pawcatuck River estuary, DEM has decided to move
Pawcatuck DO TMDL schedule out to 2018 with hopes that other mid-level
modeling tools become available and/or saltwater nutrient criteria developed.
4/B/a/3. Encourage implementation of
Due to conflicting priorities not able to dedicate time to
pollution abatement strategies for watersheds work with partner agencies to advance implementation of agricultural
where TMDLs or WQRP have been completed. BMPs in this bi-state watershed. The 2011-2013 PPA includes work with
- Proposals by agricultural producers in NRCS and Division of Agriculture to encourage agricultural producers in
Palmer River watershed
Palmer River watershed to implement Ag BMPs to address bacteria and
nutrient impairments with a completion date of 9/30/2011
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