Alley Creek Watershed Management and Habitat Restoration Plan
December 10th 2014 3rd Community Meeting This project is being funded in part through a grant from the New York State Department of State under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund
Meeting overview Meeting objective: Present & review 10 strategies and associated priority recommendations
Presentation (6:10 – 7:00pm) Site specific recommendations •
Strategy 1 Protect and restore habitats
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Strategy 2 Stormwater management
General Recommendations •
Strategies 3 – 10 (Regulatory, engagement, other)
Questions and Discussion 7:00 – 7:30
Title of Presentation Goes Here
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Getting to the Plan
Watershed Plan Development
Goals and Objectives
Characterization and Assessment
Draft vision statement / objectives
Watershed & Ecological Context, Current conditions, Problem Identification
Stakeholder & Community input, (1st Community meeting)
FINAL VISION STATEMENTS
Characterization report
Opportunity Identification
Ecological mgmt & restoration, Stormwater Capture, Other (Education, outreach, Regulatory & policy reform, etc.)
Prioritization (feasibility/cost, environmental benefit)
2nd community meeting to present priority recommendations
Implementation Strategy Strategies for coordination, planning and fund raising. Monitoring and tracking planning.
Feedback on recommendations and strategy rd (3 Community mtg)
Alley Creek Ecological Restoration and Watershed Management Plan 3
“Vision statement� The Alley Creek Watershed is an ecologically healthy urban system where clean water, wetlands, fish, water birds, and other native species are valued and protected from the headwaters to the bay. It is a place where water-sensitive practices, policies, and environmental stewardship help maintain and improve water quality and diverse native habitat, as well as public health, recreation, and a high quality of life for local and adjacent communities.
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Goals of the plan I. Habitat Restoration a. Upland Forest, Meadows and Streetscapes b. Riparian and other Freshwater Wetlands c. Coastal Ecosystems
II. Hydrology and Water Quality
III. Public Engagement
IV. Improve Resiliency 5
Goals to Implementation Strategies (10)
Habitat Stormwater
Goals (4)
Illicit discharge
Recommendation By site (139)
General (97)
70 12 69 8 4
Partnerships
7
Codes
11
Engage Public
9
Training
4
Research
7
Track
8
Communicate
7 Total (236)
Prioritization
Implementation
Spatial analysis Existing programs Existing partnerships
Short term (28)
Existing projects Identified funding
Long term (208)
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Strategy 1 – Protect and restore Habitat
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Protect and Restore Habitat Upland recommendations Freshwater & riparian recommendations Coastal recommendations Manage stormwater using best management practice
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Fix illicit connections and septic systems
4.
Promote partnerships and interagency collaboration
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Review & update regulation/codes
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Engage the public
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Increase training and professional capacity
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Promote research and adaptive management
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Track and monitor plan progress
10.
Communicate progress and plan updates
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Upland short term recommendations
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Upland long term recommendations
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Riparian & freshwater short term recommendations
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Riparian & freshwater long term recommendations
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Coastal short term & long term recommendations
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Strategy 2 – Manage stormwater 1.
Protect and Restore Habitat
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Manage Stormwater using best management practice
3.
Fix illicit connections and septic systems
4.
Promote partnerships and interagency collaboration
5.
Review & update regulation/codes
6.
Engage the public
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Increase training and professional capacity
8.
Promote research and adaptive management
9.
Track and monitor plan progress
10.
Communicate progress and plan updates 13
Stormwater infrastructure & outfalls in the watershed
Impacts of stormwater:
• water quality • erosion • habitat degradation
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Stormwater management opportunity identification •
Identified opportunities using GIS
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Prioritized opportunities based on location, property owner, complexity
priority sites other sites
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Short term stormwater management recommendations
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General stormwater management recommendations
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Engage with private landowners Promote partnerships to develop & recommend a Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) Design and construct recommendations from LTCP
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Strategies 3 – 10 (general recommendations) 1.
Protect and restore habitat
2.
Manage stormwater using best management practice
3.
Fix illicit connections and septic systems
4.
Promote partnerships and interagency collaboration
5.
Review & update regulation/codes
6.
Engage the public
7.
Increase training and professional capacity
8. 9.
Promote research and adaptive management Track and monitor plan progress
10.
Communicate progress and plan updates 18
Strategy 3. Fix illicit connections and septic systems •
Ensure all illicit connections are tracked down and corrected.
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Work with state agencies to address localized sources of contamination
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Strategy 4. Promote partnerships and interagency collaboration •
Continue interagency collaboration to develop a SWMP
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Continue NRG, NAC, USFS collaboration and expand to other agencies
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Integrate stewardship activities with maintenance needs at Oakland Lake ball field meadows
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Partner with stewardship groups and organizations such as APEC, UCPC, and DMEA. 20
Strategy 5. Review & update regulation/codes •
Develop citywide SWMP working with stakeholders. The SWMP will include:
Address pollutants of concern (floatables) Public engagement Public involvement Mapping Illicit discharge detection and elimination Construction stormwater management Post construction stormwater management Pollution prevention/good house keeping 21
Strategy 6. Engage the public – short term •
Identify key issues that would benefit from education programs (such as private landowner sustainable stormwater management)
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Carry out and analyze park stewardship survey (USFS)
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Seek funding for staff to help coordinate and strengthen outreach and engagement
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Identify an execute one coastal and one upland restoration activity with community/volunteer coordination 22
Strategy 6. Engage the public – long term •
Through a new hire, regularly identify key ways the community can be directly engaged in active and proposed restoration projects, and support that engagement
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Using the stewardship survey as a base, support connections between and capacity of community groups surrounding the watershed
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Strategy 7. Training and Professional Capacity •
Develop and implement a pollution prevention/good housekeeping program for municipal operations and facilities in NYC (e.g. sanitation, transport vehicles, snow and ice)
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Train park managers in invasive species and native species identification.
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Strategy 8. Research and adaptive management •
Identify knowledge gaps
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Continue to expand collaboration with universities
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Develop management recommendations based on (recently completed) forest and wetland assessments
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Strategy 9. Track and monitor plan progress •
Continue forest restoration inspections
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Track forest planting and management
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Track community engagement and stewardship
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Continue monitoring at established sites
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Strategy 10. Communicate progress and plan update •
Hold annual meetings.
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Potentially move the watershed plan online where progress and updates can be published.
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Track projects through existing programs such as Harbor Estuary Plan, LIS CCMP, NYC SWMP…
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Implementation mechanism
Strategy/recommendation (#)
Existing programs
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In house (DPR)
• Monitoring (S9) • Partnerships (S4) • Research (S8)
Awarded grants
• Marsh restoration design and construction (S1)
Future programs & grants
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TBD
• Annual meetings (S10)
Forest restoration (Million trees) (S1) Illicit connections (MS4 permit) (S3) Codes (MS4 permit) (S5) Public engagement (MS4 permit) (S6) Training (MS4 permit) (S7) Monitoring (NRG, NAC) (S9)
Coastal build out (S1) Riparian restoration (S1) Stormwater (S2) Public engagement (S6)
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Opportunities for Feedback •
Public comment to 30th January 2015
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Plan is found here: http://issuu.com/alleycreek
This project is being funded in part through a grant from the New York State Department of State under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund
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