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Guidance For Private Property Owners: Steps And Alternatives For Disposal Of Material Dredged From River And Harbors Of Casco Bay, Normandeau Associates, The Environment Company

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The overall goal of the project is to help private owners navigate the dredging/disposal process and make informed decisions that are:

• Cost effective (including all steps of the process);
• In compliance with regulations; and
• Geared to specific needs (material volume, sediment type and level of contamination).

As part of this objective, we have attempted to do the following:

1. Describe the regulatory process for disposal alternatives (upland, ocean, and others) in simple but accurate terms.
2. Develop a complete list of disposal alternatives.
3. Develop a comprehensive alternatives analysis for possible disposal alternatives and screening process.
4. Develop a resource compendium in an appendix, …

Recommendations For Future Restoration And Management Efforts For Mill Brook, Westbrook, Maine, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, Jeff Varricchione

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The purpose of this document is:

1. To briefly summarize discussion that occurred amongst staff from a variety of organizations that have been involved with assessment or management of Mill Brook (Westbrook, ME) at a meeting on January 23, 2008, as well as follow-up with other professionals in the region (see Acknowledgments section for a list of participants); and
2. Compile and summarize data, studies, and maps that already exist about the condition of Mill Brook and include detailed reports as appendices so that it can all be found in a single, convenient place; and
3. Propose recommended priority restoration and management activities …

Conceptual Plan For Nutrient Criteria Development In Maine Coastal Waters, Battelle

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Development Of Nutrient Criteria For Maine's Coastal Waters, Andrew Fisk

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Recommendations For Future Restoration And Management Efforts For Mill Brook, Westbrook, Maine: Appendix B. Mill Brook Fisheries Reports, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership

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In January 2001, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMR), the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), and the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission (MASC) completed a document entitled Presumpscot River: Interim Goals for Fisheries Management, which outlined management goals for important fishery resources that currently reside or historically resided in the Presumpscot River watershed. Species addressed in the document include alewife, American eel, American shad, landlocked Atlantic salmon, sea-run Atlantic salmon, Atlantic sturgeon, black crappie, blueback herring, brook trout, brown bullhead, brown trout, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, rainbow smelt, smallmouth bass, striped bass, tomcod, yellow perch, and white …

Development Of Nutrient Criteria For Maine’S Coastal Waters, Andrew Fisk

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This report is submitted as required by Resolve 2007, chapter 49 enacted by the 123rd Maine Legislature, Resolve, Regarding Measures to Ensure the Continued Health and Commercial Viability of Maine’s Seacoast by Establishing Nutrient Criteria for Coastal Waters, and is presented to the legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources. The full text of the enacted resolve is attached as Appendix A to this report.

Presumpscot River Dye Study Below Cumberland Dam, Westbrook To Old Smelt Hill Dam, Falmouth, Tim Bridges

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Presumpscot River Youth Conservation Corps 2008 Summary Report, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, Presumpscot River Watershed Coalition, Presumpscot River Watch, Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District

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Royal River Corridor Study Yarmouth, Maine Natural Resource Reconnaissance Surveys, Stantec Consulting

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Maine’S Marine Invasion (Fact Sheet), Tracy Hart, Beth Bisson, Maine Sea Grant College Program, Maine Marine Invasive Species Working Group

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What is invading Maine's coastal waters? The Asian shore crab (1), Dead man's fingers (2), Bonamia oyster disease (3). These are just a few of the 33 non-native species that have been documented in marine waters and shorelines along the Maine coast in a preliminary count. While many non-native species are unable to survive, reproduce, and overtake native plants and animals in Maine's coastal waters, those that are successful become known as "invasive species."

Feasibility Of Mitigating Physical Disturbances To Eelgrass In Northern Casco Bay: Impacts And Options, Mer Assessment Corp.

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This report has been prepared in response to a requirement set forth in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s permit issued to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for construction of an all-tide boat launch facility on Merepoint Neck, Brunswick, Maine that calls for the development of a feasibility guide of mitigation options in northern Casco Bay for physical disturbance impacts to eelgrass, Zostera marina, occurring there.

Survival, Nest Success And Productivity Of Female Common Eiders (Somateria Mollissima Dresseri) On Flag Island, Harspwell, Casco Bay, Maine, R. Bradford Allen, Daniel G. Mcauley, Anthony Tur

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In 2008, we concluded the 6th and final year of what was originally designed as a 5-year study to examine survival, recruitment and recovery rates of nesting common eiders (Somateria mollissima dresseri) on Flag Island, Harpswell, Maine. The total breeding population of common eiders on Flag Island was estimated to be about 500 nesting pairs in 2008, which is at the long term estimate of approximately 500-600 nesting pairs for this island. Both the 2007 and 2008 nesting estimates were, however, a marked improvement from the 2006 estimate when only 200 hens actually nested. This low point coincided with the …

Maine Road-Stream Crossing Survey Manual, Alex Abbott

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Mapping And Restoration Inventory Of Fringing Marsh Habitat In The Casco Bay Estuary, Project Report, Peter Hayes, Rachel Carr, Michele Dionne

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During the spring and summer of 2007 a survey of the fringing marshes existing along the mainland coast of Casco Bay was commissioned by the Casco Bay Estuary Partnership and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The work was performed by personnel supervised by the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve (WNERR) in Wells, Maine.

A delineation of fringing marshes based on aerial photography was performed during the spring and early summer months. This delineation, based upon aerial imagery taken in 2003, identified approximately 1,160 marsh units along the mainland coast of Casco Bay (islands were omitted from this study). Later in …

Wet Weather Water Quality Study Portland And South Portland, Maine: Project Report, Tim Bridges

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The Portland and South Portland watershed area is considered a priority by EPA New England and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP). The rich diversity of plants and animals, the natural beauty, water quality, and the many special qualities of the urban estuarine habitat of the Portland area have placed this among the highest environmental priorities listed for protection.