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- (MA); sewage treatment plants; coastal zone management; Coastal Zone Management Act; septic systems; wastewater treatment plants (1)
- MD; National Marine Fisheries Service; NMFS; coastal zone management; wetland ecology; decision making (1)
- New York Bight; ecosystem management; United States; marine pollution (1)
- Rhode Island; Narrow River; coastal zone management; Narrow River watershed; Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council; Special Area Management Plan; SAM Plan; estuary; environmental pollution (1)
- U. S. Army Corps of Engineers; COE; Baltimore (1)
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- U. S. Army Corps of Engineers; COE; NED; environmental protection; marine pollution; New England; dredged material disposal; decision making (1)
- United States; Charlestown (R.I.); Westerly (R.I.); water quality; coastal zone management; salt ponds; Special Area Management Plan; Quonochontaug Pond; Winnapaug Pond; Maschaug Pond (1)
- United States; City of Gloucester (1)
- United States; Nationwide Urban Runoff Program; stormwater runoff; stormwater quality; Rhode Island; Freshwater Wetlands; FWW; Coastal Resources Management Council; CRMC; National Pollution Discharge Elimination System; marine pollution (1)
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The Potential Loss Of Coastal Open Space Due To The Utilization Of Privately Owned Wastewater Treatment Facilities: A Case Study In Gloucester, Massachusetts, Eric W. Hutchins
The Potential Loss Of Coastal Open Space Due To The Utilization Of Privately Owned Wastewater Treatment Facilities: A Case Study In Gloucester, Massachusetts, Eric W. Hutchins
Theses and Major Papers
The impact of privately owned sewage treatment plants, a viable alternative to on-site septic systems, is examined in regards to future land-use patterns. It was hypothesized that the use of these facilities would lead to a greater loss of open space, in the coastal City of Gloucester, Massachusetts, than if only conventional on-site septic systems were to be permitted. Constraints to development such as zoning, wetlands, soil characteristics, parcel size, and economic viability were applied to undeveloped property in Gloucester. The results were used to identify individual parcels and calculate the respective developability based on the two different scenarios. Only …
Environmental Management Planning And The Special Area Management Process, Timothy P. Dillingham
Environmental Management Planning And The Special Area Management Process, Timothy P. Dillingham
Theses and Major Papers
Within coastal areas, growing numbers of resource users, increasingly divergent resources use demands, and loss of indigenous resources combine to exert tremendous pressures on these areas. The Narrow River is a unique estuary located on the coast of southern Rhode Island. The estuary has experienced a decline in water quality over the last 20 years, primarily attributable to poor development practices and improper disposal of on-site sewage. Increasing levels of development have begun to bring about further changes in the watershed, including alteration of scenic values, conversion and loss of wildlife habitat, additional sources of pollution inputs and increasing conflict …
Stormwater Quality Management In Rhode Island, Elizabeth A. Scott
Stormwater Quality Management In Rhode Island, Elizabeth A. Scott
Theses and Major Papers
This study documents the threat that uncontrolled "urban" stormwater runoff poses to surface water quality and the inadequacy of existing regulations governing land use development in preventing further water quality degradation resulting from "urban" runoff. The study applies recent research findings from the Nationwide Urban Runoff Program and the experience of other state regulatory programs in evaluating management alternatives and proposing a strategy for Rhode Island. The documented impacts of "urban" stormwater runoff on water quality, including excesses in criteria for copper, lead, and coliform, and eutrophication, support the need for stormwater quality management. This need is made more evident …
Balancing Conservation And Development In Maryland's Coastal Zone: A Program Evaluation, James G. Turek
Balancing Conservation And Development In Maryland's Coastal Zone: A Program Evaluation, James G. Turek
Theses and Major Papers
An evaluation of a federal regulatory program administered by the Baltimore District Corps of Engineers (COE), governing certain development activities in Maryland's coastal zone, was conducted to (1) identify cumulative development and wetland impact outcomes that occurred over a 5-year (1981-1985) period; and (2) assess a component of the decision-making process that resulted in these outcomes. This study focuses specifically on program coordination between the COE and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to evaluate how the process has been affected by (1) programmatic changes resultant of the Reagan Administration's regulatory reform; and (2) societal demands as indicated by changes …
A Water Quality Element For The Extension Of The Salt Ponds Special Area Management Plan To Quonochontaug, Winnapaug (Brightmans) And Maschaug Ponds, Clarkson A. Collins
A Water Quality Element For The Extension Of The Salt Ponds Special Area Management Plan To Quonochontaug, Winnapaug (Brightmans) And Maschaug Ponds, Clarkson A. Collins
Theses and Major Papers
The Salt Ponds Project scientific research and management efforts were designed to address the management issues typical to barrier beach-lagoon systems. It was anticipated that the finds of the project would be applied to the management of similar estuarine systems in Rhode Island and elsewhere. This paper presents findsings and recommendations relating to water quality and land use for the watersheds of Quonochontaug Pond, Winnapaug Pond, and Maschaug Ponds. With the inclusion of these waterbodies into the SAM Plan framework, all of the barrier beach-coastal lagoon ecosystems of the south shore will come under a plan specifically designed to protect …
Evaluation Of The U. S. Army Corps Of Engineers' Decision-Making Process For Selection Of Dredged Material Disposal Sites, Brian P. Thompson
Evaluation Of The U. S. Army Corps Of Engineers' Decision-Making Process For Selection Of Dredged Material Disposal Sites, Brian P. Thompson
Theses and Major Papers
This study evaluates the decision-making process of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) as it applies to the selection of land or open-water disposal sites for sediment from dredging projects planned by the COE. The study seeks to illustrate: 1) the structure of the COE decision-making process as provided for in laws, regulations, and COE policies; 2) the operational, economic, and environmental variables that might influence COE decision-making; 3) how the New England Division of the COE makes decisions on disposal sites for dredged material through consideration of operational, economic and environmental objectives. The study finds that the COE …
Ending Subsidized Degradation: The Ocean Dumping Example, Brenda Asher Dillman
Ending Subsidized Degradation: The Ocean Dumping Example, Brenda Asher Dillman
Theses and Major Papers
There is no way to measure, on a global scale, the pollution dumped directly into the oceans, let alone all the tens of thousands of particulates, toxics, and gaseous substances are added each day to the atmosphere surrounding the New York Bight. The aim of this paper is to develop a user fee framework for the ocean dumping of municipal sludge. Such a proposal requires a radical departure from the standards and enforcement approach of today's legislation. The ocean dumping of municipal sludge, while accounting for only a small percentage of the total waste dumped into the Bight, has proven …