BROWN TIDE MANAGEMENT ACTION
B-1. Ensure Continued Brown Tide Monitoring, Research, Coordination, and Information Sharing.
NUTRIENTS MANAGEMENT ACTIONS
N-1. Continue to Use and Refine Water Quality Standards and Guidelines.
N-2. Preserve Water Quality East of Flanders Bay.
N-3. Implement a Quantitative Nitrogen Load Allocation Strategy for the Entire Estuary.
N-4. Control Point Source Discharges from STPs and Other Dischargers.
N-5. Implement Nonpoint Source Control Plans.
N-6. Use Land Use Planning to Control Nitrogen Loading Associated with New Development.
N-7. Ensure that Funding Is Distributed Evenly Between Preservation and Mitigation Projects.
N-8. Integrate PEP Recommendations into Other Programs.
N-9. Sponsor and Coordinate Research and Information Gathering.
N-10. Monitor Conditions within the Estuary System to Determine the Effectiveness of Management Strategies.
HABITAT AND LIVING RESOURCES ACTIONS
HLR-1. Use Critical Natural Resource Areas (CNRAs) to Develop and Implement Management Strategies to Protect High Quality Habitats and Concentrations of Species of Special Emphasis.
HLR-2. Manage Shoreline Stabilization, Docks, Piers, and Flow Restriction Structures to Reduce or Prevent Additional Hardening and Encourage Restoration of Hardened Shorelines to a Natural State.
HLR-3. Assess the Impacts of Dredging Activities on Habitat and Natural Resources and Develop Recommendations and Guidelines for Reducing those Impacts.
HLR-4. Examine and Promote Methods of Shellfish Harvesting that are Most Compatible with Establishment and Growth of Eelgrass Beds and Vegetated Salt Marshes.
HLR-5. Implement, Enforce, and Encourage the Continuation of Current Policies and Regulations Protective of Wetlands.
HLR-6. Evaluate the Effectiveness of Current Policies in Preserving Eelgrass Habitat and Develop Ways to Provide Increased Protection for all Extant Eelgrass.
HLR-7. Develop and Implement an Estuary-Wide Habitat Restoration Plan (HRP).
HLR-8. Develop and Implement Specific Restoration Projects.
HLR-9. Monitor and Evaluate the Success of Restoration Efforts.
HLR-10. Develop an Aquaculture Plan for the Peconic Estuary.
HLR-11. Determine the Suitability of Artificial Reefs in the Peconic Estuary.
HLR-12. Foster Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Finfish and Shellfish Uses of the Peconic Estuary that are Compatible with Biodiversity Protection.
HLR-13. Protect Nesting and Feeding Habitat of Shorebirds.
HLR-14. Protect Sea Turtles and Marine Mammals.
HLR-15. Utilize Land Use Planning, BMPs, and Other Management Measures to Reduce the Negative Impacts of Human Uses and Development on the Estuary System.
HLR-16. Develop and Implement a Living Resources Research, Monitoring, and Assessment Program.
HLR-17. Establish a Working Group to Examine the Role of Grazers and Filter Feeding Organisms in Influencing Water Quality and Productivity to Better Understand Food Web Dynamics and to Develop Management Applications.
PATHOGENS MANAGEMENT ACTIONS
P-1. Use Existing or Implement New Stormwater Management Regulations to Control Pathogen Loading and Other Forms of Nonpoint Source Pollution.
P-2. Develop Land Use Regulations that Eliminate or Minimize New Sources of Stormwater Runoff.
P-3. Use Construction Site Guidelines which Eliminate or Minimize Stormwater Runoff.
P-4. Demonstrate and Implement Technologies to Remediate Stormwater Runoff.
P-5. Enhance Existing Septic System Controls and Implement New Best Management Practices.
P-6. Provide Pumpout Facilities and Encourage Their Use.
P-7. Establish Vessel Waste No Discharge Areas.
P-8. Use Administrative and Regulatory Measures to Control Pollution from Boaters and Marinas.
P-9. Promote the Use of Best Management Practices to Control Pathogen Loadings from Marinas, Mooring Areas, and Boatyards.
P-10. Ensure Adequate Disinfection at Sewage Treatment Plants.
P-11. Monitor Effluent from the Corwin Duck Farm.
P-12. Identify Sources and Loadings of Nonpoint Sources of Pathogens.
P-13. Develop and Implement Nonpoint Source Control Plans for Pathogens.
P-14. Obtain Funding to Address Stormwater Runoff.
P-15. Conduct Water Quality Monitoring.
TOXICS MANAGEMENT ACTIONS
T-1. Review Historical Monitoring Data and Conduct New Monitoring Studies Where Needed to Further Characterize Sources, Loadings, and Impacts of Toxic Contaminants.
T-2. Continue Remedial Efforts and Review of Regulatory Compliance at Sites of Concern in the Peconic Estuary.
T-3. Assess Alternatives to Chlorination for Disinfection at Sewage Treatment Plants.
T-4. Reduce Loadings of Pesticides and Herbicides within the Peconic Estuary.
T-5. Develop Requirements Regarding Proper Storage and Disposal of Toxic Substances and Chemicals Associated with Construction Sites and Road, Highway, and Bridge Operation and Maintenance and Construction Activities.
T-6. Adopt Requirements for Controlling Toxic Loadings in Stormwater Runoff and Activities in Developed Areas.
T-7. Explore Management Strategies that Emphasize the Elimination or Reduction of Toxic Substances.
T-8. Ensure that Dredged Material is Managed and Placed in Such a Way as to Reduce Toxic Impacts Associated with Contaminated Sediments.
CRITICAL LANDS PROTECTION PLAN MANAGEMENT ACTIONS
CLPP-1. Develop a PEP “Critical Lands” Map and List Based on Applying the PEP Criteria.
CLPP-2. Continue to Refine the CNRA Boundaries with Results of the Work from the PEP Natural Resources Subcommittee.
CLPP-3. Estimate Funds Needed for Land Protection, to Quantify Benefits (Where Feasible) and Evaluate Funding Sources Available for that Protection.
CLPP-4. Prepare the PEP Critical Lands Protection Plan Report.
CLPP-5. Accelerate Land Protection in the Peconic Estuary.
CLPP-6. Identify a Process for Using Smart Growth Tools, Sustainable Development Initiatives, and Ordinance Modifications, etc. to Assist Communities in Assigning Development to Appropriate Areas.
CLPP-7. Develop a Strategy for the Management of Underwater Lands Which Conserves and Enhances the Region’s Critical Natural Resources.
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIONS
POE-1. Increase Awareness of the Peconic Estuary as a Regional and National Resource and Improve the Understanding of the Social and Economic Value of the Estuary.
POE-2. Increase Communication and Cooperation Among the Estuary's Many and Diverse Stakeholder Groups.
POE-3. Develop and Implement New Programs and Continue and Expand Existing Programs for Estuary Stakeholders about Controlling the Introduction of Pathogens into the Estuary System.
POE-4. Develop and Implement New Programs for Estuary Stakeholders about Controlling the Introduction of Nutrients into the Estuary System.
POE-5. Develop New and Continue or Expand Existing Education and Outreach Efforts Related to Toxics in the Estuarine System.
POE-6. Develop and Implement Public Education Programs for the Protection of Habitat and Living Resources in the Estuary and the Sustainable Use of Estuary Resources.
POE-7. Promote Action-Oriented Stewardship of the System's Resources.
POE-8. Engender Support for the PEP CCMP and its Recommended Management Actions.
CCMP FINANCING MANAGEMENT ACTIONS
F-1. Establish a Finance Work Group to Formulate/Refine Financing Options.
F-2. Effectively use NEP Funding, the NYS Bond Act Funding, the Suffolk County ¼% Sales Tax Program, and Base Programs to Implement the CCMP.
F-3. Explore Options for Federal, State, and County Funding.
F-4. Encourage Non-Profit Organizations to Administer Funding for Estuary Protection Efforts.
F-5. Fund Actions under the State Revolving Loan Fund.
F-6. Use Municipal Bonds for Project Financing.
F-7. Identify and Obtain Sources of Private Sector Funding.
F-8. Utilize Funds from Fines and Settlements.
F-9. Utilize Tax Abatements and Other Tax Incentives to Encourage Conservation Projects and Environmental Improvements.
F-10. Establish Municipal Improvement Districts to Pay for Qualified Projects.
F-11. Identify Sources of Funding for Land Preservation and Acquisition.
F-12. Encourage Citizen Initiated Environmental Legislation.
F-13. Investigate the Feasibility of Establishing Selective Sales Fees to Fund Environmental Management Programs.
POST-CCMP MANAGEMENT ACTIONS
M-1. Implement a Long-Term Management Structure.
M-2. Conduct Monitoring and Coordinate Research.
M-3. Produce Progress Reports and Manage Data.
M-4. Update Municipal Officials.
M-5. Develop Sub-Watershed Implementation Plans.
M-6. Ensure Consistence with National and State Historic Preservation Laws and the Endangered Species Act when Implementing the CCMP.
