PEP Subwatershed Plans

Years of Subwatershed Planning

To decrease the amount of pollutants entering the water via stormwater, we need to do our part to change what we do on land. PEP has worked to establish subwatershed management plans to address the pathogen loads to waterbodies troubled with pathogen pollution, and to date has created 12 subwatershed management plans. These plans focus on identifying cost‐effective structural and non‐structural practices to reduce overall pollutant loadings (i.e., bacteria, sediment, nutrients) and runoff volume to the subwatershed. Successful implementation of these plans is expected to help reduce stormwater runoff pollution and improve overall water quality conditions. This should, in turn, improve shellfish harvesting capacity, eelgrass habitat, and degraded marsh areas. PEP is continuing to work with our partners to implement projects from these plans in the East End municipalities.

Hashamomuck Creek, Southold (2013)

Accabonac Harbor, East Hampton (2013)

Southold Town: Richmond Creek, Goose Creek, Town & Jockey Creek, (2013)

Sebonac Creek Complex, Southampton (2013)

Dering Harbor, Shelter Island (2013)

North Sea Harbor, Southampton (2013)

Tanbark Creek, East Hampton (2013)

Meetinghouse Creek, Riverhead (2006)

Reeves Bay, Southampton (2006)

West Neck Bay, Shelter Island (2006)