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Nutrient Enrichment
Reduction of Nutrient Inputs
To reduce nutrient inputs to coastal watersheds in the Gulf, the Alliance proposes increasing regional coordination in the development of nutrient criteria by the Gulf States. In light of the ongoing recovery and rebuilding efforts in response to the 2005 hurricane season, the Alliance also proposes to find and act upon opportunities to implement nutrient prevention and reduction projects during the rebuilding of coastal infrastructure. Finally, the Alliance proposes to assert a unified position shared by all Gulf States to advocate actions - by all 31 states in the Mississippi River Watershed - to reduce Gulf hypoxia.
Goals for Reduction of Nutrient Inputs to Coastal Ecosystems
- N-1: Increase regional coordination in the development of nutrient criteria
- N-2: Implement nutrient reduction activities during Gulf recovery and rebuilding
- N-3: Assert an aligned five Gulf State position on the need to address Gulf of Mexico hypoxia
Nutrients Priority Issue Team
State Leadership
ALABAMA
Lynn Sisk
ADEM
Phone: (334) 271-7826
Email: ls@adem.state.al.us
FLORIDA
Charles Kovach
FDEP
Phone: (813) 632-7600 x329
Email: Charles.Kovach@dep.state.fl.us
Steve Wolfe
FDEP
Phone: (850) 245-2102
Email: steven.wolfe@dep.state.fl.us
LOUISIANA
Dugan Sabins
LDEQ
Phone: (225) 219-3553
Email: dugan.sabins@la.gov
Kris Pintado
LDEQ
Phone: (225) 219-3596
Email: kris.pintado@la.gov
MISSISSIPPI
Kim Caviness
MDEQ
Phone: (601) 961-5390
Email: kim_caviness@deq.state.ms.us
Natalie Guedon
MDEQ
Phone: (601) 961-5150
Email: natalie_guedon@deq.state.ms.us
TEXAS
Sidne Tiemann
TCEQ
Email: STIEMANN@tceq.state.tx.us
George Guillen
UH-CL
Email: guillen@cl.uh.edu
Federal Co-facilitators
Co-faciliatators from EPA and NOAA have been designated for each of the Priority Issue Teams (PITs) to serve as staff support to PIT state leads. Nutrients co-facilitators are listed below:
Phil Bass
EPA - GMP
Phone: (228) 688-7015
Email: Bass.Phil@epa.gov
Lael Butler
EPA - GMP
Phone: (228) 688-1576
Email: Butler.Lael@epa.gov
Laurie Rounds
NOAA - OCRM
Phone: (615) 371-0151
Email: Laurie.Rounds@noaa.gov
