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The National Estuary Program in Action
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The following success stories demonstrate the significant work being done, and the broad range of issues being addressed by the National Estuary Programs (NEPs). Each highlights how the NEPs implement the Clean Water Act in Ways that are Effective, Efficient, Collaborative, and Adaptive. To find out more about the NEPs featured, please visit their Web sites listed in each fact sheet, or go to National Estuary Home Pages.
Addressing Climate Change
- Climate Change, Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1MB)
- Vulnerabilities to Climate Change, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PDF) (2 pp, 3.8MB)
- Responding to Climate Change, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDF) (2 pp, 2.4MB)
Improving Water Quality
(e.g. TMDLs, nutrients, stormwater, wastewater)
- Total Maximum Daily Load, Tampa Bay Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.5MB)
- Public Participation Standard for TMDL Program, Center fro Inland Bays (PDF) (2 pp, 1.7MB)
- Nutrient Reduction, Long Island Sound Study (PDF) (2 pp, 3.4MB)
- Nitrogen Management Consortium, Tampa Bay Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.6MB)
- Nitrogen Management, Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.1MB)
- Reducing Nutrient Enrichment, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 645K)
- Stormwater Phase II, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership (PDF) (2 pp, 766K)
- Stormwater Treatment, Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.7MB)
- Stormwater Runoff on a Watershed Scale, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 845K)
- Bacterial Monitoring and Water Quality Standards, Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (PDF) (2 pp, 1.4MB)
- Pollution Reduction, Galveston Bay Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 2.8MB)
- Pollution Identification and Reporting, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PDF) (2 pp, 2.8MB)
- Contaminant Reduction, New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.3MB)
- Urban Pesticides, San Francisco Estuary Partnership (PDF) (2 pp, 1.1MB)
Seeking Sustainable Funding
- Interlocal Agreement Build Partnerships and Raises Funds, Tampa Bay Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.9MB)
- Generating Sustainable Funding, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDF) (2 pp, 2.6MB)
- Capital Campaign Funds Environmental Education Center, Center for Inland Bays (PDF) (2 pp, 2.1MB)
- Supplemental Environmental Project Funding Tapped, Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program (PDF) (2 pp, 3.7MB)
- License Plate Revenue Generates Millions, Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 763K)
- Streamside Fencing, Morro Bay National Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 2.7MB)
- Community Support for a Real Estate Transfer Tax, Peconic Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.4MB)
- Annual Appeal Critical to Sustainable Funding, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDF) (2 pp, 1.2MB)
Engaging in Smart Growth
- Smart Growth, Maryland Coastal Bays Program (PDF) (2 pp, 2.7MB)
- Municipalities Uniting to Learn, Grow Together, Maryland Coastal Bays Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.4MB)
- Land Protection, Peconic Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 631K)
Protecting and Restoring Habitat, Living Resources
- Habitat Restoration, Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program (PDF) (2 pp, 2.6MB)
- River Herring Habitat Restoration, Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.2MB)
- Open Space Preservation, Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.8MB)
- Wetland Enhancement, Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.4MB)
- Land Protection, Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership (PDF) (2 pp, 1.9MB)
- Creating an Artificial Reef, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.4MB)
- Reclaiming and Renewing a Tropical Watershed, San Juan Bay Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.8MB)
- Shoreline Restoration, Galveston Bay Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.5MB)
- Habitat Restoration, Barrataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 730K)
- Partnering to Restore a Coastal Pond, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.2MB)
- Effects of Artificial Shorelines, Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 998K)
Determining Value of Estuaries
- Determining an Estuary's Economic Values, Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (PDF) (2 pp, 1.3MB)
Identifying Invasive Species
- Invasive Species, Massachusetts Bays Program (PDF) (2 pp, 2.6MB)
Fostering Stewardship
