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CCMP Brief

TRACKING IMPLEMENTATION

Citing a common desire to find out who's doing what to carry out actions recommended in the San Francisco Estuary Project's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP), the Implementation Committee at its May 6 meeting set up two subcommittees to gather this information. One group will focus on actions within the wetlands, wildlife, water use and pollution prevention areas. The other will set up geographically focused interagency implementation teams - one each for the Delta, North Bay and South Bay - to synthesize, tailor and localize CCMP actions to sub-watersheds. At the meeting, the Implementation Committee also allocated $150,000 in Congressional add-on moneys for National Estuary Projects to fund a proposal that will help improve livestock management along Alameda Creek. Contact: Craig Denisoff (510)286-0625

BOATING POOP

Bay Area boaters may think twice about flushing the head into Estuary waters after a pilot S.F. Estuary Project outreach campaign gets rolling this summer. The campaign implements a CCMP action and is funded through a $120,000 California Department of Boating and Waterways grant under a $40 million federal clean-up initiative. It will encourage boaters to use pumpout and dump stations to dispose of sewage.

The Estuary Project's Joan Patton says vessel discharges threaten water quality and public health, especially in marinas and harbors with minimal water flushing. Wastes from houseboats and other liveaboards have created problems in Richardson Bay, Alviso Slough, Redwood Creek and the Delta, she says. Boating and Waterways' Bill Curry says the program will be a model for expanded efforts in the years to come. "We can't address a statewide problem instantaneously, but the bottom line is we want boat-generated sewage to end up in the sewer, not in the water," says Curry. Contact: Joan Patton (510)286-0775

FRIENDS FORGES FORWARD

Seventeen people gathered for a May 13 board meeting of Friends of the Estuary - the nonprofit organization charged with public sector follow-through on CCMP implementation. Board members discussed the formation of an editorial board for this newsletter and heard committee reports. According to Elizabeth Patterson, the Government Affairs committee will work to monitor federal and state legislation that would implement the CCMP. It will also draft language for local-level implementation of the CCMP's land-use, watershed management and nonpoint source pollution control goals. "We want to help local government by providing a model ordinance," says Patterson. See calendar for upcoming meetings. Contact: Friends of the Estuary (510)286-0769

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