CAPE COASTAL
CONFERENCE
Linking Science with Local Solu1ons and Decision-­‐Making Area-­‐Wide 208 Water Quality Management Plan Update Erin Jackson Special Projects Coordinator Cape Cod Commission 208 PLAN UPDATE PRINCIPLES •  Update to 1978 Plan •  Watershed-­‐Based •  Stakeholder Engagement – Cape-­‐Wide & Watershed-­‐
Based •  Diversity of Solution Technologies •  Maximize Benefits of Previous Planning •  Adaptive – Technology Development, Pilot Projects, Progress Monitoring •  Coordination with MassDEP and U.S. EPA 208 PLAN UPDATE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT CAPE-­‐WIDE Advisory Board Communications Strategy Communications Campaign Benchmarking & Assessing Program Branding WATERSHED Regulatory Coordination Technical Advisory Committee Stakeholder Communication Workshop Facilitation Capacity Building Watershed Status Portal Upper Cape Area Plan Mid Cape Area Plan Lower Cape Area Plan Series of watershed plans rolled into a Cape-­‐Wide 208 Plan Update Outreach Outer Cape Technical Review Outreach Lower Cape Technical Review Outreach Mid Cape Technical Review Outreach Upper Cape Technical Review 208 PLAN UPDATE EXECUTING THE PLANNING PROCESS Outer Cape Area Plan Convene Stakeholder Group Goals, Work Plan Roles, & Responsibilities 1
Define Baseline Conditions & Impairments 2
4 Workshops 208 PLAN UPDATE STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPS Integration into Cape-­‐Wide 208 Plan Update 5
14 Workshops Preferred Plans by Watershed Needs Summary 14 Workshops Affordability & Implementation 3
Implementation 4
4 Workshops 14 Workshops Alternatives Screening & Prioritization by Watershed Develop Remediation Strategies 208 PLAN UPDATE QUESTIONS www.capecodcommission.org/initiatives/wastewater