You are here:
MORRO BAY CCMP, TURNING THE TIDE
Citation:
Morro Bay National Estuary Program Management Conference and Staff. MORRO BAY CCMP, TURNING THE TIDE. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Description:
The Morro Bay National Estuary Program (MBNEP) is a three-year cooperative effort that involved the active participation of diverse environmental, social and economic interests, to promote effective management of the Morro Bay Estuary and to restore and maintain its water quality and natural resources. The Watershed Committee (WC) and the Local Policy Committee (LPC) both represent unique partnerships of organizations that have overseen the preparation of various documents to characterize the estuary's problems and have worked together to prepare a Public Draft Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP). The purpose of the CCMP, as specified by Section 320 of the federal Clean Water Act, is to "restore and monitor the ... integrity of the estuary, including restoration and maintenance of water quality, a balanced indigenous population of shellfish, fish and wildlife, and recreational activities in the estuary, and assure that the designated uses of the estuary are protected. " The Act further states that plan shall be implemented. The CCMP is divided into three volumes, the first providing an introduction to Morro Bay and a history of the MBNEP. Volume 2 includes a Characterization Report, Environmental Monitoring Plan and Data Management Strategies. Volume 3 includes Response to Comments, Federal Consistency Reports, Management Conference Agreement, Clean Water Act, Section 320, Base Programs Analysis Inventory, and Base Programs Analysis.
URLs/Downloads:
Morro Bay Vol3_2 (PDF, NA pp, 16610 KB, about PDF)Morro Bay Vol3_1 (PDF, NA pp, 15737 KB, about PDF)
Morro Bay Vol Appendix (PDF, NA pp, 8139 KB, about PDF)
Morro Bay Vol2 (PDF, NA pp, 9707 KB, about PDF)
Morro Bay Vol1 (PDF, NA pp, 17548 KB, about PDF)