5-Year Coastal Needs Assessment & Strategy Development - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

5-Year Coastal Needs Assessment & Strategy Development

Invitation for Stakeholder Engagement

Shep Moon Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program December 12, 2019 Crater & PlanRVA Planning District Commissions

• VA’s laws & policies that protect its coastal

resources

• Authorized under the federal CZMA (1972)
• VA CZM established as network of state

agencies & local governments (1986)

• NOAA grant funds (~$3 million/year) to

address state & local coastal issues

• Guided by 33-member interagency (state

& PDC) Coastal Policy Team (CPT)

Importance of Local Partners

• 8 coastal PDC’s are CZM’s link to local

government:

• Share expertise, lessons learned, provide

feedback to state and federal agencies

• NOAA resources to increase local

government capacity to manage coastal resources

• PDC Technical Assistance Grants

Coordination Training Special Projects

Section 309 Background

• Section 309 of the CZMA requires a Coastal

Needs Assessment every 5 years that includes strategies to develop new enforceable policies

• Process includes stakeholder engagement –

YOU have a say in where funding goes!

• Once NOAA-approved, VA expected to

receive ~$500,000/year in match-free funds

• Separate competitive award for Projects of

Special Merit (PSM) $50k-$250k for ~18 mo

Enhancement Areas

5

Wetlands Coastal Hazards Public Access

• CZM staff evaluates each area & ranks it high, medium, or low using NOAA

metrics and through meetings with technical experts and localities

• This is the best opportunity to provide input and rank which issues you want

funded in the next 5-year cycle

Enhancement Areas, contd.

Special Area Management Plans Marine Debris Cumulative & Secondary Impacts of Growth & Development

Enhancement Areas, contd.

Ocean Resources Aquaculture Energy & Government Facility Siting

$0 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $5,000,000 $6,000,000

Strategy Funding 1991 - 2020

Current Section 309 Strategy (2016-2020)

Cumulative & Secondary Impacts

• f Growth &

Development

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Coastal Hazards Ocean Resources

Current 309 Coastal Hazards Strategy Projects

• Resiliency Planning (PDCs & RAFT)
• Community Rating System Analysis &

Training

• Impacts of Road Flooding Analysis
• Resiliency Project Database
• Shoreline Planning & Policy Guidance
• Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Study
• Living Shoreline Performance & Contractor

Training

• Local Shoreline Evolution Studies
• Bay Act Flooding Guidance (FY 20 PSM

Proposal)

Next Steps

• 1. CZM staff meets with

technical experts and drafts a high-level assessment of all 9 areas

• 2. CZM staff propose rankings

for consideration by the CPT

• 3. CPT votes on high priority

areas at Jan 15 meeting

• 4. CZM staff prepares in-depth

assessment of high priority areas

• 5. With teams of stakeholders CZM staff

draft 5 year grant strategies for enhanced policies

• 6. CZM submits draft assessments &

strategies to NOAA by May 1, 2020 & final by Sept 1, 2020

• 7. NOAA approves by Nov 1, 2020
• 8. New strategy grants begin Oct 1, 2021

Next Steps, cont’d.

Which issues do you feel are priorities for your locality?

• Wetlands
• Coastal Hazards
• Public Access
• Marine Debris
• Special Area Management Plans
• Cumulative & Secondary Impacts of Growth and Development
• Ocean Resources
• Energy & Government Facility Siting
• Aquaculture

For your priority issues, what actions would you recommend including in the next CZM 309 Strategy?

What We Need from YOU

• Discuss w/ PDC staff and/or email CZM staff directly – comments to be

included in CZM draft recommendations sent to CPT mid-Dec

• Comments received prior to January 15, 2020 CPT meeting will also be

discussed as addendums to the draft recommendations

• Comments at later stages of strategy development welcome until April 15

When We Need to Hear from YOU

Timeline: Stakeholder Input Opportunities

High Level Assessments of All Nine Areas Oct 1, 2019 – Dec 15, 2019 In-depth Assessments of High Priority Areas Jan 15, 2020 – Feb 15, 2020 Draft Strategy Development Feb 15, 2020 – Apr 15, 2020 Final Strategy Development Jul 1, 2020 – Aug 15, 2020

Questions?

• Reach out to your PDC contacts
• Contact CZM staff with follow up questions or comments:
• Program Manager - laura.mckay@deq.virginia.gov

For Public Access, Ocean Resources, Marine Debris

• Coastal Planner - shep.moon@deq.virginia.gov

For Wetlands, Coastal Hazards, SAMPs

• Coastal Planner - jefferson.flood@deq.virginia.gov

For Aquaculture, Energy & Facility Siting, CSI