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UNH and NH DES 9.30.08
2 October 20, 2008
Presentation Outline
Context for coastal resource management
The role of technology in coastal management
Pathway to technology application
About CICEET
Mission
Focus
Products and Services
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Context for Coastal Resource Management
History of industrial and urban pollution and habitat destruction
Overexploitation of marine resources
Rapid and poorly planned coastal development
Nonpoint pollution-human and ecosystem health
hydrologic modifications-water resources, life and property risk, habitatalteration
Emerging contaminants
Climate change and sea level rise
Complex management and regulatory framework
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What Constitutes Effective Coastal Management
Collective Vision
Engagement of stakeholders
Consider entire ecosystem
Strategic approach to problem solving
Coordination of management entities
Performance measures and adaptation
Effective regulatory system
Application of sufficient resources
Political and social will
Based on science, aided by technology
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The Role of Technology
Broadly defined to include tools, practices, knowledge
Enhanced understanding - better decision making
Ability to forecast - prepare, mitigate, avoid mistakes
Reduce effort and expenditures
Do what otherwise may not be possible
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Technology Pathway
CoastalResourceProblem
Technologyneed
TechnologyDevelopment
Technologydemonstrationand evaluation
Technologyapplication
EconomicResources
State ofScience
Existingtechnologies Regulatory
environment
Industrycapabilities
Social/culturalContext
HumanResources
Communicationcapabilities
Risk
Solution
Market Forces
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Who We Are
Partnership between NOAA & UNH est. in 1997
Core: 2 NOAA Staff/ 5 UNH Staff
Annual grant competitions
180 projects nationwide, 49 projects in NH
UNH Stormwater Center
Committed NERRS Partner
Support for Great Bay NERR and NHEP monitoringprogram and Research Coordinator
CICEET Offices in Durham, N.H.
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What We Do
CICEET Mission
“Develop and apply tools to detect, prevent, andreverse the impacts of coastal pollution andhabitat degradation on coastal ecosystems andcommunities.”
In Practice, We…
Research, design, & administer fundingopportunities that result in practical tools forcoastal manager;
Direct investments in research, demonstration,technology transfer
Build strategic partnerships
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Why We Do It
Development Pressure
More than half U.S. population liveswithin 50 miles of a coast.
Rapid poorly planned growth leads tohabitat loss, impaired water quality,water shortages.
Environmental impacts place human,environmental, and economic healthat risk.
Science & innovative technology playa critical role in addressing this issue.
Catalysts are required to help overcomebarriers to the application of scienceand technology to these issues.
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Why we do it
Now Climate Change…
Short term: Extreme storms more frequent andintense—erosion, flooding, and damage topublic infrastructure/private property
Long-term: Sea level rise intensifies theseimpacts.
Development-related problems—e.g., nonpointsource pollution—are magnified by climatechange.
Coastal managers not as well-equipped toaddress these challenges as they could be.
Again, science and technology plays a key roleand catalysts are needed!
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How We Do It
Needs Assessment
CICEET engages academia, government, private industry, and NGOs to identify the commonchallenges of greatest concern to coastal resource managers.
Technology Gap Analysis
CICEET works with a broadening network to identify how new technology could addresspriority challenges and which obstacles—political, technical, social, regulatory, oreconomic—would prevent the implementation of new tools.
Collaborative Funding Opportunities / Direct Investments
CICEET forges partnerships and designs funding opportunities that engage technologyinnovators and coastal managers to work together to develop effective, practical tools—fromthe identification of a need through technology development, demonstration, and application.
Dissemination
CICEET makes these tools available to coastal managers through demonstration, training,outreach, and an evolving technology utilization program.
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CICEET Toolkit—In Step with Coastal Visioning
Water Quality Land Use Planning Habitat Recovery
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CICEET’s Land Use Planning Toolkit
Past Projects
Tools for remote sensing & evaluation
Models to improve land use practices
Living Coasts Program
Working to enhance the land use planning toolkit
$2.8 M to 13 collaborative project teams, working in 20 states
Projects include decision support tools related to the impact of land use on stormwater,water quality, habitat
Committed community partner to ensure application
Committed to dissemination beyond pilot communities
In your back yard: Green Area Ratio project DNDC Nutrient Management Model
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CICEET Habitat Recovery Toolkit
Past Projects
Restoration planning
Wetland, oyster, and seagrass restoration
Contaminated sediment remediation
Current Investments
Shoreline Stabilization strategies
Based on CICEET-sponsored NRC studywhich identified need for evaluation of erosionprevention measures
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CICEET Water Quality Management Toolkit
Tools to Detect Contaminants
Sensors and platforms to detect nutrients,heavy metals, & PAHs
Rapid detection techniques to ID and tracksources of indicators of microbial pathogens
Sensors to detect Harmful Algal Blooms
Tools to compile, relay, and visualize data fromfield stations
Tools to Prevent NPS
Wastewater management technologies
Agricultural practice models and tools
Stormwater management
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Support for Local Monitoring
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UNH Stormwater Center
Who they are
Unique stormwater treatment system evaluation facility, located inDurham, New Hampshire, & sponsored by CICEET
What they do do
Provide scientific data on water quality treatment and water quantitycontrol performance of stormwater systems
Unique “apples to apples” comparison of system performance
Offer on site workshops and off site consulting for stormwater managers
What CICEET does
Provide ongoing funding, communications support, and strategic guidance
Foster connections with stormwater focused groups (within NOAA and onthe outside)
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Evaluation SiteWatershed Boundary
Porous Asphalt
Tree Box Filter
UNHSC Field Site
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Hydrodynamic Separator
SubsurfaceInfiltration Unit Filter Unit
PorousAsphalt Retention Pond
Rip RapSwale
Gravel Wetland Sand FilterBioretention Unit Tree Filter
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Research Advancing field of stormwater treatment evaluation
Enhancing design standards for stormwater systems
Studying impacts of specific pollutants on stormwater systems and receiving waters.
Informing policy
Rhode Island limited the use of hydrodynamic separators to pretreatment
Establishing stormwater treatment certification standards for NH and RI
Training Stormwater managers More than 1,200 people have attended workshops
Three trainings—includes national training that is being developed in partnership withNERRS CTP and CSC
Consultation Provide technical assistance on stormwater plans
UNHSC Impacts
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CICEET Communications Products
Web Site News briefs
Project Explorer
Tied to CICEET email list (and other) postings
Print (also online) Annual reports
Project briefs & brochure products
State briefs
Program-level briefs
News releases
UNHSC Annual Report
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Questions?
Thank You!