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101.
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1-11
2In
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2.1
Phys
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1.2
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22.
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Wes
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atid
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ing
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rfac
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ater
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t oth
erth
anep
isod
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scha
rges
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orm
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erru
noff
.W
MC
isa
trib
utar
yto
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor,
anem
baym
ent
ofL
ong
Isla
ndSo
und.
WM
Cis
nam
edfo
rits
abun
dant
salt
mar
shes
,w
hich
wer
ehi
stor
ical
lykn
own
as“m
eado
ws”
,an
dits
loca
tion
onth
ew
est
side
ofth
eO
ldF
ield
peni
nsul
a,at
the
wes
tern
mos
ted
geof
the
Tow
nof
Bro
okha
ven.
WM
Clie
sbe
twee
nth
eno
rth
side
ofth
eH
arbo
rH
ills
mor
aine
toth
eea
st,
and
Wes
tM
eado
wB
each
(a7,
000-
foot
long
barr
ier
spit
that
isbe
stkn
own
for
itsap
prox
imat
ely
98be
achf
ront
cott
ages
that
date
back
to19
17)
toth
ew
est.
WM
Cco
mpr
ises
one
ofth
ela
rges
tan
dm
ost
dive
rse
coas
tale
cosy
stem
son
the
nort
hsh
ore
ofL
ong
Isla
nd,a
ndha
sha
dan
inte
rest
ing
hist
ory.
WM
Cis
ara
ther
rece
ntad
diti
onto
the
geol
ogy
ofth
eno
rth
shor
eof
Lon
gIs
land
,hav
ing
been
form
edon
lyw
ithi
nth
epa
st10
,000
to15
,000
year
s.A
ppro
xim
atel
y20
,000
year
sag
o,th
eno
rthe
rnhe
mis
pher
ew
asco
vere
dby
exte
nsiv
egl
acie
rsth
atpu
shed
sand
and
rock
sso
uthw
ard,
and
depo
site
dth
ese
sedi
men
tsto
form
Lon
gIs
land
.A
sth
egl
acie
rsre
trea
ted,
thei
rm
eitw
ater
form
eda
larg
ela
kein
wha
tis
toda
yL
ong
Isla
ndSo
und.
Eve
ntua
lly,
the
rise
inse
ale
vel
that
acco
mpa
nied
the
mel
ting
ofth
egl
acie
rsas
they
retr
eate
dno
rthw
ard
caus
edth
eoc
ean
tofl
ood
into
the
lake
.
Fol
low
ing
the
retr
eato
fthe
glac
iers
, win
d-dr
iven
wav
esan
dtid
esat
tack
edth
esh
orel
ine
ofL
ong
Isla
nd,
erod
ing
the
mor
aine
and
prov
idin
gan
abun
dant
sour
ceof
sedi
men
ts.
The
sedi
men
tser
oded
from
the
mor
aine
onth
ew
est s
ide
ofth
ehe
adla
ndat
Cra
neN
eck
Poin
t wer
eca
rrie
dby
the
prev
aili
nglo
ng-s
hore
tran
spor
tand
wer
ede
posi
ted
tofo
rma
spit
(i.e
.,W
est M
eado
wB
each
)w
hich
exte
nds
sout
hwar
dfr
omth
ehe
adla
nd.
The
Wes
tM
eado
wB
each
spit
crea
ted
alo
ngan
dna
rrow
emba
ymen
ttha
twas
prot
ecte
dfr
omth
ew
aves
ofL
ong
Isla
ndSo
und.
Thi
spr
otec
tion
enab
led
fine
grai
ned
sedi
men
tsto
bede
posi
ted
inth
eem
baym
ent,
whi
chpr
ovid
eda
plat
form
upon
whi
chth
esa
ltm
arsh
cord
gras
s,S
part
ina
alte
rnif
lora
,co
uld
colo
nize
.A
sth
eS
part
ina
mea
dow
ssp
read
out
thro
ugh
the
emba
ymen
t,th
eyin
crea
sing
lyco
nstr
icte
dth
etid
alfl
owof
wat
er,
incr
easi
ngits
velo
city
and
ther
eby
prev
enti
ngth
eco
ntin
ued
late
ral
grow
thof
the
salt
mar
sh,
resu
ltin
gin
am
eand
erin
gcr
eek.
The
twic
e-da
ily
tide
sim
port
clea
n,nu
trie
nt-r
ich
wat
eran
dsp
ecie
sfr
omL
ong
Isla
ndSo
und
tofe
edan
dre
prod
uce
inth
esh
elte
red
envi
ronm
ent
ofW
MC
.T
heou
tgoi
ngti
deex
port
cont
amin
ants
,fo
od,
and
spec
ies
from
the
cree
kto
the
Soun
d.
For
tuna
tely
,th
esa
ltm
arsh
esof
WM
Cha
vela
rgel
ybe
ensp
ared
from
the
deve
lopm
ent
and
filli
ngth
atha
sim
pair
edor
dest
roye
dso
man
yof
Lon
gIs
land
’stid
alw
etla
nds,
alth
ough
its
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
1-1
wat
ersh
edha
sbe
enre
side
ntia
llyde
velo
ped.
WM
C’s
rich
coas
tal w
etla
ndec
osys
tem
spr
ovid
ea
rang
eof
habi
tats
that
supp
ort
ava
riet
yof
spec
ies.
WM
Cis
one
ofth
em
ost
impo
rtan
tw
ater
fow
lw
inte
ring
area
sin
the
nort
hern
Suff
olk
Cou
nty
and
isus
edby
seve
ral
spec
ies
ofhe
rons
,eg
rets
,an
dos
prey
s.T
hecr
eek
also
prov
ides
habi
tat
for
man
yfo
rage
fish
spec
ies
and
isin
habi
ted
byoy
ster
s,ri
bbed
mus
sels
,bl
uem
usse
ls,
and
hard
and
soft
clam
s.
Inth
e19
5O
s,th
eM
arin
eC
onse
rvat
ion
Cen
ter,
whi
chis
now
oper
ated
byth
eW
ard
Mel
vill
eH
erit
age
Org
aniz
atio
n,w
asbu
ilt.
Thi
sfa
cilit
yof
fere
dL
ong
Isla
nd’s
firs
tsu
mm
erpr
ogra
min
mar
ine
biol
ogy
forh
igh
scho
olst
uden
ts.
Inre
cogn
ition
ofit
ecol
ogic
alva
lues
, WM
C,t
oget
her
wit
hSt
ony
Bro
okH
arbo
r,w
asde
sign
ated
aN
ewY
ork
Stat
eSi
gnif
ican
tC
oast
alF
ish
and
Wil
dlif
eH
abit
atin
1987
.W
MC
(as
part
ofth
ePo
rtJe
ffer
son-
Sto
nyB
rook
Har
bor
Com
plex
)w
asal
soin
clud
edas
aSi
gnif
ican
tC
oast
alH
abita
tby
the
U.S
.F
ish
and
Wild
life
Ser
vice
in19
91.
Inad
diti
onto
itsec
olog
ical
impo
rtan
ce,
WM
Cal
soha
sbe
enim
port
ant
inth
egr
owth
and
deve
lopm
ento
fthe
area
.D
urin
gth
eco
loni
alpe
riod
, the
salt
mea
dow
sof
WM
Cw
ere
harv
este
dto
prov
ide
that
chfo
rroo
fing
,bed
ding
,and
anim
alfe
ed.
How
ever
, by
the
late
1800
s,th
eha
rves
tof
the
salt
mea
dow
sha
dde
clin
edin
impo
rtan
ce.
The
shor
eof
the
Cre
ekal
sow
asus
edfo
rsh
ipbu
ildi
ngfo
ra
time.
As
earl
yas
1750
,th
eW
ells
Shi
pyar
dw
asco
nstr
ucti
ngsm
all
coas
tal
saili
ngbo
ats.
The
ship
yard
oper
ated
until
the
1960
s,w
hen
the
ship
buil
ding
oper
atio
nw
asre
plac
edby
the
repa
irof
recr
eati
onal
boat
s.In
the
1990
s,th
esh
ipya
rdpr
oper
tyw
asco
nver
ted
into
are
side
nce.
WM
Cal
sofi
gure
din
resi
dent
ial
deve
lopm
ent
ofth
ear
ea.
Inth
e19
20s,
aspa
rtof
apl
anto
deve
lop
are
side
ntia
lco
mm
unity
atth
ehe
adof
WM
C,
the
nort
hern
end
ofcr
eek
was
dred
ged
tocr
eate
abo
atba
sin
that
was
tobe
conn
ecte
dto
Lon
gIs
land
Soun
dby
acu
tth
roug
hW
est
Mea
dow
Bea
chan
dto
prov
ide
fill
for
the
mar
shla
ndsu
rrou
ndin
gth
eba
sin.
Abo
ut35
acre
sof
wet
land
sw
ere
dest
roye
dei
ther
bydr
edgi
ngor
filli
ng.
The
head
wat
erba
sin
was
appr
oxim
atel
y1,
800
feet
long
,32
8fe
etw
ide
and
asm
uch
as20
feet
inde
pth.
Ach
anne
lw
asdr
edge
din
the
adja
cent
sect
ion
ofth
ecr
eek
for
ale
ngth
of82
0fe
et,
toa
wid
thof
260
feet
and
ade
pth
of10
feet
.T
here
side
ntia
lde
velo
pmen
twas
neve
rbu
ilt.
Inth
e19
5Os
,Aun
tAm
ysC
reek
and
appr
oxim
atel
yse
ven
acre
sof
wet
land
sw
ere
dred
ged
aspa
rtof
asu
bdiv
isio
nkn
own
asSt
ony
Bro
okSh
ores
.T
hedr
edge
dm
ater
ial
was
used
topr
ovid
efi
llfo
rth
eho
usin
glo
tsth
atw
ere
cons
truc
ted.
At
the
entr
ance
toW
MC
isth
est
udy
area
s’s
mos
tsi
gnif
ican
tla
ndm
ark,
Shi
pman
sPo
int.
Nam
edaf
ter
Wil
liam
Ship
man
,th
isis
the
loca
tion
ofw
hat
iskn
own
asth
e“G
amec
ock
Cot
tage
”.Sh
ipm
antr
avel
edex
tens
ivel
yin
Eur
ope
inth
eea
rly
19th
cent
ury.
Inab
out
1864
,he
buil
ta
two-
stor
yV
icto
rian
stru
ctur
ew
ithgi
nger
brea
dtr
iman
dsm
all
balc
onie
s,w
hich
is
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e1-
2
the
rais
ing
ofex
otic
bird
s,bu
tSh
ipm
anla
ter
mov
edth
isst
ruct
ure
offh
ises
tate
and
barg
edit
toth
etip
ofW
est M
eado
wB
each
, whe
reit
was
used
tost
ore
his
row
ing
scul
ls.
Inth
ela
te19
3O
s,th
epr
oper
tyw
asac
quir
edby
Mrs
.Fr
ank
Mel
ville
,w
hous
edit
asa
rent
alco
ttag
eaf
filia
ted
with
the
Thr
eeV
illag
eIn
n.In
1947
,th
esi
tew
asso
ldto
the
Tow
nof
Bro
okha
ven,
whi
chle
ases
itto
the
War
dM
elvi
lleH
erit
age
Org
aniz
atio
n.
Ana
me
that
ofte
nis
asso
ciat
edw
ithW
MC
isW
ard
Mel
ville
.A
phila
nthr
opis
t,M
elvi
llein
1939
foun
ded
wha
tw
asto
beco
me
the
War
dM
elvi
lleH
erit
age
Org
aniz
atio
nto
pres
erve
hist
oric
stru
ctur
esan
dm
anag
ese
nsiti
veen
viro
nmen
tal
prop
erti
esin
the
WM
Car
ea.
Mel
ville
purc
hase
dan
dei
ther
deve
lope
dor
prot
ecte
dse
vera
lke
ypr
oper
ties
onW
MC
,in
clud
ing;
an88
-acr
eN
atur
ePr
eser
ve;
the
Nor
thSh
ore
Hor
seSh
owG
roun
ds,
whi
chsu
bseq
uent
lyw
asta
ken
over
bySu
ffol
kC
ount
y;an
dth
eO
ldFi
eld
Clu
b,a
priv
ate
coun
try
club
that
was
built
asa
gunn
ing
lodg
e.
Ove
rall,
WM
Cha
sre
mai
ned
larg
ely
inits
orig
inal
cond
ition
,w
ith
the
nota
ble
exce
ptio
nof
the
two
dred
ging
proj
ects
and
the
resi
dent
ial
deve
lopm
ent
with
inits
wat
ersh
ed.
The
deve
lopm
ent
ofth
ew
ater
shed
area
prob
ably
has
som
ewha
tm
odif
ied
som
eof
the
natu
ral
ecol
ogic
alre
latio
nshi
psbe
twee
nth
ew
ater
and
the
land
,an
dal
sose
rves
asa
sour
ceof c
onta
min
ants
that
ente
rthe
cree
kth
roug
hst
orm
wat
er.
Whi
leth
ele
vel
ofim
pact
isno
tse
enas
sign
ific
ant,
itdo
esm
akes
WM
Ca
little
less
natu
ral
and
pris
tine,
and
for
this
reas
onis
still
ofco
ncer
n.
1.2
Pro
ject
Des
crip
tion
,P
urpo
se,
Sco
pe,
Obj
ecti
ves
and
Goa
ls
This
repo
rtpr
ovid
esan
inve
ntor
yan
dan
alys
isof
envi
ronm
enta
lco
nditi
ons
inth
eW
MC
drai
nage
basi
n,in
clud
ing
the
cree
kits
elf a
ndth
eup
land
wat
ersh
edar
ea.
The
stud
yar
eais
trea
ted
asa
sing
leen
viro
nmen
tal
and
hydr
ogra
phic
unit,
one
that
isin
flue
nced
byth
eSt
ony
Bro
okH
arbo
rsy
stem
.T
hede
velo
pmen
tof
am
anag
emen
tpl
anco
ntai
ning
reco
mm
ende
dm
easu
res
topr
eser
vean
den
hanc
eth
eim
port
ant
envi
ronm
enta
lan
dre
crea
tion
alre
sour
ces
ofth
ecr
eek
and
itsw
ater
shed
isno
tin
clud
edin
the
pres
ent
stud
y,bu
tw
illbe
unde
rtak
endu
ring
the
next
phas
eof
the
proj
ect.
WM
Cis
loca
ted
onth
eO
ldFi
eld-
Ston
yB
rook
-Set
auke
tpe
nins
ula,
inth
eno
rthw
este
rnco
rner
ofth
eT
own
ofB
rook
have
n,in
Suff
olk
Cou
nty,
New
Yor
k.W
MC
isa
mea
nder
ing
tidal
cree
kth
atis
conn
ecte
dto
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor
near
itsm
outh
.W
MC
exte
nds
ato
tal
linea
rdi
stan
ceo
fap
prox
imat
ely
9,50
0fe
etfr
omits
mou
thto
itsno
rthe
rnm
ost
poin
tad
jace
ntto
the
Wes
tM
eado
wR
oad.
WM
Cha
sa
sing
lesi
gnif
ican
t tri
buta
ry,
Aun
tA
mys
Cre
ek,
whi
chex
tend
sto
the
east
ofth
em
ain
chan
nel
ofW
MC
.T
heW
MC
syst
emre
ceiv
esdr
aina
gefr
oman
upla
ndw
ater
shed
area
that
enco
mpa
sses
appr
oxim
atel
y89
0ac
res.
Thi
sst
udy
addr
esse
sth
era
nge
ofpa
ram
eter
sth
ataf
fect
the
envi
ronm
enta
lqu
ality
ofW
MC
.T
hese
para
met
ers
incl
ude:
bath
ymet
ry(S
ectio
n2.
1.1)
;hy
drog
raph
yan
dfl
ushi
ngch
arac
teri
stic
s(S
ectio
n2.
1,2)
;se
dim
ent
dist
ribu
tion
and
dred
ging
hist
ory
(Sec
tion
2.1.
3);
wat
erqu
ality
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
1-3
(Sec
tion
2.1.
2);
sedi
men
tdi
stri
buti
onan
ddr
edgi
nghi
stor
y(S
ecti
on2.
1.3)
;w
ater
qual
ity
(Sec
tion
2.1.
4);
ecol
ogic
alre
sour
ces
(Sec
tion
2.2)
;ex
istin
gzo
ning
and
land
use
(Sec
tion
2.3)
;ex
isti
ngw
ater
uses
(Sec
tion
2.4)
;an
dst
orm
wat
erdr
aina
gech
arac
teri
stic
s(S
ecti
on2.
5).
The
spec
ific
obje
ctiv
esof
this
firs
t pha
seof
the
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nar
e:
oto
prep
are
ade
scri
ptiv
ein
vent
ory
ofth
epe
rtin
ent
envi
ronm
enta
lre
sour
ces
and
char
acte
rist
ics
ofth
est
udy
area
;
oto
sum
mar
ize
the
prov
isio
nsof
exis
ting
loca
l law
sas
they
rela
teto
the
prot
ecti
onof
the
envi
ronm
enta
lre
sour
ces
desc
ribe
din
the
inve
ntor
y;
oto
iden
tify
and
desc
ribe
impo
rtan
t iss
ues
rega
rdin
gth
epr
eser
vati
onan
den
hanc
emen
toft
hose
envi
ronm
enta
lre
sour
ces
inth
est
udy
area
that
are
incl
uded
inth
ein
vent
ory;
and
oto
esta
blis
ha
mea
ning
ful
basi
sfo
rthe
subs
eque
ntde
velo
pmen
t ofa
man
agem
ent p
lan
for
the
stud
yar
ea,
whi
chw
illin
clud
ea
seri
esof
reco
mm
enda
tion
sto
pres
erve
and
enha
nce
the
envi
ronm
enta
lqu
ality
ofW
MC
and
itsas
soci
ated
natu
ral
reso
urce
s.
The
man
agem
ent
plan
deve
lope
ddu
ring
the
next
phas
eof
this
proj
ect
will
beba
sed
onth
ein
vent
ory
and
anal
ysis
pres
ente
din
this
repo
rt,
and
will
seek
tofu
rthe
rth
efo
llow
ing
thre
epr
imar
ypr
ojec
tgo
als:
oto
mai
ntai
nan
d,to
the
exte
ntpr
actic
able
,en
hanc
ew
ater
qual
ityin
WM
C;
oto
pres
erve
and
prot
ect
impo
rtan
tec
olog
ical
reso
urce
sin
the
stud
yar
ea;
and
oto
enha
nce
recr
eati
onal
oppo
rtun
ities
,in
am
anne
rth
atis
cons
iste
ntw
ith
the
two
natu
ral
reso
urce
man
agem
ent
goal
ssp
ecif
ied
abov
e.
Thi
spr
ojec
tis
bein
gco
mpl
eted
inco
oper
atio
nw
ith
the
New
Yor
kSt
ate
Dep
artm
ent
ofSt
ate
(NY
SDO
S),
and
has
been
supp
orte
dby
am
atch
ing
gran
taw
arde
dby
NY
SD
OS
thro
ugh
the
Env
iron
men
tal
Pro
tect
ion
Fund
Prog
ram
.
1.3
Stu
dyA
rea
Bou
ndar
yan
dG
eogr
aphi
cC
onte
xt
The
stud
yar
eaex
tend
sto
the
limits
ofth
ew
ater
shed
that
cont
ribu
tes
drai
nage
toW
MC
,an
dal
soin
clud
esth
esu
rfac
ew
ater
san
dm
arsh
land
sw
ithi
nth
ecr
eek
itsel
f.T
hebo
unda
ryof
this
area
initi
ally
was
draw
non
deta
iled
topo
grap
hic
map
san
dth
enw
asve
rifi
edba
sed
onfi
eld
obse
rvat
ions
ofap
pare
ntdr
aina
gepa
ttern
s.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e1-
4
The
WM
Cw
ater
shed
boun
dary
foll
ows
the
surr
ound
ing
ridg
elin
e,w
hich
lies
toth
eea
stof
the
cree
kat
anav
erag
edi
stan
ceof
appr
oxim
atel
y3,
700
to5,
600
feet
,an
dex
tend
sap
prox
imat
ely
1,50
0fe
etno
rth
ofth
ecr
eek’
sno
rthe
rly
term
inus
,ac
ross
Wes
tM
eado
wR
oad,
and
into
the
Inco
rpor
ated
Vill
age
ofO
ldFi
eld
—se
eM
ap1.
To
the
wes
t,W
MC
isen
clos
edby
the
Wes
tM
eado
wB
each
barr
ier
spit
and
itsas
soci
ated
tida
lw
etla
nds.
Onl
yth
eea
ster
lypo
rtio
nof
this
spit
and
the
back
-bar
rier
wet
land
sac
tual
lyco
ntri
bute
drai
nage
dire
ctly
toth
ecr
eek,
wit
hth
edi
vide
plac
edju
stw
est
ofT
rust
ees
Roa
d.T
hew
este
rly
side
ofth
ebe
ach
drai
nsto
Sm
itht
own
Bay
and
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor.
Abo
unda
ryde
scri
ptio
nba
sed
onth
est
reet
grid
isas
foll
ows:
ono
rthw
ard
onth
eW
est
Mea
dow
Bea
chpe
nins
ula,
from
itsso
uthe
rly
term
inus
,al
ong
alin
ely
ing
just
toth
ew
est
ofT
rust
ees
Roa
d;o
turn
ing
nort
heas
twar
d,no
rth
ofW
est
Mea
dow
Roa
dex
tens
ion;
oco
ntin
uing
nort
heas
twar
dac
ross
Dod
geL
ane,
toa
poin
ton
Mou
ntG
rey
Roa
dju
stno
rth
ofth
eB
lueb
erry
Rid
geR
oad
inte
rsec
tion;
otu
rnin
gsh
arpl
yso
uthw
ard,
and
cont
inui
ngal
ong
the
east
side
ofM
ount
Gre
yR
oad,
acro
ssB
lueb
erry
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geR
oad;
otu
rnin
gsh
arpl
yea
stw
ard,
and
cont
inui
ngal
ong
alin
ebe
twee
nB
lueb
erry
Rid
geR
oad
and
Wes
tM
eado
wR
oad,
acro
ssT
heB
yway
;o
turn
ing
sout
hwar
dju
stto
the
wes
tof
the
inte
rsec
tion
of
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tM
eado
wR
oad
and
Cre
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ntin
uing
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hwar
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roug
hth
ein
ters
ectio
nof
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hwoo
dR
oad
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ssH
illsi
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est
ofQ
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otu
rnin
gso
uthe
astw
ard,
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cros
sing
Qua
ker
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h,ju
stno
rth
ofth
ein
ters
ecti
onof
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ends
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inui
ngso
uthe
astw
ard,
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ssFr
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oad;
otu
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gso
uthw
ard,
and
cros
sing
Chr
istia
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venu
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stw
est
ofth
ein
ters
ecti
ono
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and
Dri
ve;
oco
ntin
uing
sout
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ross
Bra
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ine
Dri
ve;
otu
rnin
gso
uthe
astw
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Cum
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Path
and
Rid
gew
ayA
venu
e,ju
stea
stof
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lmad
geG
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rnin
gso
uthw
ard,
then
sout
hwes
twar
d,ac
ross
Huy
ler
Cou
rt;
otu
rnin
gsh
arpl
yso
uthe
astw
ard,
then
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ually
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uthw
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ofth
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rnin
gsh
arpl
yso
uthw
estw
ard
and
cros
sing
Ter
rell
Lan
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ve),
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ve,
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hwes
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entu
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gsh
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estw
ard,
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ete
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tat
the
shor
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e;an
do
cros
sing
the
mou
thof
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
,to
the
star
ting
poin
t.
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note
dab
ove,
WM
Cis
atid
alw
ater
body
that
isco
nnec
ted
toS
tony
Bro
okH
arbo
r.T
heha
rbor
islo
cate
dat
the
sout
heas
tcor
ner
ofS
mit
htow
nB
ay,w
hich
isco
ntig
uous
wit
hth
eop
enw
ater
sof
Lon
gIs
land
Soun
d.T
heW
MC
stud
yar
eais
situ
ated
enti
rely
with
inth
eT
own
ofB
rook
have
n,an
dlie
sm
ostly
with
inth
eun
inco
rpor
ated
com
mun
itie
sof
Ston
yB
rook
and
Seta
uket
,but
also
incl
udes
asm
all
area
atth
eso
uthe
rnen
dof
the
Inco
rpor
ated
Vill
age
ofO
ldFi
eld.
The
Bro
okha
ven-
Sm
itht
own
tow
nbo
unda
rypa
sses
thro
ugh
the
mou
thof
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor,
just
toth
ew
est
ofth
est
udy
area
, abo
ut20
0fe
etof
f the
sout
herl
ytip
ofW
est
Mea
dow
Bea
chpe
nins
ula.
The
mou
thof
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor
com
pris
esa
sing
lech
anne
lco
nnec
ted
toth
eop
enw
ater
sof
Smith
tow
nB
ay.
Thi
sch
anne
lbi
furc
ates
just
off t
heso
uthe
rly
tipof
the
Wes
t Mea
dow
Bea
chpe
nins
ula.
The
nort
hern
/wes
tern
bran
chis
Porp
oise
Cha
nnel
, whi
chis
the
prim
ary
navi
gati
onro
ute
into
the
inte
rior
port
ion
ofSt
ony
Bro
okH
arbo
r.T
heso
uthe
rn/e
aste
rnch
anne
lis
calle
dth
eY
acht
Clu
bSp
urov
erits
nort
hern
mos
t2,
000
feet
.Y
oung
sIs
land
lies
betw
een
thes
etw
och
anne
ls,
whi
chm
erge
agai
nat
the
sout
hern
tipof
this
isla
nd.
To
the
east
ofth
eY
acht
Clu
bSp
ur,
near
the
nort
hern
tipof
You
ngs
Isla
nd,
isa
muc
hsm
alle
ris
land
(kno
wn
asJe
nsIs
land
),w
hich
lies
acro
ssth
em
outh
ofW
MC
.Je
nsIs
land
crea
tes
two
sepa
rate
chan
nels
betw
een
WM
Can
dSt
ony
Bro
okH
arbo
r:on
ech
anne
lex
tend
sso
uthw
ard
and
conn
ects
toth
eY
acht
Clu
bSp
ur;
whi
leth
ese
cond
chan
nelc
urve
sto
the
nort
hwes
t,pa
ssin
gbe
twee
nth
eso
uthe
rly
tipof
the
Wes
t
Wes
tMea
dow
Cre
ekM
anag
emen
tPl
anM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e1-
6
Mea
dow
Bea
chpe
nins
ula
(whi
chis
also
know
nas
Shi
pman
sPo
int)
and
Jens
Isla
nd,
and
inte
rsec
tsth
eha
rbor
’sm
ain
entr
ance
chan
nel.
The
upla
ndpo
rtio
nof
the
WM
Cw
ater
shed
,to
the
east
ofth
ecr
eek,
issi
tuat
edon
the
Har
bor
Hill
Ter
min
alM
orai
ne.
Thi
sis
ari
dge
that
was
form
edal
ong
mos
tof
the
nort
hsh
ore
ofL
ong
Isla
ndby
the
adva
ncin
ggl
acie
rdu
ring
the
last
ice
age.
Wes
tMea
dow
Bea
ch, w
hich
lies
toth
ew
est
ofth
ecr
eek,
isa
sand
yba
rrie
rsp
itth
atw
ascr
eate
dby
the
litt
oral
tran
spor
tof
sand
sout
hwar
dfr
omth
ehe
adla
ndat
Cra
neN
eck
Poi
ntin
Old
Fiel
d.
1.4
Sig
nifi
canc
eof
Stu
dyA
rea
WM
Can
dits
surr
ound
ing
tidal
wet
land
and
mar
itim
eha
bita
tsco
mpr
ise
anim
port
ant e
colo
gica
lre
sour
ce,
aste
stif
ied
byth
ees
tabl
ishm
ent
ofsp
ecia
lde
sign
atio
nsco
veri
ngth
isar
eaun
der
anu
mbe
rof
Stat
ean
dFe
dera
lna
tura
lres
ourc
epr
otec
tion
prog
ram
s.T
hese
desi
gnat
ions
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g:
oth
isar
eais
part
ofth
ePo
rtJe
ffer
son-
Sto
nyB
rook
Har
bor
Sig
nifi
cant
Coa
stal
Fis
han
dW
ildlif
eH
abita
t(S
CFW
H),
asid
enti
fied
byth
eFi
shan
dW
ildl
ife
Serv
ice
of t
heU
.S.
Dep
artm
ent
ofth
eIn
teri
or
oth
isar
eais
part
ofth
eSt
ony
Bro
ok-S
etau
ket
Out
stan
ding
Nat
ural
Coa
stal
Are
a(O
NC
A),
asid
entif
ied
byN
YS
DO
Sin
thei
rdr
aft
Lon
gIs
land
Soun
dC
oast
alM
anag
emen
tPla
n
oW
IvIC
and
itsas
soci
ated
salt
mar
shes
are
part
ofth
eSt
ony
Bro
okH
arbo
ran
dW
est
Mea
dow
SCFW
H,
asid
enti
fied
byN
YS
DO
S
oW
MC
and
itsas
soci
ated
salt
mar
shes
have
been
map
ped
astid
alw
etla
nds
byth
eN
ewY
ork
Stat
eD
epar
tmen
tof E
nvir
onm
enta
lC
onse
rvat
ion
(NY
SD
EC
),an
dar
ere
gula
ted
unde
rthe
New
Yor
kSt
ate
tidal
wet
land
regu
lati
ons
prom
ulga
ted
in6
NY
CR
RP
art6
61
Acc
ordi
ngto
the
Pro
ject
Des
crip
tion
wri
tten
byN
YS
DO
Sfo
rth
eSC
FWH
,St
ony
Bro
okH
arbo
ran
dW
est
Mea
dow
com
pris
eon
eof
the
larg
est
and
mos
tdi
vers
eco
asta
lw
etla
ndec
osys
tem
son
the
nort
hsh
ore
ofL
ong
Isla
nd,
havi
ngre
gion
alsi
gnif
ican
ce.
Thi
sar
eais
impo
rtan
tto
man
ysp
ecie
sof
fish
and
wil
dlif
eth
roug
hout
the
year
.T
heex
tens
ive
salt
mar
shes
,in
tert
idal
flat
san
dsh
allo
ws
inth
isar
ea,i
nclu
ding
thos
esu
rrou
ndin
gW
est
Mea
dow
Cre
ek,
are
used
exte
nsiv
ely
asfe
edin
gsi
tes
forb
irds
nest
ing
with
inth
eSC
FWH
,as
wel
las
for m
any
othe
rsp
ecie
sdu
ring
mig
rati
on(s
hore
bird
sin
part
icul
ar).
Thi
sSC
FWH
also
isch
arac
teri
zed
ason
eof
the
mos
tim
port
antw
ater
fow
lwin
teri
ngar
eas
(Nov
embe
rthr
ough
Mar
ch)
inno
rthe
rnSu
ffol
kC
ount
y,an
dis
apr
oduc
tive
area
for
mar
ine
finf
ish,
shel
lfis
han
dot
her
wild
life.
The
bay
and
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
1-7
cree
ksin
the
SCFW
Hse
rve
asnu
rser
yan
dfe
edin
gar
eas,
gene
rally
betw
een
Apr
ilan
dN
ovem
ber,
for
win
ter
flou
nder
,bl
uefi
sh,
blac
kfis
h,an
dfo
rage
fish
spec
ies.
Acc
ordi
ngto
the
disc
ussi
onof
the
Ston
yB
rook
-Set
auke
t ON
CA
inth
edr
aft L
ong
Isla
ndS
ound
Coa
stal
Man
agem
ent
Pro
gram
,th
isar
eaco
ntai
nsdi
vers
ena
tura
lco
mm
unit
ies.
Am
ong
the
com
mun
itie
sen
umer
ated
byN
YSD
OS
that
are
pres
ent
inth
eW
MC
stud
yar
eaar
e:hi
llsi
des
with
mix
edha
rdw
ood
fore
sts;
barr
ier
spits
with
beac
hes
and
dune
s;tr
ibut
ary
tida
lcr
eeks
wit
hm
arin
esu
btid
alar
eas,
tida
lfl
ats,
and
inte
rtid
alan
dhi
ghsa
ltm
arsh
es;
and
fres
hwat
erw
etla
nds
(in
the
upst
ream
port
ions
ofA
untA
mys
Cre
ek,w
hich
isth
ebr
anch
ing
trib
utar
yon
the
east
side
and
appr
oxim
atel
y4,
000
feet
upst
ream
ofth
em
outh
ofW
MC
,in
the
vici
nity
ofW
oodf
ield
Roa
d).
The
Oke
anos
Oce
anR
esea
rch
Fou
ndat
ion
has
foun
dth
elo
gger
head
sea
turt
le,
aF
eder
ally
-des
igna
ted
thre
aten
edsp
ecie
s,in
WM
C.
The
diam
ondb
ack
terr
apin
,a
Stat
e-de
sign
ated
spec
ies
ofsp
ecia
lco
ncer
n,ha
sbe
enre
port
edto
occu
rin
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor,
and
may
bepr
esen
tin
WM
C.
1.5
Rel
atio
nshi
pto
Oth
erP
lans
As
note
din
Sect
ion
1.4
abov
e,th
epr
esen
tstu
dyar
eaha
sre
ceiv
edsp
ecia
latt
enti
onin
anu
mbe
rof
Stat
ean
dFe
dera
lpl
ans
and
prog
ram
s,w
hich
high
ligh
tth
esi
gnif
ican
ceof
the
natu
ral
reso
urce
sin
this
area
and
the
impo
rtan
ceof
prot
ecti
ngth
ese
reso
urce
s.T
here
leva
ntpl
ans,
and
thei
rre
lati
onsh
ipto
the
pres
ent
man
agem
entp
lan
for
WM
C,
are
disc
usse
dbe
low
.
1.5.
1L
ong
Isla
ndS
ound
Coa
stal
Man
agem
entP
rogr
am
Of
part
icul
arre
leva
nce
toth
epr
esen
tin
vest
igat
ion
isN
YS
DO
S’s
Lon
gIs
land
Sou
ndC
oast
alM
anag
emen
tP
rogr
am(L
ISC
MP)
,w
hich
esta
blis
hes
13po
lici
esto
prov
ide
guid
ance
for
the
eval
uati
onof
actio
nsin
the
Stat
e’s
coas
tal
area
adja
cent
toth
eSo
und,
soas
toen
sure
that
anap
prop
riat
eba
lanc
eis
atta
ined
betw
een
econ
omic
deve
lopm
ent
and
envi
ronm
enta
lpr
eser
vati
on.
Impl
emen
tati
onof
thes
epo
lici
esw
illpe
rmit
bene
fici
alus
eof
the
Soun
d’s
coas
tal
reso
urce
s,w
hile
ensu
ring
that
thes
ere
sour
ces
are
prot
ecte
dfr
omad
vers
eim
pact
s.T
heL
ISC
MP
polic
ies
serv
eas
the
basi
sfo
rco
nsis
tenc
yde
term
inat
ions
bySt
ate
and
Fed
eral
agen
cies
for
actio
nsw
ithi
nth
ebo
unda
ries
ofth
eL
ong
Isla
ndSo
und
coas
tal
area
.T
hem
anag
emen
tpl
anfo
rW
IVIC
mus
tbe
cons
iste
ntw
ithth
ese
polic
ies.
As
note
dpr
evio
usly
,th
epr
esen
tre
port
pres
ents
only
the
inve
ntor
yan
dan
alys
isof
envi
ronm
enta
lco
ndit
ions
inth
eW
MC
stud
yar
ea,
wit
hno
actio
nsac
tual
lybe
ing
reco
mm
ende
dat
this
time.
The
next
phas
eof
the
proj
ectw
illen
tail
the
deve
lopm
ent
ofa
man
agem
entp
lan,
com
pris
ing
ase
ries
ofre
com
men
ded
acti
ons,
whi
chw
illbe
requ
ired
tobe
cons
iste
ntw
ith
LIS
CM
Ppo
licie
s.A
ltho
ugh
the
exac
tnat
ure
ofth
ose
reco
mm
enda
tion
sis
notk
now
nat
this
time,
all
com
pone
nts
ofth
efu
ture
acti
onpl
anw
illbe
targ
eted
tow
ard
the
proj
ect
goal
sou
tlin
edin
Sec
tion
1.2
(i.e
.,to
mai
ntai
nan
d,to
the
exte
ntpr
acti
cabl
e,
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
1-8
enha
nce
wat
erqu
ality
inW
MC
;and
topr
eser
vean
dpr
otec
tim
port
ant e
colo
gica
lres
ourc
esin
the
stud
yar
ea).
The
sepr
ojec
t goa
lsar
eco
nsis
tent
with
the
follo
win
gL
ISC
MP
polic
ies:
Pol
icy
1:F
oste
ra
patt
ern
of d
evel
opm
ent
inth
eL
ong
Isla
ndS
ound
coas
tal
area
that
enha
nces
com
mun
itych
arac
ter,
pres
erve
sop
ensp
ace,
mak
esef
fici
ent
use
of
infr
astr
uctu
re,
and
min
imiz
esim
pact
sto
natu
ral r
esou
rces
—Im
plem
enta
tion
ofbo
thpr
ojec
tgo
als
will
adva
nce
the
polic
yof
enha
ncin
gco
mm
unit
ych
arac
ter,
pres
ervi
ngop
ensp
ace,
and
min
imiz
ing
natu
ral
reso
urce
impa
cts
Pol
icy
6:P
rote
ctan
dim
prov
ew
ater
qual
ity
and
supp
lyin
the
Lon
glsl
and
Sou
ndco
asta
lar
ea.
—T
his
polic
yst
atem
ent
enco
mpa
sses
the
firs
tpr
ojec
tgo
al.
Pol
icy
7:M
inim
ize
envi
ronm
enta
lde
grad
atio
nin
the
Lon
gIs
land
Sou
ndco
asta
lar
eafr
omso
lid
was
tean
dha
zard
ous
subs
tanc
es.
—T
his
polic
yst
atem
ent
ison
eas
pect
ofth
efi
rst p
roje
ctgo
al.
Pol
icy
9:P
rote
ctan
dre
stor
eth
equ
alit
yan
dfu
ncti
onofe
colo
gica
lsy
stem
sw
ithin
the
Lon
gIs
land
Soun
dco
asta
lar
ea.
—T
his
poli
cyst
atem
ent
ises
sent
iall
yid
entic
alto
the
seco
ndpr
ojec
tgo
al.
Pol
icy
12:
Pro
tect
and
impr
ove
visu
alqu
alit
yth
roug
hout
the
coas
tal
area
.—
Vis
ual
qual
ityw
illbe
prot
ecte
d,an
dpo
ssib
lyev
enim
prov
ed,
thro
ugh
actio
nsun
dert
aken
toad
vanc
eth
epr
ojec
tgoa
lsof
mai
ntai
ning
/enh
anci
ngw
ater
qual
ityan
dpr
eser
ving
impo
rtan
tec
olog
ical
reso
urce
s.
The
rem
aini
ngei
ght
LIS
CM
Ppo
lici
esdo
not
rela
teto
the
goal
san
dob
ject
ives
ofth
eW
MC
man
agem
ent
plan
.T
here
fore
,ac
tion
sta
ken
inac
cord
ance
with
this
plan
will
not
adva
nce
thos
eot
her
LIS
CM
Ppo
licie
s,bu
tne
ithe
rw
illsu
chac
tion
sbe
inco
nsis
tent
with
thos
epo
lici
es.
The
refo
re,
am
anag
emen
tpl
anth
atis
deve
lope
din
acco
rdan
cew
ith
the
spec
ifie
dpr
ojec
tgoa
ls,
inac
cord
ance
wit
hth
ean
alys
isth
atis
pres
ente
din
this
repo
rt,w
illbe
fully
cons
iste
ntw
ith
the
Stat
e’s
curr
ent
Lon
gIs
land
Soun
dco
asta
lpo
licie
s.
The
LIS
CM
Ppl
aces
WM
C(i
nclu
ding
itsas
soci
ated
wet
land
san
dba
rrie
rsp
it)w
ithi
non
eof
only
thre
eO
NC
As
delin
eate
din
the
entir
eco
asta
lar
eaof
New
Yor
kSt
ate
bord
erin
gon
Lon
gIs
land
Soun
d.T
heL
ISC
MP
desc
ribe
sth
ena
tura
lre
sour
ces
ofth
eO
NC
Aas
bein
gat
risk
due
tohi
stor
ican
dcu
rren
thu
man
habi
tati
on,
whi
chha
sal
tere
dth
ela
ndsc
ape
and
adve
rsel
yaf
fect
edec
osys
tem
func
tion
s.W
ater
qual
ityis
thre
aten
edby
ava
riet
yof
cont
amin
ant
inpu
ts,
espe
cial
lyfr
omno
n-po
int
sour
ces,
prim
aril
yst
orm
wat
erru
noff
,bu
tal
soin
clud
ing
faili
ngsa
nita
rysy
stem
san
dw
ildl
ife
feca
lw
aste
s.A
lthou
ghth
ew
ater
sof
WM
Car
ede
sign
ated
byN
YS
DE
Cas
“SA
”,w
hich
indi
cate
sth
atth
ebe
stus
eis
for
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
1-9
shel
lfis
hha
rves
ting
for
mar
ket p
urpo
ses,
thes
ew
ater
sar
epe
rman
ently
unce
rtif
ied
for
this
use
beca
use
ofch
roni
cba
cter
ial
cont
amin
atio
nde
rive
dm
ainl
yfr
omup
land
sour
ces.
NY
SD
OS
’sO
NC
Aan
alys
isal
soin
dica
tes
that
addi
tion
alm
anag
emen
tm
easu
res
are
need
edin
orde
rto
prot
ect
the
impo
rtan
ten
viro
nmen
tal
reso
urce
sin
the
Ston
yB
rook
Set
auke
tha
bita
tar
ea.
The
pres
ent r
epor
twil
lpro
vide
the
requ
isite
inve
ntor
yan
dan
alys
isth
atw
ill
serv
eas
the
basi
sfo
ra
plan
toid
entif
yap
prop
riat
em
anag
emen
t mea
sure
sfo
rth
eW
MC
port
ion
ofth
isha
bita
tar
ea.
1.5.
2L
ong
Isla
ndC
ompr
ehen
sive
Was
teT
reat
men
tMan
agem
ent P
lan
The
Lon
gIs
land
Com
preh
ensi
veW
aste
Tre
atm
ent
Man
agem
ent
Pla
n(L
ong
Isla
ndR
egio
nal
Pla
nnin
gB
oard
,19
78),
whi
chis
com
mon
lyre
ferr
edto
asth
e20
8St
udy
beca
use
itw
aspr
epar
edpu
rsua
ntto
Sect
ion
208
ofth
eF
eder
alW
ater
Pol
luti
onC
ontr
olA
ctA
men
dmen
tsof
1972
,was
unde
rtak
ento
inve
stig
ate
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tedi
spos
alop
tions
and
toid
enti
fyth
ebe
stpr
acti
ces
for
the
prot
ecti
onof
grou
ndw
ater
and
surf
ace
wat
ers
onL
ong
Isla
nd.
Am
ong
the
reco
mm
enda
tion
sof
the
208
Pla
nfo
rth
ehy
drog
eolo
gic
zone
enco
mpa
ssin
gW
MC
—w
hich
com
pris
esan
area
ofsh
allo
wgr
ound
wat
erfl
owth
atdi
scha
rges
prim
aril
yto
stre
ams
and
mar
ine
surf
ace
wat
ers
—is
the
follo
win
g:
0co
ntro
lst
orm
wat
erru
noff
tom
inim
ize
the
tran
spor
t of s
edim
ent,
nutr
ient
s,m
etal
s,or
gani
cch
emic
als,
and
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eria
tosu
rfac
ew
ater
san
dgr
ound
wat
er.
Act
ions
that
are
prop
osed
unde
rth
ene
xtph
ase
ofth
epr
esen
tpl
anto
achi
eve
the
goal
sof
mai
ntai
ning
/enh
anci
ngw
ater
qual
ityw
ould
also
adva
nce
the
abov
e-re
fere
nced
reco
mm
enda
tion
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e20
8Pl
an.
1.5.
3N
atio
nwid
eU
rban
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offP
rogr
am
The
208
Stud
yfo
cuse
dat
tent
ion
onst
orm
wat
erru
noff
asth
epr
imar
yov
eral
lso
urce
ofco
ntam
inan
tlo
adin
gsto
surf
ace
wat
ers
and
grou
ndw
ater
onL
ong
Isla
nd.
Sub
sequ
entl
y,a
mor
ede
tail
edin
vest
igat
ion
was
unde
rtak
enpu
rsua
ntto
the
Fede
ral
Wat
erP
ollu
tion
Con
trol
Act
Am
endm
ents
of19
72in
orde
rto
addr
ess
som
eof
the
mor
ecr
itica
lar
eas
ofun
cert
aint
yre
mai
ning
from
the
208
Stud
yan
dto
iden
tify
actio
nsth
atco
uld
beta
ken
byal
lle
vels
ofgo
vern
men
tto
miti
gate
the
impa
cts
ofst
orm
wat
erru
noff
inth
ere
gion
.T
hat
foll
ow-u
pst
udy
was
the
Lon
gIs
land
Seg
men
tof
the
Nat
ionw
ide
Urb
anR
unof
fPro
gram
(Lon
gIs
land
Reg
iona
lPl
anni
ngB
oard
,D
ecem
ber
1982
),co
mm
only
refe
rred
toas
the
NU
RP
Stud
y.
The
NU
RP
Stud
yin
dica
tes,
inge
nera
l,th
atsi
gnif
ican
tar
eas
ofL
ong
Isla
nd’s
bays
and
harb
ors
whi
chpr
esen
tlyar
eun
cert
ifie
dpo
tent
iall
yco
uld
bere
open
edfo
rsh
ellf
ish
Wes
tMea
dow
Cre
ekM
anag
emen
tP
lan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
1-10
harv
esti
ngif
the
sour
ces
ofst
orm
wat
erru
noff
disc
harg
edto
thes
ew
ater
sar
eco
ntro
lled
.F
urth
erm
ore,
itw
asco
nclu
ded
that
the
annu
alva
lue
ofcl
ams
that
coul
dbe
harv
este
dfr
oma
give
nac
reof
reop
ened
shel
lfis
hla
ndm
ayco
mpa
refa
vora
bly
wit
hth
ean
nual
cost
asso
ciat
edw
ithre
open
ing
that
acre
.Si
nce
WM
C(a
ndth
ead
join
ing
area
outs
ide
the
cree
kw
hich
exte
nds
abou
tha
lf-w
aydo
wn
the
east
side
ofY
oung
sIs
land
)pr
esen
tly
com
pris
esan
unce
rtif
ied
shel
ifis
hing
area
, mea
sure
sto
mit
igat
est
orm
wat
erru
noff
that
are
form
ulat
eddu
ring
the
next
phas
eof
the
pres
ent
man
agem
ent
plan
pote
ntia
lly
coul
dal
low
expa
nsio
nof
the
area
avai
labl
efo
rth
eha
rves
ting
ofsh
ellf
ish
reso
urce
s.
1.5.
4B
rook
have
nO
pen
Spac
eSt
udy
The
Bro
okha
ven
Ope
nSp
ace
Stud
yw
asco
nduc
ted
byR
ober
tL
ambe
onbe
half
ofth
eT
own’
sC
onse
rvat
ion
Adv
isor
yC
omm
itte
ein
1985
.T
hats
tudy
was
prep
ared
inre
spon
seto
the
rapi
dde
velo
pmen
tpr
essu
res
that
wer
ebe
ing
plac
edup
onth
eT
own
and
itsen
viro
nmen
tat
that
time.
The
Ope
nSp
ace
Stud
yin
clud
edan
anal
ysis
ofim
port
ant i
ssue
sba
sed
onre
view
ofex
istin
glit
erat
ure
and
the
resu
ltsof
resi
dent
surv
eys,
and
esta
blis
hed
anu
mbe
rof
open
spac
em
anag
emen
tob
ject
ives
,am
ong
whi
chth
efo
llow
ing
have
been
carr
ied
forw
ard
into
the
pres
ent
inve
stig
atio
n:
opr
otec
t ope
nsp
ace
reso
urce
ssu
chas
farm
land
, wet
land
san
d“w
ilde
rnes
s”ar
eas
ofth
eco
mm
unity
;
Oen
hanc
eth
eco
mm
uniti
es’
spec
ial
qual
itie
san
dch
arac
ter;
om
aint
ain
tree
cove
r;an
d
ogu
ard
agai
nst
eros
ion
and
wat
erpo
llut
ion.
The
othe
rob
ject
ives
stat
edin
the
Ope
nSp
ace
Pla
nre
late
toth
eco
nser
vati
onof
rene
wab
lena
tura
lre
sour
ces,
cont
rol
ofne
wde
velo
pmen
t,pr
ovis
ion
ofre
crea
tion
alfa
cili
ties
,co
nser
vati
onof
hist
oric
feat
ures
,an
dsi
mil
aris
sues
that
are
not
dire
ctly
rele
vant
toth
epr
esen
tin
vest
igat
ion.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
1-11
C.,.‘-
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Cl)
C
C
2IN
VE
NT
OR
YO
FE
XIS
TIN
GC
ON
DIT
ION
S
2.1
Phy
sica
lC
ondi
tion
s
2.1.
1C
reek
Bat
hym
etry
WM
Cis
gene
rally
desc
ribe
das
ash
allo
wtid
alcr
eek.
The
bath
ymet
ryof
the
mai
nch
anne
lof
WM
C,a
sw
ell a
sth
em
ain
chan
nel a
ndbo
thbr
anch
esof
the
Aun
t Am
ysC
reek
trib
utar
y,w
asal
tere
dgr
eatly
bydr
edgi
ngbe
twee
nth
e19
20s
and
1950
sw
hich
was
unde
rtak
enin
asso
ciat
ion
wit
hpl
anne
dor
com
plet
edde
velo
pmen
t.
Aba
thym
etri
csu
rvey
usin
ga
Ray
theo
nfa
thom
eter
was
cond
ucte
das
part
ofth
est
udy
titl
edT
heH
ydro
grap
hyof W
est M
eado
wC
reek
asIt
Rel
ates
toM
anag
emen
t (19
96),
whi
chw
asun
dert
aken
coop
erat
ivel
yby
the
Tow
nof
Bro
okha
ven,
and
the
Was
teR
educ
tion
and
Man
agem
ent
Inst
itute
and
the
Coa
stIn
stitu
teof
the
Mar
ine
Sci
ence
sR
esea
rch
Cen
ter
ofth
eSt
ate
Uni
vers
ityof
New
Yor
k(S
UN
Y)
atSt
ony
Bro
ok.
The
thai
weg
,or
line
conn
ecti
ngth
ede
epes
tpo
ints
alon
gth
ech
anne
l,w
asde
term
ined
byru
nnin
ga
seri
esof
cros
s-ch
anne
ltr
anse
cts.
The
bath
ymet
ric
data
wer
eco
rrec
ted
toco
mpe
nsat
efo
rti
dal
vari
atio
ns,
whi
chw
ere
reco
rded
conc
urre
ntly
with
the
surv
ey,
inor
der
toes
tabl
ish
refe
renc
eto
aco
mm
onda
tum
.
The
aver
age
dept
hof
the
thai
weg
, not
incl
udin
gth
ear
tifi
cial
lyde
epen
edba
sin
atth
ehe
adof
WM
C,w
asm
easu
red
atap
prox
imat
ely
2.6
feet
belo
wth
em
ean
low
wat
erle
vel i
nSt
ony
Bro
okH
arbo
r(M
LW
/SB
H).
The
dept
hof
the
head
wat
erba
sin
inW
MC
exte
nds
dow
nto
am
axim
umof
appr
oxim
atel
y15
.5fe
etan
dav
erag
esgr
eate
rth
an10
feet
belo
wM
LW
/SB
H.
At
the
mou
thof
WM
C,
the
thai
weg
dept
his
appr
oxim
atel
y6.
5fe
etbe
low
ML
W/S
BH
.In
gene
ral,
wit
hin
the
mai
nle
ngth
ofW
MC
betw
een
the
deep
ened
sect
ion
atth
em
outh
and
the
sout
herl
ylim
itof
the
head
wat
erba
sin,
the
thai
weg
dept
hva
ries
betw
een
2an
d4
feet
belo
wM
LW
/SB
H,
alth
ough
som
eof
the
shal
low
erse
ctio
nsof
the
cree
kar
eex
pose
dat
low
wat
eran
dso
me
sect
ions
reac
hde
pths
of
6fe
et.
The
bed
ofth
em
ain
chan
nel o
fWM
C,o
utsi
deth
eth
alw
eg, l
ies
abov
eM
LW
ISB
Hfo
rm
ost o
fits
leng
th.
Mea
nti
dele
vel
inW
MC
isap
prox
imat
ely
3.3
feet
abov
eM
LW
/SB
H.
Aun
tAm
y’C
reek
(AA
C)
inte
rsec
tsth
em
ain
chan
nel
ofW
MC
ata
shoa
lov
erw
hich
the
wat
erde
pth
isap
prox
imat
ely
2fe
etbe
low
the
aver
age
ofth
ehi
ghan
dlo
wtid
ele
vels
for
the
day
that
the
surv
eyw
asco
nduc
ted.
The
chan
nel
floo
rof
AA
Cde
epen
sto
appr
oxim
atel
y4
feet
belo
wm
ean
ML
Wat
adi
stan
cebe
twee
n49
0an
d90
0fe
etfr
omits
mou
th.
Ups
trea
mof
that
segm
ent,
AA
Cbi
furc
ates
and
beco
mes
shal
low
erto
the
head
ofea
chbr
anch
.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e2-
1
2.1.
2H
ydro
grap
hyan
dFl
ushi
ngC
hara
cter
istic
s
WM
Cis
flus
hed
byth
etid
esin
Lon
gIs
land
Soun
dth
atpr
opag
ate
into
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor.
Eac
htid
alcy
cle
isco
mpl
eted
in12
.42
hour
s.T
hus,
alm
ost
two
full
tida
lcy
cles
are
com
plet
edea
chda
y.
As
note
din
Sect
ion
1.2,
WM
Cis
conn
ecte
dto
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor
via
two
dist
inct
chan
nels
.O
nech
anne
lex
tend
sso
uthw
ard
betw
een
the
Ston
yB
rook
mai
nlan
dto
the
east
and
Jens
Isla
ndto
the
wes
t.T
hese
cond
chan
nel
curv
esto
the
nort
hwes
tar
ound
the
sout
herl
ytip
ofth
eW
est
Mea
dow
Bea
chpe
nins
ula,
and
toth
eno
rth
ofJe
nsIs
land
.It
ises
tim
ated
,ba
sed
onm
easu
rem
ents
ofcr
oss-
sect
iona
lar
eas,
that
mag
nitu
deof
tidal
exch
ange
issi
mila
rfo
rth
ese
two
chan
nels
,w
ith
asl
ight
lygr
eate
rfl
owoc
curr
ing
thro
ugh
the
bran
chto
the
nort
hof
Jens
Isla
nd.
Bot
hbr
anch
espr
esen
tly
are
clog
ged
due
toon
goin
gse
dim
ent
depo
sitio
n.T
hecr
oss-
sect
iona
lare
aat
low
tide
ison
lyab
out
100
squa
refe
etin
the
chan
nelt
oth
eea
stof
Jens
Isla
ndan
don
lyab
out
17sq
uare
feet
inth
eno
rthe
rly
chan
nel.
Inpr
inci
ple,
the
cros
s-se
ctio
nal
area
ofa
stab
lein
let
depe
nds
onth
etid
alpri
sm1.
One
sim
plif
ied,
gene
rali
zed
estim
ate
isth
atth
ecr
oss-
sect
iona
lar
ea(i
nsq
uare
feet
)is
appr
oxim
atel
y1,
000
tim
esth
evo
lum
eof
the
tida
lpr
ism
(in
squa
rem
ile-
feet
)to
the
0.85
pow
er.
In19
91, t
heM
arin
eSc
ienc
esR
esea
rch
Cen
ter
ofS
IJN
Yat
Ston
yB
rook
mea
sure
dcr
oss
sect
iona
lar
eas
at20
loca
tions
alon
gth
ele
ngth
ofW
MC
.T
hecr
oss-
sect
iona
lar
eaw
asm
easu
red
tobe
appr
oxim
atel
y58
1sq
uare
feet
atth
em
outh
ofW
MC
,an
d37
7sq
uare
feet
atth
em
outh
ofA
AC
.Pr
elim
inar
yca
lcul
atio
nsin
dica
ted
that
the
exis
ting
tidal
pris
mw
asno
t suf
fici
entt
om
aint
ain
the
obse
rved
cros
s-se
ctio
nal
area
atei
ther
ofth
ese
loca
tions
.T
his
sugg
ests
that
the
exis
ting
tidal
exch
ange
isno
t lik
ely
tore
vers
esh
oalin
gat
the
mou
thof
eith
ercr
eek
natu
rally
.
The
tidal
flus
hing
and
poll
utio
nsu
scep
tibili
tyof
WM
Cw
ere
anal
yzed
inTh
eH
ydro
grap
hyo
fW
estM
eado
wC
reek
asIt
Rel
ates
toM
anag
emen
t (19
96).
Hyd
rogr
aphi
cob
serv
atio
nsw
ere
mad
eat
seve
nst
atio
nsal
ong
the
cree
k.T
idal
elev
atio
nsw
ere
mea
sure
ddi
rect
lyus
ing
atid
alst
aff
plac
edve
rtic
ally
into
the
wat
erat
thre
elo
cati
ons:
Gam
ecoc
kC
otta
ge,
just
insi
deth
em
outh
ofW
MC
;A
AC
;an
dth
eM
arin
eC
onse
rvat
ion
Cen
ter,
onth
ew
est
shor
eof
WM
C,a
ppro
xim
atel
y4,
700
feet
upst
ream
from
the
mou
th.
Tid
alel
evat
ions
atth
eot
her
stat
ions
wer
ede
term
ined
usin
ga
Pola
roid
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utap
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odel
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tras
onic
dist
ance
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ngde
vice
that
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calib
rate
dus
ing
ast
eel
tape
.
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alpr
ism
isde
fine
das
the
diff
eren
cein
the
volu
me
ofw
ater
inan
emba
ymen
tdu
ring
low
tide
vers
ushi
ghtid
e.T
his
isth
eam
ount
ofw
ater
that
ente
rsth
eem
baym
ent
duri
ngth
efl
ood
tide
and
whi
chfl
ows
back
out
ofth
eem
baym
ent
duri
ngth
eeb
btid
e.
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tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
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the
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rt,
curr
ent
velo
city
data
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ere
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edus
ing
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odel
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curr
ent
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erat
four
stat
ions
:G
amec
ock
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tage
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arin
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rvat
ion
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ter;
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form
erW
ells
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ard
site
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out
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etup
stre
amof
the
mou
thof
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C;
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etso
uth
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rthe
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tth
ree
othe
rst
atio
ns,
curr
ent
spee
dsw
ere
esti
mat
edby
mea
suri
ngth
esp
eed
ofdr
iftin
gob
ject
str
avel
ing
over
am
easu
red
cour
se.
The
fric
tion
alre
sist
ence
caus
edby
the
chan
nel
bott
oman
dsi
des
reta
rds
the
mov
emen
t of
wat
erup
WM
C,
resu
lting
intid
alch
arac
teri
stic
sth
atar
ety
pica
lof
apr
ogre
ssiv
ew
ave
insh
allo
ww
ater
,in
clud
ing
the
follo
win
g:
oth
em
ean
tidal
rang
eat
the
Ston
yB
rook
Yac
htC
lub
(whi
chis
loca
ted
just
outs
ide
the
mou
thof
WM
C)
is6.
1fe
et, b
utdi
min
ishe
sto
abou
t 4.5
feet
near
the
Old
Fiel
dC
lub
(att
hehe
adof
WM
C);
oth
etid
alcu
rren
tin
WM
Cco
ntin
ues
toeb
bfo
ra
peri
odof
tim
eaf
ter
the
tida
lle
vel
star
tsto
rise
agai
nfo
llow
ing
low
wat
erin
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor
(thi
soc
curs
beca
use
the
cree
kdo
esno
tdr
ain
com
plet
ely
befo
reth
eri
sing
tide
com
men
ces
inha
rbor
);an
d,co
nver
sely
,W
MC
isst
illfl
oodi
ngfo
ra
peri
odof
time
follo
win
ghi
ghw
ater
inth
eha
rbor
;
Ohi
ghw
ater
trav
els
upth
ecr
eek
from
itsm
outh
toits
head
inap
prox
imat
ely
one-
half
hour
,bu
tit
take
slo
ww
ater
mor
eth
antw
oho
urs
totr
avel
the
sam
edi
stan
ce;
and
om
ost
ofth
edi
ffer
ence
inth
etim
eof
occu
rren
ceof
high
orlo
ww
ater
alon
gth
ele
ngth
ofW
MC
isac
coun
ted
for
byth
epa
ssag
eof
the
tidal
wav
ebe
twee
nth
em
outh
ofth
ecr
eek
and
the
Mar
ine
Con
serv
atio
nC
ente
r(l
ocat
edne
arth
em
idpo
int
ofth
ecr
eek)
;bo
thhi
ghw
ater
and
low
wat
ertr
avel
rela
tive
lyra
pidl
ybe
twee
nth
eM
arin
eC
onse
rvat
ion
Cen
ter
and
the
head
ofth
ecr
eek
atth
eO
ldFi
eld
Clu
b.
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houg
hpo
sses
sing
man
ych
arac
teri
stic
sof
apr
ogre
ssiv
ew
ave,
tida
lfl
owin
WM
Cal
soex
hibi
tsa
num
ber
ofat
trib
utes
ofa
stan
ding
wav
e.T
ypic
alof
ast
andi
ngw
ave,
slac
kw
ater
gene
rally
occu
rsth
roug
hout
mos
tof
WM
Cne
arth
eti
mes
ofhi
ghan
dlo
wti
de,
and
the
max
imum
tidal
curr
ent s
peed
decr
ease
sas
one
proc
eeds
from
the
cree
k’s
mou
thto
itshe
ad.
Max
imum
ebb
flow
exce
eds
2.4
feet
lsec
ond
near
the
mou
thof
the
WM
C, b
utis
redu
ced
to0.
15fo
ot/s
econ
dat
Kop
pelm
an’s
Doc
k(a
bout
1,30
0fe
etso
uth
ofth
ehe
adof
WM
C).
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slow
est
velo
citi
esoc
cur
atth
eO
ldFi
eld
Clu
ban
dat
the
extr
eme
uppe
ren
dsof
the
bran
ches
ofA
AC
.T
heav
erag
ecu
rren
tsp
eed
over
any
part
icul
arfl
ood
oreb
bcu
rren
tw
ould
bebe
twee
n1.
0an
d1.
6fe
et/s
econ
d.M
ean
curr
ent
spee
dspr
obab
lydo
not
exce
ed0.
7fo
ot/s
econ
din
AA
C.
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tM
eado
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reek
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agem
ent
Plan
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ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
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lysi
sP
age
2-3
The
reis
cons
ider
able
imba
lanc
ein
the
dura
tion
offl
ood
tide
rela
tive
toeb
bin
WM
C.
The
risi
ngti
deoc
curs
over
appr
oxim
atel
y5.
2ho
urs
near
the
head
ofcr
eek,
whi
leth
edu
rati
ono
fth
efa
llin
gti
deat
this
loca
tion
isap
prox
imat
ely
7.2
hour
s.Si
nce
the
sam
evo
lum
eof
wat
erfl
ows
upth
ecr
eek
duri
ngth
efl
ood
port
ion
ofth
ecy
cle
asis
disc
harg
edba
ckto
Sto
nyB
rook
Har
bor
duri
ngth
eeb
bpo
rtio
nof
the
cycl
e,th
eav
erag
efl
ood
velo
city
isgr
eate
rth
anth
eav
erag
eeb
bve
loci
ty.
Thi
sre
sult
sin
afl
ood
curr
ent t
hat
isre
lativ
est
rong
for
ash
orte
rper
iod
oftim
e,co
mpa
red
toa
som
ewha
t wea
kerb
utlo
nger
last
ing
ebb
curr
ent.
Suc
ha
“flo
oddo
min
ated
”co
nditi
onis
com
mon
inth
eem
baym
ents
onL
ong
Isla
nd’s
nort
hsh
ore.
Ove
rth
eco
urse
ofa
luna
rmon
th, t
hetid
alra
nge
incr
ease
sto
abou
t 6.9
feet
inSt
ony
Bro
okH
arbo
rdu
ring
spri
ngtid
esat
the
new
and
full
luna
rph
ases
, and
decr
ease
sto
abou
t5.
3fe
etdu
ring
neap
tides
atth
efi
rsta
ndla
stqu
arte
rph
ases
,co
mpa
red
toa
mea
nra
nge
of6.
1fe
etat
this
loca
tion.
Supe
rim
pose
don
this
cycl
ical
vari
atio
nin
wat
erel
evat
ion
are
the
epis
odic
effe
cts
ofw
eath
er.
InL
ong
Isla
ndSo
und,
stor
mtid
es(i
.e.,
stor
msu
rges
)w
ith
ara
nge
ofab
out
thre
efe
etm
ight
beex
pect
edon
anan
nual
basi
s.B
ecau
seof
shal
low
wat
erde
pths
inW
MC
,m
oder
atel
yst
rong
win
dsca
nin
crea
seor
decr
ease
wat
erel
evat
ions
,sh
ift
the
tim
esof
high
and
low
tide,
and
alte
rth
esp
eed
and
dire
ctio
nof
the
curr
ent.
The
mea
ntid
alex
curs
ion
isth
eav
erag
edi
stan
ceth
ata
part
icle
ofw
ater
mov
esup
stre
amdu
ring
the
floo
dpo
rtio
nof
the
tida
lcy
cle.
Wit
hin
AA
C,
the
tidal
excu
rsio
nis
rela
tive
lysm
allc
ompa
red
toth
ere
stof
the
WM
Csy
stem
,but
still
exce
eds
the
entir
ele
ngth
ofA
AC
.T
heti
dal
excu
rsio
nat
Soun
dV
iew
Bea
ch,
loca
ted
appr
oxim
atel
y2,
000
feet
from
the
nort
herl
yen
dof
WM
C, a
lso
isre
lati
vely
smal
l,bu
tst
illex
ceed
sth
edi
stan
ceto
the
mou
thof
WM
C.
How
ever
,si
nce
the
velo
city
ofth
ecu
rren
t at t
hehe
adof
WM
C(i
.e.,
atth
eO
ldF
ield
Clu
b)an
dat
the
head
ofA
AC
isve
rysm
all,
the
tidal
excu
rsio
nat
thes
epo
ints
wou
ldap
proa
chze
ro.
Ove
rall,
wat
eren
teri
ngW
MC
can
theo
reti
call
ytr
avel
upal
mos
tthe
enti
rele
ngth
ofth
ecr
eek
duri
ngth
efl
ood
tide,
tobe
flus
hed
back
out
into
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor
duri
ngth
ene
xteb
btid
eif
the
wat
erst
ays
inth
em
ain
chan
nel
and
isfr
eeto
mov
ew
ith
the
curr
ent.
2.1.
3B
enth
icSe
dim
ent
Dis
trib
utio
nan
dD
redg
ing
His
tory
The
dist
ribu
tion
ofse
dim
ents
inaq
uatic
syst
ems
isde
term
ined
prim
aril
yby
the
sour
ces
ofse
dim
enti
nput
san
dcu
rren
tvel
ocit
ies.
Inge
nera
l,co
arse
rse
dim
ents
are
foun
din
area
so
fst
rong
curr
ents
,whi
lefi
ner
sedi
men
tste
ndto
befo
und
inar
eas
with
low
eren
ergy
curr
ents
.
As
part
offi
eld
surv
eyco
nduc
ted
for
The
Hyd
rogr
aphy
of
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
asIt
Rel
ates
toM
anag
emen
t(1
996)
,a
seri
esof
38gr
absa
mpl
esw
asco
llec
ted
alon
gth
eax
isof
WM
C.
The
sesa
mpl
esw
ere
wet
-sie
ved
tose
para
tegr
avel
from
sand
,an
dpi
pett
ean
alys
isw
asco
nduc
ted
tode
term
ine
the
cont
ent
ofsi
ltan
dcl
ay.
At
the
mou
thof
WM
C,
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
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agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-4
and
exte
ndin
gup
stre
amfo
ra
dist
ance
ofab
out
2,00
0fe
et,
the
botto
mse
dim
ent
was
com
pris
eden
tirel
yof
coar
se-g
rain
edm
ater
ial,
incl
udin
ga
larg
efr
actio
nof
grav
elan
da
sign
ific
ant
amou
ntof
cobb
les.
The
sedi
men
tsa
mpl
esco
llect
edin
the
mid
dle
reac
hes
ofW
MC
cont
aine
d1
to2
perc
ent
grav
el,
97to
98pe
rcen
tsa
nd,
and
1pe
rcen
tsi
lt-cl
ay.
At
the
two
stat
ions
inth
ede
ephe
adw
ater
basi
n,th
esa
mpl
esco
ntai
ned
nogr
avel
,59
perc
ent
sand
and
41pe
rcen
tsi
lt-cl
ay.
Sedi
men
tsin
AA
Cal
soha
da
high
silt
clay
cont
ent:
com
pris
ing
20to
30pe
rcen
tof
the
sam
ples
take
nfr
omth
em
ain
stem
and
nort
hbr
anch
,an
dfu
lly
100
perc
ent
ofth
esa
mpl
eta
ken
from
the
sout
hbr
anch
.
The
curr
ents
inW
MC
have
suff
icie
ntve
loci
tydu
ring
port
ions
ofth
etid
alcy
cle
totr
ansp
ort
sand
,ex
cept
atth
eex
trem
eno
rthe
rly
end
ofW
MC
and
inA
AC
.A
tsev
eral
loca
tion
sal
ong
the
chan
nel
ofW
MC
,sa
ndw
aves
can
bese
enin
the
bath
ymet
ric
reco
rd.
The
asym
met
ric
shap
eof
thes
esa
ndw
aves
indi
cate
sth
atsa
ndis
bein
gtr
ansp
orte
din
anup
stre
amdi
rect
ion.
Thi
sis
cons
iste
ntw
ith
the
floo
ddo
min
ance
ofth
etid
alfl
ows
inW
MC
,an
din
dica
tes
that
sand
isbe
ing
tran
spor
ted
into
the
cree
kfr
omSt
ony
Bro
okH
arbo
r.
Som
eo
fth
esa
ndbe
ing
depo
site
din
WM
Cco
uld
bede
rive
dfr
omth
eer
osio
nof
the
shor
elin
e,es
peci
ally
from
beac
hno
uris
hmen
t pro
ject
s.Fo
rex
ampl
e,sa
ndw
asim
port
edby
priv
ate
resi
dent
san
dpl
aced
alon
gm
uch
ofth
eea
ster
nsh
ore
ofth
ecr
eek,
betw
een
the
form
erW
ells
Boa
tY
ard
site
and
the
end
ofE
rlan
dR
oad
(i.e
.,be
twee
nap
prox
imat
ely
1,50
0fe
etan
d3,
000
feet
upst
ream
from
the
mou
th).
Sedi
men
tsar
eal
sobe
ing
intr
oduc
edvi
ast
orm
drai
nsth
atdi
scha
rge
into
WM
Can
dA
AC
.S
torm
wat
erse
dim
ents
inth
isar
eaar
ebe
liev
edto
bem
ostly
sand
,so
me
ofw
hich
coul
dha
veor
igin
ated
from
stre
etsa
ndin
gdu
ring
win
ter
stor
ms.
The
accu
mul
atio
nof
fine
-gra
ined
sedi
men
tsin
WM
Cis
ana
tura
lpr
oces
sw
hich
, to
som
eex
tent
,ha
sbe
enac
cele
rate
dby
prev
ious
dred
ging
and
exce
ssin
puts
from
stor
mdr
ains
.W
ithi
nth
ein
tert
idal
mar
shar
eas,
the
spre
adin
gtid
alw
ater
sar
esl
owed
byth
eve
geta
tion
,w
hich
crea
tes
quie
scen
tco
nditi
ons
that
are
nece
ssar
yfo
rth
ese
ttle
men
t of f
ine
susp
ende
dpa
rtic
les.
The
thic
knes
sof
the
mar
shse
dim
ents
surr
ound
ing
WM
Cha
veno
tbe
enm
easu
red,
but
inot
her
area
son
Lon
gIs
land
thes
ede
posi
tsra
nge
from
1.3
to6.
6fe
etin
thic
knes
san
dus
ually
situ
pon
asa
ndy
subs
trat
e.It
isbe
lieve
dth
atth
ede
posi
tion
rate
inth
eW
IVIC
mar
shes
iske
epin
gpa
cew
ith
the
long
-ter
mri
sein
sea
leve
l,w
hich
curr
ently
ises
tim
ated
tobe
appr
oxim
atel
y0.
1in
chpe
rye
ar.
Dee
ply
dred
ged
area
s,lik
eth
ear
tific
ial
basi
nat
the
head
ofW
MC
,ar
eno
tin
equi
libr
ium
with
the
loca
lse
dim
enta
rysy
stem
,an
dfi
ne-g
rain
edse
dim
ent t
ends
toac
cum
ulat
ein
such
area
sat
ave
ryra
pid
rate
.T
hem
udla
yer
inth
isba
sin
isap
prox
imat
ely
33in
ches
thic
k,co
rres
pond
ing
toan
aver
age
sedi
men
tati
onra
teof
abou
t 0.4
inch
espe
rye
arsi
nce
this
area
was
dred
ged
inth
eea
rly
1920
s(i
.e.,
four
times
grea
ter
than
the
rate
that
isbe
liev
edto
appl
yto
the
mar
shes
inW
MC
),w
hich
isco
nsis
tent
with
the
sedi
men
tati
onra
teca
lcul
ated
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tM
eado
wC
reek
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agem
ent
Plan
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ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-5
from
geoc
hem
ical
stud
ies
ofse
dim
ent
core
sta
ken
from
this
area
.A
ltho
ugh
part
icul
ates
deli
vere
dto
WM
Cth
roug
hst
orm
drai
nsan
dst
orm
wat
erru
noff
may
cont
ribu
teto
the
infi
hlin
gof
the
subj
ect b
asin
,the
grad
ual
settl
emen
t of
susp
ende
dse
dim
ent
conv
eyed
into
WM
Con
each
floo
dtid
eis
capa
ble
ofsu
stai
ning
ahi
ghra
teof
depo
siti
onin
such
area
sof
sedi
men
tary
dise
quili
briu
m.
Con
sequ
ently
, the
accu
mul
atio
nof
fine
-gra
ined
sedi
men
t,an
das
soci
ated
orga
nic
mat
eria
lan
dco
ntam
inan
ts,
coul
don
lybe
part
iall
yre
duce
dby
cont
roll
ing
stor
mdr
ain
disc
harg
es.
The
shoa
ling
and
dred
ging
hist
ory
ofW
MC
and
neig
hbor
ing
wat
erw
ays
isdi
scus
sed
inTh
eH
ydro
grap
hyo
fW
est
Mea
dow
Cre
ekas
ItR
elat
esto
Man
agem
ent
(199
6),
wit
hsu
pple
men
tal
info
rmat
ion
obta
ined
from
the
Thr
eeV
illag
eH
amle
tSt
udy
(199
7),
and
issu
mm
ariz
edas
follo
ws:
Inth
eea
rly
1920
s,a
deve
lopm
ent
know
nas
“Old
Fiel
dSo
uth”
was
prop
osed
atth
eno
rth
end
ofW
MC
.T
hepl
ans
for
the
deve
lopm
enti
nclu
ded
are
side
ntia
lsu
bdiv
isio
nan
da
mar
ina,
asw
ell
asa
chan
nel t
hrou
ghW
MC
topr
ovid
eac
cess
toth
em
arin
afr
omSt
ony
Bro
okH
arbo
r.T
heon
lyco
mpo
nent
ofth
epl
anth
atw
asac
tual
lyim
plem
ente
dw
asth
edr
edgi
ngof
the
nort
hen
dof
WM
Can
dad
join
ing
wet
land
sto
crea
tea
basi
nap
prox
imat
ely
2,00
0fe
etlo
ngby
300
feet
wid
ean
dth
edr
edgi
ngof
chan
nel
appr
oxim
atel
y26
0fe
etw
ide
and
20fe
etlo
ng.
The
basi
nor
igin
ally
was
dred
ged
toa
dept
hof
upto
20fe
et, w
hile
the
chan
nel
was
upto
10fe
etin
dept
h.T
hedr
edge
spoi
l,to
tali
ngap
prox
imat
ely
440,
000
cubi
cya
rds,
was
spre
adon
the
adja
cent
wet
land
san
dup
land
s.A
ccor
ding
toth
eT
hree
Vill
age
Ham
let S
tudy
(199
7), t
his
disp
osal
oper
atio
nde
stro
yed
appr
oxim
atel
y35
acre
sof
wet
land
s.
Inth
e19
5O
s,bo
thbr
anch
esan
dth
em
ain
chan
nel
ofA
AC
wer
edr
edge
das
part
ofa
deve
lopm
entk
now
nas
“Sto
nyB
rook
Shor
es”.
The
dred
ging
was
unde
rtak
enso
asto
crea
tew
ater
fron
t lot
san
dto
prov
ide
fill
need
edfo
rcon
stru
ctio
n.P
rior
toth
isdr
edgi
ngpr
ojec
t,th
eno
rth
bran
chof
AA
Cw
aspr
edom
inan
tly
com
pris
edof
wet
land
s,an
dbo
thth
eso
uth
bran
chan
dth
em
ain
chan
nel
had
mea
nder
ing
cour
ses.
All
of
the
exis
ting
wet
land
son
the
nort
hbr
anch
wer
ere
mov
edby
the
dred
ging
,w
hich
crea
ted
ach
anne
lw
ith
wid
ths
ofup
to16
0fe
etan
da
dept
hof
six
feet
,or
byth
ede
posi
tion
of
the
resu
lting
spoi
ls.
App
roxi
mat
ely
400
feet
ofth
eso
uth
bran
chw
asdr
edge
d,st
arti
ngat
adi
stan
ceof
appr
oxim
atel
y60
0fe
etfr
omth
eco
nflu
ence
of
the
two
bran
ches
.T
heto
tal
volu
me
ofm
ater
ial
rem
oved
duri
ngth
isdr
edgi
ngpr
ojec
tw
asap
prox
imat
ely
60,0
00cu
bic
yard
s.
The
entr
ance
toW
MC
issi
tuat
edin
the
inle
tto
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor.
The
conf
igur
atio
nof
the
chan
nel
syst
emat
this
loca
tion
was
sign
ific
antl
ym
odif
ied
bya
seri
esof
dred
ging
proj
ects
that
occu
rred
duri
ngth
e19
50s
and
I960
s.P
rior
toth
e19
5O
s,Y
oung
sIs
land
did
not e
xten
das
fart
oth
eno
rth
asit
pres
entl
ydo
es,a
ndan
othe
r
Wes
tMea
dow
Cre
ekM
anag
emen
tP
lan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-6
smal
lis
land
,Har
tsIs
land
, was
situ
ated
betw
een
You
ngs
Isla
ndan
dJe
nsIs
land
.O
ver
the
subs
eque
ntye
ars,
the
dred
ging
ofa
chan
nel
toco
nnec
tto
the
Bro
okha
ven
Tow
ndo
ckon
Sand
Stre
etre
sulte
din
the
rem
oval
ofm
uch
ofH
arts
Isla
nd.
The
plac
emen
tof
spoi
lge
nera
ted
byex
tens
ive
dred
ging
acti
viti
esin
1965
,w
hen
the
pres
ent
Yac
htC
lub
Spur
was
firs
t cre
ated
,sp
anne
dth
ega
pbe
twee
nY
oung
sIs
land
and
Har
tsIs
land
,th
ereb
yel
imin
atin
gth
ela
tter
asa
sepa
rate
isla
nd.
The
conf
igur
atio
nof
the
chan
nel
syst
emin
the
vici
nity
ofW
MC
has
rem
aine
des
sent
iall
yun
chan
ged
sinc
e19
65.
How
ever
,pe
riod
icdr
edgi
ngha
sbe
enun
dert
aken
inth
eY
acht
Clu
bSp
urto
rem
ove
shoa
lsth
atim
pair
edna
viga
tion
inth
isch
anne
l.S
hoal
ing
tend
sto
occu
ral
ong
the
nort
hwes
tern
side
ofJe
nsIs
land
,at
the
conf
luen
ceof
Por
pois
eC
hann
elan
dth
eY
acht
Clu
bSp
ur.
As
disc
usse
din
Sec
tion
2.1.
2,th
issh
oalh
asim
pact
edW
MC
due
toits
effe
ctin
prog
ress
ivel
yre
duci
ngth
ecr
oss-
sect
iona
lar
eaof
the
mai
nch
anne
l int
oW
MC
whi
chpa
sses
betw
een
Jens
Isla
ndan
dth
eso
uthe
rntip
ofW
est M
eado
wB
each
.Sh
oalin
gal
sote
nds
tooc
cur
inth
ech
anne
l tha
t run
sal
ong
the
east
side
ofJe
nsIs
land
.
Ase
dim
entb
udge
t ana
lysi
sth
atw
aspe
rfor
med
for
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor
indi
cate
dth
atth
eer
osio
nof
Wes
tM
eado
wB
each
has
cont
ribu
ted
som
esa
ndto
the
entr
ance
ofW
MC
.F
orth
em
ost
part
,ho
wev
er,
eros
ion
ofth
ebe
ach
does
not
appe
arto
bea
subs
tant
ial
cont
ribu
tor
toth
esh
oalin
gin
this
area
.T
heev
iden
cesh
ows
that
sinc
e19
65,
whe
nth
eY
acht
Clu
bSp
urw
ascr
eate
d,th
era
teof
shoa
ling
inth
isar
eaha
sin
crea
sed.
Thi
sin
crea
sed
shoa
ling
has
been
attr
ibut
edto
the
cont
inuo
user
osio
nof
dred
ged
spoi
l dep
osits
onY
oung
sIs
land
.A
dditi
onal
ly, a
rtif
icia
l san
dde
posi
tson
Jens
Isla
ndal
som
aybe
mob
iliz
eddu
ring
seve
rest
orm
s,su
chas
Hur
rica
neG
lori
ain
1985
.
2.1.
4Su
rfac
eW
ater
Qua
lity
WM
Cis
clas
sifi
edby
the
New
Yor
kSt
ate
Dep
artm
ent
ofE
nvir
onm
enta
lC
onse
rvat
ion
(NY
SD
EC
)as
“SA
”w
ater
s,w
here
byth
ebe
stde
sign
ated
use
is“s
hell
fish
ing
for
mar
ket
purp
oses
and
prim
ary
and
seco
ndar
yco
ntac
t rec
reat
ion”
.T
here
are
thre
ecr
iter
iath
atse
rve
asth
eba
sis
for
mai
ntai
ning
SAw
ater
s:
1)th
ele
vel
ofco
lifor
mba
cter
iain
shel
lfis
hgr
owin
gar
eas
shal
lno
tex
ceed
70M
PN/1
00m
l(m
ostp
roba
bly
num
ber
ofor
gani
sms
per
100
mil
lili
ters
ofw
ater
)fo
ran
yse
ries
ofsa
mpl
es;
2)di
ssol
ved
oxyg
ensh
all
not
bele
ssth
an5.
0m
illi
gram
/lit
er(m
g/i)
atan
ytim
e;an
d3)
the
amou
ntof
toxi
can
dde
lete
riou
ssu
bsta
nces
shal
lno
tin
terf
ere
with
the
use
for
prim
ary
cont
act
recr
eatio
n,or
bein
juri
ous
toed
ible
shel
lfis
hor
thei
rcu
lture
orpr
opag
atio
n;no
rsh
all
such
subs
tanc
esad
vers
ely
affe
ctth
efl
avor
,co
lor,
odor
orsa
nita
ryco
ndit
ion
orim
pair
the
wat
ers
for
any
othe
rbe
stus
age.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-7
NY
SD
EC
bega
nte
stin
gth
ew
ater
sof
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor
and
WM
Cfo
rco
lifo
rmle
vels
inM
arch
1985
.A
ddit
iona
lsa
mpl
esw
ere
coll
ecte
din
WM
Cby
the
Mar
ine
Sci
ence
sR
esea
rch
Cen
ter
ofSI
JNY
atSt
ony
Bro
okbe
twee
nth
esp
ring
of19
90an
dA
ugus
t19
91.
The
Suf
folk
Cou
nty
Dep
artm
ent
ofH
ealth
Serv
ices
test
edth
ew
ater
sof
WM
Cin
Dec
embe
r19
97.
Mor
eth
anha
lfof
the
sam
ples
test
edfr
omW
MC
betw
een
1985
and
1991
exce
eded
the
70M
PN!1
00m
l she
llfis
hha
rves
ting
stan
dard
.D
ueto
thes
eel
evat
edco
lifo
rmco
ncen
trat
ions
,W
MC
isun
cert
ifie
dfo
rsh
elif
ishi
ngon
aye
ar-r
ound
basi
s.In
fact
,th
ecl
osur
een
com
pass
esan
area
wel
l bey
ond
WM
C,
exte
ndin
gab
out h
alf-
way
dow
nth
eea
stsi
deof
You
ngs
Isla
nd,
adi
stan
ceof
appr
oxim
atel
yth
ree-
quar
ters
ofa
mile
sout
ho
fth
em
outh
ofW
MC
.
Alt
houg
hno
tcu
rren
tlysu
itabl
efo
rsh
ellf
ishi
ngdu
eto
chro
nica
lly
elev
ated
coli
form
bact
eria
conc
entr
atio
ns,W
MC
isst
illus
edfo
rpri
mar
yco
ntac
t rec
reat
iona
l act
iviti
es,
such
assw
imm
ing
and
snor
kelin
g.A
AC
,how
ever
, occ
asio
nally
exce
eds
the
crite
ria
for b
athi
ng,
whi
chis
base
don
the
foll
owin
gth
resh
olds
:
1)T
helo
gm
ean
(or
geom
etri
cm
ean)
for
five
orm
ore
sam
ples
ina
30-d
aype
riod
shal
lno
tex
ceed
5,00
0M
PN/1
00m
lto
tal
colif
orm
;2)
the
log
mea
nfo
rfi
veor
mor
esa
mpl
esin
a30
-day
peri
odsh
all
not
exce
ed20
0M
PN
/100
ml
feca
lco
lifor
m;
and
3)th
elo
gm
ean
for
any
sing
lesa
mpl
esh
all
not
exce
ed1,
000
MP/
100
ml
feca
lco
lifor
m.
Wat
erqu
ality
isde
term
ined
byth
ere
lati
onsh
ipbe
twee
nth
era
teat
whi
cha
cont
amin
ant
isad
ded
toa
syst
eman
dth
era
teat
whi
chit
isre
mov
edor
flus
hed
from
the
syst
em.
Wit
hin
WM
C,
ther
eis
conc
ern
that
the
cree
k’s
flus
hing
char
acte
rist
ics
may
not
besu
ffic
ient
for
the
leve
lofc
onta
min
antl
oadi
ng, a
sev
iden
ced
byth
ech
roni
call
yhi
ghle
vels
ofpa
thog
enic
cont
amin
atio
n(i
.e.,
high
leve
lsof
colif
orm
bact
eria
and
othe
r mic
roor
gani
sms,
whi
chha
vere
sult
edin
the
year
-rou
ndcl
osur
eof
this
area
tosh
ellf
ish
harv
esti
ng).
Add
itio
nall
y,m
any
type
sof
cont
amin
ants
are
com
mon
lyas
soci
ated
wit
hfi
ne-g
rain
edse
dim
ent p
artic
les,
and
thes
ety
pes
ofse
dim
ents
appe
arto
beac
cum
ulat
ing
atse
vera
l loc
atio
nsin
WM
Can
dA
AC
.
Any
poll
utan
tdi
scha
rged
into
anem
baym
ent,
ifpr
oper
lym
ixed
,is
dilu
ted
bya
volu
me
ofw
ater
equi
vale
ntto
the
tidal
pris
m,
plus
the
volu
me
ofw
ater
pres
ent
inth
eem
baym
ent
duri
nglo
wtid
e,pl
usth
evo
lum
eof
wat
erad
ded
byst
ream
s,gr
ound
wat
er,
runo
ffan
dpr
ecip
itat
ion.
Subs
eque
ntly
,a
volu
me
ofw
ater
equa
lto
the
tidal
pris
mis
rem
oved
duri
ngth
eeb
btid
e,al
ong
with
the
frac
tion
ofth
eto
tal
amou
ntof
poll
utan
t tha
tis
carr
ied
byth
atw
ater
volu
me.
Thi
ssi
mpl
eco
ncep
tca
nbe
used
toes
timat
eho
wef
fect
ivel
yW
MC
isfl
ushe
d.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e2-
8
Ifth
evo
lum
eof
fres
hwat
eren
teri
nga
wat
erbo
dyis
smal
lco
mpa
red
toth
eti
dal
pris
m,
asis
the
case
inW
MC
,th
enth
efr
acti
on(r
)of
apo
llut
ant
that
can
bere
mov
eddu
ring
each
ebb
tide
can
bees
timat
edas
:
r=
P/(
P+
V),
whe
reP
isth
eti
dal
pris
mvo
lum
e(
233,
000
cubi
cya
rds)
and
Vis
the
volu
me
of
wat
erpr
esen
tin
WM
Cdu
ring
low
tide
(28
8,00
0cu
bic
yard
s).
Bas
edon
thes
eda
ta,
appr
oxim
atel
y45
perc
ent
ofth
epo
llut
ant
isex
pect
edto
bere
mov
edw
ith
each
ebb
tide.
The
num
ber
ofeb
bcy
cles
that
wou
ldbe
expe
cted
tore
mov
e90
perc
ent o
f the
poll
utan
t can
bees
tim
ated
as0.
1/(1
00%
-45
%),
whi
chw
orks
out
tobe
3.85
ebb
cycl
es,
orab
out
48ho
urs
2. The
depo
siti
onof
sedi
men
t with
inth
ech
anne
lof
WM
Cin
crea
ses
the
fric
tion
exer
ted
onti
dal
curr
ent,
and
tend
sto
caus
eth
etid
alra
nge
wit
hin
the
cree
kto
dive
rge
from
that
ofSt
ony
Bro
okH
arbo
r.R
emov
ing
shoa
lsan
dde
epen
ing
WM
C(i
.e.,
dred
ging
)w
ould
have
the
oppo
site
effe
ct, r
educ
ing
the
tidal
fric
tion
and
brin
ging
the
tidal
rang
ew
ithin
the
cree
kcl
oser
toth
atof
the
harb
or.
How
ever
,th
em
axim
umtid
alra
nge
inW
MC
,no
mat
ter
how
muc
hdr
edgi
ngis
perf
orm
ed,
cann
otex
ceed
the
rang
ein
the
adjo
inin
gha
rbor
.If
,W
MC
coul
dbe
mod
ifie
dto
achi
eve
the
tidal
rang
ein
the
harb
or, t
his
wou
ldin
crea
seth
ecr
eek’
sti
dal
rang
eby
appr
oxim
atel
y30
perc
ent
and
redu
ceth
efl
ushi
ngtim
eto
abou
t75
perc
ent
of
itscu
rren
tva
lue.
“Pol
luti
onsu
scep
tibi
lity
”(P
S)is
anin
dex
that
desc
ribe
sth
ere
lati
vede
gree
of
flus
hing
expe
rien
ced
bya
wat
erbo
dy.
The
PSw
asca
lcul
ated
for
four
reac
hes
ofW
MC
, bas
edon
the
sam
eas
sum
ptio
nsas
wer
eap
plie
dto
the
forg
oing
calc
ulat
ion
ofpo
llut
ant
rem
oval
effi
cien
cydu
ring
each
ebb
cycl
e(r
efer
tofo
otno
te#2
).In
both
calc
ulat
ions
,th
eas
sum
ptio
nof
aco
nser
vativ
epo
llut
ant
appe
arto
bere
ason
able
beca
use
man
yof
the
poll
utan
ts(e
.g.,
met
als)
inde
edar
eco
nser
vativ
e,ot
her c
omm
onpo
llut
ants
(e.g
.,pe
stic
ides
)ar
ede
stro
yed
very
slow
lyin
anen
viro
nmen
tlik
eth
ecr
eek,
and
even
indi
cato
ror
gani
sms
for
path
ogen
s(i
.e.,
colif
orm
bact
eria
)ar
eth
ough
tto
surv
ive
long
erth
anon
eti
dal
peri
od.
The
seca
lcul
atio
nssh
owth
ehi
ghpo
llut
ion
vuln
erab
ilit
yofA
AC
and
the
head
wat
erba
sin
inW
MC
due
topo
orfl
ushi
ngra
tes
inbo
thar
eas,
and
indi
cate
that
the
low
erre
ache
sof
WM
Car
ere
lati
vely
wel
l-fl
ushe
d,ba
sed
onth
eca
lcul
ated
PSva
lues
.
2T
his
calc
ulat
ion
prov
ides
only
afi
rst
appr
oxim
atio
nof
the
flus
hing
rate
,si
nce
itas
sum
esth
atth
epo
lluta
ntis
cons
erva
tive
(i.e
.,is
neit
her
crea
ted
nor
dest
roye
dw
ithi
nth
ecr
eek
itse
lfan
dre
mai
nsin
the
wat
erco
lum
naf
ter
bein
gin
trod
uced
into
the
cree
k),
that
the
poll
utan
tis
com
plet
ely
mix
edin
the
WM
C,
and
that
the
poll
utan
tis
not
re-i
ntro
duce
din
toth
eW
MC
syst
emfr
omth
eha
rbor
duri
ngsu
bseq
uent
floo
dtid
es.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-9
The
tide
and
curr
ent
data
that
wer
eco
llec
ted
aspa
rtof
the
1996
stud
yw
ere
used
toes
tim
ate
the
cree
k’s
exis
ting
flus
hing
char
acte
rist
ics
and
tode
term
ine
whe
ther
sele
ctiv
edr
edgi
ngco
uld
help
tore
duce
poll
utio
nle
vels
inW
MC
.A
num
ber
ofdi
ffer
ent
dred
ging
scen
ario
sw
ere
mod
eled
,in
clud
ing:
1)ex
isti
ngcr
oss-
sect
iona
lar
eas
2)do
ubli
ngof
the
cros
s-se
ctio
nal
area
atth
een
tran
ceto
AA
C3)
doub
ling
the
cros
s-se
ctio
nal
area
ofW
MC
chan
nel
atSo
und
Vie
wB
each
4)in
crea
sing
the
cros
s-se
ctio
nal
area
atth
em
outh
ofW
IvIC
by28
perc
ent,
corr
espo
ndin
gto
ade
pth
incr
ease
of2.
3fe
et5)
doub
ling
the
cros
s-se
ctio
nala
rea
ofW
MC
chan
nel a
tSou
ndV
iew
Bea
ch,d
oubl
ing
the
cros
s-se
ctio
nal
area
atth
een
tran
ceto
AA
C,
and
incr
easi
ngth
ecr
oss-
sect
iona
lar
eaat
the
mou
thof
WM
Cby
28pe
rcen
t
Und
erth
esc
enar
ios
outl
ined
abov
e,th
ecu
mul
ativ
etid
alpr
ism
over
24ho
urs,
and
henc
ePS
,ca
nbe
reca
lcul
ated
usin
gtid
alcu
rren
tve
loci
ties
and
cros
s-se
ctio
nal
area
sto
repl
ace
tida
lra
nges
and
surf
ace
area
s.B
ased
onth
ese
estim
ates
,it
was
conc
lude
dth
atsp
otdr
edgi
ngw
ould
incr
ease
the
flus
hing
ofW
MC
,but
that
AA
Cis
part
icul
arly
pron
eto
high
leve
lsof
poll
utan
tsgi
ven
the
exis
ting
load
ing
and
conf
igur
atio
n.H
owev
er,
itdo
esno
tap
pear
the
dred
ging
init
self
wou
ldpr
ovid
esu
ffic
ient
abat
emen
t ofp
ollu
tant
conc
entr
atio
nsto
atta
inN
ewY
ork
Stat
ew
ater
qual
ity
stan
dard
sfo
rsh
ellf
ishi
ng.
Dre
dgin
gm
ayre
duce
conc
entr
atio
nsby
asm
uch
as50
perc
ent,
but
redu
ctio
nsin
the
rang
eof
seve
ral
orde
rsof
mag
nitu
dear
ere
quir
edto
mee
tSt
ate
stan
dard
s.
The
Mar
ine
Scie
nces
Res
earc
hC
ente
rof
SUN
Yat
Ston
yB
rook
also
mea
sure
ddi
ssol
ved
oxyg
en(D
O)
leve
lsin
WM
Cin
the
fall
of19
91.
DO
read
ings
vari
edfr
omab
out
9m
g/l
near
the
mou
thof
WM
Cto
7.4
mg/
iin
the
nort
hern
reac
hes
ofth
ecr
eek.
Lev
els
betw
een
4an
d5.
5m
g/iw
ere
reco
rded
near
ast
orm
drai
nat
the
nort
hern
end
ofth
ehe
adw
ater
basi
nin
WM
C,
and
leve
lsas
low
as6
mg/
iw
ere
foun
din
the
vici
nity
ofa
stor
mdr
ain
disc
harg
ing
toA
AC
.T
hese
data
indi
cate
gene
ralc
ompl
ianc
ew
ith
the
5.0-
mg/
imin
imum
stan
dard
for
SAw
ater
sth
roug
hout
mos
tof
WM
C,
alth
ough
ther
eis
evid
ence
that
DO
decl
ines
belo
wth
isle
vel
inth
evi
cini
tyof
the
deep
basi
nat
the
head
ofW
MC
,an
dco
uld
pote
ntia
lly
drop
tole
ssth
an5.
0m
g/i
near
stor
mdr
ains
inot
her
area
sof
rest
rict
edci
rcul
atio
n.
2.1.
5W
ater
shed
Top
ogra
phy
The
WM
Cw
ater
shed
cont
ains
two
disc
rete
topo
grap
hic
regi
ons,
divi
ded
byth
em
ain
chan
nel
of
the
cree
k.T
hedi
stin
ctio
nbe
twee
nth
ese
two
area
sow
esto
thei
rcr
eati
onby
very
diff
eren
tge
olog
icpr
oces
ses.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-10
The
area
toth
eea
stof
the
mai
nch
anne
lof
WM
Cri
ses
rapi
dly
upan
irre
gula
ran
dro
llin
ghi
llsi
de.
The
topo
grap
hyof
this
area
isty
pica
lof
the
Har
bor
Hill
term
inal
mor
aine
,whi
chm
arks
the
sout
herl
ylim
itof
the
mos
tre
cent
adva
nce
ofth
eco
ntin
enta
lgl
acie
ral
ong
the
entir
eno
rth
shor
eof
Suff
olk
Cou
nty.
The
hills
ide
isdi
ssec
ted
byna
tura
ldr
aina
gew
ays
whi
chfo
rma
seri
esof
smal
lva
lleys
inth
ela
ndsu
rfac
e.F
rom
sout
hto
nort
h,th
epr
imar
ydr
aina
gew
ays
onth
eea
stsi
deof
WM
Car
eid
entif
ied
asfo
llow
s:al
ong
Ben
net
Lan
e;at
the
nort
han
dso
uth
bran
ches
ofA
AC
;in
the
Sout
hgat
eR
oad
area
,ne
arth
eno
rthe
rnen
dof
WM
C;
and
alon
gG
lenw
ater
Lan
e,at
the
head
ofW
MC
.T
hem
axim
umel
evat
ion
ofap
prox
imat
ely
150
abov
ese
ale
vel
(Nat
iona
lG
eode
ticV
erti
cal
Dat
um)
occu
rsin
the
sout
heas
tco
rner
ofth
ew
ater
shed
,at
the
term
inus
ofC
oope
rC
ourt
.
Inco
ntra
st,t
heba
rrie
rsp
itan
das
soci
ated
tidal
mar
shla
ndto
the
wes
t of t
hem
ain
chan
nel
ofW
MC
exhi
bit
gene
rally
low
reli
efan
dge
ntle
grad
ient
s.T
hese
topo
grap
hic
char
acte
rist
ics
aris
efr
omth
efo
rmat
ion
ofth
ese
feat
ures
due
tode
posi
tion
ofco
arse
grai
ned
sedi
men
tsca
rrie
dfr
omth
eno
rth
via
litto
ral
drif
t,to
form
the
barr
ier
spit,
and
the
depo
siti
onof
fine
-gra
ined
sedi
men
tsin
the
back
-bar
rier
mar
shar
eadu
ring
lulls
inth
etid
alfl
owin
WM
C.
Max
imum
elev
atio
nson
the
Wes
tM
eado
wpe
nins
ula
bare
lyex
ceed
ten
feet
.
2.1.
6So
ils
Acc
ordi
ngto
the
Soil
Surv
eyof
Suff
olk
Cou
nty,
New
Yor
k(U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of A
gric
ultu
re,
Soil
Con
serv
atio
nSe
rvic
e,A
pril
1975
),th
een
tire
WM
Cw
ater
shed
issi
tuat
edw
ithi
na
belt
stre
tchi
ngal
ong
mos
tof
the
nort
hsh
ore
ofSu
ffol
kC
ount
yw
hich
cont
ains
Car
ver
Ply
mou
th-R
iver
head
Ass
ocia
tion
soils
.T
hese
are
mor
aina
l soi
lsw
hich
gene
rally
are
deep
,ro
llin
g,ex
cess
ivel
ydr
aine
dan
dw
ell-
drai
ned,
with
aco
arse
-tex
ture
dan
dm
oder
atel
yco
arse
-tex
ture
dsu
rfac
ela
yer.
The
prim
ary
soil
type
sin
the
stud
yar
eaar
esu
mm
ariz
edas
follo
ws:
Car
ver
and
Ply
mou
thSa
nd—
Thi
sis
the
mos
tco
mm
onso
ilty
pein
the
WM
Cw
ater
shed
,es
peci
ally
inth
eno
rthe
rnha
lfof
this
area
.T
hese
soils
have
very
low
avai
labl
em
oist
ure
capa
city
and
very
low
natu
ral
fert
ility
.P
erm
eabi
lity
isra
pid
thro
ugho
utth
eso
ilpr
ofil
e.Sl
opes
vary
from
0to
35pe
rcen
tin
the
stud
yar
ea,
with
lim
itat
ions
toal
lty
pes
ofde
velo
pmen
tge
nera
lly
incr
easi
ngas
the
grad
ient
stee
pens
.
Ply
mou
thL
oam
ySa
nd—
Thi
sso
ilty
peis
pres
ent
inso
me
area
sin
the
sout
hern
half
ofth
epo
rtio
nof
the
WM
Cw
ater
shed
lyin
gto
the
east
ofth
ecr
eek
chan
nel,
and
isin
ters
pers
edw
ithar
eas
ofC
arve
ran
dP
lym
outh
Sand
, and
Riv
erhe
adan
dH
aven
Soils
.P
lym
outh
Loa
my
Sand
has
very
low
avai
labl
em
oist
ure
capa
city
and
very
low
natu
ral
fert
ility
.P
erm
eabi
lity
isra
pid
thro
ugho
utth
eso
ilpr
ofil
e,ex
cept
whe
rea
silt
subs
trat
umis
pres
ent.
Slop
esva
ryfr
om3
to15
perc
ent
inth
est
udy
area
,w
ith
Wes
tMea
dow
Cre
ekM
anag
emen
tP
lan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-11
lim
itat
ions
for
hom
esi
tede
velo
pmen
tin
crea
sing
from
slig
htto
mod
erat
eas
the
grad
ient
stee
pens
.
Riv
erhe
adSa
ndy
Loa
m,
and
Riv
erhe
adan
dH
aven
Soils
—T
his
soil
type
ispr
esen
tin
the
sout
heas
tco
rner
ofth
eW
MC
wat
ersh
ed.
The
seso
ilsha
vem
oder
ate
tohi
ghav
aila
ble
moi
stur
eca
paci
tyan
dlo
wna
tura
lfe
rtili
ty.
Per
mea
bili
tyis
mod
erat
ely
rapi
din
the
surf
ace
laye
ran
din
the
subs
oil,
and
very
rapi
din
the
subs
trat
um.
Slo
pes
vary
from
3to
8pe
rcen
tin
the
stud
yar
ea,
with
lim
itat
ions
for
the
deve
lopm
ent
ofho
me
site
s,st
reet
san
dpa
rkin
glo
tsbe
ing
slig
htto
mod
erat
e.
Tid
alM
arsh
—T
his
soil
type
ispr
esen
tin
the
imm
edia
tevi
cini
tyof
WM
Cch
anne
l.T
hese
poor
lydr
aine
dso
ilsar
eno
tsu
ited
toan
yty
peof
deve
lopm
ent.
2.1.
7G
roun
dwat
er
The
enti
reW
MC
wat
ersh
edlie
sw
ithi
nhy
drog
eolo
gic
Zon
eV
III,
asde
sign
ated
byth
eL
ong
Isla
ndC
ompr
ehen
sive
Was
teT
reat
men
tMan
agem
ent P
lan
(Lon
gIs
land
208
Pla
n,L
ong
Isla
ndR
egio
nal
Pla
nnin
gB
oard
,19
78).
Zon
eV
III
isch
arac
teri
zed
byge
nera
lly
shal
low
grou
ndw
ater
flow
s,w
hich
disc
harg
esto
adja
cent
stre
ams
and
salt
wat
erba
ys.
Bas
edon
thes
eco
ndit
ions
,th
e20
8P
lan
reco
mm
ende
dth
atst
orm
wat
erru
noff
inth
iszo
nebe
cont
roll
edto
min
imiz
eth
etr
ansp
ort
ofse
dim
ents
,nu
trie
nts,
met
als,
orga
nic
chem
ical
s,ba
cter
ia,
and
othe
rco
ntam
inan
tsto
surf
ace
wat
ers
and
grou
ndw
ater
.P
rovi
sion
ofr
outin
em
aint
enan
ceof
on-s
itese
wag
edi
spos
alsy
stem
s(i
.e.,
sept
icsy
stem
san
dce
sspo
ols)
isal
sore
com
men
ded.
Loc
aliz
edsu
bsur
face
clay
lens
esof
vari
ous
thic
knes
san
dex
tent
ofte
nar
efo
und
inm
orai
nal
depo
sits
,su
chas
the
WM
Cw
ater
shed
.T
hese
lens
espo
seco
nstr
aint
sfo
rsi
tede
velo
pmen
t,si
nce
they
mus
t be
pene
trat
edin
orde
rfo
ron
-sit
esa
nita
rysy
stem
sto
drai
npr
oper
ly.
The
prop
erfu
ncti
onin
gof
such
syst
ems
also
isof
ten
impa
ired
inar
eas
ofhi
ghgr
ound
wat
er,a
soc
curs
onlo
wla
ndar
eas
incl
ose
prox
imit
yto
surf
ace
wat
erbo
dies
, whi
chap
plie
sto
the
Old
Fiel
dC
lub
atth
ehe
adof
WM
C.
All
ofth
eT
hree
Vil
lage
Ham
let
area
,in
clud
ing
the
WM
Cst
udy
area
but
excl
udin
gth
eV
illa
geof
Old
Fiel
d,is
serv
edby
publ
icw
ater
supp
lied
byth
eSu
ffol
kC
ount
yW
ater
Aut
hori
ty.
Thi
sw
ater
ispu
mpe
dby
ase
ries
ofei
ght
inte
rcon
nect
edpu
blic
wel
lfi
elds
,m
ost
ofw
hich
tap
into
the
Mag
othy
Aqu
ifer
tode
pths
asgr
eat
as72
4fe
et.
Non
eof
thes
ew
ells
are
loca
ted
insi
deth
eW
I4C
stud
yar
ea.
Wes
tMea
dow
Cre
ekM
anag
emen
tPl
anM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e2-
12
2.2
Eco
logi
cal
Res
ourc
es
As
disc
usse
dbr
iefl
yin
Sect
ion
1.3,
WM
Csu
ppor
tsim
port
ant
ecol
ogic
alre
sour
ces
and,
asa
resu
lt,
has
rece
ived
spec
ial
desi
gnat
ion
unde
ra
num
ber
ofSt
ate
and
Fed
eral
natu
ral
reso
urce
prot
ecti
onpr
ogra
ms.
The
sere
sour
ces
are
desc
ribe
dm
ore
spec
ific
ally
inth
efo
llow
ing
subs
ecti
ons.
Asu
mm
ary
ofth
ede
scri
ptio
npr
ovid
edby
vari
ous
New
Yor
kSt
ate
and
fede
ral
agen
cies
rega
rdin
gth
eov
eral
lec
olog
ical
impo
rtan
ceof
WM
Can
dvi
cini
ty—
incl
udin
gSt
ate
and
fede
rald
esig
nati
onas
aSi
gnif
ican
tCoa
stal
Fish
and
Wild
life
Hab
itat
,St
ate
desi
gnat
ion
asan
Out
stan
ding
Nat
ural
Coa
stal
Are
a,an
dSt
ate
desi
gnat
ion
asm
appe
das
tidal
wet
land
s—
ispr
esen
ted
inS
ecti
on1.
4.
2.2.
1H
abit
ats
The
rear
ea
num
ber
ofdi
stin
ctha
bita
tsin
the
stud
yar
ea, w
hich
are
defi
ned
byth
efl
ora
and
faun
apr
esen
t.M
ost
ofth
isar
ea,
com
pris
ing
the
hill
side
onth
eea
stsi
deof
the
cree
k,ge
nera
lly
isco
vere
dby
ade
cidu
ous
hard
woo
dfo
rest
that
has
been
alte
red
subs
tant
iall
yby
the
cons
truc
tion
ofro
adw
ays
and
deve
lopm
ent o
f hom
esi
tes,
incl
udin
gas
soci
ated
clea
ring
and
grad
ing
and
the
esta
blis
hmen
tof
exte
nsiv
ela
ndsc
ape
plan
tings
.A
sis
true
for
mos
tof
the
area
ofth
eH
arbo
rH
illte
rmin
alm
orai
ne, t
hena
tive
woo
dlan
dsp
ecie
spr
esen
t on
the
subj
ecth
ills
ide
repr
esen
tse
cond
-gro
wth
whi
chha
sre
-col
oniz
edla
ndth
atpr
evio
usly
was
clea
red
for
fire
woo
dor
use
ascr
opla
ndor
past
urel
and.
Ove
rti
me,
the
plan
tco
mm
unit
yha
sre
vert
edba
ckto
clim
axoa
kfo
rest
,dom
inat
edby
red,
whi
tean
dsc
arle
t oak
, int
erm
ixed
with
vari
ous
hick
ory
spec
ies
and
ath
ick
unde
rsto
ryof
mou
ntai
nla
urel
.T
his
woo
dlan
dpr
ovid
esha
bita
tfo
ra
dive
rsity
ofw
ildl
ife,
incl
udin
ga
wid
era
nge
ofbi
rds
(esp
ecia
lly
for
song
bird
s),
smal
lm
amm
als
(esp
ecia
llyro
dent
s),
opos
sum
s,ra
coon
s,ce
rtai
nba
tsp
ecie
s,an
d,oc
casi
onal
ly,r
edfo
x.
The
vege
tati
veco
mm
uniti
esin
the
imm
edia
tevi
cini
tyof
WM
Car
ede
scri
bed
inth
eM
aste
rP
lan
and
Dra
ftE
nvir
onm
enta
lIm
pact
Sta
tem
ent f
or
Wes
tM
eado
wB
each
(Cra
mer
,V
oorh
is&
Ass
ocia
tes,
Mar
ch19
92),
whi
chw
aspr
epar
edto
addr
ess
the
prop
osed
rem
oval
ofth
ebe
ach
cotta
ges
onla
ndow
ned
byth
eT
own
ofB
rook
have
non
the
Wes
tM
eado
wba
rrie
rsp
it.T
hat
DE
ISid
enti
fied
ava
riet
yof
diff
eren
tha
bita
tsw
ithi
nth
eW
MC
area
,in
clud
ing
the
follo
win
g(r
efer
toth
eor
igin
alre
port
for
lists
ofsc
ient
ific
spec
ies
nam
es):
1)M
arin
eIn
tert
idal
Mud
flat
—T
his
isan
area
ofqu
iet
wat
ers,
wit
hsu
bstr
ates
com
pose
dof
silt
orsa
ndth
atis
rich
inor
gani
cm
atte
r,an
dw
hich
ispo
orly
drai
ned
atlo
wtid
e.A
tlow
tide,
this
area
may
beco
me
expo
sed
orm
ayre
tain
ash
allo
wde
pth
ofw
ater
.In
the
stud
yar
ea,t
hesu
bstr
ate
inin
tert
idal
mud
flat
area
sw
asob
serv
edto
beco
vere
dw
ithva
riou
sty
pes
ofm
acro
alga
e(e
.g.,
Fuc
usve
sicu
losu
s,E
nter
omor
pha
spp.
,C
hond
rus
cris
pus,
Ulv
ala
ctuc
a)an
dro
oted
aqua
ticpl
ants
(e.g
.,ee
lgra
ss),
alth
ough
som
ear
eas
lack
sign
ific
ant
vege
tatio
n.R
oote
dpl
ants
gene
rall
yar
e
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e2-
13
rest
rict
edto
area
sth
atar
esu
bmer
ged
duri
ngth
een
tire
tida
lcy
cle.
Cha
ract
eris
tic
orga
nism
sin
clud
em
arin
ew
orm
s,m
udsn
ails
,so
ftsh
ell
clam
s,an
dm
usse
ls.
Thi
sco
mm
unit
y,w
hich
isfo
und
alon
gth
eed
ges
ofW
MC
, is
anim
port
ant f
eedi
nggr
ound
for
wad
ing
bird
san
dsh
oreb
irds
.
2)L
owSa
ltM
arsh
—T
his
com
mun
ity
occu
rsin
shel
tere
dar
eas
ofth
ese
aco
ast,
ina
zone
exte
ndin
gfr
omm
ean
sea
leve
lup
toth
em
ean
high
tide
line,
whi
chis
floo
ded
regu
larl
yby
sem
i-di
urna
ltid
es.
The
vege
tatio
nof
the
low
salt
mar
shco
mpr
ises
near
lym
ono-
spec
ific
stan
dsof
cord
gras
s.A
few
spec
ies
ofm
arin
em
acro
alga
e(e
.g.,
Fuc
usve
sicu
losu
san
dU
lva
lact
uca)
can
form
dens
em
ats
onth
ese
dim
ent
surf
ace
betw
een
the
cord
gras
sst
ems.
Oth
erpl
ants
that
are
pres
ent
inve
rylo
wnu
mbe
rsin
clud
egl
assw
ort,
salt
mar
shsa
ndsp
urry
, and
less
erse
abl
ite.
Cha
ract
eris
tic
anim
als
incl
ude
clap
per r
ail,
will
et, m
arsh
wre
n,se
asid
esp
arro
w, f
iddl
ercr
abs
(nes
ting
alon
gth
eba
nks)
;an
d,at
high
tide
,va
riou
ssm
all
fish
esw
hich
retr
eat
toth
eti
dal
cree
ksdu
ring
low
wat
er.
Low
salt
mar
shgr
ades
into
high
mar
shat
high
erel
evat
ions
and
inte
rtid
alfl
ats
atlo
wer
elev
atio
ns.
With
inth
est
udy
area
, low
salt
mar
shco
mm
unit
yis
foun
din
swat
hsof
vary
ing
wid
ths
exte
ndin
gou
twar
dfr
omth
eti
dal
cree
kch
anne
ls.
3)H
igh
Salt
Mar
sh—
Thi
szo
neex
tend
sfr
omth
em
ean
high
tide
line
upto
the
limit
ofsp
ring
tides
.T
his
area
peri
odic
ally
isfl
oode
dby
spri
ngti
des
and
floo
dtid
es.
Hig
hsa
ltm
arsh
typi
call
yco
nsis
tsof
am
osai
cof
patc
hes
that
are
mos
tlydo
min
ated
bysa
ltm
eado
wgr
ass
and
adw
arf
form
ofco
rdgr
ass,
eith
eral
one
orm
ixed
.A
lso
com
mon
are
spik
egr
ass
and
blac
kgr
ass.
Cha
ract
eris
ticsp
ecie
sat
the
uppe
red
geof
the
high
mar
shar
ebl
ack
gras
s,sw
itch
gras
s,se
ala
vend
er,
and
slen
der
salt
mar
shas
ter.
Cha
ract
eris
tic
anim
als
incl
ude
salt
mar
shm
osqu
ito,
gree
nhea
dfl
y,co
ffee
bean
snai
l,sh
arp-
tail
edsp
arro
w,
mar
shw
ren,
east
ern
mea
dow
lark
,cl
appe
rra
il,
and
Am
eric
anbl
ack
duck
.W
ithin
the
stud
yar
ea, t
his
com
mun
ity
isfo
und
ina
wid
eba
ndto
the
east
side
ofT
rust
ees
Roa
d,be
twee
nth
esa
ltsh
rub
alon
gth
ero
adsi
dean
dlo
wtid
alm
arsh
com
mun
itie
sad
jace
ntto
WM
C.
Obs
erve
dpl
ant
spec
ies
wit
hin
this
area
incl
ude:
blac
kgr
ass,
mar
shel
der,
saltm
eado
wgr
ass,
salt
wor
t,se
ala
vend
er,
soft
-st
emm
edbu
lrus
h,w
ater
hem
p,sp
ike
gras
s,sp
ike-
rush
,an
dbr
own
and
gree
nm
acro
alga
es(F
ucus
spp.
and
Ent
erom
orph
asp
p.,
resp
ecti
vely
).
4)Sa
ltP
anne
—T
his
isa
shal
low
,poo
rly
drai
ned
depr
essi
onin
asa
ltm
arsh
, whi
chca
nbe
foun
dei
ther
inlo
wor
high
mar
shar
eas.
Parm
esin
low
mar
shes
usua
lly
lack
vege
tati
on,
and
the
subs
trat
eis
soft
,silt
ym
ud.
Pann
esin
high
mar
shar
eir
regu
larl
yfl
oode
dby
spri
ngtid
esan
dst
orm
surg
e,bu
tdo
notd
rain
ordr
ain
very
slow
lydu
ring
peri
ods
oflo
wer
wat
er.
The
phys
ical
cond
ition
sin
pann
esar
eha
rsh,
sinc
eev
apor
atio
nca
uses
hype
r-sa
lini
tyan
dso
lar
heat
ing
resu
lts
inel
evat
edte
mpe
ratu
res.
Cha
ract
eris
tic
plan
tsin
this
area
incl
ude
the
dwar
ffo
rmof
cord
gras
s,gl
assw
orts
,
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e2-
14
mar
shfl
eaba
ne, s
alt m
arsh
plan
tain
,arr
owgr
ass,
and
salt
mar
shsa
ndsp
urry
.W
igeo
ngr
ass
may
bepr
esen
t in
pond
hole
s.Fi
shes
that
may
bepe
rman
ent r
esid
ents
incl
ude
mum
mic
hog
and
shee
pshe
adm
inno
w.
Thi
sco
mm
unit
yis
pres
ent i
nsc
atte
red
smal
lar
eas
thro
ugho
utth
em
arsh
esbo
rder
ing
WM
C.
5)T
idal
Cre
ek—
Thi
sar
eaco
mpr
ises
ana
tura
lch
anne
lth
atdr
ains
the
tidal
wat
ers
of
aco
asta
lsal
t mar
sh.
The
wat
erin
the
cree
kis
brac
kish
tosa
line
(0.5
to30
.0pa
rts
per
thou
sand
),an
dth
ew
ater
leve
lfl
uctu
ates
with
the
tide.
Alt
houg
hth
ecr
eek
bott
omis
cont
inuo
usly
floo
ded,
the
bank
sar
eex
pose
dat
low
tide
(sim
ilar
toin
tert
idal
mud
flat
s).
Mos
ttid
alcr
eeks
,in
clud
ing
the
mai
nch
anne
lof
WM
Cits
elf,
flow
ina
sinu
ous
path
thro
ugh
the
salt
mar
sh.
Cha
ract
eris
tic
plan
tsar
esi
mil
arto
thos
ede
scri
bed
abov
ew
ithre
spec
tto
mar
ine
inte
rtid
alm
udfl
ats;
wig
eon
gras
san
dcy
anob
acte
ria
may
also
bepr
esen
t.Se
vera
lsp
ecie
sof
fish
(e.g
.,A
tlan
tic
silv
ersi
de,
mum
mic
hog,
stri
ped
kill
ifis
h,sh
eeps
head
min
now
,th
rees
pine
and
four
spin
est
ickl
ebac
ks,
and
Am
eric
anee
l)th
atar
ere
side
ntin
tida
lcr
eeks
duri
nglo
wti
deus
eth
ead
jace
ntar
eas
oflo
wsa
ltm
arsh
whe
nit
isfl
oode
dat
high
tide.
Tid
alcr
eeks
also
are
used
asnu
rser
yar
eas
byse
vera
lim
port
ant
spec
ies
ofm
arin
efi
sh,
incl
udin
gw
inte
rfl
ound
er,
blac
kse
abas
s,bl
uefi
sh,
and
stri
ped
bass
.T
his
type
ofco
mm
unit
yis
foun
dw
ithi
nW
MC
prop
eran
dth
eA
AC
trib
utar
y.
The
tidal
cree
kha
bita
tca
nbe
divi
ded
into
thre
edi
stin
ctbe
nthi
csu
b-ha
bita
ts,
base
don
sedi
men
tty
pe:
inte
rtid
alba
nks,
sand
ym
ain
stem
of
the
cree
k,an
dgr
avel
lych
anne
lfl
oor
atth
em
outh
ofW
MC
.G
astr
opod
ste
ndto
dom
inat
ein
the
coar
ser
grai
ned
sedi
men
tsat
the
mou
thof
the
cree
k.B
ival
ves
are
mor
epr
eval
ent
inth
esa
ndy,
mid
dle
reac
hof
WM
C.
The
sand
ym
uds
ofth
ein
tert
idal
bank
sar
edo
min
ated
bypo
lych
aete
asse
mbl
ages
.
6)E
stua
rine
Cha
nnel
—T
his
isde
fine
das
anar
tific
ial
estu
arin
ede
epw
ater
area
that
usua
lly
iscr
eate
dby
dred
ging
oper
atio
ns.
Var
ious
sect
ions
ofth
eW
MC
syst
emha
vebe
endr
edge
dat
som
etim
ein
the
past
.H
owev
er, m
any
of t
hese
area
sha
vere
vert
edto
natu
ral
com
mun
ity
stru
ctur
edu
eto
subs
eque
ntse
dim
enta
tion
.T
here
are
som
elo
catio
nsin
the
stud
yar
eath
atst
illre
tain
char
acte
rist
ics
ofes
tuar
ine
deep
wat
erch
anne
ls,
the
larg
est
ofw
hich
(at
appr
oxim
atel
y18
acre
sin
size
)co
mpr
ises
the
dred
ged
basi
nne
arth
ehe
adof
WM
C.
Ano
ther
smal
lar
ea(a
ppro
xim
atel
y6,
000
squa
refe
et)
islo
cate
dju
stof
f the
Mar
ine
Con
serv
atio
nC
ente
r,w
hich
islo
cate
dne
arth
em
idpo
int
ofW
MC
.
7)E
stua
rine
Dit
ch—
Thi
sis
ana
rrow
, typ
ical
lylin
ear
chan
nel t
hat h
asbe
enex
cava
ted
thro
ugh
the
mar
shfo
rth
ein
tent
ofim
prov
ing
drai
nage
inor
der
toco
ntro
lm
osqu
ito
popu
lati
ons.
The
sedi
tche
sge
nera
llyw
ere
esta
blis
hed
ata
regu
lar
spac
ing
inte
rval
,w
itho
utre
gard
for
the
subt
leva
riat
ions
into
pogr
aphy
that
typi
call
yex
ist
onsa
lt
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-15
mar
shes
.W
hile
rela
tivel
yea
syto
impl
emen
t,gr
iddi
tchi
ngof
ten
has
fail
edto
achi
eve
the
stat
edob
ject
ive
ofdr
aini
ngar
eas
ofm
osqu
ito
larv
aeco
ncen
trat
ions
,si
nce
depr
essi
ons
inth
em
arsh
surf
ace
wer
eju
stas
likel
yto
belo
cate
dbe
twee
nth
edi
tche
sas
alon
gth
epa
ths
ofth
edi
tche
s.In
addi
tion
,th
em
aint
enan
ceof
the
grid
ditc
hes
freq
uent
lyw
asgi
ven
are
lativ
ely
low
prio
rity
bym
unic
ipal
agen
cies
char
ged
wit
hth
isre
spon
sibi
lity
and,
iron
ical
ly,
negl
ecte
ddi
tche
sth
atbe
cam
efu
llyor
part
iall
ycl
ogge
dte
nded
tode
velo
pin
topr
ime
mos
quit
onu
rser
ies.
App
roxi
mat
ely
32di
tche
sw
ere
exca
vate
din
the
stud
yar
ea,
all
ofw
hich
are
loca
ted
inth
eno
rthe
rnha
lfan
don
the
wes
tsi
deof
WM
C,
sout
hof
the
prev
ious
lyde
scri
bed
dred
ged
basi
nat
the
head
ofth
ecr
eek.
The
sedi
tche
sto
tal
appr
oxim
atel
y13
,000
line
arfe
etin
leng
than
dra
nge
inw
idth
from
1to
10fe
et.
8)M
arin
eIn
tert
idal
Gra
vel/S
and
Bea
ch—
Thi
sar
eais
was
hed
byhi
gh-e
nerg
yw
aves
,w
ith
sand
orgr
avel
subs
trat
esth
atar
ew
ell-
drai
ned
atlo
wtid
e.T
hese
area
sar
esu
bjec
t to
high
fluc
tuat
ions
insa
linity
and
moi
stur
e.T
his
isa
rela
tive
lylo
wdi
vers
ity
com
mun
ity,
with
little
, ifa
ny, v
eget
atio
n.It
is, p
erha
ps, b
est c
hara
cter
ized
bybe
nthi
cin
vert
ebra
tefa
una
incl
udin
gm
arin
ew
orm
san
dam
phip
ods,
and
prov
ides
feed
ing
grou
nds
for
mig
rant
shor
ebir
ds(e
.g.,
sand
erlin
gan
dse
mip
alm
ated
plov
er)
and
bree
ding
shor
ebir
ds(e
.g.,
pipi
ngpl
over
).W
ithi
nth
est
udy
area
,th
isty
peof
com
mun
ity
isfo
und
atth
eso
uthe
rntip
ofth
eW
est
Mea
dow
Bea
chba
rrie
rsp
it.
9)B
acks
hore
Bea
chH
abita
t—
Thi
sar
eaco
mpr
ises
the
unve
geta
ted
face
ofth
esh
orel
ine
that
exte
nds
from
the
seaw
ard
edge
toth
edu
neto
the
high
tide
line.
The
back
shor
eco
ntai
nsan
unst
able
subs
trat
eof
sand
,gr
avel
orco
bble
sw
hich
ishi
ghly
subj
ect t
otr
ansp
ort a
ndde
posi
tion
due
toth
eac
tion
ofw
ind,
stor
mw
aves
and
surg
e.T
heve
geta
tive
com
mun
ityis
spar
se.
With
inth
est
udy
area
, thi
sha
bita
t occ
upie
sth
ew
est
side
ofth
eW
est
Mea
dow
peni
nsul
a,an
dis
vege
tate
dw
ithA
mer
ican
beac
hgra
ss,
beac
hpe
a,co
ckle
bur,
com
mon
sait
wor
t,du
sty
mill
er,
gold
enro
d,sa
ndbu
r,an
dse
asid
ego
lden
rod.
Inge
nera
l,th
isco
mm
unit
yis
anim
port
ant
nest
ing
grou
ndfo
ra
num
ber
ofth
reat
ened
and
enda
nger
edav
ian
spec
ies,
such
aspi
ping
plov
er,
leas
t ter
n,co
mm
onte
rn,
and
rose
ate
tern
;al
thou
ghne
stin
gby
thes
esp
ecie
sdo
esno
tcur
rent
lyoc
cur
inth
est
udy
area
due
todi
stur
banc
esca
used
byth
epr
esen
ceof
aT
own
beac
hfa
cilit
yan
da
seri
esof
cotta
ges
alon
gth
een
tire
leng
thof
the
barr
ier
spit.
10)
Salt
Shru
b—
Thi
sis
atr
ansi
tion
zone
betw
een
salt
mar
shan
dup
land
vege
tati
on.
Salin
ityle
vels
gene
rally
are
low
erhe
rean
dth
eel
evat
ion
ishi
gher
than
inth
esa
ltm
arsh
.Pe
riod
icdi
stur
banc
eas
soci
ated
with
stor
ms
caus
esdi
e-ba
ckof
shru
bs.
Cha
ract
eris
tic
plan
tsp
ecie
sin
clud
egr
ound
sel,
mar
shel
der,
beac
hro
se, s
altm
eado
wgr
ass
and
switc
hgra
ss.
Ach
arac
teri
stic
anim
alis
the
mar
shw
ren.
Thi
sco
mm
unit
yus
ually
ispr
esen
tas
alin
ear
feat
ure
atth
eup
per
edge
ofth
esa
ltm
arsh
;w
here
loca
l
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-16
topo
grap
hyis
near
lyle
vel,
anex
tens
ive
shru
blan
dor
mea
dow
som
etim
esoc
curs
.W
ithi
nth
est
udy
area
,thi
sco
mm
unity
isfo
und
toth
eea
stof
Tru
stee
sR
oad,
betw
een
the
upla
nds
and
the
high
salt
mar
sh.
Obs
erve
dpl
ant
spec
ies
inth
isar
eain
clud
e:co
mm
onre
ed,
grou
ndse
l,no
rthe
rnba
yber
ry,
red
map
le,
beac
hro
se,
salt
mar
shbu
lrus
h,se
asid
ego
lden
rod,
slou
ghgr
ass,
swam
pro
se-m
allo
w,
and
swit
chgr
ass.
11)
Est
uari
ne,
Dre
dged
Sed
imen
tSh
ore
—T
his
isan
area
alon
gth
esh
orel
ine
that
isar
tifi
cial
lym
odif
ied
byth
ede
posi
tion
ofdr
edge
spoi
l.T
heco
mm
unit
yco
ntai
nsm
inim
alve
geta
tive
cove
r,w
ith
low
spec
ies
dive
rsity
.T
hela
rges
t spo
ilde
posi
tin
the
stud
yar
eaco
mpr
ises
the
Nor
thSh
ore
Hor
seSh
owSt
able
s,lo
cate
don
the
wes
tern
shor
ene
arth
eno
rthe
rnen
dof
WM
C,
whi
chw
asfi
lled
wit
hm
ater
ial
dred
ged
from
the
adja
cent
head
wat
erba
sin.
Tw
osm
alle
rsp
oil
area
sar
elo
cate
dat
the
Mar
ine
Con
serv
atio
nC
ente
r(a
tab
out
the
mid
poin
ton
the
wes
tsh
ore
ofth
ecr
eek)
and
anar
eaap
prox
imat
ely
700
feet
sout
hof
that
site
.T
heso
uthe
rnm
ost
spoi
lar
eais
the
acce
ssw
ayto
abr
idge
that
was
cons
truc
ted
acro
ssW
MC
in18
92bu
tw
asre
mov
edab
out
1910
.
12)
Mar
itim
eD
unel
and
—T
his
area
isdo
min
ated
bygr
asse
san
dlo
wsh
rubs
that
occu
ron
activ
ean
dst
abili
zed
dune
sal
ong
the
Atl
anti
cco
ast.
Thi
sco
mm
unit
yco
nsis
tsof
am
osai
cof
vege
tatio
npa
tche
sth
atre
flec
tpas
tdis
turb
ance
ssu
chas
sand
depo
siti
on,
eros
ion,
and
dune
mig
ratio
n.D
unel
ands
are
high
lysu
scep
tibl
eto
stor
mda
mag
e,an
dth
eve
geta
tion
inth
isar
eais
adap
ted
toth
esh
iftin
gsa
nds
ofth
ism
obil
een
viro
nmen
t.T
heco
mpo
siti
onan
dst
ruct
ure
ofth
eve
geta
tion
inth
isco
mm
unit
yis
vari
able
,an
dde
pend
sup
onth
est
abili
tyof
the
dune
s,th
era
tes
ofsa
ndde
posi
tion
and
eros
ion,
and
the
dist
ance
from
the
ocea
n.C
hara
cter
istic
spec
ies
ofac
tive
dune
s,w
here
the
rate
ofsa
ndm
ovem
ent
isre
lati
vely
high
,in
clud
ebe
ach
gras
s,du
sty
mill
er,
beac
hpe
a,se
dge,
seas
ide
gold
enro
d,an
dbe
ach
rose
.C
hara
cter
isti
csp
ecie
sof
stab
iliz
eddu
nes
incl
ude
beac
hhe
athe
r,be
arbe
rry,
beac
hgra
ss,
seas
ide
gold
enro
d,be
ach
pinw
eed,
join
twee
d,be
ach
rose
,ba
yber
ry,
beac
h-pl
us,
pois
oniv
y,an
dlic
hens
.Sc
atte
red
stun
ted
pitc
hpi
nes
orpo
stoa
ksal
som
aybe
pres
ent.
Cha
ract
eris
tic
bird
sar
ega
dwal
lan
dsh
ort-
eare
dow
l.T
hedu
nela
ndha
bita
tfo
und
inth
est
udy
area
isat
ypic
alin
stru
ctur
ean
dfo
rmat
ion,
asth
ere
are
node
fine
dpr
imar
yan
dse
cond
ary
dune
feat
ures
.H
owev
er,
the
vege
tativ
eco
ver
gene
rally
isty
pica
l—
beac
hgr
ass
occu
rsin
alm
ost
pure
stan
dscl
oses
tto
the
wat
er,
whi
leth
edi
vers
ityan
dde
nsit
yof
the
vege
tati
onin
crea
ses
furt
her
upth
ebe
ach
(i.e
.,in
the
area
betw
een
the
cott
ages
alon
gth
ew
est
side
ofT
rust
ees
Roa
dan
din
the
sout
hern
port
ion
ofth
epe
nins
ula)
.T
hede
velo
pmen
tof
the
cott
ages
has
resu
lted
inal
tera
tion
oft
hefl
oral
asse
mbl
age,
due
tore
grad
ing,
the
plac
emen
tofl
oam
yfi
ll,an
dth
ein
trod
ucti
onof
orna
men
tal
spec
ies.
13)
Mar
itim
eSh
rubl
and
—T
his
com
mun
ityoc
curs
ondr
yse
asid
ebl
uffs
and
head
land
sth
atar
eex
pose
dto
onsh
ore
win
dsan
dsa
ltsp
ray.
Thi
sar
eaus
uall
yco
ntai
nsa
low
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e2-
17
flor
aldi
vers
ity,
dom
inat
edby
one
orm
ore
spec
ies
ofsh
rubs
orst
unte
dtr
ees.
Cha
ract
eris
tic
spec
ies
incl
ude
beac
h-pl
us, b
each
rose
,wil
dro
se, b
aybe
rry,
east
ern
red
ceda
r,sh
iny
sum
ac,
pois
oniv
y,bl
ack
cher
ry,
high
bush
blue
berr
y,A
mer
ican
holl
y,an
dsh
adbu
sh.
Cha
ract
eris
ticbi
rds
incl
ude
grea
teg
ret
and
blac
k-cr
owne
dni
ght
hero
n.In
the
stud
yar
ea,t
his
com
mun
ity
prim
aril
yis
foun
dim
med
iate
lyto
the
east
of
Tru
stee
sR
oad,
and
incl
udes
adi
vers
eas
sem
blag
eof
spec
ies,
incl
udin
gbe
ach
gras
s,be
ach
pea,
beac
hhe
athe
r,be
ach
plum
, bea
chro
se, b
lack
cher
ry,
blac
klo
cust
,br
oom
sedg
e,ca
tbri
er, c
omm
onm
ilkw
eed,
com
mon
mul
lein
,co
mm
onni
ghts
hade
,du
sty
mill
er,
east
ern
red
ceda
r,go
lden
rod,
nort
hern
bayb
erry
,be
ach
rose
,sa
ndbu
r,se
asid
ego
lden
rod,
shor
tdu
negr
ass,
pois
oniv
y,pr
ickl
ype
ar,
and
win
ged
sum
ac.
14)
Alt
ered
Upl
and
Hab
itat
—T
his
labe
lde
scri
bes
anar
eath
atis
not
cons
ider
edto
com
pris
ena
tura
l hab
itat d
ueto
sign
ific
ant m
odif
icat
ion
byhu
man
acti
viti
es.
Wit
hin
the
WM
Car
ea,
this
clas
sifi
cati
onap
plie
sto
ace
ntra
lba
nddo
wn
the
spin
eof
the
Wes
tM
eado
wpe
nins
ula,
whi
chis
occu
pied
byth
eco
ttag
esan
dth
eT
own
park
faci
lity
,to
the
imm
edia
tew
est o
f Tru
stee
sR
oad.
The
natu
ral h
abit
atth
atpr
evio
usly
exis
ted
inth
isar
eaw
asm
arit
ime
dune
land
and
shru
blan
d,re
mna
nts
ofw
hich
can
befo
und
arou
ndth
eco
ttage
s.In
som
elo
catio
ns,
the
dune
com
mun
itie
sha
vebe
enal
low
edto
reco
loni
zein
toth
eor
igin
alar
eaof
clea
ring
arou
ndth
eco
ttag
es, r
esul
ting
inth
ere
side
ntia
lst
ruct
ures
bein
gne
stle
din
ana
tura
l hab
itat
setti
ng—
73oft
he11
0co
ttag
elo
tsar
ede
scri
bed
inth
eM
arch
1992
DE
ISas
cont
aini
ngna
tura
l veg
etat
ion.
Inot
her
area
s,pa
rtic
ular
lyin
the
sout
hern
port
ion
ofth
epe
nins
ula,
the
natu
ral
vege
tati
onre
mai
nson
lyas
smal
l pat
ches
betw
een
the
cotta
ges.
Itis
evid
ent t
hat
the
subs
trat
ein
this
area
has
been
exte
nsiv
ely
mod
ifie
dby
the
addi
tion
oflo
amy
fill
and
tops
oil t
oim
prov
eco
nditi
ons
for
non-
nati
ve, o
rnam
enta
lla
ndsc
apin
gsp
ecie
sw
hich
wou
ldno
tno
rmal
lybe
foun
din
this
type
ofse
tting
—of
the
110
cott
age
lots
,th
eM
arch
1992
DE
IScl
assi
fies
3as
cont
aini
ngor
nam
enta
lve
geta
tion
,24
wit
ha
com
bina
tion
ofna
tura
lan
dor
nam
enta
lve
geta
tion
,an
d10
asbe
ing
devo
idof
vege
tati
on.
Are
asoc
cupi
edby
impe
rvio
ussu
rfac
es(b
uild
ings
and
othe
rst
ruct
ures
,ro
ads,
driv
eway
s,pa
rkin
gar
eas,
etc.
)ar
eal
soco
nsid
ered
tobe
part
of
this
habi
tat.
The
Tow
npa
rkfa
cilit
yat
the
nort
hen
dof
the
peni
nsul
are
pres
ents
asi
gnif
ican
tly
alte
red
habi
tat,
whi
chvi
rtua
llyla
cks
vege
tati
on,e
xcep
t for
smal
l are
asof l
ands
capi
ngin
plan
ted
isla
nds.
2.2.
2W
ildl
ife
The
abun
danc
ean
ddi
vers
ityof
wild
life
ina
give
nar
eais
dete
rmin
edby
the
type
ofha
bita
tav
aila
ble.
As
disc
usse
din
Sect
ion
2.2.
1ab
ove,
the
area
surr
ound
ing
WM
Cco
ntai
nsa
wid
eva
riet
yof
dist
inct
plan
tco
mm
uniti
esth
atra
nge
from
open
wat
erar
eas
toup
land
habi
tats
.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-18
The
mar
ine
habi
tats
with
inW
MC
itse
lfan
dth
ead
jace
ntin
tert
idal
wet
land
area
ssu
ppor
ta
dive
rse
faun
aof
mar
ine
inve
rteb
rate
san
dfi
shes
whi
ch, i
ntu
rn,s
usta
ins
num
erou
ssp
ecie
sof
gulls
,te
rns,
shor
ebir
dsan
dw
adin
gbi
rds.
Wat
erfo
wl
also
are
abun
dant
inth
isri
chm
arin
eha
bita
t.T
head
jace
ntup
land
vege
tati
veco
mm
uniti
esof
the
Wes
t Mea
dow
barr
ier
spit
(e.g
.,m
arit
ime
dune
land
and
shru
blan
d)pr
ovid
eha
bita
tfo
ra
vari
ety
ofan
imal
s,pr
imar
ily
bird
san
dm
amm
als.
The
wil
dlif
eon
the
hills
ide
toth
eea
stof
WM
Cha
sno
tbe
enin
vent
orie
das
part
of
this
plan
orpr
ior
stud
ies.
Thi
sar
ea,a
ltho
ugh
dist
urbe
dby
past
deve
lopm
ent a
ctiv
itie
s,pr
ovid
esha
bita
tfor
vari
ous
terr
estr
ial
spec
ies
that
are
tole
rant
ofhu
man
pres
ence
.T
his
incl
udes
aw
ide
rang
eof
bird
s(e
spec
ially
for
song
bird
s),
smal
lm
amm
als
(esp
ecia
lly
rode
nts)
,op
ossu
ms,
raco
ons,
cert
ain
bat
spec
ies,
and,
occa
sion
ally
,re
dfo
x.
Exc
ept a
sot
herw
ise
note
d,th
ein
form
atio
npr
esen
ted
belo
wis
take
nfr
omth
eM
arch
1992
Mas
ter
Pla
nan
dD
raft
Env
iron
men
talI
mpa
ctS
tate
men
t for
Wes
tMea
dow
Bea
ch,
whi
chal
sose
rved
asth
eba
sis
ofth
edi
scus
sion
ofpl
ant
com
mun
itie
ssu
mm
ariz
edin
Sec
tion
2.2.
1(r
efer
toth
eor
igin
alre
port
for
lists
ofsc
ient
ific
spec
ies
nam
es):
1)B
irds
—T
hela
rges
tgr
oup
ofte
rres
tria
lan
imal
spec
ies
foun
din
the
WM
Cst
udy
area
are
bird
s.T
his
grou
pca
nbe
furt
her
divi
ded
into
:w
ater
fow
l(d
ucks
,ge
ese
and
sim
ilar
bird
s);
gulls
and
tern
s;sh
oreb
irds
and
wad
ing
bird
s;bi
rds
ofpr
ey;
and
song
bird
san
dot
her
bird
s.
Wat
erfo
wl—
The
popu
lati
onof
wat
erfo
wl
inW
MC
area
vari
esth
roug
hout
the
year
,si
nce
man
ysp
ecie
sei
ther
win
ter
orm
ake
mig
rato
ryst
opov
ers
inth
isar
eaan
dre
side
inot
her
regi
ons
duri
ngth
ere
stof
the
year
.C
omm
onye
ar-r
ound
resi
dent
sin
clud
eC
anad
ago
ose
and
mut
esw
an,b
oth
ofw
hich
feed
ongr
ains
,gr
ass
spro
uts
and
som
em
arin
eve
geta
tion
.M
alla
rdan
dA
mer
ican
blac
kdu
ckal
soar
eco
mm
onye
ar-r
ound
resi
dent
s,w
hich
feed
atth
ew
ater
surf
ace
wit
hout
divi
ng.
Duc
ksp
ecie
sth
atw
inte
rin
the
WM
Car
eaan
dw
hich
also
wer
eob
serv
eddu
ring
the
refe
renc
edin
vest
igat
ion
incl
ude
Am
eric
anw
igeo
n(a
surf
ace
feed
er)
and
gadw
all
(asu
rfac
efe
eder
that
dive
sre
gula
rly)
,as
wel
las
anu
mbe
rof
divi
ngsp
ecie
sof
bay
duck
s(e
.g.,
buff
lehe
ad, c
anva
sbac
k,re
dhea
d,an
dgr
eate
r and
less
ersc
aup)
.A
ddit
iona
lly,
obse
rvat
ions
wer
em
ade
oftw
osp
ecie
sof
fish
-eat
ing
duck
s,ho
oded
and
red-
brea
sted
mer
gans
er,
whi
chw
inte
rin
this
area
.
Gul
lsan
dT
erns
—G
ulls
are
larg
e,he
avy
bird
sw
ith
web
bed
feet
,whi
chna
tura
lly
are
scav
enge
rs,
but
also
are
oppo
rtun
ists
that
will
take
adva
ntag
eof
food
sour
ces
gene
rate
dby
hum
ans.
Ter
nsar
esl
ende
rbi
rds
wit
hw
ebbe
dfe
etth
atdi
vefr
omth
eai
rto
catc
hsm
all f
ish
inth
eir
bills
.A
llof
thes
ebi
rds
are
colo
nial
nest
ers,
bree
ding
onco
asta
lis
land
san
dbe
ache
s.B
ecau
seof
dram
atic
decl
ine
inpo
pula
tion
s,du
e
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e2-
19
toa
com
bina
tion
offa
ctor
s—
e.g.
,lo
ssof
bree
ding
habi
tat
(whi
chge
nera
lly
com
pris
esis
olat
edbe
ache
s),d
istu
rban
ceby
hum
ans
and
dom
estic
anim
als,
natu
ral
pred
atio
n,an
dco
mpe
titi
onw
ithgu
llsfo
rnes
ting
habi
tat —
man
yte
rnsp
ecie
sha
vebe
encl
assi
fied
asth
reat
ened
oren
dang
ered
.A
ltho
ugh
itis
beli
eved
that
the
habi
tats
pres
ent
onth
eW
est
Mea
dow
Cre
ekba
rrie
rsp
itw
ould
prov
ide
asu
itab
leen
viro
nmen
tto
mee
tth
ene
stin
gre
quir
emen
tsof
tern
s,th
epr
oxim
ity
ofhu
man
deve
lopm
enta
ndac
tivi
ties
curr
ently
prec
lude
sth
eus
eof
this
area
for t
hat p
urpo
se.
Gul
lsar
em
ore
tole
rant
ofhu
man
pres
ence
,an
dha
veth
rive
dev
enw
ith
the
deve
lopm
ent
ofco
asta
lar
eas.
The
leas
tte
rnis
aS
tate
d-li
sted
enda
nger
edsp
ecie
san
da
Fed
eral
ly-l
iste
dth
reat
ened
spec
ies,
whi
chha
ses
tabl
ishe
dne
stin
gco
loni
eson
isla
nds
inth
een
tran
ceto
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor
(Por
pois
eC
hann
el).
The
com
mon
tern
isa
Stat
e-li
sted
thre
aten
edsp
ecie
s,w
hich
also
has
esta
blis
hed
nest
ing
colo
nies
inSt
ony
Bro
okH
arbo
r.B
oth
ofth
ese
nest
ing
area
sar
ea
shor
tdi
stan
ceaw
ayfr
omW
MC
,w
hich
cont
ains
abun
dant
popu
lati
ons
ofsm
all
fish
,th
epr
efer
red
food
item
sfo
rle
ast
and
com
mon
tem
s.
Sho
rebi
rds
and
Wad
ing
Bir
ds—
Thi
sgr
oup
cove
rsa
wid
era
nge
ofsp
ecie
sth
atus
eth
eed
ges
ofW
MC
and
the
edge
sof
the
adja
cent
tida
lw
etla
nds
for
feed
ing.
Her
ons
and
bitt
ems
cove
radi
vers
egr
oup
oflo
ng-l
egge
dbi
rds
that
prim
aril
yfe
edon
smal
lfi
shan
dcr
usta
cean
sw
hich
are
pluc
ked
from
shal
low
wat
erus
ing
aqu
ick
stri
keof
the
bill.
Man
yof
thes
esp
ecie
ses
tabl
ish
nest
ing
colo
nies
inco
asta
ltr
ees
and
bush
es.
Am
ajor
wad
ing
bird
rook
ery
islo
cate
don
the
east
end
ofL
ong
Bea
ch,j
ust
acro
ssth
eSt
ony
Bro
okH
arbo
ren
tran
cech
anne
lfr
omW
est
Mea
dow
Bea
ch.
Com
mon
spec
ies
that
wer
edi
rect
lyob
serv
eddu
ring
the
DE
ISst
udy
incl
ude
one
year
-rou
ndre
side
nt(i
.e.,
grea
t blu
ehe
ron)
and
anu
mbe
rof
seas
onal
resi
dent
sth
atw
inte
rfu
rthe
rto
the
sout
h(e
.g.,
grea
tegr
et, s
now
yeg
ret,
and
blac
k-cr
owne
dni
ght
hero
n).
Seas
onal
spec
ies
that
also
may
occu
rin
WM
Cin
clud
etr
icol
ored
hero
n,gr
een-
back
edhe
ron,
and
glos
syib
is.
Alt
houg
hno
spec
ies
ofsh
oreb
irds
wer
ere
cord
eddu
ring
the
surv
eys
cond
ucte
dfo
rth
eM
arch
1992
DE
IS,
thes
ebi
rds
are
fair
lyco
mm
onin
the
regi
onin
the
type
sof
shor
elin
eha
bita
tsth
atar
efo
und
arou
ndW
MC
.G
ener
ally
,th
ese
bird
sfe
edon
abun
dant
prey
amid
stth
esa
ltmar
shgr
asse
san
dsa
ltpa
nnes
,as
wel
las
wit
hin
the
wra
cklin
eal
ong
the
shor
e.T
heir
diet
mai
nly
cons
ists
ofin
sect
s,w
orm
s,sm
all
crus
tace
ans
and
mol
lusc
s.Sp
ecie
sth
atco
uld
bepr
esen
tin
the
stud
yar
eain
clud
esa
nder
ling
,sp
otte
dsa
ndpi
per,
grea
ter
yell
owle
gs,
less
erye
llow
legs
,w
illet
,lo
ng
bill
eddo
wit
cher
,du
nlin
,cl
appe
rra
il,an
dV
irgi
nia
rail.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
entP
lan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-20
The
pipi
ngpl
over
ison
the
Stat
ean
dFe
dera
len
dang
ered
spec
ies
list
s,an
dis
cons
ider
edto
beon
eof
the
mos
ten
dang
ered
spec
ies
inth
ew
orld
.T
heca
uses
ofit
sde
clin
ear
esi
mila
r to
thos
epe
rtai
ning
tote
rns.
Pipi
ngpl
over
colo
nies
have
been
esta
blis
hed
toth
ew
est
(in
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor)
and
toth
eea
st(O
ldF
ield
and
the
barr
ier
beac
hes
atth
em
outh
of
Port
Jeff
erso
nH
arbo
r),
and
the
shor
elin
ear
eaar
ound
WM
Cpr
obab
lyis
used
for f
eedi
ngdu
ring
the
bree
ding
seas
onat
the
pres
ent
tim
e.
Bir
dso
fPre
y—
The
ospr
eyis
ala
rge
bird
ofpr
ey,
and
isth
epr
imar
yre
pres
enta
tive
of
this
avia
nfa
mily
inco
asta
lse
tting
son
Lon
gIs
land
.O
spre
ysfe
edal
mos
tex
clus
ivel
yon
live
fish
,an
dar
eca
pabl
eof
catc
hing
fair
lyla
rge
prey
usin
gth
eir
shar
pta
lons
.T
hey
alm
ost
alw
ays
nest
wit
hin
afe
wki
lom
eter
sof
the
shor
elin
ein
ara
nge
that
incl
udes
Lon
gIs
land
;th
ispo
pula
tion
win
ters
inL
atin
Am
eric
a.D
urin
gth
e19
50s
and
1960
s,m
any
ofth
eE
ast
Coa
stos
prey
popu
lati
ons
wer
ese
vere
lyim
pact
edan
d,co
nseq
uent
ly,
this
bird
was
adde
dto
the
Stat
elis
tof
thre
aten
edsp
ecie
s,du
eto
the
adve
rse
effe
cts
ofpe
stic
ides
(pri
mar
ily
DD
T)
oneg
gvi
abil
ity.
How
ever
,a
ban
onth
ese
dele
teri
ous
subs
tanc
esha
sal
low
edth
eos
prey
tore
cove
r.A
rtif
icia
lne
stin
gpl
atfo
rms,
plac
edon
util
ity
pole
sin
the
vici
nity
ofco
asta
lw
etla
nds,
have
aide
din
the
spec
ies’
rece
ntre
prod
ucti
vesu
cces
s.O
ther
bird
sof
prey
that
may
befo
und
inth
evi
cini
tyof
WM
Cin
clud
eth
eno
rthe
rnha
rrie
ran
dA
mer
ican
kest
rel
Son
gbir
dsan
dO
ther
Bir
ds—
Song
bird
sco
mpr
ise
adi
vers
eor
der
of
bird
s(P
asse
rifo
rmes
)th
atin
clud
esov
er20
diff
eren
tfa
mil
ies,
such
assw
allo
ws,
jays
,bl
ackb
irds
,fin
ches
,w
arbi
ers,
and
spar
row
s.N
umer
ous
spec
ies
ofso
ngbi
rds
wer
eob
serv
eddu
ring
the
surv
eys
cond
ucte
dfo
rth
eM
arch
1992
DE
IS,
incl
udin
gtr
eesw
allo
w,
Am
eric
ancr
ow,
fish
crow
,bl
ack-
capp
edch
icka
dee,
Am
eric
anro
bin,
nort
hern
moc
king
bird
,E
urop
ean
star
ling,
nort
hern
card
inal
,so
ngsp
arro
w,
red-
win
ged
blac
kbir
d,co
mm
ongr
ackl
e,an
dho
use
finc
h.T
hehi
llsi
deto
the
east
ofW
MC
,w
hich
was
not
incl
uded
inth
eD
EIS
inve
stig
atio
n,w
ould
beex
pect
edto
supp
ortn
umer
ous
addi
tiona
lso
ngbi
rdsp
ecie
s,si
nce
man
ym
embe
rsof
this
orde
rpr
efer
the
type
sof
woo
dlan
dha
bita
tspr
esen
tin
that
area
.
Oth
erbi
rds
that
wer
eob
serv
edin
the
vici
nity
ofW
MC
duri
ngth
eav
ian
surv
eyfo
rth
eM
arch
1992
DE
ISin
clud
edro
ckdo
ve,
mou
rnin
gdo
ve,
and
belte
dki
ngfi
sher
.W
oodp
ecke
rs,
whi
chw
ere
not
obse
rved
inth
em
arit
ime
habi
tats
surr
ound
ing
WM
C,w
ould
beex
pect
edto
utili
zeth
ew
oodl
ands
onth
ehi
llsi
deto
the
east
ofth
ecr
eek.
The
doub
le-b
reas
ted
corm
oran
tis
asp
ecie
sth
atis
not
clos
ely
rela
ted
toth
eot
her
type
sof
bird
slis
ted
abov
e.C
orm
oran
tsar
eca
pabl
eof
divi
ngun
derw
ater
and
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-21
stay
ing
subm
erge
dfo
ran
exte
nded
peri
odof
tim
e,w
hich
allo
ws
them
tohu
ntw
ith
grea
tef
fici
ency
for
fish
,th
eir
prim
ary
food
sour
ce.
On
Lon
gIs
land
,co
rmor
ants
nest
onun
dist
urbe
dco
asta
lbe
ache
san
dis
land
s.T
his
spec
ies
expe
rien
ced
apr
ecip
itou
sde
clin
eth
roug
hth
e19
70s,
whi
chis
belie
ved
toha
vebe
enca
used
byto
xic
chem
ical
poll
utio
n,pa
rtic
ular
lyw
ith
resp
ect
toD
DT
and
itsde
riva
tive
com
poun
ds,
and
PCB
s.R
ecen
tly,
how
ever
,po
pula
tion
sof
thes
ebi
rds
have
been
onth
eri
sedu
eto
impr
oved
envi
ronm
enta
lco
ndit
ions
.
2)M
amm
als
—T
hear
eaar
ound
WM
Cpr
ovid
esgo
odha
bita
tfo
ra
num
ber
ofsp
ecie
sof
mam
mal
s.T
his
incl
udes
:
Rod
ents
—R
oden
tsco
mpr
ise
the
mos
tab
unda
ntgr
oup
ofm
amm
als
pres
ent
inth
evi
cini
tyof
WM
C.
The
mos
tco
mm
onsp
ecie
sin
clud
eth
egr
eysq
uirr
el,
east
ern
cott
onta
il,
hous
em
ouse
,N
orw
ayra
t,m
eado
wvo
le,
mus
krat
,an
dm
aske
dsh
rew
.
Gre
ysq
uirr
els
prob
ably
inha
bit
the
woo
ded
hill
side
toth
eea
stof
WM
Cin
grea
tnu
mbe
rs,
but
are
less
abun
dant
inth
eim
med
iate
vici
nity
ofth
ecr
eek
due
toth
ere
lati
vela
ckof
tree
sth
atar
esu
itabl
eto
serv
eth
ene
stin
gan
dco
ver
requ
irem
ents
ofth
isar
bore
alsp
ecie
s.T
heea
ster
nco
tton
tail
pref
ers
area
sw
here
shru
bby
and
herb
aceo
uspl
ants
are
pres
ent
onw
hich
tofe
ed,
poss
ibly
incl
udin
gth
eup
land
port
ions
ofth
est
udy
area
and
the
vege
tativ
ezo
neal
ong
the
upla
nded
geof
the
WM
Csa
ltm
arsh
.T
heho
use
mou
seis
expe
cted
tobe
com
mon
inth
egr
assy
patc
hes
arou
ndth
ebu
ildi
ngs
inth
est
udy
area
,as
wel
las
inth
est
ruct
ures
them
selv
es.
Nor
way
rats
also
are
prev
alen
tin
area
sof
hum
ande
velo
pmen
t,es
peci
ally
atth
ew
ater
fron
t,an
dlik
ely
are
pres
enti
npr
oxim
ity
toW
MC
.M
eado
wvo
les
are
num
erou
sin
the
salt
mar
shes
ofth
eno
rth
shor
eof
Lon
gIs
land
,an
dar
ees
peci
ally
fond
oflo
wgr
ass,
such
asis
foun
din
the
high
mar
shar
eas
surr
ound
ing
WM
C,
but
also
may
inha
bit
gras
sydu
near
eas
onth
eW
est
Mea
dow
barr
ier
spit.
The
tida
lm
arsh
esad
join
ing
WM
Cm
ayha
rbor
mus
krat
s.
The
mas
ked
shre
wis
the
mos
tco
mm
onm
amm
alon
Lon
gIs
land
,al
thou
ghit
isra
rely
seen
.T
his
spec
ies
has
been
trap
ped
inal
mos
tev
ery
type
ofha
bita
ton
the
Isla
nd,
incl
udin
gsa
ltm
arsh
es.
Its
mai
nha
bita
tre
quir
emen
tis
suff
icie
ntgr
ound
cove
r,w
hich
can
befo
und
thro
ugho
utth
est
udy
area
.
Opo
ssum
—T
his
spec
ies
ofm
arsu
pial
thri
ves
incl
ose
prox
imit
yto
hum
ande
velo
pmen
t.O
poss
ums
are
freq
uent
lyse
enin
sand
yan
dm
arsh
-edg
eha
bita
ts.
Rac
coon
—T
his
noct
urna
lm
amm
alis
alm
ostu
biqu
itou
son
Lon
gIs
land
,an
doc
curs
ina
rang
eof
vege
tativ
eco
mm
unit
ies,
incl
udin
gw
oods
near
mar
shla
nds
and
dune
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
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agem
ent
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ntor
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area
s,w
hich
habi
tats
are
avai
labl
ear
ound
WM
C.
Rac
coon
sha
vead
apte
dw
ell
tolif
ein
deve
lope
dar
eas.
Red
Fox
—R
edfo
xes
pref
ered
geha
bita
t(i
.e.,
the
zone
betw
een
two
dist
inct
vege
tati
veco
mm
uniti
es),
whi
choc
curs
thro
ugho
utth
est
udy
area
.T
his
carn
ivor
ous
spec
ies
pass
esac
ross
dune
s,th
icke
ts, m
arsh
es, b
each
esan
dot
her t
ypes
of
habi
tats
onre
gula
rpa
trol
s.T
hey
take
aw
ide
vari
ety
offo
odite
ms,
incl
udin
gfr
ogs,
bird
s,sm
all
mam
mal
s,re
ptile
eggs
,cr
abs,
wat
erfo
wl,
and
even
blue
berr
ies.
Bat
s—
The
stud
yar
eapr
obab
lyis
hom
eto
afe
wsp
ecie
sof
bats
.Fo
rth
em
ost
part
,th
ebi
gbr
own
bat
isa
year
-rou
ndre
side
ntof
Lon
gIs
land
.T
hese
bats
pref
erto
colo
nize
and
hibe
rnat
ein
the
attic
sof
build
ings
.Ju
stbe
fore
dark
,th
eba
tsof
aco
lony
will
leav
eth
eir
roos
tan
dhe
adfo
rth
eir
feed
ing
grou
nds.
The
red
bat
isa
mig
rato
rysp
ecie
sth
atsp
ends
sum
mer
son
Lon
gIs
land
.T
his
spec
ies
feed
son
inse
cts
inar
eas
whe
rew
ater
bodi
esar
epr
esen
t,su
chas
occu
rat
WM
C.
3)R
epti
les
and
Am
phib
ians
—A
sa
rule
,am
phib
ians
requ
ire
anim
med
iate
sour
ceof
fres
hwat
er(e
.g.,
fres
hwat
erpo
nds,
fres
hwat
erw
etla
nds,
etc.
),or
moi
stw
oodl
ands
tobr
eed.
Sinc
eth
ese
type
sof
habi
tats
gene
rally
are
abse
ntfr
omth
evi
cini
tyof
WM
C,
amph
ibia
nsar
ebe
lieve
dto
bere
lativ
ely
scar
cein
this
area
.
Man
ysp
ecie
sof
rept
iles
are
not
socl
osel
ylin
ked
tofr
eshw
ater
cond
itio
nsan
d,th
eref
ore,
may
bepr
esen
tin
the
vici
nity
ofW
MC
.T
his
incl
udes
:ea
ster
nbo
xtu
rtle
,w
hich
ises
sent
ially
ate
rres
tria
lsp
ecie
sth
atca
nbe
foun
din
dist
urbe
dar
eas
arou
ndhu
man
deve
lopm
ent;
snap
ping
turt
les,
whi
chpr
efer
fres
hwat
erar
eas
asa
gene
ralr
ule,
but
may
occu
rin
brac
kish
cond
itio
ns;
east
ern
mud
turt
le(S
tate
-lis
ted
asth
reat
ened
),w
hich
has
ast
rong
tole
ranc
efo
rbr
acki
shw
ater
s,an
dof
ten
isab
unda
ntat
the
inne
red
ges
oftid
alm
arsh
es;
nort
hern
diam
ondb
ack
terr
apin
(Sta
te-d
esig
nate
dsp
ecie
sof
spec
ial
conc
ern)
,w
hich
has
been
obse
rved
inot
her
area
sof
Lon
gIs
land
cont
aini
ngsi
mil
arha
bita
tsto
thos
epr
esen
tat
WM
C, r
epor
tedl
yin
clud
ing
the
adja
cent
wat
ers
ofSt
ony
Bro
okH
arbo
r.A
diam
ondb
ack
terr
apin
was
dire
ctly
obse
rved
inth
elo
wer
reac
hof
WM
Cdu
ring
atr
anse
ctsu
rvey
ofbe
nthi
can
imal
sco
nduc
ted
aspa
rtoft
hein
vent
ory
phas
eof
the
pres
ent
plan
ning
stud
y.
Bas
edon
the
high
freq
uenc
yof
sigh
tings
alon
gth
eno
rth
shor
eof
Lon
gIs
land
,it
isbe
liev
edth
atso
me
spec
ies
ofse
atu
rtle
spo
tent
ially
may
visi
tth
eW
MC
area
.T
hese
incl
ude
the
gree
n,K
emp’
sR
idle
y,lo
gger
head
,and
leat
herb
ack
sea
turt
les,
all
ofw
hich
are
Fed
eral
ly-l
iste
den
dang
ered
spec
ies.
The
Kem
p’s
Rid
ley
and
leat
herb
ack
sea
turt
les
also
are
Sta
te-l
iste
das
enda
nger
ed, w
hile
the
gree
nan
dlo
gger
head
sea
turt
les
are
Sta
te
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
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agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-23
list
edas
thre
aten
ed.
As
note
din
Sect
ion
1.3,
the
logg
erhe
adse
atu
rtle
has
been
foun
din
WM
Cby
the
Oke
anos
Oce
anR
esea
rch
Foun
datio
n.
4)M
arin
eF
auna
—T
heM
arch
1992
Mas
ter
Pla
nan
dD
raft
Env
iron
men
tal
Impa
ctS
tate
men
tfo
rW
est
Mea
dow
Bea
chfo
cuse
son
the
avia
n,m
amm
alia
nan
dhe
rpet
olog
ical
faun
aof
the
WM
Car
ea,
and
does
not
incl
ude
adi
scus
sion
of
mar
ine
faun
a.In
form
atio
non
the
aqua
tic
anim
als
that
occu
rin
this
area
isav
aila
ble
from
anu
mbe
rof
othe
rso
urce
s,as
iden
tifi
edbe
low
.
Mar
ine
Inve
rteb
rate
s—
Atr
anse
ctsu
rvey
ofbe
nthi
cin
vert
ebra
tes
was
cond
ucte
das
part
ofth
ein
vent
ory
phas
eof
this
plan
ning
stud
yfo
rth
eW
MC
wat
ersh
ed.
Obs
erva
tion
sw
ere
mad
eal
ong
16tr
anse
cts
acro
ssW
MC
and
the
adja
cent
mar
shla
ndto
the
wes
t.T
wo
addi
tiona
l tra
nsec
tsw
ere
run
acro
ssA
AC
.A
llof
the
spec
ies
disc
usse
dbe
low
,w
hich
wer
edi
rect
lyob
serv
eddu
ring
the
bent
hic
inve
rteb
rate
surv
ey, a
reim
port
antf
ood
item
sfo
rani
mal
sfu
rthe
rup
the
food
chai
n,in
clud
ing
num
erou
ssp
ecie
sof
bird
san
dfi
nfis
h.
Rib
bed
mus
sel
(Mod
iolu
sde
mis
sus)
was
the
dom
inan
tsp
ecie
sal
ong
all
18tr
anse
cts.
Thi
sbi
valv
eis
afi
lter
feed
erth
atis
com
mon
lyfo
und
atta
ched
toth
ero
ots
and
low
erpo
rtio
nof
the
stem
sof
low
mar
shgr
ass.
The
mut
uali
stic
rela
tion
ship
betw
een
the
mus
sel
and
the
gras
spr
ovid
esbe
nefi
tsfo
rbo
thsp
ecie
s.T
hegr
ass
prov
ides
the
mus
sels
with
the
requ
ired
fixe
dpo
ints
ofat
tach
men
t,w
hile
the
mus
sels
furt
her
stab
iliz
eth
em
arsh
mat
,pre
vent
eros
ion,
and
prov
ide
nutr
ient
sin
thei
rfe
ces.
The
mar
shpe
riw
inkl
e(L
itto
rina
litt
orea
)w
asob
serv
edal
ong
all
ofth
etr
anse
cts,
and
was
cons
ider
edco
-dom
inan
tw
ithth
eri
bbed
mus
sel
alon
gfo
urtr
anse
cts.
Thr
eeof
the
tran
sect
sat
whi
chth
issp
ecie
sw
asob
serv
edto
beco
-dom
inan
tlie
alon
gth
em
ain
chan
nel o
f WM
C, s
outh
ofth
eco
nflu
ence
ofA
AC
, whi
leth
efo
urth
tran
sect
was
inth
em
iddl
ese
gmen
t ofA
AC
.M
arsh
peri
win
kle
isa
smal
lsn
ailt
hat
isw
idel
ydi
stri
bute
din
salt
mar
shes
and
mar
ine
tidal
flat
s.T
his
spec
ies
graz
eson
aw
ide
rang
eof
mic
roal
gae
and
mac
roal
gae,
and
rang
esfr
omth
ehi
ghw
ater
line
dow
nto
aw
ater
dept
hof
appr
oxim
atel
y13
0fe
eton
ava
riet
yof
subs
trat
es.
Fid
dler
crab
s(U
casp
p.)
wer
eob
serv
edal
ong
13of
the
18tr
anse
cts,
and
wer
eco
dom
inan
t with
ribb
edm
usse
lsal
ong
one
tran
sect
,lo
cate
dju
stso
uth
ofth
eM
arin
eC
onse
rvat
ion
Cen
ter
(at
abou
tth
em
idpo
int
ofW
MC
).T
his
isa
genu
sof
smal
lcr
abs,
inw
hich
the
mal
eha
son
egr
eatly
enla
rged
claw
,re
lati
veto
the
body
size
;th
efe
mal
esha
vetw
osm
all
claw
s.T
hese
crab
sra
nge
from
brac
kish
tosa
line
wat
ers,
and
are
activ
eat
day,
feed
ing
mai
nly
onde
tritu
s.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
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ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-24
The
salt
-mar
shsn
ail
(Mel
ampu
sbi
dent
atus
)w
asob
serv
edal
ong
17of
the
18tr
anse
cts,
but
was
not
cons
ider
edco
-dom
inan
tat
any
loca
tion
.T
his
spec
ies
scav
enge
sal
gae
and
detr
itus
from
the
mud
surf
ace
atlo
wtid
e,an
dre
trea
tsba
ckup
the
stal
ksof
the
low
mar
shgr
asse
sw
hen
the
tide
retu
rns.
The
east
ern
oyst
er(C
rass
ostr
eavi
rgin
ica)
occu
rred
alon
gfo
urtr
anse
cts,
all
ofw
hich
wer
eso
uth
ofth
eco
nflu
ence
ofA
AC
.T
his
isa
filt
er-f
eedi
ngbi
valv
eth
atca
nfo
rmm
assi
vere
efs
unde
rsu
itabl
eco
nditi
ons
(as
can
befo
und
inC
hesa
peak
eB
ay),
but
gene
rally
tend
sto
occu
ras
sing
lesp
ecim
ens
ora
few
co-j
oine
din
divi
dual
son
Lon
gIs
land
atth
epr
esen
ttim
e.
Blu
em
usse
ls(M
ytilu
sed
ulis
)an
dso
ft-s
helle
dcl
am(M
yaar
enar
ia)
each
occu
rred
alon
gtw
otr
anse
cts,
all
ofw
hich
wer
ein
the
sout
hern
mos
t 2,0
00-f
oot
segm
ent
ofW
MC
, nea
rth
em
outh
ofth
ecr
eek.
Bot
hof
thes
esp
ecie
sar
efi
lter-
feed
ers.
Blu
em
usse
lste
ndto
form
dens
em
ats
that
cove
rth
esu
bstr
ate.
Sof
t-sh
elle
dcl
ams
are
burr
ower
s.
Japa
nese
shor
ecr
abs
(Hem
igra
psus
spp.
)w
ere
foun
dal
ong
the
two
sout
hern
mos
ttr
anse
cts.
The
sear
eex
otic
crab
sfr
omth
ePa
cifi
c,w
hich
rece
ntly
wer
ein
trod
uced
toth
eE
aste
rnC
oast
ofth
eU
nite
dSt
ates
, pro
babl
yvi
ath
ere
leas
eof
ball
ast w
ater
.H
emig
raps
uscr
abs
have
anom
nivo
rous
diet
that
issi
mil
arto
that
ofna
tive
crab
s,th
ereb
yra
isin
gco
ncer
nth
atna
tive
crab
popu
lati
ons
are
bein
gdi
spla
ced.
Mar
ine
Fin
fish
—S
ite-
spec
ific
info
rmat
ion
rega
rdin
gth
efi
nfis
hfa
una
inW
MC
isno
tkn
own
tobe
avai
labl
e.H
owev
er,
the
mar
ine
habi
tats
pres
ent
inth
est
udy
area
are
typi
cal
ofco
ndit
ions
foun
dth
roug
hout
the
tidal
cree
ksy
stem
son
Lon
gIs
land
’sno
rth
shor
e.T
hem
ost
abun
dant
fish
insu
chw
ater
bodi
esar
eba
iffi
sh,
incl
udin
gth
efo
llow
ing:
com
mon
mum
mic
hog
(Fun
dulu
she
tero
clit
us),
whi
chha
sa
diet
that
incl
udes
detr
itus,
alga
e,am
phip
ods,
isop
ods,
cope
pods
,and
inse
cts;
stri
ped
kill
ifis
h(o
rst
ripe
dm
umm
icho
g,F
undu
lus
maj
alis
),w
hich
has
adi
etsi
mil
arto
that
ofth
eco
mm
onm
umm
icho
g;sh
eeps
head
miim
ow(C
ypri
ndon
vari
egat
us),
whi
chpr
imar
ily
isa
herb
ivor
e,fe
edin
gm
ostly
onde
trit
usan
dliv
ing
plan
tm
ater
ial;
and
Atl
anti
csi
lver
side
(Men
dia
men
idia
),w
hich
feed
onco
pepo
ds,
shri
mp,
anne
lid
wor
ms,
plan
tm
ater
ial,
and
smal
lfi
sh,
amon
got
her
thin
gs.
The
abun
dant
com
mun
ity
ofsm
all
fish
intid
alcr
eek
syst
ems
such
asW
MC
prov
ides
food
for
ala
rge
num
ber
ofpr
edat
ory
spec
ies,
incl
udin
gw
adin
gbi
rds
and
tern
s(w
hich
are
disc
usse
dea
rlie
rin
this
sect
ion
ofth
ere
port
),as
wel
las
larg
erpr
edat
ory
fish
spec
ies
(e.g
.,bl
uefi
sh,
fluk
e,an
dst
ripe
dba
ss),
whi
chfo
rage
inth
esh
allo
ww
ater
s.L
arge
rfi
shsp
ecie
sth
atm
aybe
pres
ent
inW
MC
atso
me
time
duri
ngth
eir
life
cycl
esar
ede
scri
bed
belo
w—
muc
hof
this
info
rmat
ion
ista
ken
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
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ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
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entu
ally
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eth
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ults
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ct,
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proj
ect
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ript
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utto
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tory
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spec
ies
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nort
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the
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er,
and
toth
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cally
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oth
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and
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mon
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nce
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ator
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ten
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ra
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riet
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and
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rate
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ies
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mn.
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mer
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ers
that
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rate
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ard
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ean
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ter t
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tuar
ies;
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life,
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eth
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wit
hsta
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ratu
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and
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ntly
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lth
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icie
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ese
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ift w
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tide
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tent
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tin
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nile
san
dad
ults
ofth
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lers
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chal
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cur
inth
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eek.
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nile
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din
loca
lest
uari
esdu
ring
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mm
er.
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ltsw
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llan
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g.
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din
loca
les
tuar
ies
inth
esp
ring
and
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mer
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ciat
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with
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llfi
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dee
lgra
ssbe
ds,
and
man
-mad
est
ruct
ures
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ndy-
shel
lyar
eas.
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sel
beds
that
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ent
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ide
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ble
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tat
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uven
ile
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ynos
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lis)
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rato
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atin
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ear
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and
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arie
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ring
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mer
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ove
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les
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l fis
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tal
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t aw
ide
vari
ety
ofot
her
inve
rteb
rate
s(e
.g.,
crab
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rim
p,am
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ods,
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ods,
and
lobs
ters
).T
his
spec
ies
isa
year
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side
ntof
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sto
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dth
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inte
rre
lativ
ely
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tive
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eper
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ore
wat
ers.
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wni
ngoc
curs
inlo
cal
bays
, and
juve
nile
sse
ekpr
otec
tion
inve
geta
ted
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low
wat
ers,
such
asar
epr
esen
tin
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anti
cm
enha
den
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bunk
er, B
revo
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aty
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us)
are
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onby
near
lyal
lof
the
mar
ine
carn
ivor
es.
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val m
enha
den
eat i
ndiv
idua
l pla
nkto
nic
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als,
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rm
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orph
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into
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ainl
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les
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rally
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imum
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pote
ntia
lly
coul
dbe
deve
lope
dw
ithon
eor
mor
eho
me
site
s.Se
ctio
n3.
3pr
esen
tsa
buil
d-ou
tan
alys
isfo
rth
ese
land
s.
The
exis
ting
popu
lati
onof
the
WM
Cw
ater
shed
was
esti
mat
edat
3,37
0pe
rson
s,ba
sed
onth
eto
tal
num
ber
of
exis
ting
dwel
ling
units
(1,1
27)
mul
tipl
ied
byth
eav
erag
efa
mil
ysi
zefo
rthe
Tow
nof
Bro
okha
ven
(est
imat
edat
2.99
pers
ons,
acco
rdin
gto
the
LIP
AP
opul
atio
nSu
rvey
2000
).
2.3.
3L
ocat
ions
ofSp
ecia
lC
once
rn
The
rear
ea
num
ber
oflo
catio
nsin
the
WM
Cw
ater
shed
,es
peci
ally
alon
gth
esh
orel
ine
of
the
cree
k,w
hich
are
ofsp
ecia
lco
ncer
nw
ithre
spec
tto
adva
ncin
gth
em
anag
emen
tgo
als
ofth
ispl
an(i
.e.,
mai
ntai
ning
and
enha
ncin
gw
ater
qual
ity,
pres
ervi
ngan
dpr
otec
ting
impo
rtan
tec
olog
ical
reso
urce
s,an
den
hanc
ing
recr
eati
onal
oppo
rtun
itie
s).
The
prim
ary
site
sof
spec
ial
conc
ern
are
sum
mar
ized
asfo
llow
s:
Nor
thSh
ore
Hor
seSh
owSt
able
s—
Thi
sap
prox
imat
ely
13-a
cre
prop
erty
,w
hich
isow
ned
byth
eC
ount
yof
Suff
olk,
islo
cate
dat
the
sout
heas
tco
rner
ofth
ein
ters
ecti
onof
Wes
tM
eado
wR
oad
and
Tru
stee
sR
oad.
The
site
isus
edfo
rho
rse
show
sun
der
alic
ense
agre
emen
t bet
wee
nth
eC
ount
yan
dO
ldFi
eld
Ltd
.,a
not-
for-
prof
itor
gani
zati
on.
Thi
sag
reem
ent
sets
alim
itof
six
hors
esh
ows
per
year
,w
hich
each
can
exte
nda
max
imum
dura
tion
offi
veda
ys.
Pre
sent
ly,
only
one
ortw
oho
rse
show
soc
cur
each
year
,as
wel
las
afe
wno
n-eq
uest
rian
even
ts(e
.g.,
last
year
ther
ew
asa
dog
show
and
anar
tauc
tion)
.O
ldFi
eld
Ltd
.is
inth
epr
oces
sof
reno
vati
ngth
efa
cilit
ies
atth
esi
te,
whi
chw
ould
mak
eit
mor
eat
trac
tive
toho
rse
show
spon
sors
.In
part
icul
ar, t
hecu
rren
t
Wes
tMea
dow
Cre
ekM
anag
emen
tPl
anM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e2-
29
turf
cond
itio
nsar
eco
nsid
ered
tobe
subs
tand
ard,
whi
chca
uses
diff
icul
ties
indr
awin
ghi
ghca
libe
rev
ents
due
toco
nsid
erat
ions
ofth
esa
fety
ofex
pens
ive
show
hors
es.
Itlik
ely
will
beat
leas
ta
few
year
sbe
fore
the
impr
ovem
ents
are
com
plet
edto
the
poin
tth
atth
ele
vel
ofac
tivity
atth
esi
teap
proa
ches
the
cont
ract
max
imum
of30
days
.
Fac
ilit
ies
onth
esu
bjec
tpr
oper
tyin
clud
eon
esh
owri
ngan
don
epr
acti
ceri
ng,
agr
ands
tand
atth
esh
owri
ng,
stab
les,
and
anu
mbe
rof
othe
rbu
ildin
gs.
Dur
ing
show
s,al
lho
rse
trai
lers
are
park
edon
-site
.A
sne
eded
,ov
erfl
owpa
rkin
gof
cars
occu
rsat
the
Tow
n’s
Wes
tMea
dow
Bea
chpr
oper
ty,w
hich
islo
cate
ddi
rect
lyac
ross
Tru
stee
sR
oad.
The
Cou
nty’
sag
reem
ent
ofO
ldFi
eld
Ltd
.sp
ecif
ies
prov
isio
nsfo
rm
anur
em
anag
emen
t.U
nder
thes
ete
rms,
Old
Fiel
dL
td.
isre
spon
sibl
efo
rco
llec
ting
hors
ew
aste
son
aco
ntin
uous
basi
sdu
ring
the
cour
seof
each
even
t and
plac
ing
this
mat
eria
lin
abi
nth
atca
nbe
plac
edno
near
erth
an25
feet
from
the
tidal
wet
land
boun
dary
.T
hebi
nm
ust
bere
mov
edat
the
conc
lusi
onof
the
even
tto
asu
itab
leof
f-si
tedi
spos
alfa
cili
ty.
Giv
enth
ere
lati
vely
low
degr
eeof
usag
eat
pres
ent,
only
min
orqu
anti
ties
ofm
anur
ear
ege
nera
ted.
The
fact
that
the
hors
esar
ein
thei
rtr
aile
rsdu
ring
muc
hoft
heti
me
betw
een
com
peti
tion
activ
ities
also
limits
the
amou
ntof
clea
nup
ofth
egr
ound
sth
atcu
rren
tlyis
need
ed.
How
ever
,th
eC
ount
yan
tici
pate
sth
aton
ceth
eon
goin
gim
prov
emen
tsha
vebe
enco
mpl
eted
and
the
use
ofth
esi
teap
proa
ches
the
cont
ract
ual
max
imum
of30
days
per
year
,th
ele
vel
ofef
fort
requ
ired
toim
plem
ent
the
man
ure
man
agem
ent
prog
ram
will
incr
ease
.
The
Cou
nty
insp
ects
the
Hor
seSh
owsi
tepe
riod
ical
lyto
ensu
reth
atO
ldF
ield
Ltd
.is
com
plyi
ngw
ith
the
requ
irem
ents
ofth
elic
ense
agre
emen
t.C
urre
ntly
,th
ere
are
nosi
gnif
ican
tpro
blem
sw
hich
are
know
nto
the
Cou
nty,
eith
erby
dire
ctob
serv
atio
nor
inth
ew
ayof
com
plai
nts
from
loca
lre
side
nts.
Old
Fie
ldC
lub
—T
his
appr
oxim
atel
y4.
5-ac
repr
oper
tyis
loca
ted
onth
eso
uthw
est
corn
erof
the
inte
rsec
tion
ofW
est
Mea
dow
Roa
dan
dM
ount
Gre
yR
oad.
The
site
pres
entl
yis
deve
lope
dw
ith
tenn
isco
urts
and
othe
rre
crea
tion
alfa
cili
ties
that
are
used
bycl
ubm
embe
rs.
The
real
sois
aca
teri
ngha
ilth
atis
rent
edfo
rpr
ivat
eaf
fair
s(e
.g.,
wed
ding
rece
ptio
nsan
dth
elik
e).
Con
cern
sre
gard
ing
this
prop
erty
incl
ude:
—T
hesi
teco
ntai
nssi
gnif
ican
tar
eas
ofim
perv
ious
surf
ace,
whi
chco
ntri
bute
unco
ntro
lled
and
untr
eate
dst
orm
wat
erru
noff
dire
ctly
toth
ead
join
ing
head
wat
erse
ctio
nof
WM
C,
ther
eby
adve
rsel
yim
pact
ing
wat
erqu
alit
yin
this
poor
lyfl
ushe
dpo
rtio
nof
the
cree
k.—
The
adja
cent
tidal
wet
land
sha
vebe
ende
grad
edby
acti
viti
eson
the
Old
Fiel
dC
lub
prop
erty
, due
tobo
thdi
rect
encr
oach
men
tint
ow
etla
ndar
eas
and
indi
rect
impa
cts
such
asst
orm
wat
erru
noff
.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e2-
30
—Se
wag
eis
conv
eyed
toan
on-s
ite,
subs
urfa
cesa
nita
rysy
stem
.S
uch
syst
ems
ofte
nm
alfu
ncti
onun
der
the
phys
ical
cond
itio
nsth
atoc
cur
atth
esu
bjec
tlo
cati
on(i
.e.,
clos
epr
oxim
ity
toth
ecr
eek,
poor
on-s
iteso
ilsan
dhi
ghgr
ound
wat
erle
vels
).T
hese
circ
umst
ance
sca
nre
sult
inpo
orly
trea
ted
sani
tary
was
tew
ater
bein
gdi
scha
rged
toth
ecr
eek,
alon
gw
ith
sign
ific
ant
load
sof
path
ogen
san
dnu
trie
nts.
—A
ltho
ugh
the
Old
Fie
ldC
lub
has
been
afu
ncti
onal
use
for
man
yye
ars,
the
pote
ntia
lex
ists
for
the
prop
erty
tobe
the
subj
ect
offu
ture
rede
velo
pmen
tpr
essu
re,
espe
cial
lyco
nsid
erin
gth
ere
cent
upw
ard
tren
din
real
esta
teva
lues
.B
eing
loca
ted
inan
A-i
zoni
ngdi
stri
ct,
this
4.5-
acre
site
coul
dyi
eld
asm
any
asfo
ursi
ngle
-fam
ily
hom
es,
posi
ngth
epo
tent
ial
for
vari
ous
envi
ronm
enta
lim
pact
sto
WM
C.
—T
his
prop
erty
issi
tuat
edin
the
100-
year
floo
dpl
ain
and,
ther
efor
e,is
susc
epti
ble
tofl
ood
dam
age
duri
ngse
vere
stor
ms.
For
mer
Wel
lsB
oat
Yar
dSi
te—
Thi
spr
oper
ty,
loca
ted
onth
eno
rth
side
ofth
ete
rmin
usof
Ben
nett
Lan
e,pr
evio
usly
was
the
site
ofan
activ
ebo
atya
rdfa
cili
ty,
but
was
clos
edin
the
mid
1990
san
dsu
bseq
uent
lyw
asre
deve
lope
dw
ith
asi
ngle
-fam
ily
resi
dent
iald
wel
ling.
The
reis
conc
ern
rega
rdin
gth
epo
ssib
lere
leas
ein
toth
ead
join
ing
cree
kof
toxi
cpo
lluta
nts
that
accu
mul
ated
duri
ngpr
ior
boat
yard
oper
atio
ns.
The
curr
ento
wne
rre
cent
lysu
bmit
ted
anap
plic
atio
nto
the
Tow
nfo
r per
mit
sto
reco
nstr
uct
the
faili
ngbu
lkhe
adat
the
site
.C
ompl
etio
nof
this
acti
onw
ould
larg
ely
addr
ess
the
cont
amin
ant
issu
eby
re-s
tabi
lizi
ngth
esh
orel
ine
atth
esu
bjec
tlo
cati
on,
ther
eby
arre
stin
gac
tive
eros
ion
ofth
eon
-site
soils
.In
addi
tion,
publ
icac
cess
alon
gth
esh
orel
ine
inth
isar
eais
hind
ered
byth
epr
esen
ceof
fenc
ing
inth
ein
tert
idal
area
.
Mar
ine
Con
serv
atio
nC
ente
r—
Thi
spr
oper
tyis
loca
ted
onth
ew
est
shor
eof
WM
C,
appr
oxim
atel
y4,
700
feet
upst
ream
from
the
mou
th.
Ero
sion
isan
ongo
ing
prob
lem
atth
issi
te,
due
mos
tlyto
unco
ntro
lled
stor
mw
ater
runo
fffl
ows
from
Tru
stee
sR
oad
and
pede
stri
antr
affi
c.
Dee
pB
asin
atH
ead
ofW
est
Mea
dow
Cre
ek—
Thi
sba
sin
was
crea
ted
arti
fici
ally
bydr
edgi
ngin
the
earl
y19
20s,
and
has
been
infi
lling
wit
hfi
ne-g
rain
edse
dim
ent a
t ara
pid
rate
sinc
eth
en.
The
dept
hof
the
mud
laye
rat
this
loca
tion
indi
cate
san
aver
age
sedi
men
tati
onra
teth
atis
four
tim
esgr
eate
r tha
nth
era
teth
atis
belie
ved
toap
ply
toth
em
arsh
esin
WM
C.
The
fine
-gra
ined
sedi
men
tde
posi
tin
this
basi
nis
high
inor
gani
cco
nten
t.A
sth
ism
ater
ial
deca
ys,
oxyg
enis
cons
umed
inth
elo
wer
port
ion
of t
hew
ater
colu
mn
whi
ch,w
hen
com
bine
dw
ithth
epo
orci
rcul
atio
nth
atoc
curs
inth
isar
ea,r
esul
tsin
depr
esse
dco
ncen
trat
ions
ofdi
ssol
ved
oxyg
en.
The
seco
ndit
ions
dim
inis
hth
esu
itabi
lity
ofth
ehe
adw
ater
basi
nar
eaas
habi
tat
for
mar
ine
anim
als,
part
icul
arly
less
mob
ilebe
nthi
csp
ecie
ssu
chas
biva
lves
.B
esid
esbe
ing
susc
eptib
leto
depr
esse
dle
vels
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e2-
31
of
diss
olve
dox
ygen
,ca
lcul
atio
nsin
dica
teth
atth
esu
bjec
t bas
inal
sois
char
acte
rize
dby
ahi
ghpo
llut
ion
vuln
erab
ilit
ydu
eto
poor
flus
hing
.T
hese
dete
rior
ated
wat
erqu
alit
yco
ndit
ions
inth
ede
epba
sin
may
adve
rsel
yim
pact
the
adja
cent
segm
ents
of
WM
C.
Sou
ndV
iew
Bea
ch—
Thi
sap
prox
imat
ely
12-a
cre
prop
erty
atth
een
dof
Hil
lsid
eR
oad
supp
orts
ava
riet
yof
priv
ate
recr
eatio
nal
uses
for
the
Soun
dV
iew
Ass
ocia
tion
,in
clud
ing
ase
ason
albe
ach
wit
hro
ped
swim
min
gar
eaan
dsw
imfl
oat.
How
ever
,th
esi
teis
suff
erin
gfr
omon
goin
gsh
orel
ine
eros
ion,
and
the
usab
ilit
yof
the
swim
min
gar
eais
bein
gim
pair
edby
prog
ress
ive
shoa
ling
inth
ecr
eek.
Nor
thB
ranc
hof
Aun
tA
mys
Cre
ek—
The
uppe
rre
ach
of
the
nort
hbr
anch
ofA
AC
cont
ains
ala
rge
shoa
ldu
eto
sedi
men
tde
posi
tsfr
omst
orm
wat
erdi
scha
rges
thro
ugh
apa
irof
two-
foot
diam
eter
outf
all
pipe
sat
this
loca
tion.
As
disc
usse
din
Sec
tion
2.5.
3,th
efl
owvo
lum
efr
omth
ese
two
pipe
sw
asca
lcul
ated
tobe
the
larg
est
sing
lest
orm
wat
erpo
int
sour
ce, b
yfa
r,al
ong
the
entir
eW
MC
shor
elin
e.T
hesh
oali
ngat
the
head
ofth
ecr
eek
has
dam
aged
the
wet
land
san
dre
duce
dth
eef
fect
iven
ess
of
tida
lfl
ushi
ngin
this
area
,the
reby
dim
inis
hing
habi
tat v
alue
, and
caus
ing
dete
rior
ated
wat
erqu
alit
yan
dan
odor
prob
lem
.
Ship
man
’ sP
oint
—T
heen
dof
Tru
stee
sR
oad,
onth
ew
est
side
ofth
ecr
eek,
has
been
iden
tifi
edas
apr
oble
mar
eafo
rth
ela
unch
ing
ofpe
rson
alw
ater
craf
t(c
omm
only
refe
rred
toby
the
trad
ena
me
“Jet
ski”
),ev
enth
ough
park
ing
isno
tpe
rmit
ted
inth
isar
ea.
Blu
ffto
the
Eas
tof
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
—T
his
hill
side
issu
scep
tibl
eto
pote
ntia
ler
osio
n,du
eto
the
pres
ence
ofst
eep
grad
ient
san
dsa
ndy
soils
.T
hein
dige
nous
mat
ure
woo
dlan
dve
geta
tion
prov
ides
effe
ctiv
esl
ope
stab
iliza
tion.
How
ever
, anu
mbe
rof
the
resi
dent
ialp
rope
rty
owne
rsin
this
area
, par
ticu
larl
yin
the
vici
nity
ofSh
ipm
an’ s
Poin
t,ha
vere
mov
edtr
ees
toim
prov
evi
ews,
ther
eby
mag
nify
ing
the
risk
ofsl
ope
eros
ion
and
cons
eque
ntin
crea
sein
the
disc
harg
eof
sedi
men
t-la
den
stor
mw
ater
toW
MC
.
2.4
Exi
stin
gW
ater
Use
s
The
prim
ary
hum
anus
eof
the
wat
erar
eain
WM
Cis
boat
ing.
The
area
isus
edla
rgel
yfo
rth
eop
erat
ion
ofha
nd-p
ower
edve
ssel
s,su
chas
cano
esan
dka
yaks
.H
owev
er,
itis
repo
rted
that
oper
atio
nsof
mot
oriz
edve
ssel
sha
sin
crea
sed
inre
cent
year
s,as
has
the
inci
denc
eof
such
vess
els
exce
edin
gth
esi
x-m
ile-
per-
hour
spee
dlim
it.L
ocal
resi
dent
sha
vein
dica
ted
that
this
prob
lem
rela
tes
mos
tlyto
pers
onal
wat
ercr
aft
(com
mon
lyre
ferr
edto
byth
etr
ade
nam
e‘j
etsk
i”).
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tM
eado
wC
reek
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agem
ent
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arch
2001
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ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
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sel
use
ofW
I\4C
isfa
cili
tate
dby
the
pres
ence
of21
dock
ing
stru
ctur
esin
this
wat
erbo
dy,w
hich
rang
efr
om10
feet
to60
feet
inle
ngth
.M
osto
f the
sest
ruct
ures
are
acce
ssor
yto
priv
ate
resi
dent
ialp
rope
rtie
s,an
dpr
ovid
edo
ckag
efo
rsm
all m
otor
boat
san
dot
her
smal
lcr
aft(
cano
es,k
ayak
s,et
c.).
As
show
nin
Map
4,ni
neof
thes
est
ruct
ures
are
loca
ted
inth
e-u
pper
reac
hof
the
mai
nch
anne
lof
WM
C,
whi
leni
nem
ore
are
loca
ted
inA
AC
.T
here
also
isa
dock
ing
stru
ctur
eat
the
War
dM
elvi
lleH
erit
age
Org
aniz
atio
n’s
Mar
ine
Con
serv
atio
nC
ente
ron
the
wes
tsh
ore
ofth
ecr
eek,
appr
oxim
atel
y4,
700
feet
upst
ream
from
the
mou
th.
Thi
sst
ruct
ure
prov
ides
dock
age
for
the
Cen
ter’
s“D
isco
very
”po
ntoo
nbo
at,
whi
chof
fers
guid
edw
ildl
ife
crui
ses
inth
elo
cal
area
.T
here
mai
ning
two
stru
ctur
esar
ene
arth
em
outh
ofW
MC
,so
uth
ofth
efo
rmer
Wel
lsB
oat
Yar
dpr
oper
ty.
Inad
diti
onto
the
shor
efro
ntdo
ckin
gst
ruct
ures
disc
usse
dab
ove,
asm
all n
umbe
rofv
esse
lsar
eke
pton
seas
onal
moo
ring
sin
WM
C.
The
sem
oore
dve
ssel
sar
eac
cess
edvi
asm
all
boat
sfr
omad
jace
nt,
priv
ate
shor
efro
ntpr
oper
ties.
Ves
sela
cces
sto
the
wat
ers
ofW
MC
also
isga
ined
from
anu
mbe
rofb
oatr
amps
alon
gth
ecr
eek’
ssh
orel
ine.
The
Soun
dV
iew
Ass
ocia
tion
has
ast
eel r
amp
onits
prop
erty
atth
een
dof
Hill
side
Roa
d,w
hich
isav
aila
ble
for
smal
lbo
atla
unch
ing
toits
mem
bers
only
,an
dis
not
usab
ledu
ring
low
erst
ages
ofth
etid
e.Se
vera
lro
aden
dsoc
casi
onal
lyar
eus
edin
form
ally
asbo
atra
mps
,pri
mar
ily
for
the
laun
chin
gof
cano
esan
dka
yaks
.A
num
ber
ofot
her
boat
ram
psar
elo
cate
don
priv
ate
land
and
are
used
byth
ere
spec
tive
prop
erty
owne
rs.
How
ever
,no
publ
icac
cess
inW
MC
pres
entl
yis
avai
labl
efo
rla
unch
ing
such
boat
s.
As
note
din
Sec
tion
2.3.
3,sw
imm
ing
inW
MC
occu
rsfo
rmal
lyat
two
loca
tions
,the
Soun
dV
iew
Ass
ocia
tion
faci
lity
atth
een
dof
Hill
side
Roa
dan
dth
eS
tony
Bro
okSh
ores
Ass
ocia
tion
faci
lity
atth
een
dof
Nig
htH
eron
Dri
ve(s
eeM
ap4)
.A
cces
sto
thes
esi
tes
isre
stri
cted
tom
embe
rsof
the
resp
ecti
veas
soci
atio
ns.
Swim
min
gal
sooc
curs
info
rmal
lyat
othe
rloc
atio
nsin
the
cree
k,w
ith
acce
ssfr
omad
jace
ntpr
ivat
epr
oper
ties
onth
ew
ater
fron
t.
The
entir
eex
tent
ofun
derw
ater
land
sin
WM
Cis
unce
rtif
ied
ona
year
-rou
ndba
sis.
The
refo
re,a
ltho
ugh
this
area
cont
ains
abun
dant
shel
lfis
hpo
pula
tion
s—
incl
udin
gea
ster
noy
ster
,bl
uem
usse
lsan
dso
ft-s
hell
edcl
am(s
eeS
ecti
on2.
2.2)
—th
ese
reso
urce
sar
eno
tav
aila
ble
for
lega
lha
rves
ting
.H
owev
er, t
here
are
anec
dota
lre
port
sth
atth
eill
egal
taki
ngof
shel
lfis
his
occu
rrin
gin
this
area
.
2.5
Und
erw
ater
Lan
dO
wne
rshi
p
The
owne
rshi
pof
unde
rwat
erla
nds
inW
MC
isdi
scus
sed
inth
e19
96re
port
The
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rogr
aphy
ofW
estM
eado
wC
reek
asIt
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ates
toM
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emen
t.T
hein
form
atio
npr
esen
ted
here
isde
rive
dfr
omth
atre
port
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hich
was
base
don
are
view
ofta
xm
aps
and
asso
ciat
edda
taba
ses
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le
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tM
eado
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reek
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agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e2-
33
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rmat
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cons
ider
edto
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ta
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imin
ary
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unt
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epa
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owne
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view
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deed
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dot
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lega
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cum
ents
wou
ldbe
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ired
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owne
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wev
er,
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yond
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scop
eof
the
pres
ent
inve
stig
atio
n.
The
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base
indi
cate
sth
atm
osto
fthe
unde
rwat
erla
nds
inW
MC
and
AA
Car
eow
ned
byth
eW
ard
Mel
vill
eH
erit
age
Org
aniz
atio
n(W
MH
O,
form
erly
the
Ston
yB
rook
Com
mun
ity
Fund
),in
clud
ing
the
dred
ged
basi
nat
the
head
ofW
MC
.In
the
rest
ofW
MC
, the
WM
HO
owns
eith
erth
ew
este
rnsi
deto
the
mid
line
ofth
ecr
eek
orfu
llw
idth
ofth
ecr
eek.
The
rear
eth
ree
parc
els
inW
MC
that
are
noti
dent
ifie
dby
the
Bro
okha
ven
Tow
nT
axA
sses
sor
asbe
ing
owne
dby
the
WM
HO
,an
dfo
rw
hich
owne
rshi
pis
uncl
ear:
one
parc
elon
the
wes
t sid
eofW
MC
near
the
end
ofW
estM
eado
wB
each
;one
parc
elin
the
east
ern
half
ofW
MC
, sou
thof
Wes
tMea
dow
Lan
e;an
don
epa
rcel
inth
ew
este
rnha
lfof
WM
C,
oppo
site
the
Mar
ine
Con
serv
atio
nC
ente
r.
The
Tow
nof
Bro
okha
ven
has
title
toth
ree
parc
els
inW
MC
.T
heT
own
owns
all
ofth
eun
derw
ater
land
inth
een
tran
ceto
WM
C,
toa
dist
ance
ofap
prox
imat
ely
900
feet
nort
hof
Shi
pman
’sPo
int.
The
seco
ndpa
rcel
isan
exte
nsio
nof
the
Erl
and
Roa
dri
ght-
of-w
ayin
toW
MC
,on
the
east
side
ofth
ecr
eek.
The
thir
dpa
rcel
isa
smal
lfr
inge
alon
gth
esh
orel
ine
onth
ew
est
side
ofW
MC
,so
uth
ofth
eM
arin
eC
onse
rvat
ion
Cen
ter.
Thr
eepa
rcel
sof
unde
rwat
erla
ndin
WM
Car
eow
ned
bypr
oper
tyow
ner
asso
ciat
ions
.T
heFo
rty
Acr
esC
orpo
rati
onow
nsa
1.2-
acre
parc
el,
incl
udin
ga
smal
lar
eaof
unde
rwat
erla
nd,
atth
een
dof
Old
Woo
dR
oad.
Ston
yB
rook
Shor
esis
loca
ted
inth
eea
ster
nha
lfof
WM
C,d
irec
tly
adja
cent
toth
eFo
rty
Acr
esC
orpo
rati
onpa
rcel
.T
heth
ird
parc
elis
asm
all
righ
t-of
-way
exte
ndin
gfr
omB
enne
ttL
ane.
The
rear
e29
parc
els
ofpr
ivat
ely-
owne
dun
derw
ater
land
inW
MC
that
are
exte
nsio
nsof
resi
dent
ial
lots
.A
llof
thes
epr
oper
ties
are
loca
ted
onth
eea
stsi
deoft
hecr
eek.
Nea
rly
allo
fthe
unde
rwat
erla
ndin
AA
Cis
owne
dby
the
WM
HO
.A
frin
geof
unde
rwat
erla
ndon
the
nort
hsi
deof
the
cree
kis
part
ofth
ere
spec
tive
upla
ndlo
ts.
The
head
wat
erse
gmen
tof
the
sout
hbr
anch
issp
litbe
twee
nth
ere
side
ntia
llo
tson
the
oppo
site
shor
es.
2.6
Sto
rmw
ater
Dra
inag
e
Ase
para
test
orm
wat
erou
tfal
lin
vest
igat
ion
was
unde
rtak
enas
part
ofth
ispl
anni
ngst
udy
for
WM
C.
The
inve
ntor
yin
form
atio
nco
mpi
led
duri
ngth
atin
vest
igat
ion,
aspr
esen
ted
ina
Febr
uary
2000
repo
rtti
tled
Sto
rmw
ater
Out
fall
Inve
ntor
yfo
rW
est
Mea
dow
Cre
ek(N
elso
n,Po
pe&
Voo
rhis
),is
sum
mar
ized
and
disc
usse
dbe
low
.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
2-34
2.6.
1G
ener
alS
torm
wat
erD
rain
age
Patte
rns
As
note
dpr
evio
usly
,th
eup
land
wat
ersh
edfo
rW
MC
isap
prox
imat
ely
890
acre
sin
area
.T
his
drai
nage
area
corr
espo
nds
toth
epr
esen
t stu
dy’s
geog
raph
icbo
unda
ries
, as
deli
neat
edin
Map
1an
dde
scri
bed
inte
rms
ofth
est
reet
grid
inS
ecti
on1.
2.
WM
Cre
ceiv
esm
ost
ofits
drai
nage
from
the
hills
ide
toth
eea
st,
wit
hth
ew
ater
shed
exte
ndin
gbe
yond
Qua
ker
Pat
hov
erm
uch
ofits
east
erly
boun
dary
.M
uch
ofth
isst
orm
wat
erfl
owco
llect
sin
toa
seri
esof
maj
ordr
aina
gew
ays
that
inte
rsec
t the
east
shor
eo
fWM
C,i
nclu
ding
thos
eal
ong
Ben
nett
Lan
e,at
the
nort
han
dso
uth
bran
ches
ofA
AC
,in
the
Sou
thga
teR
oad
area
(nea
rth
eno
rthe
rnen
dof
WM
C),
and
alon
gG
lenw
ater
Lan
e(a
tth
ehe
adof
WM
C).
Dra
inag
eto
WM
Cal
sois
deri
ved
from
asm
all a
rea
toth
eno
rth
ofth
ecr
eek
,be
yond
Wes
tM
eado
wR
oad.
To
the
east
, the
WM
Cdr
aina
gear
eais
very
lim
ited
,du
eto
the
narr
oww
idth
ofth
eW
est
Mea
dow
Bea
chba
rrie
rsp
it.
Roa
dway
drai
nage
isth
epr
imar
yso
urce
ofst
orm
wat
erru
noff
toW
MC
.A
ltho
ugh
non-
poin
t,ov
erla
ndfl
owfr
ompe
rvio
usar
eas
imm
edia
tely
surr
ound
ing
the
cree
kal
sooc
curs
toso
me
degr
ee,
this
inpu
tis
ofse
cond
ary
impo
rtan
ceco
mpa
red
toth
epo
int-
sour
cedi
scha
rges
from
the
road
way
syst
em.
2.6.
2Id
enti
fica
tion
ofP
oint
-Sou
rce
Dis
char
ges
Afi
eld
survey
was
cond
ucte
din
Janu
ary
2000
toid
entif
yal
l out
fall
san
dot
her
stor
mw
ater
conv
eyan
ces
alon
gth
esh
orel
ine
ofW
MC
.A
ssh
own
onM
ap5,
this
surv
eyid
enti
fied
ato
tal
of24
poin
t-so
urce
stor
mw
ater
disc
harg
esin
toth
ecr
eek.
Mos
tof
thes
edi
scha
rge
poin
tsar
elo
cate
dal
ong
the
east
erly
shor
elin
eof
WM
C(i
nclu
ding
the
AA
Ctr
ibut
ary)
,re
flec
ting
the
fact
that
the
maj
orit
yof
the
drai
nage
area
lies
inth
atdi
rect
ion.
The
maj
ority
ofth
edi
scha
rge
poin
tsid
enti
fied
duri
ngth
efi
eld
surv
eyar
est
orm
wat
erou
tfal
lsw
hich
rece
ive
runo
fffr
omup
land
stre
etsy
stem
svi
ain
terc
onne
cted
stor
mdr
ains
.H
owev
er,
ava
riet
yof
othe
rin
puts
ofru
noff
toth
ecr
eek
also
wer
eid
enti
fied
,in
clud
ing
drai
nsfr
ombu
ildi
ngs
and
othe
rpr
ivat
est
ruct
ures
,pu
blic
and
priv
ate
boat
ram
ps,
erod
edgu
llie
sor
open
swal
es,r
oad
ends
,an
dpi
pes
ofun
know
nor
igin
orpu
rpos
e.E
ach
ofth
ese
disc
harg
esw
asca
talo
gued
and
phot
ogra
phed
;an
dth
elo
cati
onw
aspi
npoi
nted
usin
gG
PSeq
uipm
ent,
whi
chca
nbe
used
tofa
cili
tate
subs
eque
ntef
fort
sto
relo
cate
thes
esi
tes.
Tab
le1
pres
ents
asu
mm
ary
ofba
sic
info
rmat
ion
rega
rdin
gal
l24
ofth
eou
tfal
lsan
dot
her
stor
mw
ater
conv
eyan
ces
3id
enti
fied
byth
efi
eld
inve
stig
ator
s.
For
sim
plic
ity,
all
outf
alls
and
othe
rst
orm
wat
erco
nvey
ance
sar
ere
ferr
edto
gene
rica
lly
as“o
utfa
lls”
thro
ugho
utth
ere
mai
nder
ofth
isre
port
.
Wes
tM
eado
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reek
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agem
ent
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ory
and
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TABLE 1
SUMMARY OF STORMWATER OUTFALLS/CONVEYANCES
Stormwater Outfall Inventory
West Meadow Creek
i: Description Type of Outfall Source of Runoff Discussion/CommentslRecommenclationsI Outfall at Old Field Club Large pipe Road runofffrom West Meadow Road, Mt. Grey Road, The outfall is fitted with a large rubber collar, which opens with the force of stormwater but does not allow tidal water from the creek to flood the street.— Dodge Lane, and residential roads east ofMt. Grey Road. There are numerous storm drains located in the streets; some provide some detentionandthus also act as sediment traps.2. Old Field Club Roof and Decking Small PVC pipe Roof and decking of Old Field Country Club This roofnmoffmay easily be diverted by gutters and leaders to a drywell..i_ Single Family Residence Small pipe The source of flow from this outfall is unknown.4 Horse Corral 1 Small plastic pipe Turf area pitched towards drains in the field. There are grated drains installed in the field, with a possible connection to a pump located at point nimiber 5.
5 Horse Corral 2 Small plastic pipe connected to Turf area and possible connection to storm dram on West Large cement pipe at corner of West Meadow Road and Trustees Road. Not clear if starmwater from this point is directed to outfall, however, assume that—
pump Meadow Road there is the connection to provide worst case scenario.6 Waterview Subdivision Outfall Large concrete pipe Waterview Lane and Dune Court This outf1l is related to a new subdivision, which appears to have a dedicated recharge &e. It is expected that much of the flow is recharged in this area
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the outfall is only provided for severe conditions.7 Hillside Road Outfall Small plastic pipe Hillside and Beach Roads This outfall is relatively small for the amount ofroad area and there are nunerous drains/catch basins located at the end ofHillside. It is expected that—
runoffcollects in catch basins located the end ofthis street and that a large poftion ofthe stomiwater is not directed to the outfafl.8 Home Owners Assoc. Boat Ramp Impervious parking area th Soundview Property owners parking lot and boat ramp. A relatively small area of the parking lot is pitched towards the boat ramp. The bulkhead issomeImt deteriorated and the fill has eroded into the creek.steep boat ramp The creek bed in the area suitoundiig the boat ramp is veiy shallow.9 North Road Outfall Large concrete pipe North Road, West Road and part of Baybeny Lane Possible containment in catch basins at end ofNorth Road and towards top of street.
10 Old Woods Road Swale Road end with gully to beach Old Woods Road The end of Old Woods Road was entombed in ice during field inspections. A small metal pipe was observed jutting out of a large pile of snow at the endof the court.
11 Night Heron Drive Outfall Large concrete pipe Night Heron Drive, Wilderness Drive, part of Black Duck This drainage area was identified by the Town Highway Department as a critical point, a Bond Act Application was submitted, with funding approved forDrive and a - connection to Leatherstocking Lane improvements. The Town Division of Environmental Protection should coordinate improvements with the Town Highway Department.12 Boat Ramp 1 on Aunt Amy’s Creek Private boat ramp Portion of lawn area and boat ramp13 Outfall at Aunt Amy’s Creek 2 Large corrugated metal pipes, Lubber Street, Fox Hill Road, Bailey Hollow Road, This outfall has the greatest contributing area by far of any of the outfalls on West Meadow Creek and the greatest number of roadways involved. Thisrip-rap portions of Christian Avenue. Quaker Path, Black Duck drainage area has been the subject of a Bond Act application which is currently under review. The Suffolk County Soil Conservation Service is workingDrive, Woodfleld Road, Mt. Grey Road, Tee Drive, and with the Town Highway Department on this project. The Town Division of Environmental Protection should coordinate improvements with the HighwayHoughton Blvd. Department.14 Boat Ramp 2 on Aunt Amy’s Creek Private boat ramp Portion of lawn area from residential property and
impervious boat ramp area.15 Salt Meadow Subdivision Outfall Large concrete pipe Salt Meadow Lane Outfall is located at the bottom of a slope located in the rear yard of a residence at the end of Salt Meadow Lane (a cul-de-sac).16 Cluistian Avenue Outfall Large concrete pipe Christian Avenue, Valley Road, Chestnut Street, Fallsview There appears to be some containment located in basins in the streets. The outfall is in gool condition, as the photo will indicate, and the discharge pointRoad, part of Ehrland Road and Dale Road is located a fair distance from the surface waters ofAunt Amy’s Creek.17 Dickerson Drive Outfall Small PVC pipe. Dickerson Drive Storm drain located at the end of the road. Dickerson Drive is a narrow road and a resident indicated that the drain and outfall were installed be one of her
neighbors. The discharge point is located far from surface water and there is sufficient area for sediment trapping and use of nutrients in stormwaterdischarged at this point.
18 Ehrland Road Outfall Medium corrugated metal pipe Most of Ehrland Road Storm drains are located towards the end of Ehrland road on the north side. The outfall is located behind house #41. There is a wide area of high marshvegetation between the outfall and surface water.
19 Ehrland Road End Asphalt road end with steep Part of Ebrland Road The pavement seems to continue down the embankment to the beach. Asphalt is mounded from the top of the slope at the end ofEbriand to the beach.slope to the beach Stormwater runoff is directed to an eroded gully on the south side of the pavement as is indicated in the photos.20 Ehrland Road Boat Ramp Private boat ramp Part of residential yard and impervious ramp21 West Meadow Lane Swale Gully to beach, fairly steep Runoff from West Meadow Lane Long swale from top of bluff to beach, curves down the bluff through a wooded area.
path with apparent erosion22 Wells Lane Outfall Large pipe Wells Lane, part of Christian Avenue, and part of Blinker Large outfall which has been modified in recent years. Some containment in road is apparent.
Light Road23 Shore Oaks Drive Road End Road end with concrete steps t Shore Oaks Road End of Town owned-privately maintained road. Discharge point is south of entrance to West Meadow Creek.
beach24 Trustees Road Erosion Low point. Trustees Road !YPoint in road where runoff flows directly to the creek. Vegetated strip would provide immediate mitigation.
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rook
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9)w
ases
tabl
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oper
atio
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cles
.
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itat
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(Chap
ter
45)
regu
late
sth
eco
mm
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alco
llec
tion
, han
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ndth
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hand
bills
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edst
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and
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lati
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for
was
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hedi
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spos
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any
mat
eria
lsco
llec
ted
outs
ide
the
Tow
n,at
oron
any
publ
icfa
cilit
y,is
proh
ibit
ed.
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vate
disp
osal
area
sal
soar
epr
ohib
ited
.
Pet
role
umS
ubst
ance
sD
ispo
siti
on(C
hap
ter
47)
was
esta
blis
hed
inre
cogn
itio
nof
the
nece
ssity
of
prot
ecti
ngan
dpr
eser
ving
natu
ral
reso
urce
s.C
hapt
er47
ofth
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own
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gula
tes
the
disp
osal
,st
orag
e,an
dtr
ansp
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tion
ofal
lw
aste
oil
inth
eT
own
ofB
rook
have
nan
dre
quir
esth
eli
cens
ing
ofve
hicl
esca
rryi
ngsu
choi
l.T
hedi
scha
rge
ofw
aste
oil
into
the
grou
nd,
sew
ers,
leac
hing
pooi
s,w
ells
oran
yot
her
wat
erbo
dies
,or
onto
road
way
s,is
stri
ctly
proh
ibite
d.
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dan
dG
rave
l,E
xcav
atio
n,T
opso
ilR
emov
al(C
hap
ter
53)
was
esta
blis
hed
tore
cogn
ize
that
sand
and
grav
elar
eva
luab
lere
sour
ces
for
prop
erty
owne
rsw
ithi
nce
rtai
nar
eas
ofth
eT
own,
and
that
inpa
stye
ars
the
exca
vati
onof
sand
and
grav
elha
spr
ocee
ded
inan
mai
mer
that
has
resu
lted
inth
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imin
atio
nof
grou
ndco
ver,
natu
ral v
eget
atio
nan
dth
ede
grad
atio
nof
slop
es,
radi
cal
chan
ges
inst
orm
wat
erru
noff
and
othe
ren
viro
nmen
tal
prob
lem
s.D
evel
opm
ent
that
utili
zes
exis
ting
slop
eco
ntou
rsis
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edw
here
ver
poss
ible
soth
atdr
aina
gepa
tter
nsan
ddi
stur
banc
eto
exis
ting
vege
tati
onw
illbe
min
imiz
ed.
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pter
53re
stri
cts
the
rem
oval
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ndan
dgr
avel
toth
ose
inst
ance
sw
here
itis
abso
lute
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sent
ial t
ore
mov
era
wm
ater
ials
from
asi
tein
conn
ecti
onw
ithth
ere
side
ntia
l,co
mm
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indu
stri
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velo
pmen
tof
the
prem
ises
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inin
gop
erat
ions
shal
lbe
limite
dto
the
exte
ntne
cess
ary
toim
plem
ent
the
appr
oved
site
plan
orth
ecr
iter
iase
tfor
thby
the
Pla
nnin
gB
oard
whe
reno
site
plan
isre
quir
ed.
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itio
nall
y,no
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tMea
dow
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vent
ory
and
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lysi
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age
3-1
sand
/gra
vel
min
esh
all
beus
edas
asa
nita
ryla
ndfi
llor
othe
rla
ndfi
ll.M
inin
gan
dex
cava
tion
oper
atio
nsar
ere
gula
ted
thro
ugh
the
site
plan
appr
oval
proc
ess
and
are
asse
ssed
fees
base
don
the
yard
age
ofm
ater
ial r
emov
ed.
App
rove
dop
erat
ions
are
requ
ired
topo
stpe
rfor
man
cebo
nds,
and
are
rest
rict
edto
aon
e-ye
artim
elim
it.
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llfi
sh(C
hap
ter
57)
regu
late
sth
eco
mm
erci
alan
dno
n-co
mm
erci
alta
king
ofsh
ellf
ish
from
Bro
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ven
Tow
n-ow
ned
unde
rwat
erla
nds,
regu
late
sth
eco
mm
erci
albu
ying
of s
hell
fish
,an
des
tabl
ishe
sa
com
mer
cial
harv
esti
ngpe
rmit
syst
em.
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taki
ngof
shel
lfis
hfr
omT
own-
owne
dun
derw
ater
land
sis
rest
rict
edto
Bro
okha
ven
resi
dent
son
ly, w
ithth
eex
cept
ion
ofT
own
ofIs
lipre
side
nts
who
may
take
shel
lfis
hfr
omth
eG
reat
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hB
ay(o
utsi
deth
epr
esen
tst
udy
area
)if
they
poss
ess
appr
oved
perm
its
issu
edby
the
Tow
nof
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estr
icti
ons
are
outl
ined
wit
hre
spec
tto
harv
esti
ng,
incl
udin
gal
low
able
size
san
dha
rves
ting
met
hods
,as
wel
las
nigh
tan
dSu
nday
rest
rict
ions
,w
ith
spec
ific
requ
irem
ents
set
for
each
spec
ies.
Tre
eP
rese
rvat
ion
(Chap
ter
70)
was
esta
blis
hed
tore
cogn
ize
that
tree
spr
ovid
eva
riou
sbe
nefi
tsto
the
envi
ronm
ent,
incl
udin
gst
abil
izat
ion
and
pres
erva
tion
ofso
il,ab
sorp
tion
ofai
rpo
llut
ants
,re
leas
eof
oxyg
en,
prov
isio
nof
natu
ral
barr
iers
tono
ise,
and
wil
dlif
eha
bita
t.C
hapt
er70
proh
ibit
sth
ede
stru
ctio
nor
rem
oval
ofan
ytr
eeon
apr
oper
tyof
two
acre
sin
size
orgr
eate
rw
itho
uta
perm
it.P
erm
its
shal
lon
lybe
issu
edup
onsi
tepl
anap
prov
al,
subd
ivis
ion
appr
oval
,an
d/or
the
issu
ance
ofa
build
ing
perm
it.
Tre
spas
sing
(Chap
ter
71)
esta
blis
hes
that
nope
rson
shal
lm
ar,
defa
ce,
dam
age,
dest
roy,
orre
mov
ean
yfl
ower
s,pl
ants
,sh
rubs
, tre
es,
buil
ding
sor
stru
ctur
eson
publ
icor
priv
ate
prop
erty
wit
hin
the
Tow
nw
itho
utco
nsen
tor
auth
ority
ofth
epr
oper
tyow
ner
orth
eT
own.
Veg
etat
ion
onB
each
es(C
hap
ter
75)
proh
ibit
sth
ere
mov
alan
d/or
dest
ruct
ion
ofa
nygr
ass
orot
her
vege
tati
onw
hats
oeve
rfr
oman
yla
nds
onth
eG
reat
Sout
hB
each
and
onth
ebe
ach
and
clif
fsad
jace
ntto
the
Lon
gIs
land
Soun
d.E
xcep
tion
toth
isre
gula
tion
isby
perm
iton
lyas
issu
edby
the
Tow
n.
Cri
tica
lE
nvir
onm
enta
lA
reas
/SE
QR
AIm
ple
men
tati
on
(Chap
ter
80)
was
esta
blis
hed
purs
uant
toth
ere
quir
emen
tsof
the
New
Yor
kSt
ate
Env
iron
men
tal
Qua
lity
Rev
iew
Act
(SE
QR
A).
The
Tow
nof
Bro
okha
ven
cont
ains
vast
and
prec
ious
natu
ral
and
hum
anen
viro
nmen
tal
reso
urce
s,in
clud
ing
woo
dlan
dsan
dop
ensp
aces
,fl
ora
and
faun
a,w
etla
nds,
grou
ndw
ater
,un
ique
geol
ogic
alfe
atur
es,
air
qual
ity,
agri
cult
ural
lyfe
rtil
ela
nds,
hist
oric
and
arch
eolo
gica
lre
sour
ces
and
othe
rar
eas
ofim
port
ant
aest
hetic
and
scen
icqu
ality
.T
heT
own
Boa
rdre
cogn
izes
that
ther
eis
now
and
will
cont
inue
tobe
sign
ific
ant
deve
lopm
ent
pres
sure
with
inth
eT
own
whi
ch,
wit
hout
appr
opri
ate
rest
rict
ions
toco
ntro
lgr
owth
,m
ayle
adto
the
dest
ruct
ion
orim
pair
men
tof
the
Tow
n’s
envi
ronm
enta
lre
sour
ces
asa
resu
ltof
sew
age
disp
osal
,gr
ound
wat
erco
ntam
inat
ion,
air
impa
cts,
soli
dw
aste
and
traf
fic
gene
rati
on,
loss
ofw
etla
nds
and
dest
ruct
ion
ofw
oodl
ands
and
open
area
s.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e3-
2
Itis
the
inte
ntio
nof
Cha
pter
80to
prot
ect
thes
eva
luab
lere
sour
ces
toth
em
axim
umex
tent
poss
ible
for
the
bene
fita
nden
joym
ent o
fTow
nre
side
nts.
Thi
sla
wes
tabl
ishe
sth
atan
yac
tion
sw
hich
are
spec
ific
ally
iden
tifie
das
unli
sted
actio
nsw
hich
may
pose
asi
gnif
ican
tim
pact
upon
the
envi
ronm
ent
will
bepr
oces
sed
inth
esa
me
man
ner
asa
Typ
eI
acti
onun
der
SE
QR
Aan
d,th
eref
ore,
rece
ive
the
sam
eth
orou
ghen
viro
nmen
tal r
evie
w,
incl
udin
gth
eco
mpl
etio
nof
afu
llE
nvir
onm
enta
lA
sses
smen
tFo
rman
dle
adag
ency
coor
dina
tion.
Cha
pter
80de
sign
ates
thre
ecr
itic
alen
viro
nmen
tal
area
s(C
EA
s)w
ithi
nth
eT
own,
whe
reT
ype
I rev
iew
requ
irem
ents
appl
yin
orde
rto
help
prot
ectv
alua
ble
reso
urce
s.O
nesu
chC
EA
isth
een
tire
coas
tal z
one
area
inth
eT
own
ofB
rook
have
n,w
hich
incl
udes
mos
t oft
hepr
esen
t stu
dyar
ea(e
xclu
ding
the
east
ernm
ost
port
ions
ofth
ew
ater
shed
).T
his
law
also
sets
fort
ha
listin
gof
Typ
eI
and
Typ
eII
acti
ons
for
SE
QR
Aim
plem
enta
tion
.
Wet
land
san
dW
ater
way
s(C
hap
ter
81)
regu
late
sac
tivi
ties
inan
dar
ound
surf
ace
wat
ers,
unde
rwat
erla
nds,
and
tidal
and
fres
hwat
erw
etla
nds.
The
sefe
atur
esar
een
viro
nmen
tall
yim
port
antb
ecau
seof
the
wid
e-ra
ngin
gfu
nctio
nsth
eyse
rve,
incl
udin
g:fl
ood
and
stor
mco
ntro
l,po
llut
ion
trea
tmen
t,w
ildlif
eha
bita
t,er
osio
nco
ntro
l,so
urce
sof
nutr
ient
sfo
rm
arin
ean
dfr
eshw
ater
spec
ies
ofw
ildlif
e,op
ensp
ace
and
aest
heti
cap
prec
iati
on, a
mea
nsfo
rsc
ient
ific
and
educ
atio
nalr
esea
rch,
and
com
mer
cial
and
recr
eati
onal
oppo
rtun
itie
s.T
heT
own
ofB
rook
have
nre
cogn
izes
the
need
topr
otec
tand
enha
nce
thes
efu
nctio
nsof
surf
ace
wat
ers,
unde
rwat
erla
nds,
and
tida
lan
dfr
eshw
ater
wet
land
s,an
dth
ene
edto
prev
ent t
hede
spol
iati
onan
dim
pair
men
tof
thes
ena
tura
lre
sour
ces,
byre
gula
ting
uses
and
deve
lopm
ent
inth
ese
area
san
dsu
rrou
ndin
gbu
ffer
zone
s.C
hapt
er81
regu
late
san
dpr
otec
tsth
ese
reso
urce
spu
rsua
ntto
the
auth
orit
yco
nfer
red
upon
the
Tow
nby
Art
icle
s24
and
25of
the
New
Yor
kSt
ate
Env
iron
men
tal
Con
serv
atio
nL
awan
dSE
QR
A.
Cha
pter
81es
tabl
ishe
sa
list
ing
of
regu
late
dac
tivi
ties
(e.g
.,co
nstr
ucti
onof
dock
san
dot
her
shor
elin
est
ruct
ures
,dr
edgi
ngan
dfi
lling
,ex
cava
tion
and
grad
ing,
clea
ring
of v
eget
atio
n,er
ecti
onof
buil
ding
s,w
aste
disc
harg
es,
etc.
),ex
cept
ions
,an
dpe
rmit
appl
icat
ion
proc
edur
es.
3.2
Lan
dU
seL
aws
Par
ks
and
Rec
reat
ion
Are
as(C
hap
ter
10)
regu
late
sth
eus
age
ofpa
rks
and
recr
eati
onar
eas,
bym
eans
ofa
syst
emof
fees
and
perm
its,
and
rest
rict
ions
onfi
shin
g,ca
mpi
ng,
bath
ing,
hors
ebac
kri
ding
,bi
cycl
es,
avia
tion,
gam
es,
and
othe
rsu
chre
crea
tion
alac
tiviti
es.
Cha
pter
10ou
tline
sre
stri
ctio
nsan
d/or
proh
ibit
ions
gove
rnin
glit
teri
ng,
fire
s,an
imal
s,so
lici
ting
and
cont
ribu
tion
s,th
ede
stru
ctio
nof
prop
erty
,tr
affi
c,ex
plos
ives
,fi
rear
ms
and
wea
pons
,an
dlo
iteri
ngin
thes
ear
eas.
Gra
ding
(Ch
apte
r35
)re
gula
tes
and
cont
rols
the
regr
adin
gof
land
thro
ugho
utth
eT
own
inal
lzo
ning
dist
rict
s,so
asto
prev
ent
seri
ous
and
irre
para
ble
dam
age
tona
tura
lre
sour
ces,
tom
inim
ize
and
reta
rdth
eer
osiv
eef
fect
sof
win
dan
dw
ater
,to
prev
ent
the
depr
ecia
tion
of
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e3-
3
prop
erty
valu
es,
topr
even
t the
loss
ofla
tera
lsu
ppor
t for
abut
ting
stre
ets,
land
san
dst
ruct
ures
,to
pres
erve
natu
ralw
ater
shed
s,to
prov
ide
adeq
uate
drai
nage
fors
urfa
cew
ater
runo
ff, t
opr
otec
tpe
rson
san
dpr
oper
tyfr
omth
eha
zard
sof
peri
odic
floo
ding
and,
inge
nera
l,to
prot
ect t
hehe
alth
,w
elfa
rean
dsa
fety
ofth
ere
side
nts
ofth
eT
own.
App
lica
tion
sfo
rbu
ildi
ngpe
rmit
san
dce
rtif
icat
esof
occu
panc
yar
eap
prov
ed,
disa
ppro
ved,
orap
prov
edw
ith
mod
ific
atio
nspu
rsua
ntto
the
grad
ing
stan
dard
ses
tabl
ishe
din
this
chap
ter.
All
-Ter
rain
Veh
icle
s(C
hapt
er37
)re
gula
tes
the
use
ofal
l-te
rrai
nve
hicl
eson
publ
ican
dpr
ivat
epr
oper
tyin
the
Tow
nof
Bro
okha
ven.
No
such
vehi
cle
shal
lbe
oper
ated
onpu
blic
prop
erty
unde
rth
eju
risd
icti
onof
the
Tow
nun
less
ape
rmit
has
been
issu
ed, a
ndno
such
vehi
cle
shal
lbe
oper
ated
onpr
ivat
epr
oper
tyin
the
Tow
nun
less
the
oper
ator
has
obta
ined
wri
tten
perm
issi
onfr
omth
eow
ner
ofth
epr
oper
ty.
Zon
ing
(Chap
ter
85)
regu
late
sal
lla
ndus
eac
tivi
ties
with
inth
eT
own
and
esta
blis
hes
spec
ific
land
use
clas
sifi
cati
ons,
orzo
ning
dist
rict
s,pr
omul
gate
sre
stri
ctio
nsw
hich
regu
late
deve
lopm
ent
with
inea
chsu
chdi
stri
ct.
Cha
pter
85co
ntai
nsse
vera
lar
ticle
sth
atar
eap
plic
able
toth
eim
plem
enta
tion
ofth
eW
est
Mea
dow
Cre
ekM
anag
emen
tPla
n,in
clud
ing:
•S
ite
Plan
s(A
rtic
le54
)req
uire
sth
epr
epar
atio
nof
site
plan
sfo
rnew
cons
truc
tion
orfo
rth
esu
bsta
ntia
lal
tera
tion
ofex
istin
gco
mm
erci
alor
inst
itut
iona
lus
es,
and
for
larg
ere
side
ntia
ldev
elop
men
ts.
Site
plan
sm
ustu
nder
goa
coor
dina
ted
depa
rtm
enta
l rev
iew
wit
hsu
bseq
uent
appr
oval
,ap
prov
alw
ithm
odif
icat
ions
,or
disa
ppro
val.
Thi
sre
view
cons
ider
sth
epo
tent
ial
impa
cts
ofth
epr
opos
edac
tion
onad
jace
ntus
esw
ith
rega
rdto
publ
iche
alth
,sa
fety
and
wel
fare
.
•S
uppl
emen
tary
Pro
visi
ons
(Art
icle
55)
a.W
ater
fron
t Lot
s(S
ectio
n85
-43
3)-T
his
sect
ion
ofA
rtic
le55
proh
ibit
sth
eis
suan
ceof
abu
ildi
ngpe
rmit
for
the
cons
truc
tion
oral
tera
tion
ofan
yst
ruct
ure
loca
ted
with
ina
fres
hwat
eror
tida
lw
etla
ndun
less
the
appl
ican
t has
com
plie
dw
ith
all
the
prov
isio
nsse
tfo
rth
inC
hapt
er81
ofth
eT
own
Cod
e,an
dha
sob
tain
eda
Tow
nw
etla
nds
perm
it.
b.Se
wag
eD
ispo
sal(
Sect
ion
85-4
44)
-T
his
sect
ion
ofA
rtic
le55
requ
ires
the
issu
ance
ofa
buil
ding
perm
itfo
rth
eco
nstr
ucti
on,
alte
ratio
nor
use
of
any
buil
ding
orst
ruct
ure
for
sew
age
disp
osal
and
trea
tmen
t.T
heis
suan
ceof
abu
ildi
ngpe
rmit
isco
ntin
gent
upon
Pla
nnin
gB
oard
appr
oval
ofsi
tepl
anfo
rth
eac
tion
.W
hen
the
Plan
ning
Boa
rdis
revi
ewin
ga
site
plan
that
incl
udes
ase
wag
etr
eatm
ent
and
disp
osal
faci
lity
,a
publ
iche
arin
gm
ust
beco
nven
ed.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
3-4
Sub
divi
sion
Reg
ulat
ions
(Par
t1
ofth
eA
ppen
dix
toth
eT
own
Cod
e)re
gula
tes
the
subd
ivis
ion
of
land
.A
subd
ivis
ion
appl
icat
ion
isre
quir
edw
hen
four
orm
ore
resi
dent
ial
buil
ding
lots
are
crea
ted
byth
edi
visi
onof
apa
rcel
ofla
nd.
The
regu
lati
ons
esta
blis
hpr
oced
ures
,fe
esan
dre
quir
emen
tsfo
rpr
elim
inar
yla
yout
san
dfi
nal
plat
s,an
dre
quir
esth
epr
epar
atio
nof
drai
nage
plan
sas
wel
las
the
issu
ance
ofsu
rety
bond
s.G
ener
alre
quir
emen
tsar
eli
sted
for
the
layo
utan
dco
nstr
ucti
onof
road
way
s,lo
tsan
dbl
ocks
,si
tegr
adin
g,bu
lkhe
adin
g,co
nstr
ucti
onofp
ublic
impr
ovem
ents
,an
dpr
ovis
ion
ofre
crea
tion
alim
prov
emen
ts.
3.3
Wat
erU
seL
aws
Bay
and
Har
bor
Bot
tom
s(C
hap
ter
8)is
inte
nded
tore
gula
teth
epl
acem
ent o
fboa
t moo
ring
sto
avoi
dus
eco
nflic
ts,
prov
ide
for
safe
navi
gati
on,
and
the
prot
ecti
onof
exis
ting
natu
ral
reso
urce
s,pu
blic
heal
than
dw
elfa
re;
and
toen
sure
that
area
sfo
rw
ater
-dep
ende
ntre
crea
tion
alac
tivi
ties
are
avai
labl
eto
the
resi
dent
sof
the
Tow
nof
Bro
okha
ven.
Cha
pter
8es
tabl
ishe
sth
ere
quir
emen
tfo
ra
Tow
n-is
sued
moo
ring
perm
itis
requ
ired
befo
rea
moo
ring
can
bepl
aced
inT
own
wat
ers,
and
prom
ulga
tes
apr
oces
sto
obta
insa
idpe
rmit.
Par
ks
and
Rec
reat
ion
Are
as(C
hap
ter
10)
regu
late
sus
esan
dac
tivi
ties
inT
own
park
san
dre
crea
tion
area
s(w
hich
incl
udes
the
Tow
n’s
Wes
tM
eado
wB
each
faci
lity
).C
hapt
er10
esta
blis
hes:
hour
sof
oper
atio
n;re
quir
emen
tsfo
rov
erni
ght
cam
ping
,ba
ilga
mes
,an
dus
eof
faci
liti
esfo
rorg
aniz
edou
tings
;pro
visi
ons
forp
erm
its
and
paym
ent;
rest
rict
ions
onba
thin
gan
dsw
imm
ing;
proh
ibit
ion
onfi
shin
gdu
ring
the
bath
ing
seas
on;
gene
ral p
rohi
biti
onon
fire
wor
ks,
expl
osiv
es,
litt
erin
g,so
liciti
ngan
dpe
ddli
ng;
and
cont
rols
onfi
res
and
anim
als.
Boa
tC
ontr
ol(C
hap
ter
13)
cont
ains
the
bulk
ofth
elo
cal
regu
lati
ons
gove
rnin
gve
ssel
oper
atio
nsin
Tow
nw
ater
s,in
clud
ing
WM
C.
The
mai
npr
ovis
ions
ofC
hapt
er13
are
sum
mar
ized
asfo
llow
s:
Sect
ion
13-2
—re
info
rces
the
appl
icab
ilit
yof
the
New
Yor
kSt
ate
Nav
igat
ion
Law
and
fede
ral
navi
gati
onru
les
toth
ena
viga
ble
wat
ers
ofth
eT
own
ofB
rook
have
n
Sect
ion
13-4
.B—
requ
ires
boat
oper
ator
sto
com
ply
wit
hla
wfu
lor
ders
and
dire
ctio
nsof
any
polic
eof
fice
r,ba
yco
nsta
ble,
harb
orm
aste
r,do
ckm
aste
r,an
dan
yot
her
pers
ondu
lyem
pow
ered
tore
gula
tebo
attr
affi
cin
the
Tow
nof
Bro
okha
ven
Sect
ion
13-5
—se
tsth
esp
eed
limit
atsi
xm
iles
per
hour
for
vess
elop
erat
ion
incr
eeks
,am
ong
othe
rde
sign
ated
area
s
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e3-
5
Sec
tion
13-1
7—
sets
the
max
imum
pena
ltyfo
rvi
olat
ion
ofC
hapt
er13
ata
fine
of$5
00or
impr
ison
men
tfo
r15
days
,or
both
.
Hou
sebo
ats
(Ch
apte
r14
)pr
ohib
its
the
occu
patio
n,us
e,m
oori
ngor
anch
orin
gof
hous
eboa
tsan
dfl
oati
ngho
mes
toan
ydo
ck, p
iling
orsh
ore
with
inT
own
wat
ers.
Thi
sar
ticle
also
proh
ibit
sm
arin
asfr
ompe
rmit
ting
the
in-w
ater
orou
t-of
-wat
erst
orag
e,an
chor
age,
moo
ring
ordo
ckin
g
ofan
yfl
oati
ngho
me
orre
side
ntia
lho
useb
oat.
Pre
-exi
stin
gho
useb
oats
shal
lbe
allo
wed
assp
ecia
lper
mit
ted
uses
purs
uant
toth
eco
nditi
ons
setf
orth
inC
hapt
er14
.The
sere
gula
tion
sw
ere
esta
blis
hed
inor
dert
olim
itpo
llut
ion
ente
ring
estu
arie
sth
atpr
ovid
eha
bita
tfor
com
mer
cial
and
recr
eati
onal
finf
ish
and
shel
lfis
h,an
dto
prot
ect
envi
ronm
enta
lly
sens
itiv
eco
asta
lar
eas.
Doc
ks(C
hap
ter
22)
was
esta
blis
hed
tore
gula
teth
eus
eof
Tow
n-ow
ned
dock
s,pi
ers,
bulk
head
san
dje
ttie
s.T
heut
iliz
atio
nof
thes
est
ruct
ures
for
bath
ing,
swim
min
gor
divi
ngis
proh
ibit
ed.
Fis
hN
ets
(Chap
ter
32)
proh
ibit
sth
epl
acem
ent
offi
shne
tting
inw
ater
sov
erT
own
Tru
stee
land
sin
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor,
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
,C
onsc
ienc
eB
ay,
Set
auke
tH
arbo
r,P
ort
Jeff
erso
nH
arbo
r,or
Mt.
Sina
iH
arbo
r.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
entP
lan
Mar
ch20
01
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e3-
6
.,-4Cl)
4A
NA
LY
SIS
Thi
sse
ctio
nan
alyz
esth
eva
riou
sim
port
anti
ssue
sth
atre
late
toth
eac
hiev
emen
tof
the
goal
sof
this
man
agem
ent
plan
,na
mel
y:to
mai
ntai
nan
d,to
the
exte
ntpr
acti
cabl
e,en
hanc
ew
ater
qual
ity
inW
MC
;an
dto
pres
erve
and
prot
ecti
mpo
rtan
teco
logi
calr
esou
rces
inth
est
udy
area
.A
futu
reph
ase
ofth
isin
vest
igat
ion
will
form
ulat
ea
prog
ram
ofac
tion
sto
adva
nce
thes
ego
als.
4.1
Phy
sica
lC
ondi
tion
s
Bas
edon
prel
imin
ary
calc
ulat
ions
,it
appe
ars
that
the
exis
ting
tidal
exch
ange
isno
tlik
ely
tore
vers
eon
goin
gsh
oali
ngat
the
mou
ths
ofei
ther
WM
Can
dA
AC
natu
rall
y.T
here
fore
,pr
oble
ms
asso
ciat
edw
ithth
epr
ogre
ssiv
ein
fihl
ing
ofth
isti
dal
cree
kne
twor
kw
ith
sedi
men
t,su
chas
impe
ded
navi
gati
ondu
ring
low
ertid
alst
ages
,wou
ldbe
expe
cted
tow
orse
nov
erti
me.
Cer
tain
acti
ons
can
beta
ken
tom
oder
ate
the
infi
hlin
gof
the
cree
k,su
chas
the
impl
emen
tati
onof
mea
sure
sto
redu
cese
dim
entl
oadi
ngs
inst
orm
wat
erdi
scha
rges
toth
ecr
eek.
The
sem
easu
res
incl
ude:
the
tim
ely
swee
ping
ofro
adw
aysu
rfac
esin
the
WM
Cw
ater
shed
,to
rem
ove
sand
depo
sits
plac
eddu
ring
the
win
ter
seas
onbe
fore
this
mat
eria
lca
nbe
was
hed
into
the
cree
k;an
dth
ere
trof
itti
ngof
exis
ting
stor
mw
ater
drai
nage
syst
ems
wit
htr
eatm
ent
capa
bili
ties
,su
chas
settl
ing
and
leac
hing
basi
ns.
Ala
rge
frac
tion
ofth
ese
dim
enta
ccum
ulat
ing
inth
eW
MC
isca
rrie
din
toth
ecr
eek
from
Ston
yB
rook
Har
bor.
The
refo
re,e
ven
ifef
fect
ive
mea
sure
sw
ere
impl
emen
ted
toco
ntro
l sto
rmw
ater
deri
ved
sedi
men
tin
puts
toW
MC
,sh
oalin
gof
the
cree
kbe
dst
illw
ould
cont
inue
,al
thou
ghat
aso
mew
hat
slow
erra
te.
WM
C—
asw
ella
sa
cont
iguo
usar
eaou
tsid
eW
MC
itsel
f,ex
tend
ing
abou
t hal
f-w
aydo
wn
the
east
side
ofY
oung
sIs
land
—is
clos
edon
aye
ar-r
ound
basi
sto
shel
lfis
hha
rves
ting
due
toch
roni
call
yel
evat
edle
vels
ofco
lifo
rmba
cter
ia.
AA
Cal
sois
unce
rtif
ied
for
shel
lfis
hha
rves
ting
,an
doc
casi
onal
lyex
ceed
sth
ecr
iter
iafo
rpr
imar
yco
ntac
tre
crea
tion
(e.g
.,sw
imm
ing)
.N
umer
ical
mod
elin
gan
alys
isin
dica
tes
that
dred
ging
may
redu
ceco
ncen
trat
ions
ofco
lifor
mba
cter
iain
WM
Cby
asm
uch
as50
perc
ent.
How
ever
,co
lifo
rmre
duct
ions
ofse
vera
lor
ders
ofm
agni
tude
are
requ
ired
tom
eet
stat
est
anda
rds
for
shel
lfis
hha
rves
ting
.T
here
fore
,it
does
not
appe
arth
atdr
edgi
ngin
itse
lfw
ould
resu
ltin
ale
vel
ofw
ater
qual
ity
impr
ovem
entt
hat
wou
lden
able
this
area
tobe
com
eav
aila
ble
for
shel
lfis
hha
rves
ting
.
Bec
ause
ofpo
orw
ater
circ
ulat
ion,
the
deep
basi
nat
the
head
ofW
MC
isex
peri
enci
ngan
acce
lera
ted
rate
offi
ne-g
rain
edse
dim
ent
and
orga
nic
mat
eria
lac
cum
ulat
ion,
high
poll
utio
nsu
scep
tibili
ty,a
ndde
pres
sed
diss
olve
dox
ygen
leve
ls.
The
seco
ndit
ions
dim
inis
hth
esu
itab
ilit
yof
the
basi
nar
eaas
habi
tat
for
mar
ine
anim
als,
part
icul
arly
less
mob
ilebe
nthi
csp
ecie
ssu
chas
biva
lves
,an
dm
ayad
vers
ely
impa
ctw
ater
qual
ity
inth
ead
jace
ntse
gmen
tsof
WM
C.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
4-1
Seve
resh
oali
ngha
soc
curr
edin
the
head
wat
erse
ctio
nof
the
nort
hbr
anch
of
AA
C.
Thi
sac
cum
ulat
edse
dim
ent,
deri
ved
from
stor
mw
ater
disc
harg
edth
roug
ha
pair
ofla
rge
outf
all p
ipes
atth
islo
cati
on,h
asda
mag
edth
ew
etla
nds
and
redu
ced
the
effe
ctiv
enes
sof
tidal
flus
hing
inth
isar
ea,
ther
eby
dim
inis
hing
habi
tat
valu
e,an
dca
usin
gde
teri
orat
edw
ater
qual
ity
and
anod
orpr
oble
m.
Wat
erqu
alit
yis
sues
rela
ted
tost
orm
wat
erdi
scha
rges
are
exam
ined
inm
ore
deta
ilin
Sec
tion
4.5.
4.2
Eco
logi
cal
Res
ourc
es
WM
Cis
wid
ely
reco
gniz
edas
anim
port
ant
ecol
ogic
alre
sour
ce,
asev
iden
ced
byits
inco
rpor
atio
nin
tosp
ecia
lm
anag
emen
tar
eas
bya
vari
ety
ofgo
vern
men
tal
agen
cies
.T
hese
incl
ude:
Sig
nifi
cant
Coa
stal
Fis
han
dW
ildl
ife
Hab
itat
,on
both
aSt
ate
and
fede
ral l
evel
;St
ate-
desi
gnat
edO
utst
andi
ngN
atur
alC
oast
alA
rea;
and
Sta
te-d
esig
nate
dti
dal w
etla
nds.
The
habi
tat
inW
MC
isin
gene
rally
good
cond
itio
n,an
ddo
esno
tre
quir
ela
rge-
scal
ere
med
ial
acti
on.
How
ever
,ce
rtai
nac
tions
can
beun
dert
aken
tore
duce
exis
ting
conf
licts
and
the
pote
ntia
lfo
rfu
ture
conf
lict
sca
used
byhu
man
use
ofth
ecr
eek
and
the
surr
ound
ing
area
,as
disc
usse
din
Sect
ions
4.3
thro
ugh
4.5.
The
biol
ogic
alsu
rvey
ofW
MC
unde
rtak
enas
part
ofth
isin
vest
igat
ion
reve
aled
the
pres
ence
ofno
n-na
tive
shor
ecr
abs
(Hem
igra
psus
spp.
)in
WM
C,
near
itsm
outh
.A
ltho
ugh
the
impa
cts
that
thes
ein
trod
uced
crab
sw
illha
veon
the
WM
Cec
osys
tem
isno
t pre
sent
lykn
own
for
cert
ain,
ther
eis
conc
ern
that
nativ
ecr
abpo
pula
tion
sm
aybe
disp
lace
dby
thes
eag
gres
sive
inva
ders
.F
urth
erst
udy
isne
eded
toas
sess
the
seri
ousn
ess
ofth
ispr
oble
man
dto
form
ulat
ea
suit
able
mit
igat
ion
stra
tegy
ifth
eec
olog
ical
thre
atis
dete
rmin
edto
besi
gnif
ican
t.
Alt
houg
hth
ew
etla
nds
inth
est
udy
area
gene
rally
are
devo
idof
Phr
agm
ites
,th
issp
ecie
sis
pres
ent
atso
me
loca
tions
inA
AC
and
ina
few
smal
lpa
tche
sel
sew
here
.P
hrag
mit
esis
anin
vasi
vepl
ant,
whi
chha
sa
muc
hlo
wer
habi
tat
valu
eth
anna
tive
salt
mar
shve
geta
tion
,su
chas
Spa
rtin
aal
tern
iflo
raan
dS.
pate
ns.
Mea
sure
sto
elim
inat
ere
plac
ear
eas
of
Phr
agm
ites
grow
thw
ith
thes
ein
dige
nous
gras
ses
wou
ldim
prov
eth
eha
bita
tqu
alit
yof
WM
Cfo
rva
riou
sw
ildlif
esp
ecie
s.
4.3
Zon
ing
and
Lan
dU
se
The
WM
Cw
ater
shed
area
isal
mos
tco
mpl
etel
ybu
ilt-o
ut.
Cur
rent
lyth
ere
are
ato
tal
of1,
127
deve
lope
dre
side
ntia
llot
s,in
addi
tion
toa
rela
tive
lysm
alln
umbe
r of d
evel
oped
non-
resi
dent
ial
prop
ertie
s.V
acan
t lan
dw
ithi
nth
ew
ater
shed
pote
ntia
lly
coul
dyi
eld
anad
ditio
nal
64re
side
ntia
llo
ts,
cove
ring
ato
tal
area
ofap
prox
imat
ely
29ac
res.
Tw
enty
othe
rva
cant
upla
ndlo
tsth
atcu
rren
tlyar
ein
priv
ate
owne
rshi
pap
pear
tobe
unbu
ilda
ble
beca
use
ofin
adeq
uate
dim
ensi
ons,
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e4-
2
whi
lean
othe
r20
lots
are
not
suita
ble
for
deve
lopm
ent
beca
use
they
are
land
lock
ed.
Six
teen
priv
ate
parc
els
ofun
derw
ater
land
also
are
unbu
ilda
ble.
Dev
elop
men
tof
the
64va
cant
lots
whi
chha
vebe
enid
enti
fied
thro
ugh
this
inve
stig
atio
nas
bein
gpo
tent
iall
ybu
ilda
ble
wou
ldre
sult
ina
5.7
perc
ent
incr
ease
over
the
curr
ent
num
ber
(1,1
27)
of
deve
lope
dre
side
ntia
llo
tsin
the
Wl\4
Cw
ater
shed
.A
ta
repo
rted
fam
ilysi
zein
the
Tow
nof
Bro
okha
ven
of2.
99pe
rson
s(L
IPA
Pop
ulat
ion
Surv
ey20
00),
full
buil
d-ou
tof
the
64po
tent
ial
addi
tion
allo
tsin
the
WM
Cw
ater
shed
wou
ldin
crea
seth
epo
pula
tion
ofth
isar
eaby
191
pers
ons.
Alm
ost
all
ofth
epo
tent
iall
yde
velo
pabl
elo
tsin
the
stud
yar
eare
pres
ent
indi
vidu
alpa
rcel
sof
land
that
are
less
than
one
acre
insi
zean
dw
ould
not b
esu
bjec
t to
subd
ivis
ion.
As
long
asth
epr
opos
alfo
rthe
deve
lopm
ent o
fany
such
sing
lelo
t com
plie
sw
ith
the
dim
ensi
onal
requ
irem
ents
for
the
appl
icab
lezo
ning
dist
rict
, inc
ludi
nglo
tsi
zean
dse
tbac
ks,t
heT
own
ofB
rook
have
nha
sve
rylit
tlere
gula
tory
disc
reti
onov
erth
eap
prov
alpr
oces
s.T
hepr
imar
yav
aila
ble
mea
nsof
impl
emen
ting
best
man
agem
ent
prac
tices
inas
soci
atio
nw
ith
the
deve
lopm
ent o
fthe
sepa
rcel
sis
educ
atio
nof
the
invo
lved
prop
erty
owne
rspr
ior t
oth
ein
itia
tion
ofsi
tepr
epar
atio
nac
tivi
ties
.T
hew
oode
dch
arac
ter o
fpre
sent
resi
dent
ial d
evel
opm
ent i
nth
eW
MC
wat
ersh
edm
akes
itm
ore
likel
yth
atne
who
usin
glo
tsal
sow
illpr
eser
veat
leas
t som
eof
the
exis
ting
tree
s.H
owev
er, n
ore
stri
ctio
nis
inpl
ace
unde
r the
Tow
nC
ode
topr
even
tful
lcle
arin
gof
any
parc
elth
atis
less
than
two
acre
sin
area
,an
dex
tens
ive
tree
rem
oval
isco
mm
only
unde
rtak
enon
smal
ler
lots
inor
der
toac
com
mod
ate
the
hous
ean
dot
her
impr
ovem
ents
.
Eve
nin
case
sof
exis
ting
lots
that
requ
ire
min
orva
rian
ces
toal
low
deve
lopm
ent,
the
occu
rren
ceof
sim
ilar
non-
conf
orm
itie
sin
the
surr
ound
ing
neig
hbor
hood
prov
ides
the
appl
ican
t wit
ha
basi
sfo
rre
ques
ting
the
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ing
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rdof
App
eals
togr
ant
reli
efth
atw
ould
allo
wde
velo
pmen
tto
occu
r.Su
chno
n-co
nfor
mit
ies
are
com
mon
inso
me
ofth
ear
eas
whe
reth
ere
are
indi
vidu
alva
cant
lots
that
wou
ldno
tbe
able
toco
nfor
mto
zoni
ngre
quir
emen
ts.
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ept
inca
ses
whe
relo
tscl
earl
yar
eto
osm
all
toac
com
mod
ate
aho
me
site
,th
isbu
ild-
out
anal
ysis
assu
med
that
subs
tand
ard
lots
pote
ntia
lly
coul
dbe
deve
lope
din
the
futu
re.
Any
appl
icat
ion
that
requ
ests
reli
effr
omth
ere
quir
emen
tsof
the
Tow
nZ
onin
gC
ode,
requ
irin
gon
eor
mor
eva
rian
ces,
isfo
rwar
ded
for
revi
ewby
the
Tow
nD
ivis
ion
ofE
nvir
onm
enta
lP
rote
ctio
n.In
this
way
,ap
prop
riat
een
viro
nmen
tal
rest
rict
ions
can
bein
corp
orat
edin
toth
eT
own
perm
its
for
such
actio
ns,
soas
tom
inim
ize
pote
ntia
lim
pact
sto
impo
rtan
tna
tura
lre
sour
ces,
incl
udin
gth
ere
tent
ion
ofex
isti
ngve
geta
tion
and
impl
emen
tati
onof
mea
sure
sto
mit
igat
est
orm
wat
er-r
elat
edim
pact
s.H
owev
er,
asno
ted
prev
ious
lyth
issi
tuat
ion
does
not
pert
ain
toin
divi
dual
build
ing
perm
itap
plic
atio
nsfo
rwhi
chno
zoni
ngva
rian
ces
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este
d.
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tMea
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ekM
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emen
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vent
ory
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egul
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ntro
lis
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cise
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yde
velo
pmen
t pro
posa
l tha
t req
uire
sa
wet
land
perm
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omth
eT
own
ofB
rook
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rsua
ntto
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prov
isio
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hapt
er81
ofth
eT
own
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e.In
such
case
s,th
eT
own
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isio
nof
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iron
men
tal
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tect
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auth
orit
yto
esta
blis
hre
stri
ctio
nsre
gard
ing
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exte
ntof
clea
ring
and
land
dist
urba
nce
that
can
beun
dert
aken
byth
eap
plic
ant,
soas
tore
tain
adeq
uate
buff
ers
arou
ndw
etla
nds.
Thi
sau
thor
ity
was
exer
cise
dw
ith
resp
ect t
oth
ere
cent
deve
lopm
ent o
fasi
ngle
hom
esi
teon
a3.
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repa
rcel
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igna
ted
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ctio
n15
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ock
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hich
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ehe
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herl
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anch
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,whe
reex
tens
ive
buff
ers
wer
ees
tabl
ishe
dby
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nto
prot
ect t
head
jace
ntw
etla
nds.
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thSh
ore
Hor
seSh
owSt
able
soc
cupi
esa
13-a
cre
prop
erty
owne
dby
the
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nty
ofS
uffo
lkat
the
head
ofW
MC
.O
ldFi
eld
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.,us
esth
esi
tefo
rho
rse
show
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der
ali
cens
eag
reem
entw
ith
the
Cou
nty.
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prop
erm
anag
emen
t ofh
orse
man
ure
gene
rate
dat
this
loca
tion
isa
maj
oren
viro
nmen
tal
conc
ern.
Pre
sent
ly,
only
one
ortw
oho
rse
show
soc
cur
each
year
,al
thou
ghth
eag
reem
ent
allo
ws
am
axim
umof
six
such
annu
ally
.A
faci
lity
reno
vati
onpr
ojec
tis
inpr
ogre
ss,
whi
chit
isex
pect
edev
entu
ally
will
allo
wth
ele
vel
ofac
tivi
tyat
the
site
toap
proa
chth
eco
ntra
ctm
axim
umof
30da
ys.
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erth
ete
rms
ofits
agre
emen
t wit
hth
eC
ount
y,th
isre
spon
sibi
lity
falls
toO
ldFi
eld
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.A
ltho
ugh
toda
teth
ism
anag
emen
tpr
ogra
mha
sbe
enco
nduc
ted
inac
cord
ance
wit
hth
ete
rms
ofth
eag
reem
ent,
mor
ein
tens
ive
over
sigh
tw
illbe
need
edon
ceth
eon
goin
gim
prov
emen
tsha
vebe
enco
mpl
eted
.T
his
situ
atio
nsh
ould
bem
onit
ored
clos
ely
toen
sure
that
the
pote
ntia
lis
min
imiz
edfo
rad
vers
ew
ater
qual
ity
impa
cts
toW
MC
due
toth
ege
nera
tion
ofho
rse
man
ure
onth
issh
oref
ront
prop
erty
.
The
Old
Fie
ldC
lub
cont
ains
priv
ate
recr
eati
onal
and
cate
ring
hail
faci
litie
s.A
ltho
ugh
the
site
has
supp
orte
dth
ese
uses
for
man
yye
ars,
rede
velo
pmen
t pre
ssur
em
ayin
tens
ify
inth
efu
ture
.U
nder
the
A-i
zoni
ngdi
stri
ctof
this
4.5-
acre
site
,as
man
yas
four
sing
le-f
amil
yho
mes
pote
ntia
lly
coul
dbe
cons
truc
ted.
Such
deve
lopm
ent
wou
ldpo
seth
eth
reat
of
caus
ing
furt
her
dete
rior
atio
nof
wat
erqu
ality
inth
ecr
eek,
due
both
tost
orm
wat
erdi
scha
rges
and
subs
urfa
cese
wag
edi
spos
alin
poor
soils
with
high
grou
ndw
ater
elev
atio
ns.
Incr
ease
dim
pact
sto
adja
cent
wet
land
san
dha
bita
tar
eas
also
coul
dre
sult.
Fur
ther
mor
e,th
ispa
rcel
ispr
one
tofl
oodi
ng,
asit
lies
inth
e10
0-ye
arfl
ood
plai
n.
Var
ious
prop
erti
eson
the
hills
ide
toth
eea
stof
WM
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vebe
ensu
bjec
t to
tree
rem
oval
inan
effo
rtto
impr
ove
view
s.T
his
actio
nin
crea
ses
the
susc
epti
bili
tyof
the
slop
eto
eros
ion,
whi
chpo
tent
iall
yca
nin
crea
seth
edi
scha
rge
of
sedi
men
t-la
den
stor
mw
ater
toW
MC
.
4.4
Wat
erU
ses
As
disc
usse
din
Sect
ion
1.3,
WM
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ntai
nsex
tens
ive
area
sof
tidal
wet
land
s,w
hich
form
part
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efe
dera
lly-
desi
gnat
edPo
rtJe
ffer
son-
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nyB
rook
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bor
SCFW
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the
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te-d
esig
nate
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ony
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ok-S
etau
ketO
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ndth
eS
tate
-des
igna
ted
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yB
rook
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bor a
ndW
est M
eado
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FWFI
.T
hese
are
sens
itiv
eec
olog
ical
reso
urce
sth
atha
vebe
enid
entif
ied
and
targ
eted
for
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
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e4-
4
prot
ecti
on.
Inor
der
toac
hiev
eth
isov
erri
ding
goal
ofna
tura
lres
ourc
epr
otec
tion
, hum
anus
esin
WM
Cm
ust
beof
rela
tivel
ylo
win
tens
ity.
Inge
nera
l,th
ein
-wat
erus
esof
WM
Cby
hum
ans
are
ofa
suita
ble
low
inte
nsity
soas
toav
oid
sign
ific
ant
conf
lict
sw
ithth
eus
eof
this
area
byfi
shan
dw
ildlif
e.H
owev
er,
inap
prop
riat
epo
wer
boat
oper
atio
nsha
vebe
enid
enti
fied
asca
usin
gad
vers
eef
fect
son
thes
evi
tal
ecol
ogic
alre
sour
ces.
Of
spec
ial
conc
ern
are
vess
els
that
exce
edth
epo
sted
spee
dlim
itof
six
mil
espe
rho
ur,
whi
chca
ndi
scou
rage
max
imum
pote
ntia
lus
age
ofth
est
udy
area
byw
ildl
ife.
Cer
tain
spec
ies
ofw
ater
bird
sth
atut
ilize
WM
Car
ees
peci
ally
sens
itive
toth
ety
peof
dist
urba
nce
caus
edby
spee
ding
boat
s—
incl
udin
gno
ise,
wak
es,
and
visu
alco
mm
otio
n—
and
are
mor
eli
kely
toav
oid
anar
eath
atis
subj
ect t
osu
chdi
stur
banc
e.Pe
rson
alw
ater
craf
t are
ofpa
rtic
ular
conc
ern
inth
isre
gard
,si
nce
thei
rsh
allo
wdr
aft
allo
ws
them
toen
ter
area
sfr
omw
hich
deep
erdr
aftm
otor
ized
vess
els
are
excl
uded
,whi
char
eas
are
the
mos
t sen
siti
vew
ith
resp
ect t
ow
ildl
ife
acti
viti
es.
Fur
ther
mor
e,si
nce
pers
onal
wat
ercr
aft
are
rela
tivel
yin
expe
nsiv
eto
purc
hase
and
mai
ntai
nan
dea
syto
oper
ate,
they
are
avai
labl
eto
ala
rger
segm
ent
of t
hepo
pula
tion
, man
yof
who
mha
velit
tleor
nopr
ior
expe
rien
cew
ithve
ssel
oper
atio
n,w
hich
incr
ease
sth
eli
keli
hood
ofim
prop
erbe
havi
or.
The
Ston
yB
rook
Est
uari
esC
ounc
ilha
sre
port
edth
atin
addi
tion
toth
ege
nera
l nui
sanc
ecr
eate
dby
inap
prop
riat
ean
dim
prop
erve
ssel
oper
atio
nin
WM
C,
publ
icsa
fety
ispo
tent
iall
yco
mpr
omis
edw
hen
pow
erbo
ats
dono
tm
aint
ain
adeq
uate
dist
ance
from
othe
rin
-wat
erus
es.
Thi
spr
oble
mw
ould
beam
elio
rate
dby
enfo
rcin
gth
ere
quir
emen
tsof S
ecti
on10
-25
of C
hapt
er10
(Par
ksan
dR
ecre
atio
nA
reas
)of
the
Bro
okha
ven
Tow
nC
ode
whi
ch,
inpa
rt,
spec
ifie
sth
at:
“No
boat
sor
vess
els
prop
elle
dot
her
than
byha
ndsh
all
crui
seor
beop
erat
edw
ithi
non
ehu
ndre
d(1
00)
feet
ofan
ylif
elin
esor
bath
ing
floa
tsor
, ift
here
are
noli
feli
nes
orba
thin
gfl
oats
,th
enw
ithi
non
ehu
ndre
dfi
fty
(150
)fe
etof
any
publ
icor
sem
ipub
lic
beac
hre
gula
rly
used
for
bath
ing
orsw
imm
ing.
.”.
The
Ston
yB
rook
Est
uari
esC
ounc
ilha
sre
port
edth
atal
coho
lco
nsum
ptio
nha
sbe
ena
fact
orin
inap
prop
riat
ean
dim
prop
erve
ssel
oper
atio
nin
WM
C.
Thi
spr
oble
mw
ould
bem
itig
ated
byen
forc
emen
tof t
heex
istin
gpr
ohib
itio
nag
ains
t the
oper
atio
nof
boat
sw
hile
unde
rth
ein
flue
nce
ofal
coho
l,in
clud
ing
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ion
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ofC
hapt
er3
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ohol
icB
ever
ages
)an
dSe
ctio
n13
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oat
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trol
)of
the
Bro
okha
ven
Tow
nC
ode.
Alt
houg
hW
MC
has
abun
dant
shel
lfis
hpo
pula
tions
, thi
sre
sour
ceis
nota
vail
able
forh
arve
stin
gbe
caus
eth
ecr
eek
and
the
adjo
inin
gar
eaex
tend
ing
abou
thal
f-w
aydo
wn
the
east
side
ofY
oung
sIs
land
have
cons
iste
ntly
fail
edto
mee
tN
ewY
ork
Stat
ew
ater
qual
ity
stan
dard
sfo
rth
atus
e.A
necd
otal
repo
rts
that
shel
lfis
har
ebe
ing
take
nil
lega
lly
from
this
area
rais
eco
ncer
nsth
atpo
tent
iall
yta
inte
dpr
oduc
tm
aybe
intr
oduc
edin
toth
em
arke
t,w
hich
has
seri
ous
impl
icat
ions
with
rega
rdto
the
prot
ecti
onof
hum
anhe
alth
.E
ffor
tsto
miti
gate
stor
mw
ater
disc
harg
esto
the
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
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agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
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e4-
5
Cre
ekm
ayex
pand
the
area
ofun
derw
ater
land
sav
aila
ble
tosh
ellf
ish
harv
esti
ng, e
spec
iall
yw
ith
resp
ect
toth
ecu
rren
tar
eaof
clos
ure
dire
ctly
outs
ide
the
mou
thof
the
cree
k.
The
oper
atio
nof
smal
lha
nd-p
ower
edbo
ats
(e.g
.,ca
noes
and
kaya
ks)
gene
rall
yis
cons
ider
edto
beco
mpa
tibl
ew
ith
the
high
leve
lof
envi
ronm
enta
lse
nsiti
vity
ofW
MC
.H
owev
er,
ther
eis
noof
fici
ally
-des
igna
ted
and
esta
blis
hed
poin
tal
ong
the
shor
elin
eof
WM
Cfr
omw
hich
the
gene
ral
publ
icca
nla
unch
such
boat
sin
orde
rto
acce
ssth
ese
wat
ers
atth
epr
esen
ttim
e.P
rovi
sion
of
asu
itabl
esm
all
boat
laun
chin
glo
cati
onw
ould
incr
ease
the
publ
icen
joym
ent
ofth
ecr
eek
and
itssc
enic
reso
urce
s;an
dw
ould
disc
oura
gela
unch
ing
from
inap
prop
riat
elo
cati
ons
such
asS
hipm
an’s
Poin
t,w
here
park
ing
ispr
ohib
ited
.
Futu
repr
opos
als
for
dred
ging
ofW
MC
chan
nel
shou
ldno
t be
cons
ider
edun
less
anov
erri
ding
publ
icbe
nefi
tcan
bede
mon
stra
ted.
Pres
ently
, sin
ceth
ere
isno
site
atw
hich
the
publ
icca
nga
indi
rect
vess
elac
cess
toW
MC
(e.g
.,fo
r boa
t lau
nchi
ng),
itw
ould
bedi
ffic
ult t
ode
mon
stra
teth
ata
publ
icbe
nefi
tw
ould
befu
lfil
led
bya
chan
nel
dred
ging
proj
ect.
Eve
nif
asm
all
vess
ella
unch
ing
faci
lity
ises
tabl
ishe
don
the
cree
k’s
shor
elin
e,th
ety
pes
ofve
ssel
sth
atw
ould
bese
rved
bysu
cha
faci
lity
(i.e
.,ca
noes
,ka
yaks
,an
dot
her
hand
-pow
ered
boat
s)co
uld
read
ily
beac
com
mod
ated
wit
hout
dred
ging
.G
iven
the
ecol
ogic
alim
port
ance
ofW
MC
,and
the
fact
that
exis
ting
vess
elus
esar
eof
age
nera
llylo
win
tens
ity,i
t doe
sno
tapp
ear t
hatc
hann
eldr
edgi
ngfo
rna
viga
tion
alpu
rpos
esca
nbe
just
ifie
din
this
wat
erbo
dyun
der
curr
ent
circ
umst
ance
san
dco
ndit
ions
.
Asi
gnif
ican
tpo
rtio
nof
the
unde
rwat
erla
nds
inW
MC
are
owne
dby
the
War
dM
elvi
lle
Her
itage
Org
aniz
atio
n.F
urth
erin
vest
igat
ion
wou
ldbe
need
edto
asce
rtai
nth
ede
gree
ofau
thor
ityth
eT
own
ofB
rook
have
nha
sre
lativ
eto
the
regu
lati
onof
acti
viti
esin
the
cree
k.
The
usab
ilit
yof
the
rope
dsw
imm
ing
area
atSo
und
Vie
wB
each
isbe
ing
impa
ired
bypr
ogre
ssiv
esh
oalin
gin
the
cree
k.T
hesi
teal
sois
suff
erin
gfr
oman
ongo
ing
shor
elin
eer
osio
npr
oble
m.
4.5
Sto
rmw
ater
Dra
inag
e
The
prot
ecti
onof
wat
erqu
ality
inW
MC
ison
eof
the
prim
ary
goal
sof
this
man
agem
ent
plan
.In
orde
r to
achi
eve
this
goal
, itw
illbe
nece
ssar
yto
iden
tify
and
impl
emen
t mea
sure
sto
mit
igat
est
orm
wat
erdi
scha
rges
,si
nce
stor
mw
ater
runo
fffr
omth
ead
jace
ntup
land
area
isth
em
ost
impo
rtan
tsou
rce
ofco
ntam
inan
tsdi
scha
rged
toW
MC
.T
here
fore
, asi
gnif
ican
t am
ount
oft
ime
and
reso
urce
sdu
ring
this
phas
eof
the
WM
Cm
anag
emen
tpl
anw
ere
devo
ted
toth
eco
llec
tion
and
anal
ysis
ofin
form
atio
nre
gard
ing
the
exis
ting
stor
mw
ater
drai
nage
syst
emin
the
WM
Cw
ater
shed
.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e4-
6
Bas
edon
the
inve
ntor
yof
exis
ting
stor
mw
ater
drai
nage
cond
itio
nsin
the
WM
Cw
ater
shed
,as
setf
orth
inth
eFe
brua
ry20
00S
torm
wat
erO
utfa
llIn
vent
oryf
or
Wes
t Mea
dow
Cre
ekre
port
,an
anal
ysis
was
perf
orm
edto
iden
tify
prel
imin
ary
prio
riti
esfo
rfut
ure
mit
igat
ive
acti
onto
impr
ove
wat
erqu
alit
yco
ndit
ions
inth
ecr
eek.
Tha
tas
sess
men
tin
clud
eda
dete
rmin
atio
nof
loca
tion
sth
atw
ould
bene
fit
from
sedi
men
tco
ntro
lde
vice
s,as
wel
las
loca
tion
sw
here
such
devi
ces
are
pres
entb
utre
quir
ere
pair
.
As
disc
usse
din
sect
ion
2.5.
3,S
torm
wat
erIm
pact
Pre
dict
ion
(SIP
)co
mpu
ter
mod
elin
gw
aspe
rfor
med
toca
lcul
ate
the
stor
mw
ater
disc
harg
evo
lum
eth
atca
nbe
expe
cted
from
each
ofth
e24
outf
alls
alon
gth
esh
ores
ofW
MC
duri
ngth
efo
ur-i
nch
rain
fall
even
t.B
ased
ofth
ese
resu
lts,
the
outf
alls
wer
epr
iori
tize
don
apr
elim
inar
yba
sis,
asfo
llow
s:
1.O
utfa
ll#1
3—
apa
irof
two-
foot
diam
eter
pipe
sw
hich
drai
nin
toth
ehe
adof t
heno
rth
bran
chof
AA
C,
wit
ha
calc
ulat
edfl
owof
147,
938
cf.
Thi
sis
the
high
est
disc
harg
evo
lum
eof
all
24ou
tfal
lsar
ound
the
peri
met
erof
WM
C.
The
Ston
yB
rook
Est
uary
Cou
ncil
has
indi
cate
dth
atth
etr
uedi
scha
rge
from
this
outf
all
may
even
beso
mew
hat
grea
ter
than
has
been
calc
ulat
ed,
due
toill
egal
conn
ecti
ons
from
priv
ate
prop
erti
es.
2.O
utfa
ll#1
—a
larg
epi
peat
the
Old
Fiel
dC
lub
whi
chdr
ains
into
the
head
ofW
MC
,w
ith
aca
lcul
ated
flow
of11
5,68
8cf
.T
his
is78
perc
ent
ofth
edi
scha
rge
volu
me
ofou
tfal
l#1
3.
3.O
utfa
ll#1
6—
ath
ree-
foot
diam
eter
conc
rete
pipe
whi
chdr
ains
into
the
head
ofth
eso
uth
bran
chof
AA
C,
wit
ha
calc
ulat
edfl
owof
61,8
75cf
.T
his
is42
perc
ent
ofth
edi
scha
rge
volu
me
ofou
tfal
l#1
3.
4.O
utfa
ll#2
2—
atw
o-fo
otdi
amet
erpi
pew
hich
drai
nsfr
omth
een
dof
Wel
lsSt
reet
near
the
mou
thof
WM
C,w
itha
calc
ulat
edfl
owof
24,7
50cf
.T
his
is17
perc
ent
ofth
edi
scha
rge
volu
me
ofou
tfal
l#1
3.
5.O
utfa
ll#5
—a
12-i
nch
com
posi
tepi
pew
hich
disc
harg
esfr
omth
ew
est s
ide
ofW
MC
,ne
arth
ein
ters
ectio
nof
Tru
stee
sR
oad
and
Wes
tMea
dow
Roa
d,w
ith
aca
lcul
ated
flow
of18
,750
cf.
Thi
sis
13pe
rcen
tof
the
disc
harg
evo
lum
eof
outf
all
#13.
6.O
utfa
ll#2
4—
asw
ale
whi
chcu
tsac
ross
the
unpa
ved
shou
lder
ofT
rust
ees
Roa
dan
ddi
scha
rges
into
wes
tsi
deof
WM
C,
with
aca
lcul
ated
flow
of18
,750
cf.
Thi
sis
13pe
rcen
tof
the
disc
harg
evo
lum
eof
outf
all
#13.
The
degr
eeof
wat
erqu
ality
impa
ctat
this
loca
tion
isex
acer
bate
dby
ongo
ing
eros
ion
due
toco
ncen
trat
edst
orm
wat
erfl
owan
dpe
dest
rian
traf
fic.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e4-
7
7.O
utfa
ll#7
—an
eigh
t-in
chPV
Cpi
pew
hich
disc
harg
esfr
omth
een
dof
Hil
lsid
eR
oad,
wit
ha
calc
ulat
edfl
owof
15,3
75cf
.T
his
is10
perc
ent
ofth
edi
scha
rge
volu
me
ofou
tfal
l#1
3.
8.O
utfa
ll#1
1—
aco
ncre
tepi
pew
hich
disc
harg
esfr
omth
een
dof
Nig
htH
eron
Dri
ve,
with
aca
lcul
ated
flow
of13
,523
cf.
Thi
sis
9pe
rcen
tof
the
disc
harg
evo
lum
eof
outf
all
#13.
Itis
impo
rtan
tto
reco
gniz
eth
atth
epr
iori
tiza
tion
list
pres
ente
dab
ove
only
refl
ects
rela
tive
mag
nitu
deof
stor
mw
ater
disc
harg
es,
taki
ngin
toac
coun
tbr
oad
land
use
char
acte
rist
ics.
Alt
houg
hst
orm
wat
ervo
lum
eis
am
ajor
fact
orin
the
degr
eeof
wat
erqu
alit
yim
pact
expe
rien
ced
bya
rece
ivin
gw
ater
body
,an
dof
ten
isth
eov
erri
ding
cont
roll
ing
vari
able
,a
num
ber
ofot
her
para
met
ers
also
infl
uenc
eco
ntam
inan
tlo
adin
gsto
coas
tal
wat
ers
toa
grea
ter
orle
sser
degr
ee.
The
sein
clud
e:
A.
the
type
sof
soils
inth
ew
ater
shed
area
—So
me
soils
,par
ticu
larl
yhi
ghly
perm
eabl
eso
ilsin
area
sof
gent
lesl
opes
,abs
orb
stor
mw
ater
mor
eef
fici
entl
yth
anot
hers
, res
ulti
ngin
less
stor
mw
ater
bein
gdi
scha
rged
tore
ceiv
ing
wat
erbo
dies
.
B.
the
exte
ntan
dty
peof
vege
tati
veco
ver
—D
ense
woo
dlan
dve
geta
tion
ism
ore
effe
ctiv
eat
reta
inin
gst
orm
wat
eran
dre
duci
ngth
eam
ount
of
runo
ffge
nera
ted,
asco
mpa
red
tosp
arse
herb
aceo
usve
geta
tion
.
C.
spec
ial
land
use
cond
itio
nsin
the
wat
ersh
edar
ea—
Cer
tain
spec
ific
type
sof
land
uses
,w
hich
are
not
refl
ecte
din
the
broa
dla
ndus
eca
tego
ries
empl
oyed
byth
eSI
Pm
odel
,m
ayge
nera
teco
ntam
inan
tsat
ahi
gher
rate
than
othe
rla
ndus
es.
For
exam
ple,
the
Nor
thSh
ore
Hor
seSh
owSt
able
spr
oper
tym
aybe
asi
gnif
ican
t sou
rce
ofpa
thog
ens
attim
esof
peak
activ
ity.
D.
the
pres
ence
orab
senc
eof
trea
tmen
tde
vice
sin
sto
rmw
ater
drai
nage
syst
ems
—
Lea
chin
gpo
ois,
rech
arge
basi
ns,
rete
ntio
nba
sins
,an
dsi
mil
arde
vice
sre
mov
eco
ntam
inan
tsfr
omst
orm
wat
erpr
ior
todi
scha
rge
thro
ugh
the
outf
all
pipe
.
E.dr
aina
gear
ea’s
prox
imit
yto
WM
C—
Out
falls
that
draw
from
wat
ersh
eds
that
liein
clos
erpr
oxim
ity
tore
ceiv
ing
wat
ers
gene
rally
disc
harg
ea
high
erpr
opor
tion
ofth
eir
poll
utan
tlo
adin
gs,
asco
mpa
red
tow
ater
shed
sth
atex
tend
furt
her
inla
nd,
sinc
epo
llut
antl
evel
sty
pica
lly
dim
inis
hgr
adua
llyas
stor
mw
ater
trav
els
thro
ugh
the
syst
em.
Thi
sis
part
icul
arly
true
for
path
ogen
s,w
hich
expe
rien
cepr
ogre
ssiv
edi
e-of
fwit
hth
epa
ssag
eof
time.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Pla
nM
arch
2001
Inve
ntor
yan
dA
naly
sis
Pag
e4-
8
F.ou
tfal
l’s
prox
imit
yto
mou
thof
WM
C—
Aco
ntam
inan
tdi
scha
rge
toW
MC
that
iscl
oser
toits
mou
thge
nera
llyha
sle
ssof
anim
pact
onth
ecr
eek’
sw
ater
qual
ity
than
asi
mil
arin
putt
hat i
slo
cate
dfu
rthe
r ups
trea
m,s
ince
mix
ing
and
dilu
tion
with
the
wat
ers
ofS
tony
Bro
okH
arbo
roc
cur m
ore
rapi
dly
atth
em
outh
ofth
ecr
eek
than
inth
evi
cini
tyo
fits
head
.
Bef
ore
proc
eedi
ngw
ith
proj
ect
impl
emen
tati
on,
furt
her
anal
ysis
shou
ldbe
unde
rtak
enin
the
seve
nto
p-pr
iori
tysu
b-w
ater
shed
sin
orde
rto
char
acte
rize
site
-spe
cifi
cco
ndit
ions
mor
epr
ecis
ely
wit
hre
spec
tto
the
six
fact
ors
enum
erat
edab
ove.
Such
anan
alys
issh
ould
beba
sed
onqu
alit
ativ
ech
arac
teri
stic
s,pe
rhap
sar
rang
edin
am
atri
xto
allo
wre
ady
com
pari
son.
The
reco
mm
ende
dm
easu
res
for
mit
igat
ing
stor
mw
ater
disc
harg
esat
each
ofth
ese
ven
high
est
prio
rity
outf
alls
,as
set
fort
hin
the
Feb
ruar
y20
00S
torm
wat
erO
utfa
llIn
vent
ory
for
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
repo
rt,
are
sum
mar
ized
belo
w:
1.O
utfa
ll#1
3(n
orth
bra
nch
ofA
AC
)—
Use
the
Tow
nea
sem
ent p
rope
rty
topr
ovid
est
orag
ean
dfi
lter
ing
devi
ces;
add
rip
rap
toth
ear
easo
uth
ofth
eou
tfal
l,w
here
eros
ion
isoc
curr
ing
beyo
ndth
eex
isti
ngar
eaof
rip
rap;
and
add
stor
age
inth
eco
ntri
buti
ngro
adw
ays.
Thi
spr
ojec
thas
rece
ived
mat
chin
ggr
antf
undi
ngun
der t
heN
ewY
ork
Stat
eC
lean
Wat
er/C
lean
Air
Bon
dA
ctpr
ogra
m.
Wor
kon
this
proj
ect
has
been
,an
dw
illco
ntin
ueto
be,
aco
oper
ativ
eef
fort
amon
ga
vari
ety
oflo
cal
agen
cies
,in
clud
ing
the
Tow
nof
Bro
okha
ven
Hig
hway
Dep
artm
ent a
ndD
ivis
ion
ofE
nvir
onm
enta
lPro
tect
ion,
and
the
Suff
olk
Cou
nty
Soil
Con
serv
atio
nSe
rvic
e.N
YS
DE
Cal
sois
anim
port
ant
invo
lved
agen
cy,
asth
ead
min
istr
ator
ofth
eB
ond
Act
gran
t.
2.O
utfa
ll#1
(Old
Fie
ldC
lub,
athe
adof
WM
C)
—In
stal
lad
diti
onal
stor
mw
ater
stor
age
inth
est
reet
,to
supp
lem
ent
the
num
erou
sex
isti
ngst
orm
drai
nsth
atpr
ovid
eso
me
dete
ntio
nan
dse
dim
entr
emov
alat
the
pres
entt
ime;
expl
ore
the
pote
ntia
lus
eof
the
rech
arge
area
asso
ciat
edw
ith
the
Wat
ervi
ewsu
bdiv
isio
n;po
ssib
lyre
loca
teth
eou
tfal
lab
ove
the
high
wat
erlin
eto
faci
litat
edr
aina
ge;
and
add
ave
geta
tive
filt
erst
rip
toco
rrec
ter
osio
nca
used
byru
noff
inth
ein
tert
idal
zone
.
3.O
utfa
ll#1
6(s
outh
bra
nch
ofA
AC
)—
No
reco
mm
enda
tion
sha
vebe
enfo
rmul
ated
atth
islo
catio
n.F
urth
eran
alys
isis
need
ed.
4.O
utfa
ll#2
2(W
ells
Str
eet)
—P
rovi
dead
diti
onal
stor
age
bym
eans
ofle
achi
ngpo
olsy
stem
s.
5.O
utfa
ll#5
(Tru
stee
sR
oad,
nea
rhe
adof
WM
C)
—N
ore
com
men
dati
ons
have
been
form
ulat
edat
this
loca
tion.
Fur
ther
anal
ysis
isne
eded
.
Wes
tM
eado
wC
reek
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Mar
ch20
01In
vent
ory
and
Ana
lysi
sP
age
4-9
6.O
utf
all
#24
(Tru
stee
sR
oad
swal
e)—
Inst
all
catc
hba
sins
;an
dpr
ovid
ea
vege
tati
vebu
ffer
atth
eru
noff
poin
t.
7.O
utf
all
#7(H
ills
ide
Roa
d)—
No
reco
mm
enda
tion
sha
vebe
enfo
rmul
ated
atth
islo
cati
on.
Fur
ther
anal
ysis
isne
eded
.
8.O
utf
all
#11
(Nig
htH
eron
Dri
ve)
—B
ased
sole
lyon
the
quan
tity
ofst
orm
wat
erge
nera
ted,
this
loca
tion
wou
ldap
pear
tobe
are
lati
vely
low
prio
rity
for
mit
igat
ive
acti
on,
sinc
eth
eco
mpu
ted
flow
volu
me
ison
ly9
perc
ento
f the
flow
volu
me
ofo
utfa
ll#1
3.H
owev
er,a
mor
ede
taile
das
sess
men
trev
eals
that
outf
all #
11re
ceiv
esst
orm
wat
erru
noff
from
afa
irly
exte
nsiv
ero
adw
ayne
twor
kin
are
side
ntia
lsu
bdiv
isio
n,vi
aa
drai
nage
syst
emth
atin
clud
esvi
rtua
lly
nost
orag
eca
paci
ty.
Con
sequ
entl
y,th
isru
noff
isdi
scha
rged
toW
MC
with
out
sign
ific
ant
trea
tmen
t.A
prop
osal
tore
trof
itst
orag
est
ruct
ures
into
the
exis
ting
drai
nage
syst
emha
sre
ceiv
eda
mat
chin
ggr
ant
fund
ing
unde
rth
eN
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