Date of Award
1996
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Community Planning (MCP)
Department
Community Planning and Area Development
First Advisor
Farhad Atash
Abstract
In 1990 Section 6217 (g) of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA) required that by 1999 all states with an approved Coastal Resources Management Program develop and implement Best Management Practices (BMPs) for controlling non point sources of pollution at marinas. In addressing this requirement through the development of the States Environmental Guide for Marinas and subsequent Marina Operation and Maintenance Program for controlling nonpoint source pollution, it then became evident to coastal regulators and industry representatives that although the current literature provided comprehensive BMP descriptions and varying policy frameworks for compliance with CZARA; there still existed a lack in hands-on experience regarding actual implementation strategies and the overall effectiveness of individual BMPs.
After developing the Environmental Guide for Marinas in cooperation with the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association, Coastal Resources Management Council and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Office of Environmental Coordination, the University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center/Rhode Island Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service (CRC/RI Sea Grant) entered into a cooperative agreement with the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program (NBEP) to implement and evaluate BMPs for controlling nonpoint sources of pollution at marinas. In March of 1995, CRC/RI Sea Grant then officially began this implementation and evaluation effort by enlisting the author, a Graduate Student from the University of Rhode Island Department of Community Planning and Area Development (CP AD), to usher the project through the tasks outlined below.
Recommended Citation
Rhodes, Jared L., "Implementing Nonpoint Source Pollution Controls at Marinas: A Rhode Island Experience" (1996). Open Access Master's Theses. Paper 519.
https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/theses/519
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