Table 4.3. — Focus of Action Plans by Management Area such as: 



• Water and sediment quality: pollution abatement and control. Action 

 plans focus on point and nonpoint sources. 



• Living resources management, including specially protected areas. Ac- 

 tion plans focus on protection and restoration. 



• Land use and water resources management. Action plans focus on set 

 asides as well as special protective legislation and initiatives. 



• Population growtli. Action plans may address local zoning restrictions 

 or sewage treatment fiookups. 



• Public access. Action plans may focus on zoning, pier and beach use, 

 and shoreline development requirements. 



• Governance. Action plans focus on new and existing institutions or 

 creative management. 



As the Management Conference designs the CCMP, it will consider 

 the universe of management activities to meet its goals and objec- 

 tives. Because water management problems are widespread, 

 programs around the country have tried various measures to tackle 

 problems. Many of these measures have worked successfully. The 

 National Estuary Program handbook, Saving Bays and Estuaries: 

 A Handbook of Tactics, describes various methods estuary 

 programs have used to manage specific environmental problems. 

 This handbook, available from the EPA Office of Marine and 

 Estuarine Protection, is designed to provide assistance to Con- 

 ferences as they assess and select management activities. 



The steps to follow in preparing an action plan appear in Table 4.4. 

 At least one specific action plan should be developed for each 

 problem the Conference elects to address. Examples of action 

 plans addressing typical problems are presented in this chapter. 



Table 4.4. — Action Plan Steps 



1. State the problem, identifying the probable causes and 

 sources. 



2. State the program goals related to the problem, source, 

 or cause. 



3. Set specific objectives to attain the goals. 



4. Determine the universe of possible management ac- 

 tivities, both new and existing, for consideration. 



5. Select the activity that will work, that the public will sup- 

 port, and that can be implemented within reasonable 

 time and resources. 



6. Establish specific action plans needed to abate and con- 

 trol the problem or protect the resource. Each action 

 plan addresses: 



• WHO: Identify who will act, pay, and enforce; spell out roles and 

 resource commitments for each participating agency, institution, 

 and enterprise. 



• WHAT: Describe what will be done. For example, specify numerical' 

 ly based load reductions and use designations in this location; 

 describe what specific activities are necessary to reach them. 



• WHERE: Describe the location this action will affect. 



• WHEN: Include schedules. 



• HOW: Outline the procedure used to perform this activity. 



• HOW MUCH: Cost-out the action and from where the funding will 

 come. 



7. Implement and monitor results. 



8. Report on progress, costs, and results. 



9. Review, re-evaluate, and redirect as needed. 



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