Appendix E 



Alternative Financing 



This appendix of A Primer for Establishing and Manag- 

 ing Estuary Projects is a summary of tine guidance 

 manual, Financing Marine and Estuarine Programs: A 

 Guide to Resources. The Primer, which describes the 

 National Estuary Program's origins, statutory 

 provisions, and approach is designed for EPA's 

 programs and regional offices, coastal states, and 

 other interested parties. For more information, contact 

 an EPA regional office. 



As part of the National Estuary Program (NEP), state resource 

 managers, town planners, and local administrators jointly develop 

 Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plans (CCMP) to 

 protect estuaries. These plans call for a broad range of actions 

 including the construction or improvement of sewage treatment 

 plants, implementation of nonpoint source control programs, and 

 habitat restoration programs. Implementing these plans will require 

 the outlay of significant financial resources. Under NEP, funds are 

 provided to develop comprehensive management plans and as- 

 sociated demonstration projects for resource protection, but not to 

 implement cleanup activities. In order to move from planning to 

 action, resource managers must therefore understand the financial 

 mechanisms available to support their cleanup programs. 



This appendix describes a guidance manual that the National 

 Estuary Program has developed to help estuary program managers 

 understand the concepts and terminology of public finance, and 

 secure funds needed to support restoration and protection 

 programs. The guidance manual. Financing Marine and Estuarine 

 Programs: A Guide to Resources, is divided into three parts. The 

 first part of the document, the financial primer, introduces basic 

 financing concepts and explains initiatives needed to begin finan- 

 cial planning for long-term resource management activities. The 

 second part includes case studies that provide specific examples 

 demonstrating how towns and cities have raised money to solve 

 specific water quality problems. The last part, a glossary, defines 

 terminology that managers unfamiliar with financial planning must 

 understand. The following pages present highlights of the primer. 



An Overview 



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