Table of Contents 



Acknowledgements ii 



List of Abbreviations iii 



Executive Summary 1 



Technical Summary of Findings And Recommendations 



for Managers 4 



Part One: 



Laws and Programs: The Governance Setting and Reorganization Needs 



LI Laws and Programs Affecting Nairagansett Bay Water Quality 20 



L2 Requirements of the Water Quality Act of 1987: Current State 



Initiatives 33 



L3 Recommended Reorganization Strategy 35 



Part Two: 



Approaching Non-point Source Pollution via Source Controls 



2.1 Individual Sewage Disposal Systems 41 



2.2 Agriculture- Related Sources 96 



2.3 Stormwater and Sediment 113 



2.4 Special Problems in Runoff Management 154 



2J New State Inidarives to Address Stormwater Management 



and Sediment and Erosion Control 158 



2.6 Marinas 172 



Part Three: 



Approaching Non-point Source Pollution via Land Use Management 



3. 1 Management of Coastal Land and Water Uses: The Role of CRMC .... 1 77 



3.2 Implementation of the National Flood Insurance Program 



and Other Hazard Mitigation Initiatives 200 



3.3 The Role of Local Level Initiatives 207 



Appendix 3.1 Issues Surrounding Exercise of Regulatory Controls 224 



Bibliography and Selected Reference Sources 240 



