municipal wastewater systems. To assure cooperation between the EPA 

 construction grant program and state coastal zone management 

 programs supported by NOAA, EPA and NOAA issued a joint 

 memorandum in August 1975 to provide guidance in the development 

 and implementation of the two programs. 



The Department of Defense (DOD) is a significant user of coastal 

 zone land and water resources and is assisting State and local coastal 

 zone management agencies in the planning and implementation of their 

 programs to ensure that such programs recognize and provide for na- 

 tional defense interests. 



In this regard, DOD has established coastal zone management con- 

 tacts at each military installation in the coastal zone and is providing 

 designated State coastal zone management officials with detailed infor- 

 mation on mission requirements, present and proposed activities, master 

 plans, general development maps and offshore-operating area and train- 

 ing-range requirements. 



A bilateral agreement signed in February 1975 by the Department of 

 Housing and Urban Developm.ent (HUD) and OCZM provides coastal 

 States and localities with an opportunity to receive funding from DOC 

 for coastal zone management planning and assistance from HUD in fi- 

 nancing the comprehensive planning of community development. 



OCZM has also established working arrangements with other NOAA 

 elements. In an agreement between the National Marine Fisheries Serv- 

 ice and OCZM, provision was made for considering marine resource re- 

 quirements in coastal zone management plans. OCZM and the National 

 Ocean Survey (NOS) are working with USGS on a soon-to-be-completed 

 coastal zone mapping handbook. A January 1975 agreement between 

 OCZM and NOS encourages close cooperation between State officials 

 and NOS in resolving coastal zone boundary questions. 



Private, State, and Federal marine boundaries are primarily based on 

 tide behavior. Long-term tide observations are required to compute tidal 

 data that, in turn, are used to define marine boundaries and seaward ex- 

 tensions. As the Federal agency responsible for tide observations and 

 predictions, NOS is now implementing a long-term plan to provide 

 marine boundary baseline data for the 27 coastal States and Possessions 

 on a cost-sharing basis. 



The first surveys were conducted in Florida in 1969. In fiscal year 

 1976, the program was fully operational in four States — Florida, South 

 Carolina, New Jersey, and California. 



As a part of the Marine Boundary Program, NOS is producing coastal 

 boundary maps on a cost-sharing basis. In fiscal year 1976, the format 

 was changed from orthophoto on the land area to a standard shoreline- 

 type map. The scale is 1:10,000 and 1:20,000, depending on the 

 geographical region being covered. Eighteen maps were produced in fis- 

 cal year 1976. 



