54573
Credit for Going Green: Transfer of an Expert Elicitation Method to Develop Pollutant Load Reduction Rates for Buffers that Count Toward MS4 Permits - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
Data Set
Published / External
47021
NERRS
Project
Completed
The Credit for Going Green project team worked with a panel of experts to generate science-based recommendations to calculate the pollutant removal rate of buffers in development, redevelopment, restoration, or other land use change projects. Communities can use this information to receive pollutant removal credits under permits issued by stormwater permit programs. The project has provided municipal staff and boards with the information and tools to better promote buffers as a way to protect water quality, while also enhancing habitat and protecting communities from flooding. This science transfer project was funded by NOAA through the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative to promote the use of science. It did not produce any new data.
The Chesapeake Bay Program developed protocols and methodologies for a process that creates consistent and scientifically-defensible performance estimates for stormwater best management practices. Through reviewing data, literature, and expert testimony on quantifying best management practice performance, the expert panel will produce a consensus-based report of pollutant load reduction performance curves that meet the needs of New Hampshire communities and the standards established by regulators under MS4 permits. The project team will disseminate these findings through a report; targeted communication products; three workshops in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island; and a simple roadmap for the expert elicitation process.
Creating vegetated buffers along rivers and bays is a widely recognized strategy to protect water quality while providing other services that benefit ecosystems and communities. However, until recently there was no way to quantify the ability of restored or constructed buffers to reduce pollution, or for communities to receive credit for using buffers under regulatory permits.
This project will develop consensus-based recommendations for pollutant load reduction performance curves that will help New Hampshire communities use buffers to meet in-stream pollution reduction targets. The work will be done in partnership between the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, the University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center, ROCA Communications, the Chesapeake Stormwater Network, the Narragansett Bay Reserve, and Waquoit Bay Reserve.
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==Project Lead
James Houle
UNH Stormwater Center
University of New Hampshire
(603) 767-7091
James.Houle@unh.edu
==Project Type
Science Transfer – promoting the use of science
==Project Partners
Chesapeake Stormwater Network
Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Roca Communications+
University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MASSACHUSETTS
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW HAMPSHIRE
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > RHODE ISLAND
Theme
buffer
Theme
shoreline stabilization
Theme
stormwater
Theme
water quality
Spatial
Great Bay NERR, NH
Spatial
Narragansett Bay NERR, RI
Spatial
Waquoit Bay NERR, MA
Data Set
None Planned
The distributor does not assume liability.
Metadata Contact
2017-10-31
Person
Cothran, Jeremy
jeremy.cothran@gmail.com
Originator
2017-11
2019
Person
Riley, Cory
cory.riley@wildlife.nh.gov
Ground Condition
-70.97
-70.82
43.18
42.975
Great Bay, NH NERR
-71.375
-71.29
41.68
41.57
Narragansett Bay, RI NERR
-70.555
-70.482
41.64
41.544
Waquoit Bay, MA NERR
Range
2017-11
2019-06
Unclassified
None
Cite this dataset when used as a source: NOAA retains the right to analyze, synthesize and publish summaries of the NERRS/NSC data. The NERRS/NSC retains the right to be fully credited for having collected and process the data. Following academic courtesy standards, the NERR site where the data were collected should be contacted and fully acknowledged in any subsequent publications in which any part of the data are used. The data enclosed within this package/transmission are only as accurate as the quality assurance and quality control procedures that are described in the associated metadata reporting statement allow. The user bears all responsibility for its subsequent use/misuse in any further analyses or comparisons. The Federal government does not assume liability to the Recipient or third persons, nor will the Federal government reimburse or indemnify the Recipient for its liability due to any losses resulting in any way from the use of this data. Requested citation format: NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Science Collaborative(NSC).
http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Riley18
Online Resource
This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data.
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2018-11-01T11:19:41
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2022-08-09T17:11:42
2020-07-16
Office for Coastal Management
OCM
1002
Public
No
2020-07-16
1 Year
2021-07-16