CZM Accomplishments
July 2004-June 2005 (Fiscal Year 05)

Fiscal Year 2005 was exciting and productive for the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM). Below is a list of major CZM accomplishments in these focus areas:

• Ocean Management
• Coastal Hazards/Mapping
• Outreach
• Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
• Wetlands Restoration
• Sustainable Coastal Communities

1. Ocean Management Legislation - CZM led an interagency process to develop the first comprehensive ocean management bill in the nation. Governor Romney introduced the bill in March. Hearings on the bill began in July.
2. Seafloor Mapping - CZM and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Woods Hole completed seafloor mapping for state waters from the border with New Hampshire through Boston Harbor. A seafloor mapping work plan to complete the remainder of state waters was also developed. In April, over 50 resource managers attended a CZM workshop about seafloor maps and their use. Future plans include a partnership with the Division of Marine Fisheries and USGS to map Cape Cod Bay in FY 06. The Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA) has committed $1 million toward seafloor mapping. This money will be leveraged with additional funding and in-kind contributions from federal agencies and other partners.
3. Ocean Stewardship and Education - CZM launched the Secretary's Ocean Stewardship and Education Campaign by completing an online Ocean Education Guide for teachers, initiating a public opinion survey on ocean issues, and awarding the Secretary's Award for Excellence in Ocean Education to Sue Norse, marine science teacher at Tabor Academy.
4. Coastal WEB Initiative - CZM helped advance the Secretary's Coastal Wetlands, Estuaries, and Bays (WEB) Initiative by funding six projects including:
   
   • Stormwater management technical assistance to Buzzards Bay towns;
   • Development of a Coastal Wetlands Trend Assessment
   • Development of a resource management plan for the Great Marsh area;
   • Completion of the Town Brook Restoration Project at Brewster Gardens in Plymouth;
   • Technical assistance on smart growth; and
   • A transfer of development rights study on Makepeace lands in southeast Massachusetts.
   In addition to these projects. CZM also initiated the development of a desalination policy for the Commonwealth.

1. Primary Dune Mapping Methodology - CZM completed the development and documentation of the first quantifiable methodology that can be used to delineate primary frontal dunes for the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the National Flood Insurance Program for northeast Massachusetts.
2. Flood Zone Delineation Workshops - CZM conducted a series of six workshops for local officials, consultants, and other interested parties regarding the art and science of delineating flood zones.
3. Chapter 91 Jurisdiction - CZM is working to complete a three-year project to map and develop a presumptive line of jurisdiction along approximately 1,800 miles of shoreline for use in Chapter 91 licensing decisions.

1. Coast Guide - CZM completed the Massachusetts Coast Guide to Boston & the North Shore, an 80+ page, full-color guidebook that includes 22 maps and descriptions of nearly 400 shoreline sites open to the public from Salisbury to Hingham. Coast Guide features not only the spectacular parks and conservation areas found on major road maps, such as the Parker River Wildlife Refuge and Revere Beach, but smaller, little-known treasures, like the public lanes and landings along Marblehead Neck and the Rockport shore.
2. Coastlines - Coastlines, CZM's annual full-color magazine, which is distributed to almost 4,000 people, featured coastal and marine habitat in Massachusetts with a 15-page primer on these habitats, and articles focusing on eelgrass, tide pools, deep-sea corals, seafloor mapping, urban marine habitats, cod life history and habitat, herring gulls and the human habitat, and shipwrecks as habitat.
3. Ocean Management Website - CZM launched a new Massachusetts Ocean Management Initiative Website, which features improved navigation and organization and provides detailed information on the Massachusetts Ocean Management Task Force, the Task Force's Waves of Change final report and recommendations, and state ocean management legislation proposed by Governor Romney. New sections include the Massachusetts Ocean Education Program with its online Ocean Education Guide, links to ocean management resources, recent news, and national highlights.
4. CZ-Mail - CZ-Mail, CZM's email newsletter distributed monthly to more than 1,000 people working on coastal issues, provided targeted information on more than 500 items including major CZM initiatives, available tools and publications, calendar items, grants, contracting and job opportunities, coastal legislation, and other news of interest.

1. CPR Grants - Through the Coastal Pollutant Remediation Grant Program (CPR), CZM granted $512,339 to eight municipalities for the design and implementation of stormwater best management practices (BMPs).
2. Coastal NPS Grants - Through the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Grants Program (Coastal NPS), CZM granted $214,319 to nine municipalities and non-profit organizations to conduct NPS pollution assessments and develop and implement non-structural BMPs (outreach efforts, guidance documents, and model by-laws).
3. Pressure Washing Demonstrations - Through the Clean Marina Program, CZM, with a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, provided $25,000 in funding assistance for the construction of pressure washwater treatment systems at two Massachusetts marinas (Cape Ann Marina in Gloucester and Arey's Pond Boatyard in Orleans). Demonstration workshops at each site were attended by more than 60 marina operators.
4. Septic System Data Management - Through a partnership with the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, CZM developed and installed a septic system data management utility in five North Shore Boards of Health Offices and provided trainings to an additional three communities.
5. CPR Project Assessments - Through contract with the Horsley Witten Group ($45,000), CZM funded the inspection of 25 stormwater BMPs installed with funding from the CPR program. The inspections will be used to assess BMP functionality and identify operation and maintenance needs.

1. Wetlands Restoration Projects - CZM's Wetlands Restoration Program (WRP) assisted partnerships to complete six wetland restoration projects totaling 63 acres of restoration.
2. Construction and Monitoring Grants - WRP awarded $100,000 in grants to two communities and five nongovernmental organizations under its construction and monitoring grants for priority wetland restoration projects.
3. Technical Assistance - Through its pre-qualified contractors, WRP provided $325,000 in direct technical services to advance 14 priority wetland restoration projects and two restoration planning initiatives. WRP also accepted 16 new project nominations as designated priority projects.

1. OSRD Bylaws Pass - Six Open Space Residential Design (OSRD) bylaws were passed by the communities of Hamilton, Newburyport, Georgetown, Salisbury, Swansea, and Uxbridge.
2. LID Bylaws Pass - Two Low Impact Development (LID) bylaws were passed by the towns of Shirley and Topsfield.
3. Education - Smart Growth presentations were given to more than 500 people (local officials and watershed associations) at 18 different workshops and conferences across the state and coast-wide.
4. LID Working Group - The LID Working Group was expanded to over 75 local state and federal agencies, watershed associations and conservation organizations, regional planning agencies, and planning, law, and engineering consulting firms. The Working Group has developed fact sheets, brochures, and design plans, and has supported a number of demonstration sites and assessment projects.
5. LID in MEPA Review - CZM is working with EOEA's Water Policy and Massachusetts Environmental Protection Act (MEPA) Office staff to incorporate LID principles in the MEPA review process, outreach materials, and website.