Pressure Washing at Marinas - The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) has released A Guide to Selecting Pressure Washing Management Practices and Technologies: Supplement to the Massachusetts Clean Marina Guide to provide guidance to marinas and boatyards about the proper handling and disposal of wastewater and solids generated when boat hulls are cleaned. The guide includes a review of relevant regulations, pressure washwater disposal options, and equipment that can be used to minimize impacts from pressure washing practices. To download the guide and view other pressure washing information, see CZM's Pressure Washing at Marinas web page.

Marine Invasive Species Monitoring Guidance - In December 2008, CZM's Aquatic Invasive Species Program released a new resource for groups that monitor marine invasive species. Developed as the primary guidance document for the Marine Invader Monitoring and Information Collaborative, Monitoring Marine Invasive Species: Guidance and Protocols for Volunteer Monitoring Groups (PDF, 2.3 MB) includes information on site selection, monitoring protocols, safety, and identification resources. For details, contact Adrienne Pappal at adrienne.pappal@state.ma.us.

Jobs

• There are currently no employment opportunities at CZM. Please check back later or see the Commonwealth Employment Opportunities website for additional state opportunities.

• There are currently no CZM solicitations available at this time. Please check back later or see Comm-Pass - The Commonwealth's Procurement Access & Solicitation System for other state opportunities.

• CZ-Mail - June 2009
• Coastlines 2008
• Massachusetts Pumpout Facilities
• A Guide to Selecting Pressure Washing Management Practices and Technologies: Supplement to the Massachusetts Clean Marina Guide (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• StormSmart Coasts Fact Sheets

• The are no significant CZM related comment opportunities at this time.

• North Shore Climate Change Workshop - On June 11, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, in partnership with CZM and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), will hold workshop entitled North Shore Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise Workshop II: Preparing for Impacts—Mapping Hazard Areas. Workshop presentations will describe current and upcoming flood mapping strategies—including FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) Maps. Information about other coastal threats not covered by these maps will also be presented. This workshop, to be held from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the Gordon Room in the Peabody Institute Library, is targeted to municipal officials and staff. For more information, contact Sam Cleaves at scleaves@mapc.org.
  
  
• Check out the CZM Calendar for more CZM related events.