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| Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan |
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| Chapter 1- Introduction |
This Comprehensive Conservation
and Management Plan (CCMP) contains
information about the overall health of the
San Juan Bay Estuary (SJBE) as well as
proposed solutions to identified problems.
These solutions, or Action Plans, are the
result of a more than 4-year process of
consensus-building among agency
representatives, scientists, citizens, business,
and industry. As part of this process, a public
opinion poll was conducted in 1995 by the
SJBE Program to obtain information on the
public’s perception of environmental
problems and priorities. A series of technical
studies were conducted to collect
environmental data and refine the existing knowledge base about estuary problems. Hundreds of
meetings have been held within the formal structure of the program as well as in neighborhood
gatherings.
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| Chapter 2- The State of the Estuary |
An estuary is a costal area
where fresh water flowing from rivers and
streams mixes with salt water in the ocean,
bays, lagoons, and channels. The San Juan Bay
Estuary (SJBE) system includes San Juan Bay,
the Condado Lagoon, the San José Lagoon,
Los Corozos Lagoon, La Torrecilla Lagoon,
and the Piñones Lagoon, as well as the
interconnecting Martín Peña and San Antonio
Channels and the Suárez Canal. (See Figure
2.) Fresh water flows into the system from
the creeks and rivers in the watershed,
including the Puerto Nuevo River, Juan
Méndez Creek, San Antón Creek, Blasina
Creek, and the Malaria Canal. During
extreme flood events, fresh water is also
received from the Río Grande de Loíza.
Ocean water enters the system through three openings: Boca del Morro, El Boquerón at the Condado
Lagoon, and Boca de Cangrejos.
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| Chapter 3-
Water and Sediment Quality Action Plan |
Objective:
Eliminate direct and indirect sewage discharges to the various canals and lagoons of
the San Juan Bay Estuary to reduce nutrient and pathogen loadings and increase
human uses of estuarine waters.
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| Chapter 4- Habitat, Fish and Wildlife Action Plan |
Objectives:
1. Preserve and restore ecologically important habitat. 2. Protect species relative abundance and diversity. 3. Enhance economically valuable fisheries resources and ensure their sustainability.
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| Chapter 5- Aquatic Debris Action Plan |
Objectives:
1. Significantly reduce the amount of aquatic debris that reaches all estuarine waters. 2. Develop, promote, and implement voluntary compliance and pollution prevention
initiatives. 3. Strengthen the enforcement of littering laws and regulations.
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| Chapter 6- Public Education and Involvement |
Objective:
Increase the public’s awareness of the estuary’s functions and values.
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7- Implementing and Funding the SJBE Management Plan |
The San Juan Bay Estuary
(SJBE) Program is unique among the existing 28
national estuary programs (NEPs) in the United
States. It is the only NEP located in a densely
populated, intensely industrialized, highly
developed, and ecologically sensitive tropical
island. Also, since San Juan, Puerto Rico is the
oldest city within the United States, its historical
and archeological features have immense social
and cultural value. These diverse characteristics
present a true challenge and an exciting
opportunity of paramount importance for
estuarine conservation and management in the
western hemisphere.
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| Chapter 8- Federal Consistency Review |
A key element in the successful
implementation of the Management Plan is that
federal assistance programs are compatible with
the Plan’s goals and objectives. Recognizing the
need to coordinate among federal government
programs and the national estuary programs
(NEPs), Congress, under Section 320(b), requires
that each NEP review federal financial assistance
programs and development projects to
determine if these are consistent with the
Management Plan.
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| Appendices |
Appendix A- Action Maps
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Appendix B- Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Appendix C- Glossary
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Appendix D- References
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Appendix E- Management Conference Membership
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Appendix F- Selected Diseases Related to Sewage Discharges Into Surface Waters
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Appendix G- Most Abundant Toxics Generally Found In San Juan Bay Estuary Sediments
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Appendix H- Action Plan Summary Tables
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Appendix I- Potential Implementing Partners
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Appendix J- Responsiveness Summary And Other Public Involvement Activities
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Appendix K- Sponsored Studies And Action Plan Demonstration Projects
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