MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPICCOASTALOASTAL IIMPACTMPACT AASSISTANCESSISTANCE PPROGRAMROGRAM

PROGRAM UPDATE AND HIGHLIGHTS

COASTAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CONFERENCE

November 7, 2012,MDMR, Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties

WHAT IS THE CIAP PROGRAM?WHAT IS THE CIAP PROGRAM? Grant program established by Section 384, Energy Policy p g y , gy y

Act of 2005 Authorizes funds to be distributed through the Dept. of

I t i t OCS il d d i t tInterior to OCS oil and gas producing states. MS and AL, AK, LA, TX and CA and 64 counties and

parishes in the coastal zone are receiving funds fromparishes in the coastal zone are receiving funds from OCS leases from FYs 2007 – 2010

Dept. of Interior/ United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) i l d f d l(USFWS) is lead federal agency

MDMR was designated by Gov. Barbour as state lead agency to work with our 3 coastal counties.agency to work with our 3 coastal counties.

FIVE AUTHORIZED USES OF CIAP FUNDSFIVE AUTHORIZED USES OF CIAP FUNDS

1. Conservation, protection or restoration , pof coastal areas/wetlands

2. Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife and t lnatural resources

3. Planning/Administrative costs of complying with CIAPcomplying with CIAP

4. Implementation of federal approved marine, coastal or comprehensive

ti t lconservation management plan5. Mitigation of impact of OCS activities

MS CIAP PROGRAM FUNDINGMS CIAP PROGRAM FUNDING

Mississippi and its coastal counties receiveMississippi and its coastal counties receive $109M through individual grants awarded by the USFWS

No match/cost share required State’s share: $71 M total (65%)( ) Counties’ share: $38.2M (35%)

– Hancock $7.5 Ma coc $ 5– Harrison $15.1 M – Jackson $15 6 MJackson $15.6 M

MISSISSIPPI CIAP PLAN Combined State/County Plan developed in partnership

with the 3 coastal counties, municipalities, conservation i ti b i d i i tit ti dorganizations, businesses, academic institutions and

public input. Goal: To improve the health of the coastal ecology and toGoal: To improve the health of the coastal ecology and to

enhance the quality of life for Mississippians living in our coastal zone while meeting one of the authorized uses.Pl A d 2009 Plan Approved 2009

Implementation is underwaythrough 2016through 2016

CIAP PARTNERS SUB GRANTEESCIAP PARTNERS – SUB-GRANTEESCounties

Hancock County BOS Municipalities NGOs• Hancock County BOS• Hancock County Utility Authority• Hancock Co. Tax Assessor• Harrison County BOS• Harrison County Sand Beach

Authority

Municipalities• Biloxi• D’Iberville• Gautier• Gulfport

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NGOs• Institute for Marine Mammal

Studies • Land Trust for the MS Coastal

Plain• Lynn Meadows Discover CenterAuthority

• Harrison County Utility Authority• Jackson County BOS• Jackson County Utility Authority• Pearl River County BOS• Pearl River Utility Authority

• Long Beach• Lucedale• Moss Point• Ocean Springs• Pascagoula

P Ch i ti

Lynn Meadows Discover Center • Maritime and Seafood Industry

Museum• MS Urban Forest Council• National Audubon Society• Ohr-O’Keefe Museum• Pearl River Utility Authority

• Stone County BOS• West Jackson County Utility

District

Education/IHL

• Pass Christian• Wiggins

State Agencies• Grand Bay NERR

MS D t t f E i t l

• The Crosby Arboretum• The Nature Conservancy• Wolf River Conservation Society

Education/IHL• Bay High School• Hancock High School• MS Gulf Coast Community

College• MSU

• MS Department of Environmental Quality

• MS Department of Marine Resources

RegionalMSU• USM

Regional• Gulf Regional Planning

105 Projects

100 Projects currently underway

37 Projects approved since last conference

Located in all 6 Coastal Counties

$109 Million/8 years

2009 – 2016

CIAP PROJECTS UNDERWAY

MS CIAP PROJECT CATEGORIESMS CIAP PROJECT CATEGORIES

• Habitat protection and • Pollution abatementHabitat protection and restoration

• Land Protection• Environmental

Pollution abatement• Fish and wildlife species protection

• Mitigation• Environmental education and demonstration projects

• Mitigation• Wastewater infrastructure

projects• Air quality• Smart growth

• GIS/planning and information management

• Research• Invasive species control• Water quality• Public access

esea c• Energy efficiency• Administration of the Program• Public access Program

HABITAT RESTORATIONHABITAT RESTORATION& SPECIES CONSERVATION& SPECIES CONSERVATION14 Projects Underway

Mississippi Coastal Ecological Restoration Partnership

TNC

Prescribed FirePrescribed Fire

Invasive Species Control

Outreach and EducationOutreach and Education

HABITAT RESTORATION

KERWIN CUEVASDIRECTOR, ARTIFICIAL REEF BUREAU

Creation, Colonization, and Succession of New Habitats: Implications for the Success of Artificial Reefs

CREATION, COLONIZATION, AND, ,SUCCESSION OF NEW HABITATS

Make specific recommendations regarding best use practices for structuring, designing, positioning, and create beneficial outcomes.create beneficial outcomes.

Make specific recommendations regarding the best use of materials for building structures that maximize t t d i i b fitstated socioeconomic benefits

Provide an ecological assessment of artificial breakwaters to document critical benefits to the socioeconomic health of the Mississippi coastal region. Create valuable juvenile reef fish habitat Create valuable juvenile reef fish habitat.

INSHORE REEFSINSHORE REEFS

JUVENILE REEF FISH HABITATJUVENILE REEF FISH HABITAT

OFFSHORE REEFSOFFSHORE REEFS

RED SNAPPERRED SNAPPER

WATER QUALITYWATER QUALITY19 ProjectsWater Quality Improvements through Habitat RestorationReduction of Point Source Pollutants through Sanitary Sewer ConnectionsSewer Connections

Improperly Functioning Onsite Septic Systems

$32M Total Program$32M Total Program Funding

17 Sewer Connection / System Projectsy j

14 Communities

3 Watersheds3 Watersheds

±2,900 Connections Made / Onsite Septic Systems Eliminated

WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS

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Collaboration of multiple funding sources

WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTSVIA UTILITY PROJECTS

PUBLIC ACCESSPUBLIC ACCESS9 Projects

CIAP Public Access Projects

•Over 26 miles of trails and other areas for public accesspublic access

•Trails are key components of 5 projects and minor

t i lcomponents in several others

•Lucedale Depot Greenwayy•Old Wire Road Trail•Joseph T. Jones Park Educational Boardwalk•Possum Walk Trail

LUCEDALE DEPOT GREENWAY

Possum Walk

•Possum Walk was a historic ferry crossing and community located

th f P li tnorth of Pearlington

•Trail will be about 3.2 miles in length

•Trail will link Infinity Science Center to the historic site of the ferry crossingcrossing

•Trail is located in the Stennis Buffer

POSSUM WALKPOSSUM WALKLINKING NASA’S INFINITY TO THE PAST

EDUCATION ANDEDUCATION AND DEMONSTRATIONDEMONSTRATION

EDUCATION & DEMONSTRATION PROJECTSEDUCATION & DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

18 Education/Demonstration Projects 7 new Educational Facilities Improve/Enhance Existing Facilities Improve/Enhance Existing Facilities Implement 5 Education Programs

ANN LATHROPANN LATHROPCURRICULUM & TESTING COORDINATOR/SCIENCE TEACHERBAY HIGH SCHOOL

MADDIE LEWISSENIOR, BAY HIGH SCHOOL

E i th F t G ti f E l i lEmpowering the Future Generations of Ecological Stewards in Hancock County

BIO 1214BIO 1214COLLEGE SCIENCECOLLEGE SCIENCERequirements:ACT S (18 hi h )ACT Scores (18 or higher)3.0 GPA or higher

f C C4 hours of College Credit through Pearl River Community College

ADOPT A STREAMADOPT-A-STREAM

• PH TestPH Test• Alkalinity Test• Turbidity Test• Turbidity Test• Dissolved Oxygen Test• Chloride Test• Chloride Test• Check Water/Air TemperatureTemperature

EDUCATING ELEMENTARY STUDENTSEDUCATING ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

• The Water Cycle• How to Conserve WaterHow to Conserve Water• Water Biomes• Pollution• Pollution• The Different types of Water (Fresh & Salt)

FIELD TRIPSFIELD TRIPS

• Institute for Marine Mammals Studies • Aquarium of Americasq• Infinity Space Center at Stennis• North Bay Elementaryy y• The Exploreum Science Center

TOPICS COVERED

• Ecosystems

TOPICS COVERED

• Ecosystems• Pollution• Water QualityWater Quality• Endangered Species• Biomes (Deciduous/Coniferous Forests, Desert, Rain Forest, Tundra, etc.)o es , u d a, e c )

ADOPT-A-STREAMMONTHLY CHEMICAL DATA

SPECIAL THANKSSPECIAL THANKS

Mi i i i S t Th d• Mississippi Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker and Congressmen Steve Palazzo

• Hancock, Harrison and Jackson County Boards of Supervisors

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• Governor Bryant and his staff

• Our partners and sub-grantees

P St ff t MDMR d• Governor Bryant and his staff

• Former Governor Haley Barbour and his staff

• Program Staff at MDMR and Counties

Barbour and his staff

MISSISSIPPI’SC ICOASTAL IMPACTASSISTANCE PROGRAMASSISTANCE PROGRAMFor more information visit: www.dmr.ms.gov