Goals

Goal: Strong Partnerships
Goal: Resilient Communities
Goal: Clean Waters
Goal: Healthy Ecosystem

Goal 1: Strong partnerships
Objective A
5
Actions
37
Projects

Progress of Actions
Progress of Projects

Completed   In-Progress   Unexecuted
Updated since: 05/14/2024

Objective A: Enhance PEP’s organizational structure, operational practices, and financial position to support successful implementation of CCMP Actions

  • Final Draft Organizational Plan (MC)
  • PEP Management Committee Approval (MC)
  • PEP Policy Committee Approval (PC)
  • EPA Concurrence (Program Office/EPA)

  • Initiate Strategy Discussion (Program Office)
  • Develop Plan for Tracking (Program Office)
  • Finalize Plan for Tracking and Present to MC (Program Office/MC)

    • To be presented and approved at MC meeting

  • PEP Policy Committee Approval (PC)
  • EPA Concurrence (Y/N) (Program Office/EPA)

  • Development of the Water Quality Collaborative (Program Office/TAC)
  • Finalize Preliminary WQ Inidcators (WQC/TAC/MC)
  • Development of Eel Grass Targets (Program Office/WQC/TAC)
  • Finalize Eel Grass Targets (TAC/MC)
  • Development of Other Habitat and Wildlife Targets (NRSC/TAC)
  • Finalize Other Habitat and Wildlife Targets (TAC/MC)
  • Development of Social Indicators (Program Office/CAC)
  • Finalize Social Indicators (CAC/MC)
  • Draft State of the Estuary Report and Presentation to MC (Program Office/MC)
  • PEP Management Committee Approval (MC)
  • PEP Policy Committee Approval (PC)
  • Final Report (Program Office)
  • EPA Concurrence (Program Office/EPA)

  • Development of Financial Plan (Program Office/EPA)
  • Draft Financial Plan and Presentation to MC (Program Office/MC)
  • Outreach to Partners for Financial Contribution (Program Office)
  • PEP Management Committee Approval (MC)
  • PEP Policy Committee Approval (PC)
  • EPA Concurrence (Program Office/EPA)

  • A partnership pledge with the Central Pine Barrens Joint Policy and Planning Commission whose focus area overlaps the watershed of the Peconic River (Program Office/MC)
  • Partnership pledges with relevant initiatives led by state, county, and local governments, including but not limited to the Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan, New York Ocean Action Plan, and Suffolk County Subwatersheds Wastewater Plan (Program Office/MC)
  • LINAP/LIRPC
  • Engagement with municipal governments (Towns of Brookhaven, East Hampton, Southampton, Riverhead, Southold, Shelter Island) and Suffolk County Legislature (Program Office)
  • Local Government Committee meetings - Quarterly (Program Office)
  • Annual presentation to East End Supervisors and Mayors Association
  • Annual Presentation to Town Boards and Trustees

    • Diadromous Fish Work Group - River Herring and Eel Monitoring (Program Office)

    Horseshoe Crab Volunteer Monitoring Network (Program Office)