San Francisco Estuary Project

San Francisco Estuary Project

Partners & Organizational StructurePartners & Organizational Structure

THE BAY INSTITUTE

Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge

• Encompasses 1,600 square Encompasses 1,600 square miles miles

• Drains 40% of the State – Drains 40% of the State – over 60,000 square milesover 60,000 square miles

• Sustains rich communities Sustains rich communities of fish and wildlifeof fish and wildlife

• Provides drinking water to Provides drinking water to 23 million Californians23 million Californians

• Irrigates 4.5 million acres Irrigates 4.5 million acres of farmlandof farmland

• Supports important Supports important economic activitieseconomic activities

SF Estuary

Comprehensive Conservation And Management Plan (CCMP)

1993: CCMP developed by over 100 private, government, and community stakeholders

2007: CCMP update over 18 months

The CCMP: Assesses

problems facing our estuarine environment

Make corrective recommendations

Suggest schedules for when these problems

27 other NEPs

67,000 acres of wetlands have been acquired and are being restored

Accomplishments by Program Partners 1993 to 2008:

Public Access, i.e. Bay Trail through BurlingamePublic Access, i.e. Bay Trail through Burlingame

Accomplishments

Long Term Management Strategy has

addressed many problems associated with dredging in SF

Bay

Accomplishments

Identification of impaired waterbodies, i.e. Identification of impaired waterbodies, i.e. the South Baythe South Bay

Accomplishments 1993 to 2008

Encouragement of Water Encouragement of Water Conservation StrategiesConservation Strategies

Water Saving Water Saving DevicesDevices Drought Drought

Resistant Resistant LandscapingLandscaping

Accomplishments 1993 to 2008

Monitoring Studies Around the Bay and Estuary

Accomplishments 1993 to 2008

Vulnerability analysis and adaptation needed around the Bay

New Challenges

Delta Smelt

Salmon

New Challenges

Declining Fish Populations

Invasive SpeciesInvasive Species

Invasive SpartinaInvasive Spartina Quagga Mussel

New Challenges

Urban Runoff

Agricultural Runoff

Trash

New/Persistent Pollution /Persistent Pollution Challenges:

Pharmaceuticals

Oil Spillsphoto by Veronica

Sullivan

AgricultureAgriculture

Drinking Drinking WaterWater

The The EnvironmentEnvironment

New/Persistent /Persistent FlowFlow Challenges

Invasive Invasive SpeciesSpecies

Invasive Spartina Outreach signage and various

educational publications

Programs to Meet the New ChallengesPrograms to Meet the New Challenges

Climate Ready Estuary Climate Ready Estuary PilotPilot

US EPA Office of Water and US EPA Office of Water and Office of Research & Develop.Office of Research & Develop.

BCDCBCDC

Vulnerability assessment and Vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan addressing the adaptation plan addressing the goals/objectives of the CCMPgoals/objectives of the CCMP

Pollution Reduction: Boater Pollution Reduction: Boater EducationEducation

Outreach at the Boat Outreach at the Boat ShowsShows

Programs to Meet the New ChallengesPrograms to Meet the New Challenges

Pesticide Pesticide Pollution Pollution ReductionReduction

Programs to Meet the New ChallengesPrograms to Meet the New Challenges

Erosion Control WorkshopsErosion Control Workshops

Programs to Meet the New ChallengesPrograms to Meet the New Challenges

Programs to Meet the New ChallengesPrograms to Meet the New Challenges

Green Infill-Clean Stormwater

Wetlands Clean Up and Wetlands Clean Up and RestorationRestoration

Clapper RailClapper RailWetland RestorationWetland Restoration

Programs to Meet the New ChallengesPrograms to Meet the New Challenges

Small Grants ProgramSmall Grants Program

Programs to Meet the New ChallengesPrograms to Meet the New Challenges

Stream Protection PolicyStream Protection Policy

Programs to Meet the New ChallengesPrograms to Meet the New ChallengesConferences, Reports, Newsletters, Websites

San Francisco Estuary Project

San Francisco Estuary Project

www.sfestuary.org

510-622-2465