Recommendations for the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program’s (NEP) Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP)

The CCMP, completed in March 2000, was created to guide the NEP toward restoration and protection of Charlotte Harbor. It contains quantifiable objectives with measurable targets and timelines. A few recommendations from the Smart Growth Committee relate very closely to the stated quantifiable objectives. Listed below are recommendations from the Smart Growth Committee that could be incorporated in the CCMP. The recommendations are organized into the quantifiable objectives portion of Volume 1.

HA-2:

4)      Develop a “mixing model” for the region’s estuaries to be used as a planning tool toward increased protection.

HA-5: Work with member counties to develop a water budget that adequately describes how we currently use our water resources and identify opportunities to increase efficiencies.

WQ-1:

a)      Provide support for local government efforts to develop stormwater utility programs aimed at improving water quality and reducing flooding.

FW-2

h)      Improve and enhance existing natural flowways.