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1 <br /> ORANGE C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 7, 1993 <br /> Agenda Abstract <br /> Item # <br /> SUBJECT: REPORT - ALBEMARLE-PAMLICO ESTUARINE STUDY <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: Yes No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Executive Summary/2nd Draft- Planning Director X2592 <br /> Albemarle-Pamlico <br /> Estuarine Study PHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Magazine Article Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a report from a representative of the <br /> N.C. Department of Environment, Health, and Natural <br /> Resources (NCDEHNR) concerning the Albemarle-Pamlico <br /> Estuarine Study. <br /> BACKGROUND: The widespread degradation of major estuaries across <br /> the United States prompted the EPA to begin working <br /> with states to better manage these vital ecosystems. <br /> Although the Albemarle-Pamlico estuary is not <br /> critically degraded, the State of North Carolina, in <br /> cooperation with the EPA, initiated a study of the <br /> estuary in 1987 . The goal of the study is to produce <br /> a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan <br /> (CCMP) for the estuary which will recommend <br /> potential environmental protection strategies for <br /> the Albemarle and Pamlico estuarine system and <br /> watershed. <br /> The actual writing of the CCMP began in early 1992 . <br /> As of March, 1993, the CCMP has been through two <br /> public reviews and considerable internal revision by <br /> study committees. A third draft is now underway and <br /> is scheduled for completion in early July. <br /> A representative of NCDEHNR will report on the <br /> study, including recommendations concerning <br /> environmental protection strategies and <br /> implementation techniques. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Receive as information. <br />