Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan

Whereas:
1) The San Francisco Estuary Project (SFEP) is a five-year cooperative effort that has involved active participation of diverse environmental, social, and economic interests, to promote effective management of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary and to restore and maintain its water quality and natural resources.

2) The Management Committee (MC), as SFEP's primary decision-making body, represents a partnership of organizations that have overseen the preparation of a series of "Status and Trend reports" to characterize the Estuary's problems and have worked together to prepare a Public and Interim Draft Comprehensive Conservation & Management Plan (CCMP).

3) The purpose of the CCMP, as specified by Section 320 of the Clean Water Act, is to "restore monitor the . . . integrity of shellfish, fish and wildlife, and recreational activities in the estuary, and assure that the designated uses of the estuary are protected." The Act further states that the "plan be implemented."

4) The members of the Management Committee have striven to reach consensus on the CCMP goals, objectives, and actions in each program area. In those areas where consensus was not feasible, the MC made a decision by a majority vote.

5) Extensive public review and comment were solicited on the Public Draft CCMP through an active public outreach effort. Subsequently, the MC reviewed public comments and made revisions to the CCMP.

6) Costs [and benefits] of the actions to the public and private sectors have not been fully quantified and evaluated, and clear priorities have not been established to guide choices between actions competing for limited funds and related resources. Consensus March 3 l, 1993

7) Recognizing that the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary is one of the nation's greatest resources, the MC adopted the following vision statement for the CCMP:

Therefore, be it resolved that:
We, as members of the San Francisco Estuary Project Management Committee, agree to:

1) Adopt the Interim Draft CCMP (March, 1993) to guide development of a refined strategy on actions for implementation;

2) Approve the revised Regional Monitoring Strategy and include it in the CCMP package;

3) Direct staff to make revisions to the CCMP, as per our discussion today:

4) Direct staff and the Implementation Committee to revise cost estimates and to include costs to public and private sectors for CCMP actions. They will work with implementors in both government and the private sector to determine costs and benefits and potential revenue sources, establish clear priorities, and refine implementation schedules. Priorities shall be determined by the Executive Council and the Implementation Committee and take into consideration environmental as well as other costs and benefits, both direct and indirect. Consensus March 31, 1993

5) Forward the CCMP package to the Sponsoring Agency Committee for review, Governor Wilson for concurrence, and Administrator Browner for approval:

6) Work together to develop effective and efficient mechanisms to implement the Plan; and

7) Attach this resolution to the front of the CCMP.

This resolution was approved by the Management Committee on March 31, 1993.

Harry Seraydanan, Chair
SFEP Management Committee

Adopted by consensus: March 31. 1993

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SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY PROJECT
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE
COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN
March 31. 1993

Greg Karras
Citizens for a Better Environment

Pete Williams
Bay Area Council

Ellen Johnck
Bay Planning Coalition

Herbert E. Stone
Bay Area League of Industrial Associations

Pal Hegedus
Sacremento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

Harry Seraydarian
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX

Kassandra R. Fletcher
Building Industry Association of Northern California

Leonard E. Cardoza
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Steven R. Ritchie
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board

Harold M. Chadwick
California Department of Fish and Game

John P. Fraser
Association of California Water Agencies

Kenneth M. Lentz
U .S. Bureau of Reclamation

Doug Sobey
Marin Audubon Society

William H. Crooks
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board

William I. DuBois
California Farm Bureau Federation

David Fleming
Association of Bay Area Governments

Steven Shaffer
California Department of Food and Agriculture

Bill Gaines
California Waterfowl Association

Ronald W. Kukulka
California State Coastal Conservancy

Neil Havlik
Solano County Farmlands and Open Space Foundation

Arliss L. Ungar
League of Women Voters of the Bay Area

Roger B. James
Santa Clara Valley Water District (BASMAA)

Adele Della-Santina
San Mateo County Council of Cities

Robert Potter
California Department of Water Resources

Edward C. Anton
State Water Resources Control Board

David Brent
City of Sacramento

Thomas H. Wakeman
Chair, Technical Advisory Committee

Lori Griggs
Committee for Water Policy Consensus

James J. McKevitt
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Steve A. McAdam
San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission

James Bybee
National Marine Fisheries Service

Michele M. Pla'
San Francisco Clean Water Program

Terri Williamson
Contra Costa Cities

Arthur Feinstein
Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge

Totton Heffelfinger
Sierra Club/San Franciseo Bay Chapter

Herbert Von Colditz
Pacific Interclub Yachting Association/ Recreational Boaters of California

Riehard J. Oba
United Anglers of California

Marc Holmes
Save San Francisco Bay Association

James M. Haussener
Chair, Public Advisory Committee

Zeke Grader
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations

Charies W. Batts
Bay Area Dischargers Association

Jay R. Sorensen
California Striped Bass Association

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Appendices
References| Glossary| Clean Water Act| Gaps in Knowledge| San Francisco Estuary Project Staff

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