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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 18-888

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Availability for Public Comment on Draft Revision to the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan

[48 Pa.B. 3489]
[Saturday, June 9, 2018]

 Under section 320 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1330), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is authorized to convene management conferences to protect water quality in estuaries of National significance. In 1996, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) was created and established as 1 of 28 National estuary programs in the United States. A primary purpose of the Delaware Estuary Program is to develop and subsequently implement a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) to protect the Delaware Estuary. The PDE coordinates the efforts of a group of core partners to protect and enhance the Delaware Estuary through the CCMP. The Department of Environmental Protection is a core partner, along with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Delaware Department of Natural Resources, Delaware River Basin Commission, Philadelphia Water Department and the EPA (Regions 2 and 3). The core partners serve as active members on various committees, including the steering committee, estuary implementation committee, and science and technology advisory committee that serve in a guidance capacity for the estuary program. Partners also coordinate their annual objectives and priorities to support CCMP implementation.

 The original CCMP, written in 1996, was created to guide the efforts of environmental agencies and organizations in the CCMP region to protect the Delaware Estuary. It served the estuary for over 20 years and this is the first revision to that plan. The draft CCMP is streamlined into 39 strategies organized into 3 areas of focus: clean waters; strong communities; and healthy habitats. The CCMP lays out goals and strategies for continuing the Delaware Estuary's recovery over the next 10 years.

 The PDE invites comments on the revised draft CCMP through July 20, 2018. The PDE will be holding an informational webinar on the Revised CCMP on Monday, June 11, 2018, at 12 p.m. Individuals can register at www.DelawareEstuary.org/our-plan. The webinar will also be recorded and made available on the PDE's web site after June 11, 2018.

 For more information, to review the draft revised CCMP and to submit comments visit www.DelawareEstuary.org/our-plan. Interested persons are invited to submit comments using the web site or by e-mail to CCMP@DelawareEstuary.org. Individuals who are unable to submit comments through the online form or e-mail should mail written comments to Emily Baumbach, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc., 110 South Poplar Street, Suite 202, Wilmington, DE 19801.

 For further information or questions, contact Rhonda Manning, Department of Environmental Protection, Compacts and Commissions Office, (717) 772-4472.

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 18-888. Filed for public inspection June 8, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]


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