Re tro spe c tive Go ve rna nc e Ana lysis fo r the Na rra g a nse tt Ba y Wa te rshe d a nd Airshe d Pre se nte d to Co a sta l Re so urc e s Ce nte r Se mina r, Se pte mb e r 29, 2015 Co a sta l I nstitute Audito rium Do na ld Ro b a due , Ma rk T . I mpe ria l, Ma rk Ama ra l, T imo thy He nne sse y, Julie Wyma n, a nd Susa n F a ra dy Pro je c t fund e d b y the E nviro nme nta l Pro te c tio n Ag e nc y (E PA), Atla ntic E c o lo g y Divisio n (AE D) L i g h t h o u s e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p h t t p : / / l i g h t h o u s e c g . c o m /
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Pro je c t Ob je c tive s Re vie w a nd ide ntify pa st g o ve rnme nt pra c tic e s a nd re spo nse s to the c ha ng ing e c o lo g ic a l he a lth o f the Na rra g a nse tt Ba y wa te rshe d Do c ume nt a nd summa rize the se re spo nse s b y de ve lo ping a de ta ile d time line a nd c o lle c tio n o f dig itize d ma te ria ls Ana lyze the ma te ria ls to dra w insig hts a b o ut c ha ng e s in ne two rk g o ve rna nc e Pro duc e a re po rt whic h c o nc ise ly do c ume nts the g o ve rna nc e histo ry, pre se nts a fra me wo rk to unde rsta nd ho w the c ha ng e s in ne two rk g o ve rna nc e o c c urre d, a nd ide ntifie s a ttrib ute s tha t c o ntrib ute to he a lthy ne two rk g o ve rna nc e pro c e sse s Do c ume nte d the me tho do lo g y use d to c o mple te the g o ve rna nc e a na lysis a nd pro vide re c o mme nda tio ns with re spe c t to its po ssib le utiliza tio n to e xa mine the g o ve rna nc e in o the r wa te rshe d se tting s L i g h t h o u s e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p h t t p : / / l i g h t h o u s e c g . c o m /
Sc o pe o f Wo rk De live ra b le s T ime line s o f po lic ie s a nd a c tio n JL o nline time line De ta ile d time line with 1,560 e ntrie s o rg a nize d using a Mic ro so ft E xc e l spre a dshe e t Summa ry o f e nviro nme nta l po lic ie s E le ve n summa ry sto rie s to illumina te ke y po lic ie s a nd info rm a na lysis Writte n a na lysis o n g o ve rna nc e re spo nse A de ta ile d a na lysis tha t use s g o ve rna nc e ne two rking a s fra me wo rk Re po rt tha t c o nc ise ly do c ume nts pro c e ss use d Me tho do lo g y Re c o mme nda tio ns a nd L e sso ns L e a rne d do c ume nt L i g h t h o u s e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p h t t p : / / l i g h t h o u s e c g . c o m /
Pro je c t De live ra b le s Qua rte rly re po rts Summa ry time line in a fo rma t tha t c a n b e displa ye d a nd ma inta ine d o n a we b site De ta ile d time line E le ve n g o ve rna nc e sto rie s tha t we re use d to he lp de ve lo p the time line . T he se re fle c tive e ssa ys we re use d to b e g in synthe sizing the da ta c o nta ine d in the re po rt De ta ile d time line with 1,560 e ntrie s o rg a nize d using a Mic ro so ft E xc e l spre a dshe e t Dig ita l a rc hive o f do c ume nts c o lle c te d a s pa rt o f the da ta c o lle c tio n e ffo rt c o nta ining 1,438 with a ppro xima te ly 125,724 pa g e s o f se a rc ha b le dig ita l ma te ria l (Ado b e PDF file s) A re po rt do c ume nting a nd a na lyzing the g o ve rna nc e re spo nse s to e c o syste m c ha ng e s A re po rt tha t de ta ils the pro je c t me tho do lo g y with re c o mme nda tio ns fo r inve stig a ting o the r wa te rshe d g o ve rna nc e e xpe rie nc e s L i g h t h o u s e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p h t t p : / / l i g h t h o u s e c g . c o m /
Othe r De live ra b le s Additio na l De live ra b le s Ma ste r Bib lio g ra phy tha t inc lude s 1,564 e ntrie s, ta g g e d a s e ithe r c o pyrig hte d o r no t Dig ita l a rc hive o f do c ume nts c o lle c te d a s pa rt o f the da ta c o lle c tio n e ffo rt c o nta ining 1,438 with a ppro xima te ly 125,724 pa g e s o f se a rc ha b le dig ita l ma te ria l (Ado b e PDF file s) L i g h t h o u s e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p h t t p : / / l i g h t h o u s e c g . c o m /
L i g h t h o u s e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p h t t p : / / l i g h t h o u s e c g . c o m /
Our appr oac h What e xists onto time line s & libr ar y Summar y Stor ie s to distill Gove r nanc e Re sponse Analysis Me thodology and L e ssons L e ar ne d to r e plic ate in othe r jur isdic tions L i g h t h o u s e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p h t t p : / / l i g h t h o u s e c g . c o m /
De ta ile d T ime line De ta ile d time line L i g h t h o u s e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p h t t p : / / l i g h t h o u s e c g . c o m /
De ta ile d T ime line Pro b le m stre a m: E nviro nme nt Po litic s L e g a l, Po lic y Op e ra tio n Imp le me nt K e y Info rma tio n & a l, so c ia l Sto rie s stre a m Instit. c ha ng e mile sto ne s a tio n Re p o rts imp a c ts Ye a r L i g h t h o u s e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p h t t p : / / l i g h t h o u s e c g . c o m /
De ta ile d T ime line L i g h t h o u s e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p h t t p : / / l i g h t h o u s e c g . c o m /
Summa ry http:/ / www.na rra g a nse ttwa te rshe dhisto ry.o rg time line in a fo rma t tha t c a n b e displa ye d a nd ma inta ine d o n a we b site L i g h t h o u s e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p h t t p : / / l i g h t h o u s e c g . c o m /
Summa ry Sto rie s E le ve n g o ve rna nc e sto rie s we re use d to de ve lo p the time line . T he re fle c tive e ssa ys we re use d to synthe size the da ta c o nta ine d in the re po rt Wa lte r She a ’ s 1947 pla n Be fo re a nd a fte r the Na rra g a nse tt Ba y CCMP Bla c ksto ne Rive r NE RBC a nd the L e ve l B Pla n Wa te rshe d ste wa rdship in the T a unto n Rive r a nd Mo unt Ho pe Ba y Ope n spa c e a nd re g io na l la nd c a pa b ility pla nning Se c tio n 208 pla nning T MDL s Me rc ury T MDL a nd the histo ry o f me ta ls impa c ting Na rra g a nse tt Ba y Be fo re a nd a fte r the 2003 Gre e nwic h Ba y fish kill Histo ry o f F ie lds Po int a nd the NBC L i g h t h o u s e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p h t t p : / / l i g h t h o u s e c g . c o m /
Summa ry Sto rie s Wa lte r She a ’ s 1947 pla n "A Se nsib le Appro a c h to a Co mplic a te d Pro b le m" Be fo re a nd a fte r the Na rra g a nse tt Ba y CCMP “a ll strug g le d to a tta in a wo rka b le b i-re g io na l g o ve rna nc e pe rspe c tive a nd o pe ra tio ns” Bla c ksto ne Rive r “c o mb ine d po llutio n c o ntro l a nd e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt” NE RBC a nd the L e ve l B Pla n “a c a utio na ry ta le o n re g io na l a ppro a c he s” Wa te rshe d ste wa rdship in the T a unto n Rive r a nd Mo unt Ho pe Ba y “e me rg e nc e o f c ivic a sso c ia tio ns” Ope n spa c e a nd re g io na l la nd c a pa b ility pla nning “e ve nts in b o th Ma ssa c huse tts a nd Rho de I sla nd pro ve d the re a lity to b e o the rwise ” Se c tio n 208 pla nning “a use ful b ut o dd re q uire me nt o f the Cle a n Wa te r Ac t” T MDL s “una ntic ipa te d impa c ts o n a c ha ng ing b a y e c o syste m” Me rc ury T MDL a nd the histo ry o f me ta ls impa c ting Na rra g a nse tt Ba y “re g io na l c o o pe ra tio n” Be fo re a nd a fte r the 2003 Gre e nwic h Ba y fish kill “a mb itio ns ma y o utstrip so urc e , no n-po int c o ntro ls” Histo ry o f F ie lds Po int a nd the NBC “A ta le o f two suc c e sse s, a c e ntury a pa rt” L i g h t h o u s e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p h t t p : / / l i g h t h o u s e c g . c o m /
Summa ry o f Our Ana lysis Ne two rk g o ve rna nc e is no t a ne w phe no me na with e xa mple s da ting b a c k to the la te 1800s T he re is a n a ma zing ly ric h, if no t lo ng fo rg o tte n histo ry o f Ba y g o ve rna nc e tha t pre da te s the re c o nfig ura tio n o f the g o ve rna nc e syste m tha t o c c urre d in the 1970s T he c ha ng ing pa tte rns o f I GR b e twe e n fe de ra l-sta te -lo c a l o ffic ia ls a re simila r to tho se o c c urring in o the r po lic y a re a s o ve r time Ne two rk g o ve rna nc e is a dyna mic a nd c ha ng ing pro c e ss, b ut c ha ng e ha ppe ns slo wly in a n inc re me nta l, pa th de pe nde nt fa shio n Co mple x g o ve rna nc e syste m to da y ne c e ssita te s pra g ma tic , stra te g ic , a nd c o lla b o ra tive a ppro a c he s to a ddre ss sha re d pro b le ms I t will b e diffic ult to funda me nta lly tra nsfo rm e xisting pro g ra ms g ive n the inte rc o nne c te d a nd inte rde pe nde nt na ture o f the g o ve rna nc e syste m L i g h t h o u s e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p h t t p : / / l i g h t h o u s e c g . c o m /
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