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Siting Plan and Concept Designs for Living Shoreline Projects on the Inland Bays Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit 2017 January 22 – 25, 2017 Cape May, New Jersey Douglas Janiec Natural Resources Program Manager Sovereign Consulting, Inc. Marianne Walch, Ph.D. Science & Restoration Coordinator t hat’s Marianne’s hand Delaware Center for the Inland Bays

CIB Living Shorelines Strategy In a Nutshell Be Proactive: • Stop being passively opportunistic and catch-can • Make our own opportunities that serves both the Inland Bays’ natural resources and the community PRESENT THE VISION Chris Bason CIB - Executive Director Page 2

CIB Living Shorelines Strategy In a Nutshell How?: • Screen the entire Delaware Inland Bay System for demonstration living shoreline projects • Score and rank each identified site • Generate permit level designs for up to 6 sites IMPLEMENT THE VISION Marianne Walch, Ph.D. CIB - Science & Restoration Coordinator Page 3

CIB Living Shorelines Strategy In a Nutshell How?: • Develop 2 Tier Screenig Process • ID/Prioritize Top Sites • Develop New or Modified Techniques/Tactics TECHNICAL SUPPORT Douglas Janiec Sovereign Consulting Inc. Sr. Restoration Ecologist Page 4

The Screening Process Two Tier Screening Process • Tier 1 based on: • Access (a necessity for demonstration projects) • Proximity to Active State Dredging Projects (DNREC Special interest) • Special Interest Sites • Tier 2 based on: • TH THE SC E SCREE REENI NING NG MA MATR TRIX Page 5

Tier 1 Process The Tier 1 Screening Effort Resulted in the identification of 84 Sites, located throughout the 3-Bay System.

Tier 2 Process THE THE SC SCREE REENIN NING MATR G MATRIX IX First, a complicated criteria selection The Tier 2 exercise known as screening the “worksheet” process consisted of Second, a specific two scoring matrix for elements each selected criteria Page 7

Tier 2 Process THE THE SC SCREE REENIN NING MATR G MATRIX IX The Worksheet involved a non- parametric Mixed-Paired Comparison (MPC) performed on 61 potential criteria Page 8

Tier 2 Process THE THE SC SCREE REENIN NING MATR G MATRIX IX   Aestetics Operation & Maintenance Carbon Sequestration  Sediment Management  Green (Natural Look) Outreach  Blending (integration) Demonstration  Contractors & Other Professionals  Short-term   General Public Innovation  Long-term   Decision Makers Research and Development  Ownership Funding Potential Climate Change  Monetary Match Available  Private (individual)   SLR In-Kind Match Available  Private (HOA Managed)   Acute Severe Weather Grant Program Targeted  Federal   Flood Mitigation Political Support  State  Resilience  Local/Municipal  Commercial/Industrial Socioeconomics  Energy System Ecosystem Services  Commercial Interests  Low  Protection of Investment 11 Primary Criteria +  Moderate  High Ecological Functions 50 Secondary Criteria =  Living Shoreline Type Marsh (resource uplift)  Shellfish (resource uplift)  Conventional 61 Criteria  Nekton (resource uplift)  Armored Hybrid  Habitat Structure (resource uplift)  Energy Dissipating Hybrid  SAV (resource uplift)  Feasibility Shorelines (resource uplift)  Horseshoe Crab (resource uplift)  Permitability  Shorebirds (resource uplift)  Project Cost  Established Technology Water Quality  Technical Innovation  Nutrient Reductions/Processing  Adjacent Property Benefits/Burdens (utilization) Page 9