Concept Group ReportImplementation Committee

August 19, 2004

Kelly ShenkEPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office

shenk.kelly@epa.gov1-800 YOUR BAY, ext. 728

Concept Group Members

CommunicationsBob Campbell, CESC Chair

Mike Burke, EPA Chris Conner, ACB

AgricultureTom Simpson, NSC Chair

Hank Zygmunt, EPAJerry Griswold, NRCS

UrbanNorm Goulet, USWG Chair

Reggie Parrish, USWG Coordinator

CBP PartnersJoe Maroon, VA

Ann Swanson, CBCFrank Dawson, MD

Pat Buckley, PAHamid Karimi, DC

CitizensJulie Trask, CAC Coord.

CBPOKelly Shenk, ChairSara Berman, CRC

Purpose

• Share approaches

• Overcome common challenges

• Focus - significant ag & urban issues

• Exchange ideas freely

• Evaluate approaches outside watershed.

Who

• Small group

• Decision makers

• Resource experts

• Creative thinkers

Agenda• Two working sessions – 1.5 days long• 3-5 specific issues informed by stakeholder

opinion.

Agenda

I. Key challenges.

II. Case studies.

III. Federal role

IV. Ideas for overcoming

challenges.

Results

IdeasRevolutionarySmall tweaks

New programsNew policies

New legislationNew pilots

NY

MD

PA

WV DE

VA DC

Working Sessions are NOT a…

• conference

• stakeholder meeting

• opportunity to tout successes

• press event

• opportunity to develop detailed implementation plans.

NOT!!

Choosing 3-5 Issues

State/District

Stakeholder Mtgs

Tributary Strategy

Reviews

Effective BMPs

Blue Ribbon Report

CBF Summits

Timing

• Fall

• to inform – states/district tributary strategy

implementation plans.– legislative and policy proposals for 2005.

Resource Needs

• Trained facilitator

• Planning group– Identify focus issues– Create and implement sessions

• Research team – case studies

Stakeholder Outreach Strategy

• How to inform stakeholders?• How to gain back trust?• How to get them to “own” strategies?• How to align local priorities with Bay

priorities?

Stakeholder Outreach Strategy

• Recommendation 1: – Develop as a separate, but related, effort

from working sessions.

• Recommendation 2: – Formally charge CESC to developed

detailed outreach strategy.