Miscellaneous Reports
Public Perception Survey of Long Island Sound Watershed Residents
November 16, 2006 — The Long Island Sound Study was established in 1985 as a collaborative effort to restore and protect the Sound. The partners include federal, state, interstate, and local government agencies, industries, universities, and non-profit groups. Community residents have always been an important part of this mix. Since the 1980s, for instance, thousands of volunteers have organized [...] Continue Reading
2006 Stewardship Atlas
January 11, 2006 — Introduction In 2005, as a culmination of over 3 years of effort, the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative work group identified areas around the Sound with significant recreational and ecological values. The 2006 Stewardship Atlas provides maps of these 33 areas, which have been recommended as the inaugural stewardship areas, and describes the major ecological [...] Continue Reading
2005 CCMP Implementation Tracking Report
December 31, 2005 — This report summarizes the continuing work of the LISS Management Conference partners in carrying out the CCMP. The LISS Management Conference is sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), and the state of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP). The report may be [...] Continue Reading
Long Island Sound Habitat Restoration Manual
December 31, 2004 — Habitat – the environment in which an organism or biological population usually lives or grows. The Long Island Sound Habitat Restoration Initiative technical manual and annual reports are designed to provide basic information about specific habitats as well as restoration strategies for people interested in planning and pursuing restoration projects. Topics covered include ecological descriptions [...] Continue Reading
2004 CCMP Implementation Tracking Report
December 31, 2004 — This report summarizes the continuing work of the LISS Management Conference partners in carrying out the CCMP. The LISS Management Conference is sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), and the state of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP). The report may be [...] Continue Reading
2003 CCMP Implementation Tracking Report
December 31, 2003 — This report summarizes the continuing work of the LISS Management Conference partners in carrying out the CCMP. The LISS Management Conference is sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), and the state of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP). The report may be [...] Continue Reading
2002 CCMP Implementation Tracking Report
December 31, 2002 — This report summarizes the continuing work of the LISS Management Conference partners in carrying out the CCMP. The LISS Management Conference is sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), and the state of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP). The report may be [...] Continue Reading
2001 CCMP Implementation Tracking Report
December 31, 2001 — This report summarizes the continuing work of the LISS Management Conference partners in carrying out the CCMP. The LISS Management Conference is sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), and the state of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP). The report may be [...] Continue Reading
2000 CCMP Implementation Tracking Report
December 31, 2000 — This report summarizes the continuing work of the LISS Management Conference partners in carrying out the CCMP. The LISS Management Conference is sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), and the state of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP). The report may be [...] Continue Reading
A Total Maximum Daily Load Analysis to Achieve Water Quality Standards for Dissolved Oxygen in Long Island Sound
December 31, 2000 — On February 5, 1998, the states of Connecticut and New York and the Environmental Protection Agency adopted a plan for Phase III Actions for Hypoxia Management, including nitrogen reduction targets of 58.5 percent for 11 “management zones” that comprise the Connecticut and New York portion of the Long Island Sound watershed. Action 3.A. under the [...] Continue Reading