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Office of Wetlands, Oceans & Watersheds QUARTERLY .HIGHLIGHTS
July 1992
A Note from Bob Wayland OWOW Holds National Meeting
EPA Regions areO WO W's primary
link to the state, local, and private organi-
zations and individuals who are the prin-
cipal implementers of "our" programs —
programs we guide, foster, seek resources
for, and advocate at the national level. The
knowledge, skill, enthusiasm, and techni-
cal capability of the 585 or so Regional staff
and managers with whom we work are
essential elements in the success of these
programs. Keeping our Regional col-
leagues informed of significant develop-
ments — in the Agency, on the Hill, and
with key constituency groups operating at
the National level, is an important service
we provide. Identifying needs for support,
and working cooperatively to identify areas
of improvement in program performance
is our responsibility, as well.
The past quarter, and, indeed, this
calendar year, have been marked by a more
thorough and systematic effort by O WO W
to provide these services and meet these
responsibilities. We've pursued these ob-
jectives through the OWOW National
Meeting in April, Customer-Supplier
Conferences (known traditionally as Re-
gional Evaluations or "mid-years") in Re-
gions I, VI, IX and V so far this year with
six more scheduled through March, Na-
tional Branch-Chief and coordinator
meetings, regular Division conference
calls, and Quarterly Water Division Di-
rector Meetings. This Highlights is, of
course, one of these efforts, too.
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More than 40 people from the Regions and 100 people from
several Headquarters offices attended OWOW's second an-
nual National Program Meeting, May 5-7, in Washington, DC.
Lajauna Wilcher gave the keynote address to launch the
meeting off to a good start. Mike Cook, Ramona Trovato and
Tudor Davies, representing the three other water offices, gave
presentations on how various OW programs are working
together to implement the watershed protection approach.
Bill Richards, Chief of Soil Conservation Service, enlightened
the audience with his candid views on a variety of agricultural
and water issues.
In addition, the meeting featured panel discussions led by six
external experts from environmental and land conservation
groups on two major themes: 1) strengthening the connection
between watershed and ecosystem protection; and 2) volun-
tary approaches to agricultural nonpoint source control. Each
of the OWOW Divisions held productive breakout sessions
with their Regional counterparts to discuss specific program
issues. A summary from the meeting is available. Contact
John Pai, 260-8076.
Ocean Dumping of Sewage Sludge Ends
Ocean dumping of sewage sludge ended in June 1992. The
106-Mile Sewage Sludge Disposal Site off the New York Bight
received the last barge of sludge to be dumped in the ocean.
The barge departed from New York City, and a press event
was held in Battery Park on June 30 to mark the successful end
to ocean dumping of sludge. Administrator Bill Reilly, Assis-
tant Administrator Lajauna Wilcher, and Mayor Ed Dinkins
participated in the press event.
As ocean dumping ends, the monitoring activities that OCPD
and NOAA have carried out at the 106-Mile Site are being
evaluated. On April 16, OCPD and NOAA staff met to discuss
both the status of monitoring activities at the 106-Mile Site and
close out of the use of the site and the monitoring effort. On
May 12, OCPD staff, along with NOAA staff, briefed Lajauna
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National Meeting Held to Advance
Point/Nonpoint Source Trading Ini-
tiative
More than 125 key people representing Federal,
state, and local governments, industry, agricul-
ture, municipalities, and environmental groups
met in Durham, North Carolina, April 27-28, to
discuss the feasibility of point/nonpoint source
trading as one tool for better, more cost-effective
water quality control. The intent of the trading
initiative is to spread the cost burden among all
pollutant sources but to require greater reductions
from those who can more easily and cost-effec-
tively decrease their pollutant loads. The meeting
successfully broadened the general understand-
ing of point/nonpoint source pollution trading
and promoted its acceptance as an integral com-
ponent of water quality programs.
The meeting began with examples of trading ac-
tivities currently underway. Presentations fol-
lowed that dealt with barriers and opportunities
for trading activities. Attendees divided into six
workgroups and discussed, selected and addressed
what their members considered to be the most
difficult issues facing the concept of trading. The
overall conclusion was that point/nonpoint trad-
ing is a good idea that should be pursued despite
the serious scientific and programmatic barriers
that exist. EPA has committed to developing an
Agency policy statement on point/nonpoint source
trading which should be available this summer.
Contact Don Brady, 260-5368.
Wetlands Action Strategy - A Year of
Accomplishments
At the first annual OWOW National Meeting,
representatives from Headquarters and the Re-
gions developed the Wetlands Action Strategy
which was distributed in July 1991. The purpose
of the Action Strategy is to build broad support for
proceeding with technically and programmati-
cally sound changes to the Section 404 program
and to avoid changes to the Clean Water Act that
would weaken wetlands protection.
In the past year, Headquarters and the Regions
have worked to identify and address hot spot
areas (geographic areas where backlash against
the program seemed to be particularly strong);
increase cooperation with states; develop and
improve outreach and public information materi-
als; and focus on specific proposals. During FY92,
Headquarters is providing funding for activities
that address "Hot Spots" in Regions II and VI. In
Region n, this funding is going toward a wetland
delineation training course specific to the wetland
types in western New York. In Region VI, the
funding will facilitate wetlands education and
public outreach in the Tensas Basin. Activities to
increase cooperation with the states include assis-
tance with state assumption of the Section 404
Program, development of joint guidance on State
Program General Permits, grants to support State
Wetland Conservation Plans, and assistance with
State Wetland Conservation Planning. The Action
Strategy has targeted the regulated community,
including the agricultural community and private
landowners for outreach. Specific proposals being
targeted by the Action Strategy include categori-
zation, mitigation banking, and the Federal
Manual.
The Wetlands Division is currently drafting a re-
port that provides more details on the accomplish-
ments of headquarters and the regions over the
last year. This report will be available August 3.
Contact Judy Johnson, 260-9907.
CCMP for Buzzards Bay Signed
Administrator Bill Reilly presented the signed
Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation
Management Plan (CCMP) approval letters to the
Buzzards Bay staff at a meeting in Boston on April
20. In addition to the Buzzards Bay Project staff,
the meeting was attended by Julie Belaga, Region
I Administrator, and Jeff Benoit, Director of Mas-
sachusetts Coastal Zone Management Program.
Buzzards Bay, located between Cape Cod and the
southern coast of mainland Massachusetts, is the
second National Estuary Program (NEP) to com-
plete its CCMP. Puget Sound, located off the coast
of Washington, was the first to complete its CCMP
which was signed in the Fall of 1991.
The CCMP identifies three priority problems for
Buzzards Bay. These are pathogens associated
with the improper treatment or disposal of human
wastes and the subsequent health risks and clo-
sures of shellfish beds; excessive nutrient inputs to
the bay and their potential for degrading water
quality and causing loss of habitat; and contami-
nation of fish, shellfish, and lobsters by toxic sub-
stances. Development of this CCMP has resulted
in some major accomplishments including cre-
ation and adoption of the country's first zoning
overlay protection district specifically intended to
limit nitrogen entering marine waters; creation of
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the Buzzards Bay Action Committee to exchange
innovative approaches and strategies among 13
municipalities and develop regional solutions (this
is the first regional organization of its type in
Buzzards Bay); and incorporation of enforceable
CCMP elements into the Massachusetts Coastal
Zone Management Program, thus ensuring long-
term commitment to implementation from state
agencies. Contact: Margherita Pryor, 260-9176.
Numerous Nominations to the NEP
Received
The NEP's growing popularity is evident by the
large response to the solicitation for nominations
of new estuaries to the program. With only three
openings in the program, ten complete nomina-
tion packages were received by the April 20th
deadline. Complete nomination packages arrived
from Morro Bay, CA; Mobile Bay, AL; Tillamook
Bay, OR; Corpus Christi Bay, TX; Maryland Coastal
Bays; Gulf of Maine; Barnegat Bay, NJ; Savannah
River, SC and GA; Lower St. John's River, FL; and
San Juan Harbor, PR. OCPD staff are busy con-
ducting the preliminary review of all nominations
which is scheduled to be completed by July 31.
The Administrator is scheduled to announce in
September which nominations will be accepted to
fill the three NEP openings. Contact MarkCurran,
260-8483.
Agenda 21 Signed at UNCED - Marine
and Freshwater Protection Addressed
The signing of Agenda 21 was one of the major
highlights at the United Nations Conference on
Environment and Development (UNCED) held in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June. Agenda 21 was
prepared in advance of UNCED and can best be
described as a worldwide strategic plan for envi-
ronmental protection. Chapters on both freshwa-
ter and marine resources are included in Agenda
21. OWOW contributed significantly to both these
chapters. Agenda 21 calls for "dynamic, interac-
tive, iterative, and multisectoral approaches" to
water resource management and in many sections
promotes a watershed approach. The document
also acknowledges that "the marine
environment...forms an integrated whole that is
an essential component of the global life support
system, and a positive asset." Further, Agenda 21
states that "the protection and sustainable devel-
opment of the marine and coastal environment
and its resources—requires new approaches to
marine and coastal area management and
development...approaches that are integrated in
content, and precautionary and anticipatory in
ambit." The attention that Agenda 21 gives to
freshwater and marine resources provides an op-
portunity for increased international cooperation
in protecting these resources. Contact Anne
Robertson, 260-9112.
OWOW's "Big Splash" Efforts
OWOW is developing activities that focus on
Xeriscape-type landscaping as part of OW's "Big
Splash" effort to foster more efficient water use.
Xeriscape-type landscaping promotes quality
landscaping using native plants in a way that
protects the environment and conserves water.
Because 40-80% of a water utility's peak summer
use is used to maintain urban landscapes, incorpo-
rating Xeriscape concepts into landscaping has the
potential to result in significant water savings.
OWOW has chosen to focus on Xeriscaping be-
cause of its potential to not only result in reduced
water consumption but also to reduce wet weather
runoff.
On June 2, OWOW Senior Managers and staff met
with experts on Xeriscape-type landscaping to
discuss how EPA can best become involved in
promoting Xeriscaping. The perspective of water
utilities, horticultural research, landscape archi-
tecture as well as the National Xeriscape Council
were represented. Initial activities being consid-
ered include developing an information kit, devel-
oping speech and slide materials, and promoting
the Xeriscape concept in our existing programs
and activities such as the watershed protection
approach, nonpoint source and wetlands pro-
grams. Contact Joan Warren, 260-7796.
Development of Agency's Habitat
Protection Approach
In May, the Agency's Habitat Cluster, including
Martha Prothro of OW, Dan Esty and Tim Barry of
OPPE, Bruce Newton of OWOW, and representa-
tives of Regions HI, V, and X, got Agency accep-
tance for a strategic approach on habitat preserva-
tion and for implementing short-term habitat
preservation projects. The cluster plans to de-
velop a draft habitat preservation strategy this
summer and to hold an interagency workshop
before preparing the final strategy recommenda-
tions in the fall. Contact Amy Sosin, 260-7058.
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Wilcher on the results and status of monitoring
activities at the 106-Mile Site. OCPD staff then
departed for the Spring Meeting of the American
Geophysical Union in Montreal, Canada, where,
on May 15, they presented seven technical papers
that describe the preliminary results of EPA moni-
toring efforts at the 106-Mile Site. NOAA also
presented several papers describing their prelimi-
nary results. To conclude monitoring efforts at the
106-Mile Site, a closeout workshop and blue rib-
bon panel meeting will be scheduled next spring to
review all the monitoring results. Contact David
Redford, 260-9179.
Agricultural Pollution Prevention
AWPD continues to represent OWOW on the
interagency task force charged to develop, by
October 1, 1992, a detailed agricultural pollution
prevention strategy. A Memorandum of Agree-
ment was signed this spring by Linda Fisher, AA
for the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances, for EPA and James Moseley, USDA's
Assistant Secretary of Natural Resources and the
Environment, committing the two agencies to
implement increased pollution prevention in the
agricultural sector. The task force has formed
interagency work groups to address four princi-
pal areas for initial emphasis: nutrients, pesti-
cides, animal waste, and critical area protection.
Present plans call for continued cooperation with
USDA to develop clearer strategies in each of these
four areas, as well as to seek pollution prevention
initiatives from the private sector. Contact Anne
Weinberg, 260-7107.
Upcoming Event
WATERSHED '93 - National Conference on
Watershed Protection
WATERSHED '93 is coming to Washington, D.C.
next March. WATERSHED '93 will explore past,
current, and proposed approaches to watershed
planning and management. This major conference
will provideattendees with the opportunity to share
experiences, exchange information on proven and
emerging techniques for watershed protection, and
build newalliances. OWOW expects to bringtogether
people who represent many of the partnerstypically
involved in watershed protection approaches -
government agencies at all levels, academia, the
environmental, recreational, industrial, agricultural,
and business communities. Contact Janet
Pawlukiewicz, 260-9194.
News Bits
* As a result of the settlement agreement in North
Carolina Wildlife Federation v. Tulloch. EPA and
the Corps of Engineers jointly published a pro-
posed rule in the Federal Register that would
change several Section 404 regulatory definitions.
The proposed rule would 1) clarify that "dis-
charge of dredged material" includes discharges
associated with excavation activities that would
destroy or degrade wetlands; 2) incorporate exist-
ing Corps guidance that clarifies when the place-
ment of pilings constitutes a "discharge of fill
material"; and 3) codify the Corps' regulatory
guidance letter on prior converted cropland, which
provides that these areas are not regulated under
the Clean Water Act. Contact Hazel Groman, 260-
8798.
* The projects to be funded by the Fiscal Year 1992
National 319(h) Grant Set-Aside have been se-
lected. The projects are in three areas of state
nonpoint source program implementation: con-
trol of nonpoint sources of sediment pollution;
control of nonpoint sources of Gulf of Mexico
coastal pollution; and support for the watershed
protection approach in pilot projects around the
country, with particular emphasis on point source-
nonpoint source nutrient trading. Contact Dov
Weitman, 260-7085 and Betsy Southerland, 260-
3966.
* The design of a computerized system to track
and report on the use of section 319 grant funds to
implement state nonpoint source control programs
has been completed. Contact Don Kunkoski, 260-
7103.
* "Mini-grants" have been awarded to 13 states to
advance the development of Total Maximum Daily
Loads (TMDLs) and support watershed protec-
tion. These grants will assist the States in targeting
nonpoint pollution sources and in implementing
their nonpoint source plans. Contact Don Brady,
260-5368.
* OCPD and the Fish and Wildlife Service have
entered into a cooperative agreement to restore
mangroves in Puerto Rico as part of the Caribbean
Initiative. Contact Nicole Veilleux, 260-1981.
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Special Event
Conferences
Congressional Reception Held to Celebrate Wetlands Workshop Held at World Con-
American Wetlands Month gress on Tourism and the Environment
On May 27, Congressman Wayne Gilchrest (R-
MD) hosted a reception to celebrate American
Wetlands Month. Approximately 200 representa-
tives from federal, state, and local governments as
well as private and nonprofit interest groups
convened in the Rayburn Gold Room to recognize
the importance of protecting our nation's wet-
lands. Lajuana Wilcher presented National Wet-
lands Awards to eight individuals who have dem-
onstrated leadership and made outstanding con-
tributions towards wetlands protection. The
awards were co-sponsored by the Environmental
Law Institute and EPA, and recognize innovation
in wetlands protection at the state and local levels
and in the nonprofit and business sectors.
During the reception, Audubon's America, a co-
operative landscape conservation project co-
sponsored by EPA and the National Audubon
Society, made its debut with an introduction by
Liz Raisbeckof the National Audubon Society and
Glen Eugster of WD. The goal of Audubon's
America is to establish a "Natural Heritage Corri-
dor" which traces the routes that John James
Audubon traveled as he painted and wrote about
nature. This corridor will be created by seeking
voluntary agreements connecting publicly and
privately owned natural areas within a 34-state
region. Audubon's America is intended to be a
joint effort between the public and private sectors
to protect, conserve, restore, enhance, and inter-
pret these natural areas. Contact Judy Johnson,
260-9907.
Kudos Korner
We recently dedicated part of the bulletin
board between Bob Wayland and Louise
Wise's offices to showcasing the many
letters and memos from people praising
the work of OWOW staff members. When
you are on the eighth floor of Fairchfld,
take a moment to look at the latest bouquets
(we change them every few weeks). And,
be sure to share any fan mail you receive!
Kudos Korner can also help to remind us to
say thanks to those who help us get our
work done.
Cory Giacobbe of WD conducted a two-day
workshop on local participation in wetland plan-
ning at the First World Congress on Tourism and
the Environment held in Belize, Central America,
April 27-May 2. The workshop took place in
Corozal Town in the north of Belize. Workshop
participants represented conservation and plan-
ning professionals from Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico,
Jamaica and the U.S. including Hawaii and Puerto
Rico. The workshop resulted in an evaluation of
a local planning model and the formation of a
Corozal Committee for Conservation and Devel-
opment. Contact Cory Giacobbe, 260-5907.
Third National Citizens' Volunteer Water
Monitoring Conference a Success
The Third National Citizens' Volunteer Water
Monitoring Conference was held March 29-April
2, in Annapolis, MD. Funded and co-sponsored
by AWPD and OCPD, the Conference was a rous-
ing success: over 300 volunteer organizers, vol-
unteers, and representatives from most States, a
number of Federal and local agencies, environ-
mental groups, and businesses attended. Gover-
nor Shaeffer of Maryland gave the welcoming
remarks, and Lajauna Wilcher delivered the key-
note address. Topics covered at the Conference
ranged from nonpoint source monitoring to com-
munity outreach strategies. Attendees took the
first step toward establishing a national organiza-
tion for volunteer monitors, and learned hands-
on methods in technical sessions and field trips.
OWOW used the meeting to kickoff its new Vol-
unteer Monitoring Program. Contact Alice Mayio,
260-7018.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Steve Glomb of OCPD
and his wife on the birth of their daughter
Alyssa on February 8 and to Sherri Fields
of WD and her husband on the birth of
their son, Eduard William on March 29!
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Note—Continued from Page I
All of these efforts have been guided by a clear
recognition that we need to be good listeners as well as
able to describe "national policy" and review program
results. So far these efforts are garnering favorable
reviews from Regions. A major remaining challenge
will be to assure that we are thorough and timely in
following through on the many ideas, suggestions and
requests that are emerging in this dialogue. We seem to
have an unlimited capacity to identify worthy projects
but limited people and dollars with which to carry them
out. Fortunately, many of them are suggestions on
ways we can work smarter.
The Headquarters teams who have participated in
our Regional Customer-Supplier Meetings have been
especially enthusiastic about the chance to spend a few
days with many of their Regional counterparts talking
in some depth about issues, accomplishments, and
opportunities. We hope to share some of the good ideas
we hear with other Regions and to use what we're
hearing as a reality check as we look to developing or
influencing policy and guidance.
The decentralized nature of environmental pro-
grams creates a "consistency-flexibility" tension which
is particularly acute in regulatory programs. Regions
need adequate flexibility to recognize and respond to
genuine differences in environmental problems or in-
stitutional, cultural, and many other factors with which
the size and diversity of the country challenges us. At
the same time, industry and environmentalists both
have decried pollution havens, just as Regions have
looked to Headquarters policy and guidance to assure
some consistency in treatment of problems or sources so
they aren't driven to a lowest common denominator
approach.
We support a mix of programs in OWOW, some
of which must be relatively uniform in their application
(the Section 404 and Ocean Dumping programs, for
example) while others have been specifically developed
to recognize and respond to the need to be flexible in how
we address problems that remain even after applying
the baseline of pollution control EPA has established
nationally— such as the National Estuary Program or
watershed protection approach. Striking the proper
balance, within and among programs, is a challenge we
and the Regions both face every day. We view the
Customer-Supplier Conferences as one of our primary
opportunities to review how well we are all doing in this
endeavor.
One further approach to strengthening commu-
nications and sharing perspectives that we were able to
employ this Spring was made possible by Region IX and
Tom Yokum. Tom spent several weeks working here in
Washington with the Wetlands Division on EPA's
positions/proposals for modifying an agreement with
the Corps of Engineers for elevating disagreements over
§404 permits (the "q" MOA). Not only was Tom's
work extremely helpful, he gave us new perspectives on
people and institutions in Headquarters and Regions.
Several years ago I had a two-month rotation to Region
Ill's Superfund Branch. It was one of the most en-
lightening and rewarding experiences I've had at EPA.
I hope we will be able to make rotations to and from
Regions a more regular part of our mix of methods for
strengthening communications and relationships.
I'm sure there are other ways to strengthen our
partnership that we in Headquarters haven't thought of
— please let us hear from you.
TQM Update
The first draft of OWOW's TQM Action
Plan is currently being circulated to all
OWOW staff for comment. The four
objectives of this plan are to better satisfy
customer requirements (both internal and
external); increase the satisfaction and skills
of OWOWmembers; increase the efficiency
and effectiveness of OWOW's work
processes; and promote integration and
teamwork. The seven elements of the plan
are leadership and commitment;
infrastructure, education; focus and rollout
of improvement efforts; information and
communication; measurement; and
systems alignment. The OWOW
management team is committed to using
TQM principles in every aspect of OWOW's
work Office-wide Quality Action Teams
(QATs) have already been established to
address training, rewards, distribution of
funds to the Regions, correspondence
management, and space. Contact Chris
Powers, 260-1770.
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Draft Reports
Coastal Zone Nonpoint Source Management
Measures Guidance
Between May 14 and 19, six all-day work group
meetings were held to discuss the Agency's re-
sponse to public comments on the initial draft
guidance and the first draft of the final Coastal Zone
Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Measures
Guidance under the Coastal Zone Act
Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA). The
documents contain information and data on the
effectiveness and costs of state-of-the-art mea-
sures and practices to control urban, agricultural,
and other nonpoint sources of coastal pollution.
These management measures were proposed in
the initial draft guidance published in May 1991.
The meetings were attended by a large number of
officials representing many different Federal and
State agencies and viewpoints. As a result of these
meetings, a second final draft of the guidance has
been prepared and released to interest groups for
further comment. In addition, on June 16, a notice
was published in the Federal Register announcing
the availability for public comment on a set of
economic analyses of the various chapters of the
Coastal Zone Nonpoint Source Management
Measures Guidance. A 30-day public comment
period is being provided, consistent with the need
to complete the guidance as soon as possible,
given the fact that the statutory deadline has re-
cently been passed. Also, the first phone confer-
ence with the Regional Water Division Directors
was held on July 1 to ensure full regional par-
ticipation in the development of the guidance.
Contact Dov Weitman, 260-7085.
Clean Lakes Program Review Report
The Clean Lakes Program Review Report is cur-
rently undergoing final revisions and is scheduled
for publication in the next quarter. To develop the
report, program files and literature were reviewed
to compile a program history and to identify is-
sues for analysis. Then, interviews were con-
ducted with representatives from Federal, State,
and local agencies, and also involved citizens. The
objectives of the report are to identify lessons
learned from the program since its inception un-
der the Clean Water Act in 1972, as well as to assess
the impacts of the program on lake management
practices. The emphasis of the report is on the
institutional and procedural aspects of the pro-
gram, rather than on the technical aspects of the
program. Contact Susan Ratcliffe, 260-5404.
Report to Congress on Shore Protection Act
OMB cleared the draft Report to Congress on The
Need for Tracking Systems on Vessels Transport-
ing Municipal or Commercial Wastes on May 11.
The final report has been forwarded to OW for
approval, and signature by the Administrator is
expected within the near future. This report char-
acterizes the permits issued for waste transport
operations and summarizes complaints received
due to spillage from these transport vessels. The
report recommends that the use of tracking sys-
tems on a nationwide basis is not needed. How-
ever, tracking systems might be appropriate in
specific areas where repeated violations and spills
have occurred. Contact Joel Salter, 260-8484.
Recent and Upcoming Releases
Summary of Section 319(h) Wetland/Ripar-
ian Projects Available
A document that summarizes Section 319(h)
wetlands and riparian projects in FY1990 and FY
1991 is now available. The document was devel-
oped in response to regional requests for informa-
tion on this topic and also in support of the 1990
National Guidance: Wetlands and Nonpoint
Source Control Programs (June 18, 1990). Infor-
mation provided in the document ranges from on-
the-ground measures to restore or protect wet-
lands and riparian areas, to administrative and
educational approaches. Copies can be obtained
by calling the Wetlands Hotline, 1-800-832-7828.
Contact Benjy Picks, 260-2364.
OWOW Publications List Coming
The OWOW Publications List will be available in
August. This document lists OWOW publications
that are currently available. To obtain a copy of
the publication list, call Anne Robertson at 260-
9112) As always, documents related to wetlands
can be obtained through the Wetlands Hotline,
1-800-832-7828.
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New Personnel
Since the beginning of the new year, OWOW's ranks have swelled with many new faces. A warm welcome is
extended to the following new employees (where these new arrivals most recently hail from is indicated in
parentheses):
Immediate Office
Lashawn Davis (Prince George's County
Community College, Stay-in-School)
Budget and Program Management Staff
Chris Powers (OWEC)
Britt Martin (Virginia Tech, summer hire)
Maisha Reed (Howard University, Stay-in-
School)
Paulette Williams (AWPD)
John Ettinger (Peace Corps - Paraguay)
Oceans and Coastal Protection Division
Macara Lousberg, (OARM)
Stan Austin, (OGWDW)
Nicole Veilleux (Environmental Law Insti-
tute)
Ruth Chemerys, (OPPE)
Eric Slaughter, (NOAA)
Donna Nickerson, (OAR)
Steve Taylor, (OWEC)
Wetlands Division
Charles Ray, (Association of State Wetlands
Managers)
Benjy Picks, (OPPTS)
Policy and Communication Staff
Anne Robertson (ORD Cincinnati)
Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
Paul Kraman, (OMEP)
Louis Hoelman, (OIRM)
Douglas Norton, (ORD)
Theresa Tuano, (Peace Corps - Philippines)
Tim Icke, (OWEC)
John Kosco, (Penn State)
Raymond Herndon (Washington College,
summer intern)
Richard Quick (Johns Hopkins, summer intern)
Cynthia Richmond (Amherst College, sum-
mer intern)
"Quarterly Highlights" is prepared by the Office
ofWetlands,OceansandWatersheds(OWOW).
Its purpose is to share information with our
Headquarters and Regional counterparts on
major events that occurred during the past
quarter, to provide an update on specific topics,
and toadvise you of key personnel changesand
upcoming activities. Any questions or
suggestions concerning "Quarterly Highlights"
should be directed to Anne Robertson of
OWOW at 202-260-9112.
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