&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
June 2009
Mission Statement
• To assess the health
of the region's coasts
and oceans through
the application of
sound science
• To collect robust data
and use that scientific
information to effect
the protection of
these marine habitats
by informing
regulatory and non-
regulatory decision-
making
Expertise
Water quality
sampling
Sediment Sampling
Diving
Ocean Disposal
Monitoring
Dredging
Artificial Reef
Monitoring
Enforcement
oastal Science Tea:
Office of Monitoring and Assessment
Environmental Assessment & Innovation Division
EPA Region 3, Philadelphia, PA
Photo of R.V. Lear at Ft. Mifflin
Resources
35-ft. Bertram twin diesel boat
25-ft. Parker twin outboard boat
20-ft. Carolina skiff single engine boat
Two 14-ft. Semi V boats
Access to EPA's 224-ft Ocean Survey Vessel (OSV) Bold
Remote operated vehicle (ROV)
YSI Water Quality monitoring instrumentation
Sediment sampling equipment (young dredge, sieves,
etc.)
Idexx portable microbiological capabilities
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Diving for Shuttle Recovery
Mission
Coastal Benthic Sampling
Renee Searfoss
(searfoss.renee@epa.gov)
Team Leader
215-814-2137
Jim Gouvas
(gouvas.jim@epa.gov)
Boat Captain, Dive Master
215-814-2718
Partnerships and Projects
Delaware Estuary Benthic Community Characterization: An
Example of a Coastal Science Team Partnership
Oligohaline to Fresh
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stratum
• Mud
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• Sands
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Oligohaline to Fresh
Mixed Sediments (sand dominant)
Sands (with mixed gravel)
Gravel Bar
The Coastal Science Team supports the Partnership for a Delaware
Estuary, which received funding through a RARE Cooperative Agree-
ment from EPA Regions 2 and 3. Approximately 200 benthic grab
samples were collected throughout the estuary from July through Sep-
tember, 2008. The Coastal Science Team provided the resources
(boats, sampling equipment, and dive team) and expertise as part of
this collaboration. These data will be added to the sediment charac-
terization data that the State of Delaware continues to collect. The
data will be displayed in a usable GIS format and will provide the abil-
ity to track the health of the estuary, identify biologically sensitive ar-
eas, and better understand the Delaware Estuary as a whole.
Partnerships
Partnership for Delaware Estuary
MDE
EPA Estuary Programs
NOAA
EPA Superfund Program
EPA Ft. Meade Laboratory
http://www.epa.gov/reg3esdl/coast/team.htm
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