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Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
THE KERR-MCGEE SITE: PLANNING FOR
RESTORATION Public Scoping Meeting August 18, 2015
Navassa, North Carolina
Introductions
Natural Resource Damage Assessment & Restoration (NRDAR)
Kerr-McGee Resource Injuries
The Restoration Planning Process
Restoration Criteria and Project Types
Public Involvement and Next Steps
Questions
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
Trustees restore injured
natural resources
Trustees are authorized by law
Trustees conduct NRDAR
process
Trustees coordinate with
clean-up efforts
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)
US Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS)
North Carolina Dept. of
Environment and Natural
Resources (NCDENR)
THE TRUSTEES
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT &
RESTORATION (NRDAR)
A legal and scientific process A collaborative process led by Trustees Includes public involvement NRDAR’s goal is to restore the injured environment and
services
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION
Coastal Review Onlne, Catie Forde-Smith
Compensation for human health or economic injuries
Pollution clean-up
A fee or fine
Mitigation
NRDAR IS NOT…
Image: NOAA
KERR MCGEE RESOURCE INJURIES
Creosote wood treatment facility
Bordered by Brunswick River & Sturgeon Creek
KERR MCGEE: THE SITE
Operated 1930’s-1970’s
Dismantled 1980
Wood treatment process released hazardous substance into surrounding marshes
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
PAHs impacted marsh sediments (BENTHIC Habitat) Species living in and around the sediments are impacted too
KERR MCGEE: THE INJURIES
NOAA Photo Library
cape_fear_rive_basin_cfrw
Wikipedia
KERR MCGEE: THE SETTLEMENT
January 2015: Legal
settlement reached
Settlement: >$23 million
Funds must be spent to
restore injured natural
resources and services
USFWS
THE RESTORATION PLANNING PROCESS
Scoping Draft
Restoration Plan(s)
Final Restoration
Plan(s)
On-the-Ground
Restoration Oversight & Monitoring
THE RESTORATION PLANNING PROCESS
RESTORATION SCOPING: TO DATE
Reviewed existing grant proposals
Reviewed existing restoration
plans
Conducted site visits
Participated in local partnerships
focused on habitat quality and
restoration
Coordinated with stakeholders NOAA Photo Library
RESTORATION SCOPING: TO DATE
Audubon Society
Bald Head Island Conservancy
Cape Fear Arch
Cape Fear Resource Conservation and Development
Cape Fear River Watch
City of Wilmington
Land Management Group, Inc.
NOAA
New Hanover County
New Hanover Soi l and Water Conservation District
North Carol ina Coastal Federation
North Carol ina Coastal Land Trust
NCDENR
Division of Marine Fisheries
Division of Mitigation Services
State Parks
NC Wildl i fe Resources Commission
The Nature Conservancy
Town of Navassa
US Army Corps of Engineers
USFWS
Site history
NRDAR summary
Restoration project criteria
Potential project types
Guidelines for public input
SCOPING RESULTS: DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT
RESTORATION CRITERIA AND PROJECT TYPES
Meet Trustee’s goals
Be cost effective
Be likely to succeed
Provide measureable results
Avoid negative impact to natural resources
Provide ecological uplif t that is additional
Be compatible with clean-up process
Have no impact to public health/safety
PROJECT CRITERIA: RESTORATION PROJECTS MUST…
Strongly relate to injured resources
Be in proximity to the site
Provide a high degree of benefit
Benefit more than one resource
Have conservation significance
Demonstrate high level of planning and development
Leverage exist ing resources
Be consistent with exist ing environmental planning
goals
Others?
PROJECT CRITERIA: RESTORATION PROJECTS SHOULD ALSO…
Create, Restore, or
Enhance:
Riverine habitat
Coastal wetlands
Underwater, intertidal, or
shoreline habitat
Opportunities for
migratory fish
Acquire or Protect
sensitive lands
Others?
RESTORATION PROJECT TYPES
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT & NEXT STEPS
Provide project suggestions and ideas
Provide existing plans that identify community restoration priorities
Review the public scoping document and provide input
Kerrmcgee.restoration@noaa.gov
Restoration Alternatives
Project Criteria
Public Input
Existing Information
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Public Comment period closes September 4, 2015
Summary of comments and responses provided to public
Draft restoration plans and seek input
Finalize restoration plans
Begin on-the ground restoration!
THE NEXT STEPS
Scoping Draft
Restoration Plan(s)
Final Restoration
Plan(s)
On-the-Ground
Restoration
Oversight &
Monitoring
Howard Schnabolk 843.740.1328
THANK YOU!
kerrmcgee.restoration@ noaa.gov www.darrp.noaa.gov
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