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* Responsibilities and Regulations of Central Coast Water Quality Control Board [[Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board]]
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* Flesh out pages on [[BLM]] and [[USFS]] and what they do on the Central Coast
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**A functional [[BLM]] wikipage is something that could greatly help round out this wiki. A '''lot''' of existing wikipages link back to the currently empty BLM. Might be something seriously worth considering as a "phase 2" project for 2018.
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* A list of major ecosystem types of the region, with links to pages on each e.g. : [[Coastal Oak Woodland]], [[Maritime Chaparral]], [[Castal Dune Scrub]], [[Annual Grassland]], [[Vernal Pools]], [[Coastal Redwood Forest]], ...
 
* A list of major ecosystem types of the region, with links to pages on each e.g. : [[Coastal Oak Woodland]], [[Maritime Chaparral]], [[Castal Dune Scrub]], [[Annual Grassland]], [[Vernal Pools]], [[Coastal Redwood Forest]], ...
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* Write up page on [[California Department of Parks and Recreation]]
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* Flesh out the page on [[Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District]]
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* Develop pages regarding [[Recreational Planning Initiatives in the California Central Coast]]:
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** [[Fort Ord National Monument]]
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** [[Fort Ord Recreational Habitat Area (FORHA)]]
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** [[Carmel Area State Park General Plan (CASP GP)]]
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** [[California Coastal Trail (CCT)]]
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** [[Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network]]
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* Responsibilities and Regulations of Central Coast Water Quality Control Board [[Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board]]
 
* Page on [[Chaparral]], with links to things relevant to it (e.g. the importance of [[Maritime Chaparral]] in the [[Central Coast Region]]), like the existing page/s relating to [[Oak Woodland]]
 
* Page on [[Chaparral]], with links to things relevant to it (e.g. the importance of [[Maritime Chaparral]] in the [[Central Coast Region]]), like the existing page/s relating to [[Oak Woodland]]
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* New page on [[Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS)]]
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* Flesh out the page on [[National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)]] (a bit like we've already done for the [[CEQA]] page). Specifically, include things like EIS, FONSI, CATEX, Section 7 consultations. Also include examples of prominent projects whose environmental impacts have primarily been addressed through NEPA (as opposed to CEQA), e.g. California Valley Solar, and probably a bunch of federal UXO actions on Ft Ord.
 
* Page on [[The Big Sur River Watershed]]
 
* Page on [[The Big Sur River Watershed]]
 
* Page on EIRs, probably small, leaving most of the heavy lifting to the various [[CEQA]] pages
 
* Page on EIRs, probably small, leaving most of the heavy lifting to the various [[CEQA]] pages
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* Pages on [[CDFW]] and [[USFWS]] and their major activities in our region - e.g. issuing [[ITPs]], and managing wildlife reserves.
 
* Pages on [[CDFW]] and [[USFWS]] and their major activities in our region - e.g. issuing [[ITPs]], and managing wildlife reserves.
 
* Pages on Easements, and specifically Conservation Easements, and more-specifically, major Conservation Easements held in the region.
 
* Pages on Easements, and specifically Conservation Easements, and more-specifically, major Conservation Easements held in the region.
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* New page on [[Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS)]]
 
 
* New page on [[Canyon Del Rey Watershed]] and [[Maps of Canyon Del Rey Watershed]]
 
* New page on [[Canyon Del Rey Watershed]] and [[Maps of Canyon Del Rey Watershed]]
 
* New page on [[CCWQPI monitoring results and reporting]]
 
* New page on [[CCWQPI monitoring results and reporting]]
 
* New page on [[Urban stormwater regulations applicable to California's Central Coast region]]
 
* New page on [[Urban stormwater regulations applicable to California's Central Coast region]]
 
* New page on [[CEQA and California's Central Coast Region]]
 
* New page on [[CEQA and California's Central Coast Region]]
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* Flesh out the page on [[National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)]] (a bit like we've already done for the [[CEQA]] page). Specifically, include things like EIS, FONSI, CATEX, Section 7 consultations. Also include examples of prominent projects whose environmental impacts have primarily been addressed through NEPA (as opposed to CEQA), e.g. California Valley Solar, and probably a bunch of federal UXO actions on Ft Ord.
 
 
* [[IRWMP]]
 
* [[IRWMP]]
 
* Capture the projects, consultants, and models used in [http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/planning/major/EPB%20and%20Scenic%20Road%20Protection/Feas%20Rpt%20-%20Final%20Tech%20Rpts%20(geology%20hydrology%20biology).pdf this report] on the Carmel Lagoon Ecosystem Protective Barrier
 
* Capture the projects, consultants, and models used in [http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/planning/major/EPB%20and%20Scenic%20Road%20Protection/Feas%20Rpt%20-%20Final%20Tech%20Rpts%20(geology%20hydrology%20biology).pdf this report] on the Carmel Lagoon Ecosystem Protective Barrier
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* Flesh out the 'Watch-Listed' category on the [[Special Status Species]] page (perhaps with a new page). Give local examples (e.g. some birds), and show how species get on this list (some specific analyses of CBC and BBS trends by one or two NGOs).
 
* Flesh out the 'Watch-Listed' category on the [[Special Status Species]] page (perhaps with a new page). Give local examples (e.g. some birds), and show how species get on this list (some specific analyses of CBC and BBS trends by one or two NGOs).
 
* Flesh out pages on [[BLM]] and [[USFS]] and what they do on the Central Coast
 
* Flesh out pages on [[BLM]] and [[USFS]] and what they do on the Central Coast
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* Summarize local examples (e.g. from actual local EIRs) of how various [[Special Status Species]] designations have been recognized and heeded. e.g. in what cases have 'Watch Listed' species been identified in an [[EIR]] or [[IS/MND]], and what was the consequence of this?  
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* Summarize local examples (e.g. from actual local EIRs) of how various [[Special Status Species]] designations have been recognized and heeded. e.g. in what cases have 'Watch Listed' species been identified in an [[EIR]] or [[IS/MND]], and what was the consequence of this?
  
 
===Minor to moderate updates===
 
===Minor to moderate updates===

Revision as of 10:49, 12 April 2017

This page is a working area for the ENVS 560 class.

Lists to keep up to date

Don't forget to make sure all major 'issue' and 'summary' pages are listed in one of these two lists:

Ideas for the future

New pages & major updates

  • Flesh out pages on BLM and USFS and what they do on the Central Coast
    • A functional BLM wikipage is something that could greatly help round out this wiki. A lot of existing wikipages link back to the currently empty BLM. Might be something seriously worth considering as a "phase 2" project for 2018.

Minor to moderate updates

  • Add basic disclaimer etc to any wikis lacking it

More ideas from Doug

  • Regional water and DESAL
    • Balanced view of the current desal options.
    • Decision making process about selecting a desal provider
    • Current thoughts on cost to rate payers
  • DAM removal
    • update--dam is down---river is constructed--before and after monitoring of impacts is ongoing. There are some pre-removal datasets to link to.
  • Status of county's response to new State Groundwater Monitoring regs. Compare to other parts of the state?
  • Get a list of the planned urban development for the next ten years in the CalAm service area and assess the water consumption of those developments.
  • Follow up on Big Sur Watershed management plan as a case study in that kind of public process...what kinds of projects were implemented or are planned as a result of that document. What is the process for getting improvement projects funded? Does the current watershed management planning process work? What is the status of the Carmel watershed management planning process?
  • Issues around los padres Dam.
  • Progress on the nacitone tunnel.

Pages people are updating in 2017:

Main new contribs 2017:


  • Phase 3: Nikki reads new pages for grammar and style

Minor new contribs 2017 (not mandatory, but list 'em here if you make 'em):

Pages people updated in 2016:

Main new contribs 2016:

Minor new contribs 2016 (some possibly not listed)

Main new contribs 2015:

Minor new contribs 2015:

..

Updates worked on in 2015:

Links to pages students want Fred to look at soon

Links to what you mostly worked on (2015) and a very brief summary of what you did

Main new contribs 2014:

Minor new contribs 2014:

Updates worked on in 2014:

Leftover ideas after 2014:

  • Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP)
    • Who they are
    • What they do
    • Who are members
    • Student chapter
    • Recent events
  • PG Diversion project & DEIR
  • Hollister Hills - site summary
  • Page on all the water providers in the Monterey Bay Region - the biggies (like Cal Am), and all the teeny weird ones you never heard of (like Seaside Muni). Needs a good set of maps.
  • Other:
    • Water Supply for the Cal Am service area (focus on current impediments to the proposed portfolio approach)
    • Water metering as a means of understanding agricultural water use.
    • Understanding "water policy cycles"---Water supply and Policies that are viable in drought years, but untenable in years of plenty (new big dams in CA, etc).
    • Impacts of the new Salinas River channel maintenance program.
    • Movement toward public takeover of Cal Am water supply system.
    • Is there a physical inventory of extant groundwater resources to fuel existing (or proposed) Fort Ord reuse plans. This could be a close scrutiny of the Monterey Downs EIR.
    • How does the planned desal impact Fort Ord reuse?
    • Potential water use projects that would secure the now tenuous MCWRA rights to about 168,000 af/yr of Salinas Valley water.
    • When new subdivisions are permitted, they must demonstrate a sustainable water supply. Apparently, that approach is flawed, since many areas are in overdraft. What are the minimum criteria for demonstrating "sustainable" water supply and why does it fail in many cases?

Leftover ideas after 2013:

  • CEQA
    • CEQA approaches to each of the main CEQA areas:
      • Visual / aesthetic
      • Transport
      • Wetlands
      • etc.
    • Firms that do CEQA, tabulated by project, role, specialty, client etc.
  • Land use planning in Central Coast
    • County General Plan
    • County Long-Range Development Plan
    • Marina General Plan
    • Seaside General Plan
    • AMBAG Metropolitan Transportation Plan
    • TAMC Regional Transportation Plan
    • Former CA-led County Redevelopment Agencies and new 'Successor' agencies.
    • Fort Ord
      • BRAC / Fort Ord Cleanup
      • History of consistency determinations made with respect to Fort Ord Reuse Plan
  • Viewshed policy (county critical viewshed, approaches taken in CEQA projects)
  • Water rights - How do water rights work?
    • e.g. for projects in CEQA right now (Ferrini, Downs)
  • Drainage studies
    • e.g. Canyon del Rey and current contract to Balance & Whitson
  • Ag Waiver & TMDLs:
    • Can always use more updating with new developments
  • Stakeholder pages:
    • Marina Coast Water District, e.g. its role in Fort Ord re-use
    • MPWMD, e.g. its role in Canyon del Rey drainage study update
    • TAMC
    • AMBAG
  • Specific Watersheds
  • Wildlife:
    • Wildlife habitat corridor planning - State-level efforts, Regional effort led by CalTrans, Local survey led by BSLT, ...

Disclaimer

This page may contain student's work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of CSUMB, its staff, or students.

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