RI Coastal Resources Management Council

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2012 Calendar





Archived Calendars

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CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT IN RHODE ISLAND

In The Spotlight

Boaters Watch Your Mailboxes – New Survey Invites Boat Owners to Inform Ocean Management in the Northeast

Climate change impacting Rhode Island coasts, new document says

International Marine Spatial Planning Public Symposium – May 16

Inter-Office Memorandum about the February 18, 2011 joint work session– February 25, 2011 (PDF)
CRMC Report on Matunuck Erosion Issue – April 2011
CRMC to hold joint work session with Town of SK on erosion – May 31, 2011
Follow-up CRMC Report on Matunuck Erosion Issue – June 2011 (PDF)
South Kingstown petition to reclassify a portion of the Matunuck shoreline (PDF)
Notice of April 10, 2012 Public Hearing on Town of South Kingstown application 2011-09-005 (PDF) to construct a seawall
Town response for Special Exception regarding seawall application (PDF)
Notice of April 24, 2012 Public Hearing on Town of South Kingstown petition for Matunuck shoreline designation application 2011-12-017 (PDF)
CRMC Staff report for seawall - application 2011-09-005 (PDF)
CRMC Staff report for petition - application 2011-12-017 (PDF)
Matunuck Report and Budget Proposal 5/8/12 (PDF)
NY Times article and slideshow about the Matunuck Erision issue

T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program - Federal Consistency Public Notice (PDF)
RI Airport Corporation consistency certification (PDF)
Army Corps Section 404 permit application (PDF)
RIDEM/RIAC Consent Agreement re: RIPDES stormwater discharge permit (PDF)
CRMC Staff Findings and Recommendation (PDF)
CRMC Response to Public Comments (PDF)

Aquaculture report shows steady growth
2011 Annual Aquaculture Report (PDF)

CRMC funds 10 habitat restoration projects

Roger Williams University Law Review – Rhode Island’s Ocean Special Area Management Plan: Leading the Way for the Nation (by Grover Fugate, CRMC Executive Director) (PDF)

Ninigret dredging completed early, under budget
CRMC, Town of Charlestown to perform maintenance dredge of Ninigret Pond
Ninigret Pond Sedimentation Basin and Relief Channel Maintenance Project Poster (PDF)

CRMC featured on This Old House
This Old House episodes featuring CRMC to air

CRMC’s GLD approved for Ocean SAMP

CRMC issues annual ROW report
Designation of Public Right-of-Ways to The Tidal Areas of The State, 2010-2011 (PDF)

Court fines Koolen in CRMC case

CRMC approves UCG project

Vehicle Use on Barrier Beaches Rules and Regulations

Presentations

Go here to view Presentations on program issues and concerns, including information from Coastal Education Series presentations given during Board meetings that the public is encouraged to attend.

Currently Proposed Policies/Regulations

Public Hearing Date	Regulation (PDF)
6/12/12	Proposed changes to Chapter 9 of the Narrow River Special Area Management Plan
6/26/12	Proposed changes to Section 300.7 of the Coastal Resources Management Program

Header photo above provided by the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program.