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STORM WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EVALUATION FACTORS

Impairment to be Addressed by Improvement

  • Closure of bathing beaches
  • Closure of shellfish waters
  • Aesthetic degradation
  • Blockage of drainage system and flooding
  • Sedimentation in area of discharge

Anticipated Improvements

  • Reopening of bathing beaches
  • Reopening of shellfish waters
  • Reduction in bathing beach closures
  • Reduction in shellfish water closures
  • Improvement in aesthetics
  • Reduction of sedimentation
  • Innovative and replicable
  • Alleviation of flooding

Owner of Property on which Improvement is Located

  • Nassau County
  • Town, City or Village
  • Private

Maintenance Responsibility

  • Nassau County
  • Village/City/Town
  • Private
  • No maintenance required

Level of Maintenance Required

  • Natural/wetlands
  • Non-structural
  • Structural

Area of Benefit

  • Local Neighborhood
  • City/Village/Hamlet/large pond or lake
  • Town-wide/small embayment
  • Regional/County/large embayment

Supplemental Funding Sources Available

  • Actual or potential Town/City/Village funds
  • Actual or potential New York State funds
  • Actual or potential Federal funds
  • Other funding sources

Consistency with Plans and Policies

  • Village/City/Town Plan associated with Harbor Management/Local Waterfront Revitalization, etc.
  • County Storm Water Management Program
  • New York State Priority Waterbody List
  • Special Groundwater Protection Plan
  • New York State Coastal Policies
  • Long Island Sound Study
  • South Shore Estuary Reserve Plan
  • Non-point Water Quality Strategy for Nassau County

Note: In the evaluation process, consideration will also be given to other factors, among which are geographic location, urgency, timing or property acquisition and timing of project implementation. A list of properties/projects will be prepared for each program category after consideration of the evaluation factors described above, consistency with County policies and the requirements of the law which created the Environmental Program, and assessment of what combination of projects best meets the goal of the program.

 
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