Welcome to the
Virginia Coastal Resources Management Program Assessment Webpage!
These pages map the results of
strategic planning and logic mapping exercises we have undertaken as a group in
the last two years. These pages are still a work in progress, and we look
forward to your feedback on their content…
For a brief
background on the logic mapping elements, and how they fit into this current
outline framework, click HERE
YOUR TASK Please identify the goals you feel are most closely
associated with your work, and navigate through the windows for their mapping
sections. We're looking for your feedback specifically on any Existing
Programs and Missing Elements that we have failed to identify, as well as
comments and suggestions on the Measures. But please feel free to also provide
feedback on other elements, or even additional goals - we're looking forward to
hearing from you!
Please click on any goal below to "unpack"
mapping results:
Goal 1. To maintain protect
and/or improve the coastal water quality for the growth and survival of aquatic
life and water recreation uses
Goal 2. To reduce polluted surface and groundwater runoff to
coastal waters, caused by inadequate land management practices.
Goal 3. To prevent damage to coastal resources from
hazardous materials through effective planning, management, and cleanup
programs.
Goal 4 To protect air quality
Goal 5. To protect the public health from contaminated
seafood.
Goal 6 To preserve, increase, and protect wetlands
Goal 7. To protect and improve submerged land habitat
Goal 8. Minimize damage to the productivity and
diversity of the marine environment resulting from the disruption of finfish
and shellfish population balances.
Goal 9. To reduce the adverse effects of sedimentation on
coastal aquatic habitats
Goal 10. Maintain and improve natural communities and
preserve rare species
Goal 11. Conserve and improve coastal sand dune systems
Goal 12. To reduce or prevent losses of public and private
property and facilities caused by shorefront erosion
Goal 13. To protect life and property from coastal
flooding and storms
Goal 14. To promote the wise use of coastal resources
for the economic benefit and employment of the citizens of the Commonwealth.
Goal 15. To protect and maintain existing uses of estuarine
waters for shellfish propagation and marketing
Goal 16. To guide business location on coastal waters where
essential to desired economic activities.
Goal 17.To improve long-term development patterns through
effective coordination of governmental planning processes
Goal 18. To improve or maintain productive fisheries.
Goal 19. To encourage exploration and production of oil and
gas resources off the Atlantic coast.
Goal 20. To provide for the appropriate extraction of
mineral resources (sand mining and shell mining)in a manner consistent with
proper environmental practices.
Goal 21. To add new and improve existing public access to
coastal waters and shorefront lands for a variety of recreational uses
throughout the coastal area.
Goal 22. To provide a local government shoreline permitting
process that addresses environmental issues and appropriate mitigation while
providing a timely response to applicants.
Goals 23/24. To provide private citizens and public
officials with technical advice necessary to make sound decisions regarding
uses of and impacts on coastal resources
Goal 25. To develop, improve and maintain base data,
maps, and photoimagery, accessible and supportive of decision-makers’ needs
