Table of ContentsPREFACE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viiLiving Shoreline Summit Steering Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiINTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Keynote: The National Academies Report on Mitigating Shore Erosion Along Sheltered Coasts. . . . 3Susan RobertsLIVING SHORELINE DESIGN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Integrating Habitat and Shoreline Dynamics into Living Shoreline Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Kevin M. SmithOverview of Living Shoreline Design Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Karen A. DuhringRecommending Appropriate Shoreline Stabilization Methods for DifferentEstuarine Shoreline Types in North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Bonnie BendellDesign Criteria for Tidal Wetlands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Walter I. Priest, IIIEVALUATION OF LIVING SHORELINE TECHNIQUES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Current Understanding of the Effectiveness of Nonstructural and Marsh Sill Approaches. . . . . . . . 35Bhaskaran Subramanian, Eugene Slear, Kevin M. Smith, and Karen A. DuhringA Comparison of Structural and Nonstructural Methods For Erosion Controland Providing Habitat in Virginia Salt Marshes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Karen A. DuhringLiving Shorelines Projects in Maryland in the Past 20 Years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Bhaskaran Subramanian, Johann Martinez, Audra E. Luscher, and David WilsonEvaluating Ecological Impacts of Living Shorelines and Shoreline Habitat Elements:An Example from the Upper Western Chesapeake Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Jana L. D. Davis, Richard L. Takacs, and Robert SchnabelLandscape-Level Impacts of Shoreline Development onChesapeake Bay Benthos and Their Predators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Rochelle D. Seitz and Amanda S. LawlessSHORELINE POLICY: REGULATORY OVERVIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Regulatory Process for Living Shoreline Implementation in Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Audra E. Luscher, Jana L. D. Davis, Doldon Moore, and Amy MoredockLiving Shoreline SummitviRegulatory Program Overview for Virginia's Submerged Lands andTidal Wetlands and Options for Promoting Living Shorelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Tony Watkinson and Shep MoonTOOLS AND DECISION-MAKING: FACILITATING ANDENCOURAGING LIVING SHORELINE IMPLEMENTATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87NOAA's Shoreline Management Technical Assistance Toolbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Allison C. Castellan and Kris L. WallMaryland Shorelines Online: A Web Portal and Geospatial Toolfor Shoreline Planning and Management in Maryland . . . .. 93Audra E. LuscherLiving Shorelines: A Strategic Approach to Making it Work on the Ground in Virginia. . . . . . . . . . 99William A. Stiles, Jr.Willingness to Pay for Risk Reduction and Amenities:Applications of the Hedonic Price Method in the Coastal Zone. . . 105Craig Landry and Paul HindsleyIncentives to Promote Living Shoreline Techniques in the Chesapeake Bay. . . . . .

This guide shows you how to develop and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan specifically designed for your construction site. It should answer any questions you have regarding the NPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Construction Activities that are classified as "Associated with Industrial Activity" (referred to as EPA's Baseline Construction General Permit). Step-by-step guidelines and checklists walk you through the process of setting up your plan, which makes the book invaluable for consultants, regulators, and construction managers and engineers.

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