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Applicant Town of Brewster
Address: 2198 Main Street
Brewster, Massachusetts 01631-1898
Local Project Manager:
Name: Christopher Miller
Department: Natural Resources
Email: cmiller@brewster-ma.gov
Phone: (508) 896- 4546
Fax: (508) 896- 8089
Type of Adaptation Project (StormSmart climate adaptation action):
• Conducting public education and awareness or other communication initiatives
• Assessing vulnerability and risk
• Identifying and implementing management measures, standards, or policies
• Redesigning to accommodate changing conditions
Project Title: Developing a Coastal Adaptation Strategy for Brewster
Total Project Cost: $221,944
Match Amount: $62,470
Grant Amount Requested: $159,474
Project Summary
The Town of Brewster proposes to develop a consensus-based Coastal Adaptation Strategy. We
believe that a measured and detailed public engagement process is the next step in adapting to
Brewster's future coastal change and erosion issues.
We will:
A. Conduct a vulnerability and risk assessment that will establish a science-based foundation
for policy dialogue on coastal resilience and adaptation
B. Engage in a facilitated public participation process that expands citizen, town staff and
town committee member's understanding of these vulnerabilities; and builds capacity for
evaluating management strategies to respond to changing climate conditions
C. Collect appropriate data and conduct an alternatives analysis of adaptation and resiliency
options, responsive to the vulnerability assessment and public consensus
D. Develop a final Strategy that identifies management measures, standards and policies that
will enable the Town of Brewster to adapt to, and redesign to accommodate our changing
coastal conditions
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Coastal Hazards Management
The Town of Brewster has 7 miles (11.3 km) of coastline on Cape Cod Bay, with 10 parking areas/landings
for beach access (Map 1). The Town has also purchased and protected essentially all of the salt marsh in
our two estuaries; Quivett/Pairtes Creek at the west bordering Dennis, and Namskaket at the east,
bordering Orleans. These marshes provide significant ecosystem services that are important to protect as
sea level rises. The Quivett/Pairtes Creek saltmarsh system has a conservation restriction granted to the
ConunonweaIth of Massachusetts EOEEA, while the Namskaket marsh is a part of the Inner Cape Cod Bay
Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ICCB ACEC).
The Town has been actively engaged in coastal retreat and adaptation for a number of years. At Paines
Creek Landing, we removed one of our larger public parking lots that had suffered repetitive storm
damage and restored the dune and beach. The new parking area is further inland with a walkway to the
beach. We are in the process of implementing a similar but improved retreat design at Breakwater Beach,
another town beach and parking lot, with CZM coastal community resiliency grant (CCRG) funds. We are
also currently in the permitting phase of a partial retreat and removal of a revetment at Ellis Landing.
We have a regular program of beach nourishment at several beaches suffering annual erosion. At most
landings, Brewster has developed sacrificial vegetated dunes and sand drift fence to lessen the impacts of
coastal storm events. In the last 5 years we have added two new stairways to the beach over coastal bank
and dune deposits that reduce erosion from foot traffic and allow the dune deposits to move (Breakwater
Landing and Spruce Hill Conservation Area). Two years ago at Lirmell Landing, we constructed a
handicap-accessible platform on piles that is resilient to seasonal fluctuations in beach elevation.
We have also focused on capturing and treating stormwater, using a watershed based approach. In the last
6 years we have implemented stormwater retention and infiltration projects at Paines Creek Landing and
Saints Landing. We currently have permitted stormwater projects for Ellis Landing Road and Lirme11
Landing Roads, neither of which have any current controls, which we plan to construct in fall of 2015.
In the last 6 years we have done two large coastal culvert replacements designed to restore flow to large
areas of salt marsh and essential river herring habitat at Stony Brook and Paines Creek and to Brewster's
only salt pond, Freemans Pond. These largely federally funded projects improved resiliency and provide
flood storage and damage prevention.
Each of these projects has had strong support at Town meeting and through state and federal funding
partners.
In 2013 the Brewster Board of Selectmen established a seven-member Coastal Committee, charged with
developing a management plan for Brewster's coastal resources.
Climate Adaptation
Brewster's entire coast is currently in the FEMA VE flood zone and most or all of its tidal marsh and creek
system are mapped as AE. There are 1,138 land parcels within these zones. In the past five years, extensive
parts of coastal Brewster have been exposed to storm surge impacts, including dune washover, flooding
and significant erosion. In some areas, up to 20 feet of dune/coastal bank have been lost in a single storm
event.
Initial results of the century-scale sediment budget for Brewster (CZM CCRG-funded) indicate that erosion
is the dominant process along our coast from west to east. Accretion occurs in the eastern region of the
coast; however most of this sediment is being deposited offshore. The study suggests that, since the
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prevailing winter wind direction in Cape Cod Bay is northwesterly, this eastward flow of sediment is
driven primarily by northwesterly wind waves. Thus, one significant challenge for Brewster with regard
to climate change is the impact of increasing frequency and intensity of storms on a mostly eroding
coast.
Like its neighbors, Brewster's beaches are in high demand. Residents and visitors alike enjoy our coast,
evidenced by the fact that Brewster sold 6,411 resident beach stickers and 4,355 seasonal and visitor stickers
in 2014; however, our parking is limited with approximately 300 spaces available.
One of Brewster's largest beaches is located at Wing Island, at the western border of town. The island
consists of 32.5 acres of upland with 12 acres of beach, but is only accessible through a right of way behind
private property at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, then across approximately 1/4 mile of salt
marsh along marsh planks. At present this path floods within approximately 2 hours of high tide.
Close to half of Brewster's residential properties (-49%) are owned by nonresident taxpayers and many of
these homes overlook the beaches or are in coastal neighborhoods. These properties are in the highest
property tax category, so there are financial incentives for both the owners and the town to protect them.
The Brewster Conservation Commission is under pressure to allow hardening, beach fencing and other so-
called soft solutions, for more of our coastal properties. These measures protect the structures behind them
for some period of time; however the beach and other natural resources are adversely impacted.
Many of the original structures built along our beaches have been renovated, expanded, or torn down and
rebuilt by new owners unfamiliar with the potential for storm damage and an eroding coastline. These
substantial investments include teams of lawyers and engineers who often propose significant coastal
structures and armoring to protect these properties. Our conservation commission does not have the level
of expertise and data about Brewster's coast to fully evaluate these proposals and their long term pros and
cons.
As noted above, Brewster has embraced coastal retreat of its public infrastructure, to minimize
environmental damage and reduce taxpayer costs for repetitive losses. While we've attempted to replace
parking lost to retreat, we are unlikely to maintain the number of spaces with our current access
opportunities.
We've learned the hard way that without thorough community engagement and a more comprehensive
approach to coastal adaptation and resiliency, projects that are technically well designed and appropriate
for the location, can be halted in either the finding or permitting process if citizens object to the project.
Brewster's Breakwater beach retreat, dime restoration and green stormwater management plan, funded in
last year's round of CZM CCRC grants, is now in the DEP appeals process. Citizen opposition has many
layers; however an important message out of this is the need for a more comprehensive plan for addressing
coastal change.
Project Description
The Town of Brewster proposes to develop a consensus-based Coastal Adaptation Strategy. We believe
that a measured and detailed public engagement process is the next step in adapting to Brewster's future
coastal change and erosion issues. We believe our proposal addresses all four of the StormSmart climate
adaptation actions (numerically noted below).
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We
A. Conduct a vulnerability and risk assessment that will establish a science-based foundation for
policy dialogue on coastal resilience arid adaptation (#2)
B. Engage in a facilitated public participation process that expands citizen, town staff and town
committee member's understanding of these vulnerabilities; and builds capacity for evaluating
management strategies to respond to changing climate conditions (#1)
C. Collect appropriate data and conduct an alternatives analysis of adaptation and resiliency
options, responsive to the vulnerability assessment and public consensus (#3 +4)
D. Develop a final Strategy that identifies management measures, standards and policies that will
enable the Town of Brewster to adapt to, and redesign to accommodate our changing coastal
conditions
Under this grant, the Town of Brewster and its consultants (the Project Team) will develop Brewster's
Coastal Adaptation Strategy, based on a vulnerability and risk assessment associated with climate change
through extensive public input and guidance. Our project team consists of two groups:
Public Engagement team
• The Consensus Building Institute (CBI);
• The Cape Cod Commission (the Commission);
• Brewster Coastal Committee (BCC); and
• Town of Brewster staff
Technical Advisory team
• Horsley Witten Group (HWG);
• Coastal Geologist, LEC Environmental
• The Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC); and
• The Center for Coastal Studies (the Center)
To successfully educate and engage Brewster residents and build consensus on a framework for adaptation
decisions, we will convene and facilitate a representative Brewster Coastal Advisory Group (BCAG) to
provide targeted input and help guide strategy decisions, in collaboration with Brewster's Coastal
Committee (BCC). All BCAG meetings would be open to the public and include time for public input. The
BCAG will be engaged during the initial data gathering and vulnerability assessment process.
The Town will convene a Public Visioning Workshop to initiate public discussion of the central questions
for the project—what does the community envision for its coastal areas, and how can that vision be made
more resilient to the impacts of climate change?
To support the discussion, the Project Team will provide data and visualizations of current and future risk,
gathering public input on community priorities. A mixture of presentation, full- and small-group
discussion, keypad polling, and other techniques and technologies will be used to conduct an engaging and
innovative workshop. A project website will be developed where maps, data, plans, and resources
generated during the process will be available to the BBCC, BCAG and the public.
Over the course of 3 to 5 meetings the BCAG and the BCC will examine the vulnerability assessment and
scientific analysis of exposures and risks to Brewster's coast, and public and private infrastructure, from
changing climate conditions to assess a range of alternatives that could reasonably address community
interests and concerns. They will present the findings of their alternative analysis for public reaction to
identify outstanding questions, spur further analysis if necessary, and, ultimately, develop better
alternatives to include in an adaptation strategy.
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Based on the public's reaction to the range of alternatives and the technical advisory team review, the
BCAG and BCC, with assistance from the Project Team, will prioritize preferred elements among
adaptation options, including potential costs, environmental impact and regulatory barriers for each type of
coastal vulnerability. The group will seek to identify specific adaptation actions, opportunities and future
studies that are most appropriate for Brewster and that will move the community toward resiliency to
climate change. Options include:
• land use policies, including land acquisition and conservation restrictions*
• zoning and other regulatory changes, including changes to the Town's floodplain bylaw*; site plan
review*;health regulations on septic systems that address sea level rise*; local wetlands bylaw and
regulations that address buffers, setbacks and activities proposed for land subject to coastal storm
flowage*
• financial incentives for retreat and increase resiliency
• public access alternatives, such as evaluating remote parking and shuttle bus system
• architectural or engineering considerations*
• Changes in seawalls and other hardened structures to accommodate a higher sea level
• Improvements to existing stormwater management facilities to better handle large storms and
flooding events
• Green stormwater infrastructure
* Recommendations in the Massachusetts Climate Change Adaptation Report
The recommended strategies will be prioritized based on temporal urgency (whether they become critical in
the near-, mid-, and long-term) and implementation potential (for example, the feasibility of a policy
improvement or whether a capital investment is needed).
The BCAG, BCC and the Project Team will finalize the Strategy and hold a final community meeting to
present and discuss the Coastal Adaptation Strategy. The Board of Selectmen will formally adopt the
Strategy and direct appropriate town departments, boards and committees to incorporate these strategies
into their activities.
Public Engagement
The Public Engagement team, led by CBI, will assist the Town of Brewster on public engagement and
consensus building for a conummity Coastal Adaptation Strategy.
A. Initial Scoping and Advisory Group Development - To successfully educate and engage Brewster
residents and build consensus on a framework for adaptation decisions, CBI would facilitate both broad
public outreach and education as well as convene and facilitate a representative advisory group to
provide targeted input and help guide strategy decisions. All advisory group meetings would be open
to the public and include time for public input. These activities would occur during the initial data
gathering and vulnerability assessment process.
Tasks
• Work with the Town and the Brewster Coastal Committee (BCC) to understand the range of
interests and concerns, identify an initial set of key stakeholders who might represent these
interests, and conduct brief interviews or focus group meetings with these and additional
stakeholders to identify their understanding of the issues, concerns, and process needs. Based
on these conversations, we would develop and refine recommendations for convening a
representative advisory group (Brewster Coastal Advisory Group or BCAG) who could serve as
active partners throughout the project.
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• Help convene the advisory group to seek input on the overall goals, objectives, and work plan to
better reflect the needs, opportunities and constraints of the community.
• Bring together the advisory group in an initial meeting to review process protocols, charter, and
work plan; ensure representation of all stakeholder groups and interests in the Town; and
explore initial scenario development questions (such as sea level rise assumptions and planning
time horizon) to inform the vulnerability assessment and prepare for a public visioning meeting.
• Support creation of a project website where maps, data, plans, and resources generated during
the process will be available to the BCC, BCAG and the public.
Deliverables
• Recommended process design for advisory group.
• Revised overall project work plan
• Advisory group work plan, charter, and meeting guidelines.
• Agenda and meeting summaries from advisory group meeting.
• Project website
• Televised Meetings and video-archived on Town web page
Time frame: August to October 2015
B. Public Visioning Workshop - CBI will help to convene and facilitate a public kick-off meeting to
initiate public discussion of the central questions for the project—what does the community envision for
its coastal areas and how can that vision be made more resilient to rising sea levels? To support the
discussion, the technical project team will provide data and visualizations of current and future risk, the
range of emerging adaptation approaches and case studies, and gathering public input on conummity
priorities. CBI will draw on a mixture of presentation, full- and small-group discussion, keypad polling,
and other techniques and technologies to conduct an engaging and innovative workshop.
Tasks
• Work with the Technical Project team to convene a public workshop to:
o introduce the BCC, BCAG, and Technical Team;
o define the problem and present project approach and goals;
o share introductory material on sea level rise and coastal hazards;
o showcase potential strategies to address sea level rise and coastal storms; and
o gather perspective on threats to Brewster's coast and public and private coastal
infrastructure and their priorities, goals, and desires for Brewster's coastal areas.
Deliverables:
• Agenda, meeting materials, and meeting summary highlighting community perspective on
threats to public and private infrastructure, and priorities, goals and desires for Brewster's
coastal areas.
• Televised Meetings and video-archived on Town web page
Time frame: October - November 2015
C. Alternatives Analysis - With guidance from commimity input, the BCAG will examine the
vulnerability assessment and scientific analysis of exposures and risks to Brewster's coast, and public
and private infrastructure, from changing climate conditions to assess a range of alternatives that could
reasonably address community interests and concerns. The BCAG would present the findings of their
alternative analysis for public reaction to identify outstanding questions, spur further analysis if
necessary, and, ultimately, develop better alternatives to include in an adaptation strategy.
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Tasks
• Convene, facilitate, and document 3 - 5 advisory group meetings to identify a set of strategies
and mechanisms would address the key community issues and priorities. To identify the
strategies, CBI would help the group:
o review vulnerability assessment data, and in-depth information on adaptation strategies
including land use planning and policy tools, shoreline engineering strategies, permitting
guidelines, etc., and information from the public workshop
o evaluate areas suitable for future development/redevelopment, shoreline protection, and
strategic relocation or no action
o determine the interplay between infrastructure lifecycles and changing risks to determine
the benefit-cost of upgrading or siting new infrastructure, and
o identify key economic or strategic questions that may require deeper cost-benefit analysis
and/or social vulnerability considerations.
• Convene a facilitated public meeting (or BCC meeting) for the BCAG to present what they
learned about the adaptation alternatives and the extent to which each alternative may address
the community's priority interests and needs. Facilitate discussion of the findings to identify the
communities preferred adaptation strategies.
Deliverables
• Agendas, meeting materials, and meeting summary for each meeting.
• Televised Meetings and video-archived on Town web page
Time frame: December 2015 - March 2016
D. Adaptation Strategy Development - During this phase, the BCAG will prioritize preferred elements
among adaptation options, including potential costs, enviromnental impact and regulatory barriers for
each type of coastal vulnerability. The group will seek to identify specific adaptation actions,
opportunities and future studies that will move the community toward resiliency to sea level rise. Cape
Cod Commission will assist in evaluating adaptation strategies, particularly those related floodplain
management.
Tasks
• Convene, facilitate, and document 2 - 4 additional BCAG meetings to select a suite of preferred
adaptation strategies that are most appropriate for Brewster.
• Prioritize reconunended strategies based on temporal urgency (whether they become critical in
the near-, mid-, and long-term) and implementation potential (for example, the feasibility of a
policy improvement or whether a capital investment is needed)
Deliverables
• Agendas, meeting materials, and meeting summary for each meeting.
• Assist in development of draft Coastal Adaptation Strategy Report, incorporating considerations
from the vulnerability assessment and public engagement efforts.
• Televised Meetings and video-archived on Town web page
Time frame: March - June 2016
E. Draft and Final Coastal Adaptation Report and Public Release- The project team, the BCAG, and the
BCC will jointly release and conununicate the essential messages to the greater Brewster public. The
Project Team will prepare a summary report describing the work undertaken in this project and the
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recommendations for potential adaptation strategies. The report will describe data sources, assessment
methodologies, maps, vulnerable/impacted assets, potential adaptation options, and the options'
relative costs and benefits. An executive summary will be provided along with a recommended
implementation plan showing a schedule for when proposed actions should be implemented.
A draft report will be prepared for review and comment by town residents and other stakeholder
organizations. Following receipt of comments and after discussions with the Brewster Advisory Group,
a final report will be prepared.
Tasks
• Work with the BCAG to draft, revise, and finalize the final adaptation strategy.
• Work with the Town of Brewster to plan and convene a final community symposium on the
results of the project.
• Disseminate the final adaptation strategy document in hard copy and online.
Deliverables
• Assist finalizing the Brewster Coastal Adaptation Strategy Report
• Agenda, meeting materials, and summary of public meeting
Time frame: June 2016
Technical Team
The Technical Advisory team, led by HWG, will complete five major tasks:
1. Mapping and evaluation of the natural systems along Brewster's coast to understand the shoreline
under future conditions (continued shoreline erosion, sea level rise (SLR) and storm surge that will
impact areas further inland). This will include the use of visualization tools and graphics that will
help Town residents and other stakeholders understand the future of the Town's shoreline and the
impacts of climate change.
2. Developing maps and visualization products to identify the extent to which public and private
development and associated infrastructure will be impacted by climate change.
3. Identification of opportunities to adapt to future conditions through retreat strategies, wetland
migration, regulations on future development, retrofits of existing properties and structures, such as
the ongoing Breakwater Landing parking lot retreat and dune restoration, and other appropriate
strategies. Like Breakwater Landing, many of the Town's access points to the beach on Cape Cod
Bay are threatened by coastal erosion, and there are limited opportunities to move parking facilities
further from the coast. Therefore, opportunities for remote parking and shuttle services will be
analyzed.
4. Development of the Town's Coastal Adaptation Plan describing the proposed strategies and how
they will be implemented across Brewster, including potential updates to Brewster's Local
Comprehensive Plan.
5. A comprehensive public involvement process to translate this information to Town officials and the
general public in a way that allows the community to select adaptation approaches to protect its
coastal areas.
1. Analysis of Coastal Erosion Data and Prediction of the Future Coastline
Under a previous coastal resiliency grant, the Center for Coastal Studies analyzed sediment transport along
Brewster's Cape Cod Bay shoreline and estimated the areas where erosion is occurring and where sediment
deposition is taking place. These data will be used along with the existing shoreline change mapping to
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predict the extent of erosion along the coast over the foreseeable future. Data from ongoing private beach
nourishment projects will be gathered and evaluated to determine how significant these sediment additions
are, both now, and in the future. The exact timing for the erosion predictions will be based on the analysis
of the available data, and it is anticipated that two shoreline erosion scenarios will be developed. The
timing of the erosion simulations will likely be consistent with those used for mapping SLR and this will be
discussed through the stakeholder process.
2. Identification of tidal, sea level rise, and storm surge parameters
The Project Team will identify tidal, SLR, and storm surge scenarios for short and long term planning
horizons (e.g., 25 year and 50 year) to be evaluated for this project. This will include two global mean sea
level rise scenarios as published in the NOAA Technical Report Global Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United
States National Climate Assessment (December, 2012) and using guidance from the CZM Stormsmart Coasts
web site and MCZM's 2013 report, Sea Level Rise: Understanding and Applying Trends and Future Scenarios for
Analysis and Planning. The Project team will also consider other local or relative SLR projections such as
those available in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's CREAT application (Climate Resilience
Evaluation and Awareness Tool). Options for SLR scenarios will be discussed and agreed upon with the
BCAG and BCC. We anticipate applying the MCZM intermediate -high SLR scenario.
3. Erosion, SLR, and Storm Surge Mapping
The Project Team will create maps showing the inland progression of shoreline erosion based on the
information developed in Task 1. The Team will also develop sea level rise projection/immdation maps for
three SLR projection scenarios at two time periods for the entire Brewster coastline.
To develop these maps, the Project team will make use of available LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)
data that HW, on behalf of the Town, has already translated and incorporated into past projects for the
Integrated Water Resource Management Plan. To further imderstand impacts from storm surge events, the
Team will utilize the results of Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) modeling
(performed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts) to create maps and 3-D renderings.
In addition to Town-scale maps illustrating inundation from SLR and storm surge scenarios, two site-
specific maps will be prepared to demonstrate shoreline erosion and SLR inundation impacts at a more
focused scale. The goal will be to focus on specific vulnerable areas of concern, such as at one of the public
beach landings and within a tributary salt marsh, and illustrate potential inundation conditions in varying
environments in Brewster. For each of these specific areas, the Project Team will also create one
photographic rendering in addition to a static GIS-based map.
4. 3D SLR and Storm Surge Animation/Visualizations Under Future Erosion Conditions
The Project Team will utilize the most current technologies to create 3D photographic renderings
illustrating SLR and storm surge along the Brewster shoreline. Using Oblique 3D images from Google
Earth Pro and Bing Bird's Eye View, as well as Autodesk Infraworks and other infrastructure visualization
technologies an animation for a portion of the Brewster coastline will be prepared to illustrate current and
future conditions using selected erosion, SLR and storm surge scenarios.
The site-specific maps, photographic renderings, and 3D visualization will play a critical role in community
outreach and education on the subject of climate vulnerability. A picture is indeed worth a thousand words
when communicating technically complicated topics to the general public.
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In addition to the proposed graphics that will illustrate future climate scenarios, existing information will
be gathered to demonstrate to the public how climate change may impact the community. The graphics
will also indicate the extent of the King Tide.
Finally, the Project Team will incorporate existing data on how groundwater levels near the coast will
respond to SLR. Under the Town's Integrated Water Resource Management Plan, the areas where SLR
could impact the functionality of septic systems were identified based on estimated changes in
groundwater levels near the coast. Since then, the U.S. Geological Survey has developed a model for all of
Cape Cod predicted water levels under SLR scenarios. Data from both projects will be used to update the
analysis of showing the number of onsite systems that will be impacted by rising groundwater levels. HW,
one of the proposed consultants for this project, is working with EPA Region 1 to assess onsite system
impacts from climate change. It is anticipated that information developed from this project, to be
completed early 2016, can be incorporated into the Town's Resiliency Plan.
Time Frame: through October 2015
5. Identification of Vulnerable Natural Resources and Built Infrastructure
The Project Team will use the data and maps created in Tasks 1-4 with additional data obtained from the
Town GIS database (e.g., land use, natural resources, parcels, public works) to identify the degree to which
infrastructure and natural resources are vulnerable relative to the estimated levels of erosion and SLR. This
will build on the inventory of natural resources and measures of their resiliency conducted by APCC as part
of the 2014 Community Resiliency Grant award to Brewster.
The Team will inventory and assess the existing condition of public infrastructure and natural and
recreational resources that would be impacted by the various inundation scenarios. Public infrastructure of
interest includes, but is not limited to: Town landings providing public access to the beach; scenic roads
used for walking and biking; drainage systems, roads; utilities; and critical facilities. Natural resources
include, but are not limited to: open space, beaches, banks, salt marshes, ponds, parks, and conservation
land.
The Project Team will also quantify the number of private buildings and associated onsite septic systems
that are at risk based on the mapping and vulnerability analysis. A matrix will be developed to rank those
risks to assets based on risk and vulnerability criteria that are deemed to be important. These criteria may
include:
• Elevation above predicted flood stages
• Proximity to future shoreline based on predicted erosion rates
• Estimated replacement costs based on order of magnitude
• Assessor's valuation
• Public access considerations (especially for Town Landings)
• Age
• Habitat value
• Public health and safety value
These criteria will be finalized as data are developed and will be weighted and a scoring system will be
developed to prioritize those assets for adaptation and mitigation efforts.
Time frame: initial draft in November 2015, revised through public process through March 2016
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6. Development of Adaptation Strategies
The Project Team will prepare a suite of adaptation strategies, relative to vulnerable infrastructure and
resources based on the vulnerability assessment tasks described above, to support the BCAG's and BCC's
development of alternatives.
These adaptation strategies will prioritize short, mid, and long-term implementation potential and will be
derived from a number of sources. For example, the Team will likely use information from the following
regional reports: Massachusetts Climate Change Adaptation Report and Sea Level Rise: Understanding and
Applying Trends and Future Scenarios for Analysis and Planning, and resources from CZM's StormSmart
Coasts.
In addition, the Project Team will reference the U.S. EPA's Adaptation Strategies Guide for Water Utilities,
published in 2013, to determine options for mitigating risks to water and stormwater infrastructure, as well
as NOAA's report Incorporating Sea Level Rise at the Local Level (2012). Green engineering options may be
suggested.
The Project Team will examine adaptation options based on a do-nothing, straight-line projection from
historic conditions, and a predicted conditions context considering both the short and long term planning
horizons and categorize adaptation strategies into three general categories to assist in developing the
Coastal Adaptation Strategy.
• No Regrets - many options may provide benefits under current conditions and potential future
erosion, SLR and coastal surge conditions. These options provide other, more immediate, economic,
environmental, or social benefits regardless of future conditions. They are not necessarily cost free.
• Low Regrets - provide benefits particularly if erosion, SLR and coastal surge projections become
reality.
• Climate Justified - actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide co-benefits (e.g.,
energy efficiency, energy stability/resilience, optimization and reduced operating costs).
The Project Team will also characterize the adaptation options by order of magnitude costs. For example,
planning strategies tend to be relatively less costly than operational and capital strategies. As such, some
planning options, such as holding regular discussions on climate adaptation at Town meetings, might be
noted with one dollar sign ($), while moving critical infrastructure out of areas potentially impacted by SLR
would be noted with three dollar signs ($$$).
A matrix of adaptation options will be presented to the BCAG for their review and discussion. An updated
version will then be created based on the outcome of these discussions that can be used in the final strategy.
Time frame: March - June 2016
Brewster staff reviewed the projects, tools and resources found on the StormSmart Coasts program website.
The discussion and reports found under Assessing Vulnerability of Coastal Areas and Properties were very
helpful in developing the framework for our vulnerability assessment. Our proposal includes 3-D mapping
tools for public education, similar to what was done for the Marshfield, Scituate and Duxbury Coastal
Resiliency Initiative. As suggested in the MCZM's 2013 report: Sea Level Rise: Understanding and Applying
Trends and Future Scenarios for Analysis and Planning, 25- and 50-year horizons for sea level rise will be used
in our vulnerability assessment.
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Transferability
We believe this project will serve as a model for building community consensus on the impacts of changing
climate on a town's resources and, importantly, on strategies to address these impacts. Consensus won't
guarantee there will not be conflict in the future, but it does establish a framework for future planning. It
will also give private property owners a better understanding of how and why their beach is changing arid
how their actions relate to the entire coast of their community.
The mapping and visualization tools developed in this project can be replicated in other towns (similar to
how Brewster replicated the basic approach used in the Marshfield, Scituate and Duxbury project).
Brewster's education and outreach efforts can easily be replicated by other communities, using their town
website, conummity-access TV and regional and local partners. All meetings will be televised and video-
archived. Each of the BCAG-BCC meetings will be linked to meeting videos on town website. Our project
will have its own webpage on the Town's website that is accessible to anyone, easily replicated by any
town. Project news and materials will be made available at the Town Library. The Association to Preserve
Cape Cod (APCC) will use their extensive emailing list to distribute information on the project. The
Brewster Conservation Trust (BCT), a coastal landowner and partner with the town on many land
conservation efforts, also has an extensive mailing list and sends its newsletters to all taxpayers in Brewster.
The Cape's regional planning agency, the Cape Cod Commission, is a partner in Brewster's project and will
share information and lessons learned with other coastal towns, as the Commission provides planning and
technical assistance on local hazard mitigation planning. The Commission's website will include a link to
the Brewster project website.
Timeline
ACTION START INTERIM ACTIONS COMPLETION
Scoping and Advisory Group
Development
August 2015 October 2015
Analysis of Coastal Erosion
Data and Prediction of the
Future Coastline
August 2015 • Identification of tidal, SLR
and storm surge parameters
• Erosion, SLR and storm surge
mapping
• 3d SLR and Storm Surge
Animation and Visualizations
under Future Erosion
Conditions
October 2015
Public Visioning Workshop October 2015 November 2015
Identification of Vulnerable
Natural Resource and Built
Infrastructure
September
2015
March 2016
Alternatives Analysis December 2015 • 3-5 BCAG/BCC meetings March 2016
Adaptation Strategy
Development
March 2016 • 2-4 BCAG/BCC meetings June 2016
Development of Adaptation
Strategies
March 2016 June 2016
Final Report and Public
Forum
May 2016 June 2016
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Budget summary (see attached proposals and detailed cost estimates).
Grant funding In-kind services Town funding
Consensus Building Institute $74,005
Horsley Witten Group $83,185 $7,970
Center for Coastal Studies $2,284
Cape Cod Commission $4,500 to $6,200
Association to Preserve Cape Cod $10,000
Town
• Chris Miller, Project Manager
• Sue Leven, Town Planner
• Video services
• Misc. staff time, coastal committee
members, coastal advisory group
$10,000
$2,000
$8,000
$20,000
Subtotal $159,474 $54,500 $7,910
Project total: $221,944
Required match at 25% is $55,486
Provided match is $62,470, or 28%
Local Project Manager and Team Partners
Chris Miller, Brewster Natural Resources Department Director will work with Dr. Jo Ann Muramoto,
APCC Senior Scientist, to manage the project and assist with public outreach. APCC has dedicated 10
hours of Dr. Muramoto's time over one year ($1,000) as match for project management, plus other in-kind
services that together total $10,000 in match (see attached Letter of Support). The Town will provide over
250 hours for Chris Miller as match ($10,000). Chris Miller and Dr. Muramoto,have successfully worked
together on other restoration and resource protection projects. The Team has an excellent track record,
having both been recognized by the Coastal America Partnership and NOAA for projects in Brewster.
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Fax: (508) 896-8089
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Patricia Bowie, Coastal Resiliency Specialist
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02114
RE: Coastal Community Resilience Grant Program FY16
Dear Ms. Bowie,
Please be advised that I, Charles L. Sumner, am the authorized signatory for the Town of
Brewster.
The Town of Brewster commits to match a minimum of 25% of the total Coastal Community
Resilience Grant project's cost and acknowledges that funding is provided by the State on a
reimbursement basis.
The Town's match is $7,970 documented in a signed contract with Horsley Witten Group, dated
April 30, 2015 (attached), plus an in-kind Town match of $40,000. The total match, including
from partners, is $62,470, which exceeds the required 25% match.
Charles L. Sumner
Town Administrator
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
1. Map of Brewster Coast
LET32meand Budget
The Consensus Building Institute
Horsley Witten Group
The Cape Cod Commission
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod
3. Resumes
Chris Miller, Town of Brewster Project Manager
Jo Ann Muromoto, APCC, Assistant Project Manager
Stacie Nicole Smith, CBI Mediator
Eric Roberts, CBI Mediator
Mark E. Nelson, HWG, Sr. Hydrogeologist
Stan Humphries, LEC, Sr. Coastal Geologist
Heather McElroy, CCC, Natural Resources Specialist
Mark Borrelli, CCS, Coastal Geologist
3. Letters of Support
Ben deRuyter, Chair, Brewster Board of Selectmen
Robert Moran, Chief, Brewster Fire & Rescue Department
Richard J. Koch, Jr., Chief, Town of Brewster Police Department
James Gallagher, Conservation Administrator, Brewster Conservation Department
Susan M. Leven, AICP, Brewster Town Planner
Patrick Ellis, Superintendent, Brewster Department of Public Works
Victor E. Staley, Building Commissioner, Brewster Building Department
Kathy Cockcroft, Director, Brewster Ladies' Library
Edward J. DeWitt, Executive Director, The Association to Preserve Cape Cod
S. Kyle Hinkle, Executive Director, Brewster Chamber of Commerce
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The Consensus Building Institute is pleased to assist the Town of Brewster on public
engagement and consensus building for a community coastal adaptation strategy,
which will serve as the foundation for a publically acceptable coastal adaptation
plan. To help the Town achieve its goals of developing a science-based foundation
for policy dialogue on coastal resilience and adaptation, building capacity for public
engagement in the planning process, and developing an adaptation strategy, CBI
would help to implement the following Work Plan.
A. Initial Scoping and Advisory Group Development - To successfully educate
and engage Brewster residents and build consensus on a framework for
adaptation decisions, CBI would facilitate both broad public outreach and
education as well as convene and facilitate a representative advisory group to
provide targeted input and help guide strategy decisions. All advisory group
meetings would be open to the public and include time for public input. These
activities would occur during the initial data gathering and vulnerability
assessment process.
Tasks
• Work with the Town of Brewster and Coastal Committee to understand
the range of interests and concerns, identify an initial set of key
stakeholders who might represent these interests, and conduct brief
interviews or focus group meetings with these and additional
stakeholders to identify their understanding of the issues, concerns, and
process needs. Based on these conversations, we would develop and
refine recommendations for convening a representative advisory group
who could serve as active partners throughout the project.
• Help convene the advisory group to seek input on the overall goals,
objectives, and work plan to better reflect the needs, opportunities and
constraints of the community.
• Bring together the advisory group in an initial meeting to review process
protocols, charter, and work plan; ensure representation of all
stakeholder groups and interests in the Town; and explore initial
scenario development questions (such as sea level rise assumptions and
planning time horizon) to inform the vulnerability assessment and
prepare for a public visioning meeting.
• Support creation of a project website where maps, data, plans, and
resources generated during the process will be available to the Coastal
Committee, advisory group and the public.
Deliverables
• Recommended process design for advisory group.
• Revised overall project work plan
• Advisory group work plan, charter, and meeting guidelines.
• Agenda and meeting summaries from advisory group meeting.
• Project website
Time frame: August to October 2015
B. Public Visioning Workshop - CBI will help to convene and facilitate a public
kick-off meeting to initiate public discussion of the central questions for the
project—what does the community envision for its coastal areas and how can
that vision be made more resilient to rising sea levels? To support the
discussion, the project team will provide data and visualizations of current and
future risk, the range of emerging adaptation approaches and case studies, and
gathering public input on community priorities. CBI will draw on a mixture of
presentation, full- and small-group discussion, keypad polling, and other
techniques and technologies to conduct an engaging and innovative workshop.
Tasks
• Work with the Project team to convene a public workshop to:
o introduce the Coastal Committee, Advisory Panel, and Technical
Team;
o define the problem and present project approach and goals;
o share introductory material on sea level rise and coastal hazards;
o showcase potential strategies to address sea level rise and coastal
storms; and
o gather perspective on threats to Brewster's coast and public and
private coastal infrastructure and their priorities, goals, and
desires for Brewster's coastal areas.
Deliverables:
• Agenda, meeting materials, and meeting summary highlighting
community perspective on threats to public and private infrastructure,
and priorities, goals and desires for Brewster's coastal areas.
Time frame: October - November 2015
C. Alternatives Analysis - With guidance from community input, the advisory
group will examine the vulnerability assessment and scientific analysis of
exposures and risks to Brewster's coast, and public and private infrastructure,
from changing climate conditions to assess a range of alternatives that could
reasonably address community interests and concerns. The advisory group
would present the findings of their alternative analysis for public reaction to
identify outstanding questions, spur further analysis if necessary, and,
ultimately, develop better alternatives to include in an adaptation strategy.
Tasks
• Convene, facilitate, and document 3 - 5 advisory group meetings to
identify a set of strategies and mechanisms would address the key
community issues and priorities. To identify the strategies, CBI would
help the group:
o review vulnerability assessment data, and in-depth information on
adaptation strategies including land use planning and policy tools,
shoreline engineering strategies, permitting guidelines, etc., and
information from the public workshop
o evaluate areas suitable for future development/redevelopment,
shoreline protection, and strategic relocation or no action
o determine the interplay between infrastructure lifecycles and
changing risks to determine the benefit-cost of upgrading or siting
new infrastructure, and
o identify key economic or strategic questions that may require
deeper cost-benefit analysis and/or social vulnerability
considerations.
• Convene a facilitated public meeting (or Coastal Committee meeting) for
the advisory group to present what they learned about the adaptation
alternatives and the extent to which each alternative may address the
community's priority interests and needs. Facilitate discussion of the
findings to identify the communities preferred adaptation strategies.
Deliverables
• Agendas, meeting materials, and meeting summary for each meeting.
Time frame: December 2015 - March 2016
D. Adaptation Strategy Development - During this phase, the advisory group will
prioritize preferred elements among adaptation options, including potential
costs, environmental impact and regulatory barriers for each type of coastal
vulnerability. The group will seek to identify specific adaptation actions,
opportunities and future studies that will move the community toward
resiliency to sea level rise.
Tasks
• Convene, facilitate, and document 2 - 4 additional advisory group
meetings to select a suite of preferred adaptation strategies that are most
appropriate for Brewster.
• Identify site-specific land use policy, zoning, and/or financial tools and
architectural or engineering considerations that can be used to
implement the adaptation strategies.
• Prioritize recommended strategies based on temporal urgency (whether
they become critical in the near-, mid-, and long-term) and
implementation potential (for example, the feasibility of a policy
improvement or whether a capital investment is needed)
Deliverables
• Agendas, meeting materials, and meeting summary for each meeting.
• Assist in development of draft Coastal Adaptation Strategy Report,
incorporating considerations from the vulnerability assessment and
public engagement efforts.
Time frame: March - June 2016
E. Finalize Report and Public Release: The final phase would include synthesis,
reporting, and public re-engagement. The project team, the advisory group, and
the Coastal Committee will jointly release and communicate the essential
messages to the greater Brewster public.
Tasks
• Work with the advisory group to draft, revise, and finalize the final
adaptation strategy.
• Work with the Town of Brewster to plan and convene a final community
symposium on the results of the project.
• Disseminate the final adaptation strategy document in hard copy and
online.
Deliverables
• Assist finalizing Coastal Adaptation Strategy Report
• Agenda, meeting materials, and summary of public meeting
Time frame: June 2016
Consensus Building Institute, Inc. as of
6/8/2015
Draft Proposed Budget for Brewster Coastal Adaptation Strategy
Smith Roberts
$85.00
Assistant Phase
$50.00 Cost LABOR $175.00
A. Initial Scoping and Advisory Group Development
Initial Seeping with Town Representatives and contractor project team members 4 4
Schedule and conduct interviews with potential advisory group members 12 12 8
Draft Recommendations, work plan, and charter 6 4
On-going communication with Planning Team (weekly/bi-weekly check-ins) 6 6
Plan, travel to, facilitate, and document advisory group convening meeting 12 16
Project website development and management 4 8 16
Sub-TOTAL 44 50 r 24 I $ 13,150.00
E Public Workshop
Prepare agenda, outreach, logistics with team 3 3
Work with technical experts to finalize materials 6 2
Travel to and facilitate public workshop 8 8
Prepare and implement keypad polling or other techonologies 4 8 16
Document outcomes and follow-upon action items 2 8
Communicate with planning team and advisory group 4 2
Sub-TOTAL 27 31 16 $ 8,160.00
C Alternatives Analysis
Prepare agenda, outreach, logistics th team 3 2 2
Work with technical experts to finalize materials 6 2
Travel to and facilitate advisory meeting 8 8
Document outcomes and follow-up on action items 2 8
Communicate with planning team and advisory group 4 2
Total labor per advisory meeting 23 22 2
Number of Meetings 4 4 4
Sub-TOTAL 92 88 8 23,580.00
D. Adaptation Strategy Development
Prepare agenda, outreach, logistics th team 3 2 2
Work with technical experts to finalize materials 6 2
Travel to and facilitate advisory meeting 8 8
Document outcomes and follow-up on action items 2 8
Communicate with planning leant and advisory group 4 2
Total Labor per advisory meeting 23 22 2
Number of Meetings
Help draft Coastal Adaptation Strategy Report
3 3 3
12 16
Sub-TOTAL i81 82 6 21,201.00
E Final Report and Public Release
Work with planning team and advisory group to finalize Strategy Report 8 6
Prepare for, travel to and facilitate public launch 12 10
Document outcomes and action items 2 8
Sub-TOTAL 22 24 5,890.00
TOTAL LABOR $ 71,981.00
DIRECT COSTS
Car rental/mileage, 11 meetings @$100/day $ 1,100.00
Per. Diem, 2 people with 11 travel days @ 75°A of $56 each 924.00
TOTAL OTHER DIRECT COSTS $ 2,024.00
TOTAL COST $ 74,005.00
Horsley Witten Group
Sustainable Environmental Solutions
90 Route 6A • Sandwich, MA • 02563
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Pat Hughes, Selectman
FROM: Mark Nelson and Anne Kitchell, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
DATE: June 12, 2015
RE: RE: SCOPE of Work for Brewster's Coastal Adaptation Plan
The Horsley Witten Group, Inc. (FIW) is pleased to submit this proposed scope of work to
support Brewster's grant application to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental
Affairs Coastal Community Resilience Grant for the development of a Coastal Adaptation plan.
Under this proposal, the Town of Brewster and its consultants (the Project Team) will develop a
vulnerability and risk assessment associated with climate change. The technical component of
the work will include five major work areas.
I. Mapping and evaluation of the natural systems along Brewster's coast to understand the
shoreline under future conditions with continued shoreline erosion, sea level rise (SLR)
and storm surge that can impact areas further inland. This will include the use of
visualization tools and graphics that will help Town residents and other stakeholders
understand the future of the Town's shoreline and the impacts of climate change.
2. Developing maps and visualization products to identify the extent to which public and
private development and associated infrastructure will be impacted by climate change.
3. Identification of opportunities to adapt to future conditions through retreat strategies,
wetland migration, regulations on future development, retrofits of existing properties and
structures, such as the ongoing Breakwater Landing parking lot retreat and dune
restoration, and other appropriate strategies. Like Breakwater Landing many of the
Town's access points to the beach on Cape Cod Bay are threatened by coastal erosion,
and there are limited opportunities to move parking facilities further from the coast.
Therefore opportunities for remote parking and shuttle services will be analyzed.
4. Development of the Town's Coastal Adaptation Strategy describing the proposed
strategies and how they will be implemented across Brewster, including potential updates
to Brewster's Local Comprehensive Plan.
5. A comprehensive public involvement process to translate this information to Town
officials and the general public in a way that allows the community to select adaptation
approaches to protect its coastal areas.
Further detail on how HW will support this work is provided below. Please note that we have
included Stan Humphries, a Coastal Geologist with LEC Environmental Consultants as a
member of our team.
Task 1. Analysis of Coastal Erosion Data and Prediction of the Future Coastline
Under a previous grant, the Center for Coastal Studies has analyzed sediment transport along
Brewster's Cape Cod Bay shoreline and estimated the areas where erosion is occurring and
where sediment deposition is taking place. This data will be used along with the existing
shoreline change mapping to predict the extent of erosion along the coast over the foreseeable
future. Data from ongoing private beach nourishment projects will be gathered and evaluated to
determine how significant these sediment additions are, both now, and in the future. The exact
timing for the erosion predictions will be based on the analysis of the available data, and it is
anticipated that two shoreline erosion scenarios will be developed. The timing of the erosion
simulations will likely be consistent with those used for mapping SLR and this will be discussed
through the stakeholder process.
Estimated Cost: $11,060
Task 2. Identification of tidal, sea level rise, and storm surge parameters
HW will identify tidal, SLR, and storm surge scenarios for short and long term planning horizons
(e.g., 25 year and 50 year) to be evaluated for this project. This will include two global mean
sea level rise scenarios as published in the NOAA Technical Report Global Sea Level Rise
Scenarios for the United States National Climate Assessment (December, 2012). The Project
team will also consider other local or relative SLR projections such as those available in the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's CREAT application (Climate Resilience Evaluation and
Awareness Tool) and those discussed in Mass CZM's 2013 report Sea Level Rise:
Understanding and Applying Trends and Future Scenarios for Analysis and Planning . Options
for SLR scenarios will be discussed and agreed upon with the Brewster Coastal Advisory Group
(BCAG).
Estimated Cost: $10,100
Task 3. Erosion, SLR, and Storm Surge Mapping
EIW will create maps showing the inland progression of shoreline erosion based on the
information developed in Task 1. 1-1W will also develop sea level rise projection/inundation maps
for three SLR projection scenarios at two time periods for the entire Brewster coastline.
To develop these maps, the Project team will make use of available LiDAR (Light Detection and
Ranging) data that HW, on behalf of the Town, has already translated and incorporated into past
projects for the Integrated Water Resource Management Plan. To further understand impacts
from storm surge events, the Team will utilize the results of Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges
from Hurricanes (SLOSH) modeling (performed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts) to
create maps and 3-D renderings.
In addition to Town-scale maps illustrating inundation from SLR and storm surge scenarios, two
site-specific maps will be prepared to demonstrate shoreline erosion and SLR inundation impacts
at a more focused scale. The goal will be to focus on specific vulnerable areas of concern, such
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as at one of the public beach landings and within a tributary salt marsh, and illustrate potential
inundation conditions in varying environments in Brewster. For each of these specific areas, the
Project Team will also create one photographic rendering in addition to a static GIS-based map.
Estimated Cost: $10,400
Task 4. 31) SLR and Storm Surge Animation/Visualizations Under Future Erosion
Conditions
HW will utilize the most current technologies to create 3D photographic renderings illustrating
SLR and storm surge along the Brewster shoreline. Using Oblique 3D images from Google
Earth Pro and Bing Bird's Eye View, as well as Autodesk Infraworks and other infrastructure
visualization technologies an animation for a portion of the Brewster coastline will be prepared
to illustrate current and future conditions using selected erosion, SLR and storm surge scenarios.
The site-specific maps, photographic renderings, and 3D visualization will play a critical role in
community outreach and education on the subject of climate vulnerability. A picture is indeed
worth a thousand words when communicating technically complicated topics to the general
public.
In addition to the proposed graphics that will illustrate future climate scenarios, existing
information will be gathered to demonstrate to the public how climate change may impact the
community. Each year there is a "King Tide," the highest astronomical tide of the year.
Capturing photos of this tide demonstrates what a "normal" high tide will be at a future date as
SLR occurs. An example comparison of a King Tide to a normal high tide in Sandwich,
Massachusetts, is shown here to demonstrate how the King Tide photos can be useful for public
education. The demonstration here of a low lying house adjacent to a marsh is also applicable to
Brewster and such photos help bring home the message of climate change quite clearly.
Town Neck at King Tide Town Neck at normal high tide
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Finally, the Project Team will incorporate existing data on how groundwater levels near the coast
will respond to SLR. Under the Town's Integrated Water Resource Management Plan, the areas
where SLR could impact the functionality of septic systems were identified based on estimated
changes in groundwater levels near the coast. Since then, the U.S. Geological Survey has
developed a model for all of Cape Cod predicted water levels under SLR scenarios. Data from
both projects will be used to update the analysis of showing the number of onsite systems that
will be impacted by rising groundwater levels. HW, one of the proposed consultants for this
project, is working with EPA Region I to assess onsite system impacts from climate change. It
is anticipated that information developed from this project, to be completed early 2016, can be
incorporated into the Town's Coastal Adaptation Strategy.
Estimated Cost: $10,030
Task 5. Identification of Vulnerable Natural Resources and Built Infrastructure
IIW will use the data and maps created in Tasks 1-4 with additional data obtained from the
Town' GIS database (e.g., land use, natural resources, parcels, public works), and data and
analyses completed by Brewster in its 2014 coastal community resiliency grant, to identify the
degree to which infrastructure and natural resources arc vulnerable relative to the estimated
levels of erosion and SLR.
I-IW will inventory and assess the existing condition of public infrastructure and natural and
recreational resources that would be impacted by the various inundation scenarios. Public
infrastructure of interest includes, but is not limited to: Town landings providing public access to
the beach; scenic roads used for walking and biking; drainage systems, roads; utilities; and
critical facilities. Natural resources include, but are not limited to: open space, beaches, banks,
salt marshes, ponds, parks, and conservation land.
HW will also quantify the number of private buildings and associated onsite septic systems that
arc at risk based on the mapping and vulnerability analysis. A matrix will be developed to rank
those risks to assets based on risk and vulnerability criteria that are deemed to be important.
These criteria may include:
• Elevation above predicted flood stages
• Proximity to future shoreline based on predicted erosion rates
• Estimated replacement costs based on order of magnitude
• Assessor's valuation
• Public access considerations (especially for Town Landings)
• Age
• Habitat value
• Public health and safety value
These criteria will be finalized as data is developed and will be weighted and a scoring system
will be developed to prioritize those assets for adaptation and mitigation efforts.
Estimated Cost: $3,150
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Task 6. Development of Adaptation Strategies
HW will develop recommendations for adaptation strategies relative to vulnerable infrastructure
and resources based on the vulnerability assessment tasks described above.
These adaptation strategies will prioritize short, mid, and long-term implementation potential and
will be derived from a number of sources. For example, the Team will likely use information
from the following regional reports: Massachusetts Climate Change Adaptation Report and Sea
Level Rise: Understanding and Applying Trends and Future Scenarios fin. Analysis and
Planning, and resources from CZM's StoimSmart Coasts. In addition, the Project Team will
reference the U.S. EPA's Adaptation Strategies Guide for Water Utilities, published in 2013, to
determine options for mitigating risks to water and stormwater infrastructure, as well as NOAA's
report Incorporating Sea Level Rise at the Local Level (2012). Green engineering options may
be suggested, as well as options to move or elevate infrastructure assets or to purchase and
protect additional key resource areas. Coastal wetlands, and particularly salt marshes, are
especially vulnerable to SLR. These vital resources contribute to flood control in addition to
providing habitat and improving water quality.
I IW will examine adaptation options based on a do-nothing, straight-line projection from historic
conditions, and a predicted conditions context considering both the short and long term planning
horizons.
Examples include:
• Improvements to coastal wetlands and estuaries to better capture and withstand extreme
flooding events. This may include developing areas for inland migration of wetlands or
thin-layer deposition of appropriate dredge materials on the surface of salt marshes to
help avoid inundation under SLR, an approach currently being considered in Rhode
Island.
• Redevelopment of Town landings to remove pavement in appropriate areas, upgrade
stormwater infrastructure, and build appropriate sand dunes to help minimize storm
damage in the future.
• Evaluation of a remote parking and shuttle bus program to replace parking potentially
lost at Town landings to continue to provide public access to the coast.
• Recommendations for local zoning bylaw changes to encourage development in areas not
directly impacted by SLR. This could include a floodplain management bylaw based on
the Cape Cod Commission's model ordinance.
• Development of public education materials for property owners whose septic systems
will be impacted by erosion or SLR by providing information on how they can upgrade
their system so that it remains functional and in compliance with the State Environment
Code, Title 5.
• Consideration of a transfer of development rights (TDR) bylaws to encourage
redevelopment away from threatened areas.
• Recommendations to upgrade the current water infrastructure and what may need to be
upgraded or moved to accommodate erosion, SLR and future storm surges.
• Changes in seawalls and other hardened structures to accommodate a higher sea level.
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• Improvements to existing stormwater management facilities to better handle large storms
and flooding events.
HW will categorize adaptation strategies into three general categories to assist in developing the
Coastal Adaptation Strategy.
• No Regrets - many options may provide benefits under current conditions and potential
future erosion, SLR and coastal surge conditions. These options provide other, more
immediate, economic, environmental, or social benefits regardless of future conditions.
They are not necessarily cost free.
• Low Regrets - provide benefits particularly if erosion, SLR and coastal surge projections
become reality.
• Climate Justified - actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide co-benefits
(e.g., energy efficiency, energy stability/resilience, optimization and reduced operating
costs).
All adaptation options will also be further characterized by order of magnitude costs. For
example, planning strategies tend to be relatively less costly than operational and capital
strategies. As such, some planning options, such as holding regular discussions on climate
adaptation at Town meetings, might be noted with one dollar sign ($), while moving critical
infrastructure out of areas potentially impacted by SLR would be noted with three dollar signs
($$$).
A matrix of adaptation options will be presented to the Brewster Advisory Group for review and
discussion. An updated version will then be created based on the outcome of these discussions,
and used in the final report and the implementation plan discussing proposed next steps for the
Town and associated stakeholders.
Estimated Cost: $14,115
Task 7. Draft and Final Coastal Adaptation Strategy
HW will prepare a summary report describing the work undertaken in this project and the
recommendations for potential adaptation strategies. The report will describe data sources,
assessment methodologies, maps, vulnerable/impacted assets, potential adaptation options, and
the options' relative costs and benefits. An executive summary will be provided along with a
recommended implementation plan showing a schedule for when proposed actions will be
implemented. A draft report will be prepared for review and comment by town residents and
other stakeholder organizations. Following receipt of comments and after discussions with the
Brewster Coastal Advisory Group, a final report will be prepared.
Estimated Cost: $7,480
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Task 8: Meetings
The technical consultants will participate in the public meeting with the Brewster Coastal
Advisory Group to provide input on the data collected for the vulnerability assessment and to
present the results of the erosion, SLR and storm surge analyses. HW will also solicit input on
the proposed adaptation strategies developed in Task 6.
Estimated Cost: $16,850
Total Estimated Cost: $83,185
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Staff Labor
Horsley Witten Group
Project Manager Principal Project Analyst Project Engineer GIS Manager GIS
Analyst/survey Graphics
Coastal
Geologist ODC's Totals Totals
Nelson Noble McK/Pereria Lamoreaux Baker/ Pickering Carlson Snider Humphries Hours Cost
$175 $175 $110 $110 $135 $90 $75 $175
Task 1. Erosion Evalution 4 12 16 40 300 372
$11,060.00
Task 2. SLR and Storm Data Evaluation 2 3 10 30 0 40 200 290
$10,100.00
Task 3 Mapping of Erosion and SLR s 12 10 32 20 10 200 292
$10,400.00
Task 4: Visualization Products 4 8 12 32 40 4 250 350
$10,030.00
Task S. ID of Vulnerably Resources and
Infrastructure 6 12 18
$3,150.00
Task 6. Develoment of Adaptation Strategies 16 4 40 15 24 10 5 s 300 422
$14,115.00
Task 7. Coastal Resiliency Report 12 6 16 3 20 350 62
$7,480.00
Task 8. Meetings/Public Involvement
46 40 24 200 110
$16,850.00
Total Hours 98 30 126 15 88 98 125 86 580
Sub Totals $17,150 $5,250 $13,860 $1,650 $11,880 $8,820 $9,375 $15,050 $1,800
TOTAL COSTS: $83,185
~Iorsley Witten Groh
Sustainable Environmental Solutions
90 Route GA • Sandwich, MA • 02563
Tel: 508-833-6600 • Fox: 508-833-3150 • www.harsleywaten.corn
April 30, 2015
Susan M. Leven
Town Planner
Brewster Town Hall
2198 Main Street
Brewster, MA 02631
RE: Revised Scope of Work for Implementation Phase of Brewster's Integrated Water Resource
Management Plan
Dear Ms. Leven:
On behalf of the Horsley Witten Group, Inc. (14W), I am pleased to submit this revised scope of
work to continue our finn's work with the Town of Brewster to implement the recommendations
from the Integrated Water Resource Management Plan (IWRMP). This scope of work includes
three additional planning tasks as part of the IWRMP and a series of implementation tasks based
on the TWRIvfP's recommendations. These include work to begin implementation of
Alternatives Analysis report for the Pleasant Bay watershed and tasks related to the proposed
septic system and stonnwater regulations. Further work is also included to prepare for the
restoration of the Mill Ponds complex Finally, ongoing tasks for public involvement and
outreach are included.
The following planning tasks are proposed:
Task 1: Mitigating Nitrogen Impacts from Future Development in the Pleasant Bay,
Herring River and Cape Cod Bay Watersheds
11W will prepare an evaluation of the water quality issues associated with the Cape Cod Bay
watershed, the largest watershed area in Brewster. This will include a description of the septic
system and stonnwater issues in this portion of town and how the implementation of the IWRMP
will support water quality protection for Cape Cod Bay and its tributaries. Much of the
information needed to prepare this evaluation is available from the earlier phases of the IWRMP.
HW will also develop a suite of potential strategies for mitigating the nitrogen loading impacts
from future development in the Pleasant Bay and Herring River Watersheds. Options will be
evaluated for the development of commercial lots, residential subdivisions and for individual
residential lots. Potential options will be presented to the Town for consideration. The selected
options will be presented in a report that will document the steps needed for implementation.
Ms. Susan M. Leven
April 30, 2015
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Three meetings with Town staff and/or Committees will be held to discuss the findings from the
analysis.
Estimated Cost: $8,180
Task 2: Management Plan for Septic Systems in Marginal Areas
In past phases of the IWRIvIP the number of lots with onsite systems in marginal areas has been
quantified. These include systems affected by tight soils, shallow depths to groundwater and, for
a few properties, increases in groundwater levels resulting from sea level rise. 11W will prepare
a summary of options available for property owners that have onsite systems in marginal areas to
assist them as they plan for a system upgrade. HW work also with the Town to determine if
additional regulation of septic system designs in these areas is needed, and, if so, what changes
to the existing Health Regulations are needed to improve onsite system management in these
areas. Options may include regular septic system inspections and/or leaching facility design
specifications to support infiltration in marginal areas. A brief letter report will be prepared
summarizing the findings and recommendations of the analysis and any steps needed to
implement what is proposed.
Estimated Cost: $7,970
In addition, the following implementation tasks are provided:
Task 3: Implementation of Golf Course Nitrogen Reduction Methods
1-1W will assist the Town and the Golf Course Superintendent in setting up the process to
document and report annual nitrogen reductions associated with reduced fertilizer applications
and the uptake of nitrogen through the golf course irrigation well. Please note this task does not
take the place of the ongoing monitoring of groundwater and irrigation water quality at the golf
course.
11W will prepare forms for the golf course to use annually to document fertilizer usage, and
therefore the nitrogen reduction from applications used on the calculation of the Pleasant Bay
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). IIW will also provide a spreadsheet and reporting form to
document the amount of nitrogen recaptured by the irrigation well based on annual water quality
data. One to two meetings with the Golf Course Superintendent will be held to discuss the future
use of the materials developed by
Estimated Cost: $3,250
Ms. Susan M. Leven
April 30, 2015
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Task 4: Coordination with Neighboring Towns
TIW will work with the Town to evaluate potential regional solutions to water quality issues in
Pleasant Bay and other shared watersheds. This will build on the shellfish whitepaper developed
in Task 1 and may also include evaluation of nitrogen loading issues in Namskaket Marsh, and
other non-traditional nitrogen reduction methods proposed for Pleasant Bay, such as a permeable
reactive barrier or floating islands. IIW will participate in initial discussions with Brewster and
neighboring towns, including the Pleasant Bay Alliance, on the issues of waste management
agencies as discussed in the Cape Cod Commission's 208 Water Quality Management Plan
Update. Up to six meetings are included with this task, along with the research and analysis of
potential regional solutions.
Estimated Cost: S10,300
Task 5: Planning and Permitting to Implement the Mill Ponds Management Plan
Additional funding is requested to begin the implementation of the management plan
recommendations for the Mill Ponds Complex. This includes the following:
• Outreach to Town Boards on the recommendations in the management plan, the process
to restore the ponds and the costs required. This will include two meetings with Town
Boards, such as the Board of Selectmen, and the preparation of a brochure and/or web
page describing the restoration process.
• Development of a Notice of Project Review for submission to the Natural Heritage and
Endangered Species Program (NHESP) to request approval for the proposed restoration
plans. NHESP has jurisdiction over the project because of the presence of rare fresh
water mussels in the ponds. IIW will prepare the project review application and hold two
meetings with NHESP staff and the Town to discuss the project.
• Development of a Notice of Intent (NOI) to the Brewster Conservation Commission to
request their approval to move forward with the project. The NOI will describe the work
to be completed in each pond and the water quality improvements that are expected. FIW
will attend three meetings with the Commission to discuss the project.
• Identification of grants or other funding opportunities to support the cost of the
restoration plan.
Ed Eichnor with the University of Massachusetts School of Marine Science and Technology will
assist with the permitting process given his role in developing the management plan.
The outcome of this task will include the two permit applications and three Conservation
Ms. Susan M. Leven
April 30, 2015
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Commission hearings on the project. There may need to be additional work to complete the
permitting process based on the outcome of these two permitting efforts. If so, 1-1W will provide
a scope and cost estimate for any additional work.
Estimated Cost: $22,150
Task 6: Stormwater Management By-law and Regulations
11W will continue its work to finalize the stormwater management bylaw and associated
regulations This will include final edits to the materials based on input from the Town, and
presentations at Planning Board meetings and hearings regarding the adoption of the regulations.
11W will also update the existing fact sheet about the proposed regulations and develop two to
three other public outreach materials at the direction of the town. These could include a
newspaper press release or editorial, a videotaped interview for broadcast on the local cable
channel or materials for the project web site. Three meetings with the Planning Board are
included with this task.
Estimated Cost: $10,690
Task 7: Proposed Board of Health Regulation
11W will finalize the proposed Board of Health regulation based on input from the Town and will
attend up to three Board of Health meetings or hearings on the regulation. A fact sheet on the
proposed regulation and how it impacts property owners near fresh water ponds will be prepared.
Estimated Cost: $5, 620
Task 8: Outreach and Coordination on Pond Restoration and Other IWRMP Activities
11W will provide the following support for ongoing outreach and educational activities:
• Ongoing updates to the project website regarding new products or new activities
undertaken by the Town;
• Development of outreach materials related to the recently adopted fertilizer bylaw,
including a brochure for residents and commercial property owners, and a write-up for
the Town's website;
• Development of a Pond Restoration brochure describing the steps needed to evaluate
existing water quality in a pond, the techniques used to restorer water quality and
permitting requirements to implement restoration actions; and
Ms. Susan M. Leven
April 30, 2015
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• Two public meetings to discuss pond restoration and/or the implementation of the
Pleasant Bay nitrogen reduction alternatives.
Estimated Cost: $8, 760
Task 9: Meetings
I-IW will attend up to five additional meetings at the request of the town to support the activities
included within this scope of work.
Estimated Cost: $5,600
Total Estimated Cost: $82,520
HW is prepared to begin this work upon your authorization to proceed. We believe this work
can be completed by December 2015 and HW will work with you to finalize a mutually
acceptable project schedule.
Thank you again for the opportunity to work with the Town of Brewster, and please let me know
if you have any questions about this scope of work.
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June 11, 2015
Ms. Patricia Bowie
Coastal Resiliency Specialist
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02114
Re: Letter of Support for Town of Brewster Proposal
"Building a Coastal Adaptation Strategy in Brewster"
FY16 CZM Coastal Community Resilience Grant Program
Dear Ms. Bowie:
On behalf of the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC), I am pleased to provide this
letter expressing our strong support for the Town of Brewster's proposal to develop a
consensus-based coastal adaptation strategy for the town. Over the years Brewster has
proven to be a leader in environmental protection and restoration measures, and their success
in implementing a managed retreat project at Paines Creek Beach served as a model for other
coastal communities. As with many environmental issues, it is often community consensus
that drives action. This proposal will provide a valuable model for developing community
consensus on the need for coastal adaptation planning and implementation.
APCC was founded in 1968 to promote policies and programs that enhance the protection of
the natural resources of Cape Cod. APCC is the Cape's largest environmental organization
and has 5,000 members from all 15 towns on Cape Cod. In our 47 years, we have
successfully advocated for protection of the Cape's water resources, open space, and natural
resources and the adoption of regional growth management policies. In 2012 we initiated
several coastal resilience programs, including evaluation of the effect of sea level rise on the
mid-Cape's groundwater system, partnering with Brewster, Provincetown, and other towns to
promote coastal resilience of communities and ecosystems, identifying sensitive natural
communities, and participating in a state-wide climate change adaptation working group
promoting preparedness planning at the state level. We are developing a Cape-wide
inventory of more than 100 coastal restoration projects (e.g., tidal restrictions, fish runs,
stormwater) and are evaluating which projects can serve to increase coastal resilience. For
more on our programs, visit http://www.apcc.org/ .
APCC is also the regional service provider for the Cape Cod region of the Massachusetts
Bays National Estumy Program, whose mission is to facilitate partnerships to protect and
restore healthy and resilient estuaries and sustainable ecosystems that support the life and
communities dependent upon them (http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/mass-bays-
program/). APCC's Senior Scientist, Dr. Jo Ann Muramoto, is the MassBays regional
coordinator for Cape Cod and provides technical assistance, outreach and facilitation to help
communities improve and protect the Bays water quality and coastal habitat. Since 2006 she
has been assisting the Town of Brewster with a number of coastal restoration projects and is
familiar with the environmental issues and community.
3010 Main Street, P.O. Box 398, Barnstable, MA 02630-0398
Ph: 508-362-4226 Email: info@apcc.org Website: www.apcc.org
A non-profit organization. Dues and contributions tax-deductible as provided by law.
This letter also serves to describe our commitment to providing in-kind match for this
project. We propose to provide in-kind match for the following activities:
• Identify at-risk natural communities in Brewster's coastal zone, building on an
ongoing project to map natural communities by relating the type and sensitivity of
natural communities to threats posed by shoreline change and sea level rise. This
work began in June and will continue through 2016. This project is funded by a
private grant from the Eddy Foundation of Brewster awarded to APCC in November
2014. Proposed match: $5,000 of in-kind services.
• Identify potential coastal restoration projects that could improve coastal resilience of
communities and ecosystems in Brewster. To date, we have identified nearly a dozen
coastal restoration projects involving stormwater or altered coastal watershed
hydrology (e.g., Consodine Ditch). We will evaluate which restoration projects may
be useful for increasing coastal resilience. APCC has applied for funding to support
development of the inventory of coastal restoration projects. Anticipated match:
$2,500 of in-kind services.
• Assist with outreach as needed by the Town and its partners (e.g., newsletter articles,
press releases, meeting notes, etc.). Proposed match: $1,500 of in-kind services.
This match will be provided by the MassBays Program's regional coordinator for the
Cape Cod region.
• Assist the Town with project management (e.g., review of scope and deliverables,
reporting, grant-writing). Proposed match: $1,000 of in-kind services. This match
will be provided by the MassBays Program's regional coordinator for the Cape Cod
region.
Total proposed match: $10,000 of in-kind services.
Thank you for considering Brewster's innovative community-based project. We urge you to
support this important proposal.
Sincerely,
Edward J. DeWitt
Executive Director
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3010 Main Street, P.O. Box 398, Barnstable, MA 02630-0398
Ph: 508-362-4226 Email: info@apcc.org Website: www.apcc.org
A non-profit organization. Dues and contributions tax-deductible as provided by law.
3225 MAIN STREET 0 P.O, BOX 226
BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS 02630
CAPE COD
COMMISSION (508) 362-3828 G Fax (508) 362-3136 e www.capecodcommission.org
June 12, 2015
Patricia Bowie, Coastal Resilience Specialist
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02114
RE: Letter of Support for Town of Brewster's proposal to conduct a facilitated
Coastal Adaptation Strategy -
Dear Ms. Bowie:
The Cape Cod Commission is pleased to partner with the Town of Brewster under
the Coastal Zone Management Coastal Community Resilience Grant Program to
develop a consensus-based coastal adaptation strategy to advance understanding
of Brewster's coastal change and erosion issues. We believe that the work
Brewster proposes through this grant will have significant transferability to other
communities in the region.
The Cape Cod Commission will commit to Brewster's Coastal Adaptation Strategy
proposal by providing in-kind planning services from key personnel to complete
the project by the June 2016 time frame. We commit to provide between 6o — 8o
hours, with a value of between $4,500 - $6,200, to assist the town with the
following tasks:
1. Work with town boards to evaluate floodplain regulations, and recommend
changes, utilizing the Cape Cod Commission's Model Bylaw for Effectively
Managing Coastal Floodplain Development, as appropriate
2. Participate in the proposed BCAG and BCC facilitated meetings to analyze
adaptation needs and identify adaptation strategies for Brewster
3. Support the transfer of lessons learned from the facilitated process in
Brewster to other Cape communities, including through hosting the project
website on the Commission's website; conducting outreach to other Cape
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communities; and presenting results at regional forums and meetings (e.g.
Cape Coastal Conference), as opportunities arise.
Thank you for the opportunity to submit this grant proposal.
Cc: Elizabeth Taylor, Brewster CCC Representative
Chris Miller
From: Mark Borrelli <mborrelli@coastalstudies.org >
Sent Friday, June 12, 2015 12:08 PM
To: Chris Miller
Subject Developing a Coastal Adaptation Strategy
Chris, I just wanted to pass on the info below for the Center's participation in the project entitled: "Developing a Coastal Adaptation Strategy"
The Center will work with the Town's consultants on the Vulnerability Assessment and discuss the Brewster sediment budget at one
public meeting for a total cost of: $2,283.36.
Let me know if you have any questions, Thanks Mark
Mark Borrelli, Ph.D.
Coastal Geologist
Associate Scientist, Director
Seafloor Mapping Program
Center for Coastal Studies
Hiebert Marine Lab
5 Holway Avenue
Provincetown, MA 02657 USA
Research Faculty
University of Massachusetts, Boston
office: 508.487.3623 x117
mobile: 508.808.9418
fax: 508.487.4695
mborrelli (coastalstudies.org
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Town of Brewster
Department of Natural Resources
2198 Main Street
Brewster, Massachusetts 02631-1898
(508) 896-3701
Mr. Chris Miller, Director, Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Town of Brewster
Proposed role: Project Manager/Team Leader and staff support to the Brewster Coastal Committee
and Brewster Coastal Advisory Group.
Qualifications:
Mr. Miller has a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology from the University of Massachusetts, and an
M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Wayne State University.
Mr. Miller has a diverse background with 24 years of experience in environmental consulting,
technical consulting, wildlife biology, and municipal service as a department head. He is a member of
the Stony Brook Salt Marsh Restoration Project Team that was awarded one of 50 NOAA-ARRA
coastal restoration grants in 2009. In 2011 he was given a Coastal America Partnership award in for
the Stony Brook restoration project and NOAA's Excellence in Restoration Award. In 2013 the
Brewster Conservation Trust selected the Brewster Department of Natural Resources as its
Conservationists of the Year.
Chris, his department staff and their volunteer group of 150 people will be closely involved in the
proposed project. Chris was the Project Manager for the Route 6a culvert replacement project, the
Freemans Pond culvert replacement project, and the Stony Brook Mill Dam Rehabilitation project, all
of which occurred simultaneously with multiple engineering firms and contractors, including federal
reporting to NOAA and NRCS.
Jo Ann IVIuratnoto, Ph.D.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Geological Sciences, 1992, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (minors in Microbiology,
Environmental Quality). Ph.D. Thesis Title: "Studies of Sulfur Biogeochentistly, Microbiology and
Paleontology in Three Anoxic Environments: The Black Sea, A Salt Marsh Mat, and an Ordovician
Black Shale".
B.S., Biology, 1977, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Scientist, Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC) and Massachusetts Bays Program (MBP)
Regional Coordinator for Cape Cod, July 2006 — present. Works with Cape Cod communities to
preserve and restore coastal ecosystems and implement the Comprehensive Conservation Management
Plan for Cape Cod and Massachusetts Bays. Goals include restoration of coastal habitat, improving
water quality and building local capacity. Responsibilities include providing technical assistance (e.g.,
project management, coordination, grant-writing), monitoring restoration sites, providing outreach and
presentations, and assisting the Barnstable County Coastal Resources Committee, the County's coastal
advisory committee and local governance conunittee for the MBP Cape Cod region.
Senior Project Manager and Coastal and Wetlands Division Director, Horsley Witten Group, 1999 —
July 2006. Senior project manager at an environmental firm, specializing in coastal and ocean issues,
drinking water protection, water and sediment chemistry, risk assessment, statistical analysis,
environmental assessment, permitting, and information transfer, and QA/QC. Responsibilities included
project management, proposal writing, corporate QA/QC, technical writing, and staff supervision.
Conservation Administrator, Town of Falmouth, MA, 1995 — 1999. Administered state and local
wetland regulations, reviewed permit applications, wrote wetland permits, advised Conservation
Commission, applicants and the public concerning wetland regulations, provided litigation support,
conducted enforcement, prepared land management plans, and supervised the Conservation department.
Senior Biogeochemist, ENSR Marine Sciences, 89 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 1995. Conducted
monitoring of sediment and water quality at ocean disposal sites (e.g., Boston Harbor sewage outfall in
Massachusetts Bay), evaluated data, and prepared reports and proposals.
Biogeochemist, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), 89 Water Street, Woods Hole,
MA, 1990 - 1994. Monitored sediment and water quality at ocean disposal sites in New York Bight and
the Farallon Islands Navy Disposal Site, participated in oceanographic cruises, performed statistical
analyses, assisted with R&D of instrumentation for monitoring polyaromatic hydrocarbons, and
prepared reports, permit applications and proposals.
Postdoctoral Investigator, Geology and Geophysics Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
1992 - 1993. Conducted research in Black Sea sulfur biogeochemistry, participated in oceanographic
cruises, and prepared reports, literature reviews, scientific articles and proposals.
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Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, Cornell University, Geolqgy Department, 1982 -
1990. Conducted doctoral research in sulfur biogeochemisny and microbiology in the Black Sea, wrote
proposals and scientific papers, and taught Historical Geology. Guest Student at the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution, Geology and Geophysics Department.
Mineralogy Consultant, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1982. Analyzed
meteorites using electron microscopy and microprobe to help determine their origin and age.
Post-graduate student, University of Southern California, 1981-1982. Attended post-graduate courses in
trace fossils, mineralogy, and paleontology.
Graduate Research Assistant, Zoology Department, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia,
1979 - 1980. Conducted research in biogeographic variation of lizards (Scincidae) in New South Wales,
Australia, involving field trapping and studies of morphology and animal behavior.
Research Assistant, Geology Department, California Institute of Technology, 1977 - 1978. Analyzed
biomineralization in marine organisms using SEM, x-ray diffraction, and spectrophotomeny.
REPRESENTATIVE WORK IN PAST 10 YEARS
Restoration of Stony Brook Salt Marsh, Freeman's Pond Salt Marsh and Lower Mill Pond Fish Passage,
Brewster, 2006 to 2013. Assisted Town of Brewster with project development, project management,
grant-writing, and monitoring to restore 41 acres of salt marsh and fish passage to 386 acres of spawning
area. Monitoring includes tidal studies, herring counts, and monitoring of water level, Phragmites, rare
species and salt marsh. Restoration of Stony Brook occurred in November 2010; restoration of fish
passage to Lower Mill Pond occurred in Fall 2012; and restoration of Freeman's Pond was completed in
Fall 2013. Total grants from agencies: $1,647,900 from NOAA and the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 and $58,600 from the Gulf of Maine Council and NOAA.
Technical assistance to Cape Cod municipalities and organizations, 2006 — ongoing. Provided direct
grant-writing assistance to towns and organizations to obtain $2.2 million in grants for coastal
restoration, stoimwater, pumpouts, outreach, climate change adaptation, and applied research, and
helped to obtain an additional $7.6 million in grants by providing other support. Assisted with project
development and project management. Clients included towns (Brewster, Sandwich, Dennis, Yarmouth,
Provincetown, Orleans, Wetlfleet, and Falmouth), and organizations (Provincetown Center for Coastal
Studies, Friends of Herring River, Wellfieet Audubon Sanctuary, and Cape Cod Commercial Hook
Fishermen's Association).
Evaluating Impacts of Sea Level Rise on a Coastal Aquifer, 2012 — ongoing, In this climate change
adaptation project, the U.S. Geological Survey will model the response of the mid-Cape's groundwater
system to sea level rise in order to predict impacts of sea level rise on the elevation of the water table,
changes in stream hydrology and baseflow, and the position of the saltwater-freshwater interface below
Cape Cod. APCC and the Cape Cod Commission will develop outreach and policy tools based on the
USGS model and findings. The project will provide science-based risk information on the effects of sea
level rise on the Cape's groundwater system to inform public water suppliers, wastewater and
stormwater managers, natural resource managers, and community planners. Project responsibilities
include science translation into outreach materials, grant-writing and project management.
Review of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant impacts on Cape Cod, 2013. At the request of the APCC Board
of Directors, the enviromnental impacts of Pilgrim were reviewed to identify potential risks to Cape
Cod's environment. The findings were used to prepare a position statement for the Board.
Restoration of Fish Passage to Upper Shawme Lake, Sandwich, 2008 to 2013. Assisted the Town of
Sandwich Natural Resources Department with grant-writing, grant management, and monitoring of a
new fish ladder to Upper Shawme Lake which will restore anadromous fish passage to a 20-acre pond.
Helped the Town to obtain $78,000+ in grants to replace the fish ladder. Ongoing activities include
coordinating a volunteer herring count program to document the return of herring following restoration.
Barnstable County Coastal Resources Committee (CRC), 2007 — ongoing. Helped re-establish the CRC
as a coastal advisory committee to the County and towns and as the local governance committee for the
Mass Bays Program. The CRC is the liaison between the County and the 15 towns on Cape Cod on
coastal issues. Members include representatives from all 15 towns on Cape Cod, and regional, state and
federal agencies. Responsibilities include staffing and coordination. CRC activities include
reconunendation of projects for the NRCS Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project, and outreach
workshops (e.g., role of shellfish in nitrogen uptake, stormwater
Mayo Creek Salt Marsh Restoration Feasibility Study, Wellfleet, 2009 — 2010. Assisted the Town of
Wellfleet Conservation Department with grant-writing, grant management, project management and
monitoring for a salt marsh restoration feasibility study to restore 25 acres of impaired salt marsh.
No Discharge Area designations for Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound and Vineyard Sounds, 2006 —
2011. Assisted CZM in designating these waters as federal No Discharge Areas (NDAs) for boat
sewage. Responsibilities included preparing an NDA application and outreach materials, collecting data,
and grant-writing. Obtained a $10,000 Action Grant from the Gulf of Maine Council for outreach.
Stonnwater Utility Outreach Program For Cape Cod Municipalities, July 2006 — ongoing. Provided
Cape Cod communities with outreach on financing options for stormwater management, including
stormwater utilities. Outreach included workshops, meetings, outreach materials, articles and website.
Work resulted in one town conducting a pre-feasibility study for stormwater utilities, and generated
interest in the Buzzards Bay watershed. Award amount: $40,000.
Assessment of Stormwater Drainage and Stonnwater Pollutants in Paines Creek and Stony Brook
Watershed, Brewster, MA, 2007. Helped the Town of Brewster DPW to prepare a proposal to the MA
CZM Nonpoint Source Program to evaluate stonnwater discharges into the Stony Brook watershed. This
assessment supported four subsequent remediation projects, and serves as a model for a watershed
approach to stormwater management. Award amount: $19,150.
Citizen Monitoring of Fish Runs, 2006 to present. This program builds citizen support for restoration of
fish mns by engaging volunteers in monitoring fish runs. Data are used by state and federal fisheries
managers for fisheries management. Helped set up volunteer count programs in nine towns and 12 runs.
Responsibilities include coordination of volunteers, data management, reporting, and outreach.
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Technical Writer/Editor EPA Water Security Training Tools U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, 2002 - 2006. Wrote and edited water security guidance documents, technical reports,
and fact sheets for water and wastewater suppliers (e.g., Handbook of Water Security, Response
Protocol Toolbox for Water Contamination Threats and Incidents, others). Contract value: $350,000.
Assessment of Relative Risks of Wastewater Management Options for South Florida, U.S. EPA, Office
of Ground Water and Drinking Water, 1999 - 2003. Helped manage a study, mandated by Congress in
2000, to evaluate the human health and ecological risks of disposal of treated wastewater in South
Florida via ocean outfalls, Class I deep injection wells, surface water discharge, and aquifer recharge.
Responsibilities included project management, designing a relative risk methodology, collecting data,
reviewing literature, conducting the risk assessment, preparing reports and presentations, and providing
quality assurance. Contract value: $600,000.
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES
Mass Bays Program, Science and Technical Advisory Subconunittee, 2013
Sigma Xi Scientific Society, member
Association to Preserve Cape Cod, member (former member, Board of Directors, 1995-1996)
Barnstable County Coastal Resources Committee, staff member, 2006 - ongoing
Steering Committee, River Bening Warden Network, 2010 - ongoing
The 300 Committee Land Trust, Board of Directors, 2000 - ongoing
Falmouth Coastal Resources Working Group, 2000 — 2010.
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Advisory Conunittee, 2011
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coastal America Partnership Award, Stony Brook Project Team, 2011
British Petroleum Postdoctoral Investigator Award, 1992
National Science Foundation Dissertations Symposium in Chemical Oceanography, 1991
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Research Grant Award, 1986
Geological Society of America Research Grant Award, 1985
Commonwealth Scholarship, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 1979
California State Scholarship, 1973
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Association to Preserve Cape Cod. 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010. Annual Monitoring Reports for the
Stony Brook Salt Marsh and Fish Passage Restoration Project. These reports provide pre- and post-
monitoring data on herring counts, salt marsh vegetation, water quality, flow parameters, Phragmites
coverage, and rare plant species. Provided to the Town of Brewster under a NOAA grant from the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Association to Preserve Cape Cod. 2009. Frequently Asked Questions, Stormwater Utilities.
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Horsley Witten Group. 2004. Towards an Ocean Vision for the Nantucket Shelf Region: Part I.
Evaluation of Natural Resources of the Nantucket Shelf Region. Part II Recommendations for Protection
and Sustainable Uses. Prepared for the Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA.
Horsley Witten Group. 2004. Guidebook to the Response Protocol Toolbox: Responding to Drinking
Water Contamination Threats and Incidents. Prepared for the U.S. EPA Water Security Task Force.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2003. Relative Risk Assessment of Wastewater Management
Options for South Florida. Report prepared for U.S. EPA, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water,
available at http://www.ena.goviregion04/watertuic/proposedrule.htm.
Urban Harbors Institute, U.S. EPA Office of Water, Oceans and Wetlands, and Horsley & Witten
Group. 1999 — 2003. Coastlines Newsletter. Editor for Coastlines, the newsletter of the National
Estuary Program (NEP).
Muramoto, J. 1995. Analysis of Bulk Sediment and Tissue Samples Collected During the April 1994
Post-Cap Survey of the Dioxin Capping Monitoring Program at the New York Bight Mud Dump Site.
Prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experimental Station, Vicksburg, MS.
Rhoads, D.C., J. Muramoto, C. Coyle, R.H. Ward, and G. Mooradian. 1994. Rapid in situ assessment of
organic contaminants in aquatic sediments with the REMOTSR-UV imaging spectrometer. Marine
Technical Society, September 1994, 12 pp.
Muramoto, J. 1993. A Review of the Black Sea Environment and Nature of the Sediments. Technical
Report to British Petroleum Exploration Operating Co., Ltd., U.K. WHOI Technical Memorandum.
Muramoto, J., S. Honjo, B. Fry, B.J. Hay, R.W. Howarth, and J.L. Cisne. 1991. Particulate reduced
sulfur fluxes in the southern Black Sea, using time-series sediment traps. Deep Sea Research 38, Suppl.
2, pp.1151-1187.
Fry, B.H., H. Jannasch, C. Wirsen, J. Muramoto, S. King, D.J. Lane and F. Widdell. 1991. Stable
isotope studies of the carbon, nitrogen and sulfur cycles in anoxic basins: the Black Sea, Cariaco
Trench, and Fayetteville Green Lake, New York. Deep Sea Research 38, Suppl. 2, pp.1003-1019.
Muramoto, J. and D. Carey. 1991. A Review of Studies of Metal and Organic Contaminants in
Sediments and Biota of the New York Bight Apex and Mud Dump Site. Report to U.S. EPA, Contract
No. 68-C8-0061, Work Assignment 1-20.
Muramoto, J. 1991. Pathogenic Microorganisms and Microbial Indicators of Contamination in
Sediments of the New York Bight Apex. Report to U.S. EPA, Region II, Contract No. 68-C8-0061,
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STACIE NICOLE SMITH
Consensus Building Institute
Stacie Nicole Smith is Senior Mediator and Director of Workable Peace at CBI, where she is a
mediator, facilitator, coach, and trainer. Her work includes curriculum and training for international,
national, and local government entities, NGOs, and schools; facilitation of multi-sector community
and national stakeholder dialogues and collaborations; and assessment and mediation of national
public policy issues. She specializes in facilitating highly complex and contentious groups, where
identities, values and interests intertwine, in contexts involving environment issues (land use, water,
energy), historic and cultural resources, health, and education.
Ms. Smith has provided process design, mediation, and facilitation for public processes in a wide
range of settings and contexts, from local neighborhood disputes to national dialogues and
negotiations, including recent projects facilitating a regional framework for water quality
management planning, a local water quality management plan, a multi-stakeholder collaborative
process to develop a preservation and use plan for a highly contentious historic resource of the
National Park Service, and national negotiated rulemaking around priorities for funding construction
of Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded schools. She has helped organizations and groups evaluate and
resolve internal communication and policy challenges, and has facilitated dozens of local land use
decision-making processes.
She has also designed and implemented training and curriculum development for negotiation,
difficult conversations, and mediation for a range of clients and uses, including both face-to-face and
on-line training workshops in negotiations, strategic communications, and partnerships for the
United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the World Health Organization (WHO),
UNAIDS, and the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC); a didactic curriculum on Heritage
Place Management for the Getty Conservation Institute; and workshops on an array of topics. As
Director of Workable Peace, Stacie brings both academic and professional experience to the task of
integrating negotiation and conflict management skills into high school history curricula.
Ms. Smith graduated from Brown University in 1994, earning a B.A. with Honors in American
Social and Political Theory. Ms. Smith completed her M.A. degree in the teaching of Social Studies
at Columbia University Teachers College in 1996. Ms. Smith is a Member of the Association for
Conflict Resolution in both the Education and the Environment and Public Policy sections. She has
taught a graduate course at University of Massachusetts Boston, and guest lectures in courses at
Tufts University and Harvard Law School. Prior to CBI, Ms. Smith taught high school English and
Social Studies at a small public high school in Brooklyn.
Ms. Smith has many publications, including co-author and co-editor of Applying Consensus Build*
Negotiation, and Conflict Resolution Methods to Heritage Place Management (forthcoming, GCI), and A
Didactic Case Study of:ft:rash Archaeological Site, Jordan: Stakeholders and Heritage Values in Site Management
(GCI, 2010), co-authoring a book chapter in Educating Global Citizens: Challenges and Opportunities
(2005, Teachers College Press), an article, "Normalizing Effective Conflict Management Though
Academic Curriculum Integration: The Example of Workable Peace," Summer 2004, New Directions
JOT Youth Development), and others.
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ERIC J. ROBERTS
Consensus Building Institute
Eric J. Roberts is an Associate at the Consensus Building Institute, where he designs and implements
stakeholder engagement plans and situation assessments, mediates and facilitates multi-party
engagements, and develops and delivers trainings. His areas of focus include sustainable
development, water resources management, climate change adaptation, oceans and coastal
management, and organizational governance.
At CBI, Mr. Roberts has worked on a variety of public and stakeholder engagement projects at
various scales. Selected projects include:
• In Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mr Roberts assisted in the design and facilitation of Technical
and Expert Advisory Panel meetings and public workshops of up to approximately 140
participants to help the City and their contractors to present and receive feedback on the
results of a Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and collect community input on the
upcoming adaptation planning phase of the project.
• In the region east of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Roberts and a CBI team interviewed over 100
stakeholders from three communities to identify the range of stakeholder views about a
proposed roadway relocation project, then drafted an assessment report highlighting possible
ways the parties might move forward using a collaborative approach.
• He also co-created a public engagement strategy focused on the six New England states and
co-facilitated more than 10 public workshops to assist the New England Regional Planning
Body to gather feedback on the development of an ocean management plan from public and
sector specific stakeholders.
Mr. Roberts worked in the public, non-profit, and private sectors prior to joining CBI. He worked
for the State of Indiana and the Daviess County Soil and Water Conservation District to collect
aquatic and terrestrial biological data to inform state fish consumption advisories and fisheries
management plans and authored a watershed plan to address nutrient pollution from agricultural
runoff. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Paraguay, he managed community-based agroforestry
projects and facilitated trtinings on soil and water conservation and environmental and public
health. In the non-profit world, he designed and launched a global outreach process and a secure
online voting registration and ballot-casting platform to select civil society observers for the
committees and subcommittees of the Climate Investment Funds As an assistant biologist and an
environmental scientist in the private sector, Mr. Roberts worked with government and industrial
clients to manage storm water, enhance stream and wetland restoration projects, complete
Environmental Impact Statements, mitigate soil and water contamination, and ensure compliance
with natural gas transmission pipeline integrity management policies.
In 2012, Mr. Roberts earned a Masters of Science in Natural Resources and the Environment from
the University of Michigan, where he focused on environmental policy decision-making for natural
resources and environmental co-management through civic-engagement, conflict management, and
consensus building. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs from Indiana University's
School of Public and Environmental Affairs in 2004.
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• Environmental Permitting &
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• Land Use Planning
• Smart Growth/ Low Impact
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• Climate Change/ Energy
• Watershed Planning &
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• Emergency Preparedness &
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• Environmental Engineering
• Site Assessment &
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• Water Security
Professional Registrations
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Mark E. Nelson, P.G., LSP
Principal — Senior Hydrogeologist
Horsley Witten Group
Sustainable Environmental Solutions
Mark Nelson is a Senior Hydrologist and Principal with HW and is responsible
for the firm's Water Resource, Wastewater Planning, and Site Assessment
and Remediation projects. Mark has more than 25 years of experience in
groundwater modeling, surface water modeling, hydrogeologic investigations,
and fate and transport analysis of contaminants in soil, sediments, and
groundwater. He currently serves as the Program Manager for HW's $17
million contract with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office
of Ground Water and Drinking Water, providing technical advice on source
water protection, climate adaptation and the Underground Injection Control
Program. He is also the Program Manager for the firm's $22 Million contract
with EPA's Office of Science and Technology. Mark has been an instructor for
the EPA teaching workshops on wastewater planning, water security, ground
water and surface water hydrology, Low Impact Design (LID) contaminant
transport, estuarine and ground water modeling and wellhead and source water
protection. He has also qualified as an expert witness in Massachusetts and
Wisconsin.
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS
Support for the Development of the Strategic Plan for Climate Change
and Water, US EPA's Office of Water: Project Manager for HW's work
supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water
which is currently updating their strategic plan to address climate change
impacts on water resources across the country. HW supported a two-day
retreat of EPA, federal agency and state and tribal representatives who
met to discuss current climate change adaptation activities and evaluate
how current EPA programs are set up to address future impacts related to
climate change, including changes in precipitation patterns and amounts
that will impact water suppliers, changes in water temperature that will
impact drinking water treatment facilities, sea level rise, loss of wetlands
and flooding impacts on water and wastewater facilities. Since the retreat,
HW has been assisting EPA staff in the development of a strategic plan
outline and will provide continued support in the development of the overall
strategic plan.
Integrated Water Resource Management Plan (IWRMP) for the Town of
Brewster: Principal-In-Charge for integrated plan to protect the Town's
water resources by addressing water quantity and quality impacts on
surface water, groundwater, and adjacent tidal waters. The Town has
water-related problems associated with continued steady growth and also
faces new regulatory constraints in the form of a nitrogen TMDL and
municipal (MS,I) stormwater permits. Because the Town is not dominated
by wastewater problems, a truly integrated approach is possible. The
approach will address water supply, wastewater, and stormwater resources
spatially (by watershed) and temporally (current versus future) by using a
both engineering approaches and proposed code changes. The goal for the
plan is to allow continued sustainable development while protecting the
outstanding natural resources.
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Mark E. Nelson, P.G., LSP
Principal — Senior Hydrogeologist
FIorsley Witten Group
Sustainable Environmental Solutions
Member, Association of
Ground Water Scientists and
Engineers
Member, American
Geophysical Union
Academic Background
Master of Science,
Environmental Engineering,
Oregon Health & Science
University (formerly Oregon
Graduate Center)
Bachelor of Science, Geology,
Brown University
Sea Education Association,
Woods Hole, MA
Water Management Planning, North Kingstown, RI: Assisted the
North Kingstown Planning Department and the Water Department in the
development of a long range water management plan for the community.
The purpose of this planning is two-fold: 1) to develop conservation
measures to reduce the seasonal peak water use in July and August in
order to preserve water for future economic growth within the town; and
2) to develop management strategies to bring water withdrawals in town
into compliance with future streamtlow-based standards for the Hunt,
Annaquatucket and Pettaquamscutt aquifer systems that are currently being
developed by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
Management options under consideration include changes to the town's
increasing block rates to discourage excessive outdoor watering, incentive
programs to reduce day-to-day potable water use, aquifer storage of peak
river flows and wastewater reuse.
i Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Energy Use Projections: Principal-in-Charge for
the development of energy use projections for Cape Cod and the Islands in
the year 2020. On behalf of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI),
HW calculated several different scenarios incorporating smart growth and
energy efficient building policies as well as expected future wastewater
infrastructure needs. The calculations will assist the Region in developing
strategies to meet energy reduction goals.
Hydraulic Fracturing Guidance Research and Analysis, US EPA: Program
Manager overseeing HW's provision of research and analysis on technical
issues related to hydraulic fracturing as it is now used in oil and gas
development. HW is developing internal issue papers to support EPA's
Permitting Guidance for Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Activities Using
Diesel Fuels document that will assist oil and gas permit writers within the
EPA Region.
Drinking Water and Wastewater System Training for Tribes, EPA
OGWDW: Lead instructor for a nationwide series of three-day trainings
of Tribal water and wastewater operators and Tribal leaders who received
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for water and
wastewater projects. The workshops include group exercises, providing
participants with relevant case studies and visual aids designed to provide
training for operation, maintenance, and management of these systems.
Hundreds of tribal operators will be trained under this ARRA-supported
workshop series.
"Watershed Management Tools for Local Governments" Workshop,
EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds: Co-instructor in
a series of workshops on watershed management entitled, "Watershed
Management Tools for Local Governments," which were designed to assist
local governments and others working at the watershed level. The two
general goals forming the foundation of the training sessions are, first, to
integrate technical and scientific issues with regulatory and land stewardship
techniques to manage coastal and inland watershed systems, and, second, to
train individuals with scientific background in the language and practice of
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watershed management while training watershed decision-makers in the language of watershed science. Over
40 of these workshops have been held in 14 States, U.S. Territories, and Indian reservations.
Low Impact Design Workshops for the Hawaii Office of Planning: Led a series of workshops across Hawaii
focusing on how Low Impact Design (LID) techniques could support rural planning efforts across the state
while protecting drinking water supplies and coastal water quality. A 150 page workbook was developed
to provide detailed information on better site design principals and engineering specifications for best
management practices for stormwater and wastewater planning. Opportunities for advanced treatment of
wastewater for on-site, clustered and centralized wastewater treatment facilities were also provided. Four
workshops were held in the four counties that comprise Hawaii.
Analysis of Fertilizer and Pesticide Use on Cape Cod for the Cape Cod Commission: Principal-in-Charge for
a detailed analysis of the extent of fertilizer and pesticide use on Cape Cod. This involved research into state
records on pesticide applications, research with a number of stakeholder organizations and coordination with
the Commission on land use data to determine the relative percentage of fertilizer and pesticide use for each
major land use, including residential, commercial, municipal, agricultural, utility rights-of-way and golf course
areas.
Noman's Land Island, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), MA: Provided technical review of a
Phase II Comprehensive Site Assessment and associated documents for Noman's Land Island, located south of
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Mark evaluated the impacts of the U.S. Navy's use, since the 1940s, of the
island as a bombing range. The review focused on impacts to soil and groundwater quality from hydrocarbons,
explosives, and metals, and the potential danger of exposure to Tribal members visiting the Island. Mark
also assisted the Tribe in the development of a sampling and Quality Control plan to quantify the uptake of
contaminants by shellfish and fin fish surrounding the island.
Groundwater Resource Protection Plan, Nantucket, MA: Created a detailed water table map, using ground
penetrating radar, for the Island of Nantucket, which was utilized to delineate groundwater recharge areas to
freshwater and coastal ponds. Mark modeled the effects of saltwater intrusion on public and private water
supplies and delineated existing and future nitrogen loading rates within critical resource areas.
Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Development for Brenner Bay, Vessup Bay and Mangrove Lagoon, St. Thomas,
US Virgin Islands: Principal-in-Charge for the development of TMDL models for these three estuaries on St.
Thomas. Each system was threatened by nutrient discharges that reduced the dissolved oxygen concentrations
in the water column. In addition, organic matter within the bottom sediments also interacted with the overlying
water, further reducing oxygen concentration below regulatory thresholds. Using existing data, the WASP6
model was selected to simulate the circulation of water within each embayment and calculate dissolved oxygen
concentrations taking into account nutrient discharges from inlet streams, overland run-off and chemical
interactions between the water column and underlying sediments.
Development of a Strategic Plan for Providence Water, RI: Principal-in-Charge for the development of a
Strategic Plan for Providence Water. Providence Water supplies drinking water to the City of Providence
and 16 other Rhode Island Communities. HW worked with the 250 employees of Providence Water to
develop a Strategic Plan, with a focus on improving the internal operations of the utility. HW developed
twelve strategic planning goals with input from a majority of the Providence Water employees; administered
an anonymous survey of all Providence Water employees, management, and Board members; analyzed the
performance of Providence Water relative to a peer group of other utilities; performed individual employee
interviews; facilitated six focus groups to discuss the prioritization of goals and the realistic implementation
of the proposed strategies; and conducted an organizational retreat. HW is also continuing to monitor the
implementation of the Plan through a two-year review process.
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Stanley M. Humphries
Education
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Master of Science, Geology, Spring 1977
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Bachelor of Science, Geology, Summer 1974
Professional Certifications and Affiliations
American Shore & Beach Preservation Association
Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (formerly on the Board of Directors '92—'02)
Professional Experience
LEC Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Plymouth, Massachusetts (March 2006 — Present)
Senior Coastal Geologist
Mr. Humphries has 36 years of experience in coastal geomorphology, flood hazard mitigation,
wetlands and waterways policy and regulations, environmental impact reporting, permit strategy and
acquisition and expert testimony. His field experience has focused on resource delineations and
functional assessments of the nearshore marine environment; coastal beaches, banks and dunes;
barrier beaches; and, the 100-year coastal floodplain in Massachusetts. Project designs and
reviews range from shore protection measures, dredging and dredged material disposal, piers and
docks, beach and dune nourishment, to commercial and residential waterfront developments.
Consultation typically includes project design and regulatory implications; land use impacts to
wetlands wildlife and endangered species; permit and license applications; and public presentation
to environmental boards, commissions, and agencies. Mr. Humphries has served on several state
task forces, advisory committees, and working groups concerning coastal erosion and flood hazards,
as well as being qualified as an expert witness in Massachusetts Land Court, several District and
Superior Courts, Energy Facilities Siting Board and Massachusetts DEP Adjudicatory Hearings.
Ocean and Coastal Consultants, Inc.
Plymouth, Massachusetts (2003 — 2006)
Director of Massachusetts Office/Senior Project Manager
ENSR International, Inc.
Bourne, Massachusetts (1996 — 2003)
Regional Director/Senior Coastal Geologist
Fugro East, Inc.
Bourne, Massachusetts (1992 — 1996)
Regional Director/Senior Coastal Geologist
IEP, Inc.
Sandwich, Massachusetts (1982 — 1992)
Senior Coastal Geologist
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management (1978 — 1982)
PLYMOUTH WAKEFIELD WORCESTER RINDGE, NH
Heather McElroy
Natural Resources Specialist
Heather McElroy has served as the Cape Cod Commission's Natural Resources Specialist for the
last 12 years, developing natural resource and land use policy for Cape Cod, and applying those
policies through the Commission's regulatory program. Her work includes state and regional
ocean planning, natural resources management, and green infrastructure planning. Heather
participated in the Massachusetts Ocean Management planning process since that project started
in 2008. She now serves on the Massachusetts Ocean Advisory Commission as the Cape Cod
Commission's representative to that advisory body. She managed Barnstable County's 18 month
regional ocean planning project, the Cape Cod Ocean Management Planning District of Critical
Planning Concern (DCPC), coordinating staff, and technical and policy advisory committees.
The DCPC resulted in the Cape Cod Commission's adoption of the Cape Cod Ocean
Management Plan: http://www.capecodcommission.org/index.php?id=349&maincatid=76
Heather later managed the effort to carry forward the recommendations in the CCOMP into the
county's Regional Policy Plan. Most recently she has facilitated the science panel convened in
support of the Cape Cod Commission's update of the Section 208 Water Quality Plan for Cape
Cod. She is currently working with a team of hydrogeologists, planners, and a GIS analyst on
incorporating green infrastructure approaches to managing water quality in nutrient-impacted
watersheds for the 208 plan.
Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1989
Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Master of Arts, 1996
Tufts University, Department of Urban and Environmental Planning & Policy
Mark Borrelli
Associate Scientist, Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA 02667
EDUCATION
Institution Major Degree Year
Tufts University Geology B.S. 1999
Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Geological Sciences M.S. 2001
Univ. of Rhode Island Geoscience Ph.D. 2008
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
06/2012 — Present Chair, Dept. of Marine Geology, Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA
06/2012 — Present Associate Scientist, Dept. of Marine Geology, Center for Coastal Studies,
Provincetown, MA
09/2009 — Present Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Enviromnental, Earth and Ocean Sciences,
University of Massachusetts-Boston
His research interests include coastal sedimentary processes in general and understanding how storms, sea level
rise and anthropogenic impacts affect the coast in particular. Recent and ongoing research includes: mapping the
seafloor in shallow coastal waters, studying bedforms and sediment transport in the nearshore, collecting high,
spatial and temporal resolution beach profiles, understanding the morphodynamics of tidal inlets and developing
a new method to quantify change in salt marshes.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
[1] Borrelli, M., Gontz, A.M., Smith,T.L., Shumchenia, E.J., Wilson, J.R., Giese, G.S. (2013) Onshore-offshore
surficial geologic map of the North Truro Quadrangle, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. 1:24,000.
Massachusetts Geological Survey, Open File Report. 2013-01. 1 sheet and digital product: Adobe PDF
and ESRI ArcGIS database.
[2] Borrelli, NI., Gontz, A.M., Wilson, J.R., Brown, T.L.B., Norton, A.R., Giese, G.S. (2012) Onshore-offshore
surficial geologic map of the Provincetown Quadrangle, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. 1:24,000.
Massachusetts Geological Survey, Open File Report. 2012-01, 1 sheets and digital product: Adobe PDF
and ESRI ArcGIS database.
[3] Borrelli, M., Norton, A.R., Brown, T.L.B., (2012). Nearshore resource characterization maps: marine spatial
planning, capacity building and coastal science in Massachusetts. Abstract B1070 presented at
American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Biennial Conference. Salt Lake City, UT., 20-24 Feb.
2012
[4] Brown, T.L.B., Norton, A.R., Rogers, J., Gontz, A., Borrelli, M., (2012). Creating a high-resolution, high
accuracy, seamless map of the marine-terrestrial interface using swath bathymetry, intertidal
structures, and terrestrial LiDAR. Presented at American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Biennial
Conference, Salt Lake City, UT., 20-24 Feb., 2012.
Town of Brewster
2198 Main Street
Brewster, MA 02631-1898
Phone: (508) 896-3701
Fax: (508) 896-8089
Office of:
Board of Selectmen
Town Administrator
June 12, 2015
Patricia Bowie
Coastal Resilience Specialist
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02114
Dear Ms. Bowie,
On behalf of the Brewster Board of Selectmen, I am pleased to submit this grant application to allow
the Town to develop a Coastal Adaptation Strategy. The Town will employ a facilitated public
engagement process to expand citizen understanding of local risks, values and vulnerabilities to a
changing climate, and develop consensus on the major threats to our coast and the key issues to be
evaluated into the future. Through this collaborative process, the Town will assess options for
reducing risk, both in practice and policy, based on this consensus and the vulnerability assessment.
The final product will be a Coastal Adaptation Strategy that the Town will use to establish priority
actions and timeframes from their implementation:
We've learned the hard way that without thorough community engagement and a more
comprehensive approach to coastal adaptation and resiliency, projects that are technically well
designed and appropriate for the location, can be halted in either the funding or permitting process if
citizens object to the project. Brewster's Breakwater beach retreat, dune restoration and green
stormwater management plan, funded in last year's round of CZM Coastal Community Resiliency
grants, is now in the DEP appeals process. Citizen opposition has many layers; however an
important message out of this is the need for a more comprehensive plan for addressing coastal
change.
Last year Brewster was fortunate to receive a CZM Coastal Resiliency grant to develop a sediment
budget of our entire coast and to assemble data on our coastal natural resources adjacent to our 10
town landings. This information, along with engineering assessments of our town landing
infrastructure, is being used to develop recommendations for future management at these locations.
These analyses and recommendations will be a critical part of the proposed vulnerability assessment
and also inform the discussion of adaptation and resiliency options.
This grant application builds on the work started with the Coastal Resiliency Grant. A science-based
foundation for policy dialogue on coastal resilience and adaptation is essential to fully communicate
the risks to our coastal properties. A measured and detailed public engagement process is the next
step in adapting to Brewster's future sea level rise and erosion issues.
A Coastal Adaptation Strategy will be used in our emergency planning and response, as it will
identify areas vulnerable to coastal change and strategies to reduce long term risk. The Strategy is
particularly important in updating and implementing Brewster's Hazard Mitigation Plan. The
Strategy is valuable for the town's capital planning as it can guide town investments over multiple
years.
The Board of Selectmen believes the development of a Coastal Adaptation Strategy that fully engages
the public is critical to our future coastal management decisions. Brewster has demonstrated
experience in managed retreat and coastal restoration. I urge you to support this important proposal
to build coastal resilience.
Sincerely,
Ben deRuyter, Chair
Brewster Board of Selectmen
Brewster Fire Department
1657 Main Street
Brewster, MA 02631
Phone 508-896-7018 Fax 508-896-4245
June 11, 2015
Patricia Bowie, Coastal Shoreline & Floodplain Manager
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02114
Re: Letter of support for the Town of Brewster's proposal Developing a Coastal Adaptation Strakgy
Brewster to the CZM FY16 Coastal Community Resilience Grant Program
Dear Ms. Bowie,
The Town of Brewster Fire & Rescue Department is pleased to support Brewster's proposal-
Developing a Coastal Adaptation Strategy in Brewster- to the Massachusetts Coastal Zone
Management Department to support the Town's efforts to understand and plan for ongoing and future
coastal change.
I have cooperatively worked with our town GIS staff to develop estimates of properties and
infrastructure that will be affected by rising sea levels and potential future storm events and coastal
flooding. Based on this work, we have found the need to develop and establish long term plans to
replace vulnerable coastal infrastructure and to identify and provide access points to these areas for
emergency vehicles and personnel as some of the most critical components of our community's
Emergency Response Plan include our coastal beach areas.
The proposed development of a coastal adaptation strategy will be a key part of how Brewster adapts
and keeps its citizens safe. These planning efforts will also be essential for our citizens to understand
the risks inherent in living in a low lying coastal environment.
I believe this project will also provide transferrable results that can be used by other coastal
communities, on and off Cape Cod. Brewster's previous experience in implementing and managing
retreat and coastal restoration projects demonstrates a firm commitment to the effective use of these
requested funds. I urge you to support this important proposal.
Chief of Department
S. ely,
BREWSTE.R POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chief Richard J. Koch, Jr.
631 Harwich Road
Brewster, Massachusetts 02631
Phone 508-896-7011 www.brewsterpohce.org Fax 508-896-4513
June 11, 2015
Patricia Bowie , Coastal Shoreline & Floodplain Manager
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02114
Re: Letter of support for the Town of Brewster's proposal bidding a Coastal Adaptation Strategy in
Brew ter to the CZM FY16 Coastal Community Resilience Grant Program
Dear Ms. Bowie,
I am pleased to support Brewster's proposal- Building a Coastal Adaptation Strategy in Brewster
- to the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Department to support the Town's efforts to
support the Town's efforts to understand and plan for ongoing and future coastal change.
In my 28 years of police experience in Brewster, I have witnessed an increasing trend of erosion
to our coastline. In recent years we have had stronger storm events undermine and damage
homes, damage roads and parking areas at the beach, and flood an important evacuation route.
Brewster needs to develop and establish long term plans to replace or change vulnerable coastal
infrastructure and provide for access by emergency vehicles and personnel during and after these
events.
The proposed planning efforts will be a key part of how Brewster keeps its citizens and first
responders safe. These plaaning efforts will also be essential for our citizens to understand and
adapt to the risks inherent in living in a low lying coastal environment.
This project will also provide transferrable results that can be used by other coastal communities.
Brewster has demonstrated experience and success in managed retreat and coastal restoration. I
urge you to support this important proposal.
Town of Br- ster Police Department
"Ja fhattivoliip With Cm, extrunuttittp"
TOWN OF BREWSTER
2198 MAIN STREET
BREWSTER, MA 02631
PHONE: (508) 896-3701 EXT 1135
FAX: (508) 896-8089
CONSERVATION@ BREWSTER-MA.GOV
OFFICE OF
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
June 11, 2015
Patricia Bowie, Coastal Shoreline & Floodplain Manager
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02114
Re: Letter of support for the Town of Brewster's proposal Building a Coastal
Adaptation Strategy in Brewster to the CZM FY16 Coastal Community Resilience Grant
Program
Dear Ms. Bowie:
I am pleased to support Brewster's proposal- Building a Coastal Adaptation Strategy in
Brewster- to the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Department to support the
Town's efforts to understand and plan for ongoing and future coastal change.
I am the town staff that assists the public in filings under the State Wetlands Protection
Act and our local bylaw. Based on my experience with numerous coastal filings and the
public comments associated with them, many Brewster coastal residents do not fully
understand the coastal processes and how they shape the changing coastline. In
addition, there seems to be little local consensus on how sea level rise and a changing
climate may affect our coast.
The proposed vulnerability assessment will help determine what that risk may entail to
public and private properties and the coastal structures that are designed to protect
them. The public engagement and outreach detailed in the grant application will assist
with educating the public.
This project will also provide transferrable results that can be used by other coastal
communities. Brewster has demonstrated experience and success in managed retreat
and coastal restoration. I urge you to support this important proposal.
Sincerely,
James Gallagher, Conservation Administrator
Town of Brewster Conservation Department
WWW.TOWN.BREWSTER.MA.US
Sincerely
Susan M. Leven AICP
Town Planner
Town Of Brewster
2198 Main Street
Brewster, Massachusetts 02631-1898
(508) 896-3701 x1150
FAX (508) 896-8089
Office of:
Planning Department
Susan M. Leven AICP
Town Planner
June 11, 2015
Patricia Bowie Coastal Shoreline & Floodplain Manager
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02114
Re: Letter of support for the Town of Brewster's proposal Building a Coastal Adaptation Strategy in
Brewster to the CZM FY16 Coastal Community Resilience Grant Program
Dear Ms. Bowie:
As the Planner for the Town of Brewster, I would like to add my support to Brewster's proposal -
Building a Coastal Adaptation Strategy in Brewster - to the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management
Department to support the Town's efforts to understand and plan for ongoing and future coastal change.
In addition to my duties as Town Planner, I also manage the Town's water planning process and
development of the Town's Integrated Water Resources Management Plan (IWRMP). This connection
of land use planning and water planning has enabled us to more effectively address water issues in
Brewster. In recent years, Brewster has adopted a number of by-laws and regulations aimed at protecting
the Town's land and water resources including the first conservation subdivision by-law adopted on Cape
Cod -- and an illicit discharges by-law for municipal storm drains. Work is continuing on a zoning
amendment to expand the Town's stormwater regulations, particularly as they apply to new
development; and a fertilizer management by-law was passed at a recent Town Meeting.
Public outreach and consensus building on the scope of the issues are important first steps to developing
an adaptation plan from which the Town can establish priorities for funding and implementation.
I believe this project will also provide transferrable results that can be used by other coastal communities,
on and off Cape Cod. I urge you to support this important proposal.
Town of Brewster
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
201 Run Hill Rd.
Brewster, MA 02631-1898
Phone: (508) 896-3212
Fax: (508) 896-4540
Patrick Ellis
Interim Superintendent
James Jones
Foreman
June 11, 2015
Patricia Bowie Coastal Shoreline & Floodplain Manager
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02114
Re: Letter of support for the Town of Brewster's proposal Building a Coastal Adaptation Strategy in
Brew ter to the CZM FY16 Coastal Community Resilience Grant Program
Dear Ms. Bowie:
The Town of Brewster Department of Public Works is pleased to support Brewster's proposal-
Building a Coastal Adaptation Strategy in Brewster- to the Massachusetts Coastal Zone
Management Department to support the Town's efforts to understand and plan for ongoing and
future coastal change.
Among towns on Cape Cod, Brewster is a proven leader in protecting and restoring its natural
coastal ecosystems. During this current fiscal year we are improving stormwater collection and
infiltration on three of the seven roads leading to our beaches. These roads and landings leading
to the coast cannot handle the increasing stormwater load and effects of rising sea level. Our
coastal landings take the brunt of winter storms, Nor'easters and hurricanes. The combination of
being open to northeast and northwest winds, and tidal ranges that can reach over 10 feet at high
tide makes Brewster especially vulnerable to coastal storms and storm surge.
Public outreach and consensus building on the scope of the issues and potential ways to mitigate
damage are the necessary first steps to developing an adaptation plan from which the Town can
establish priorities for funding and implementation.
I believe this project will also provide transferrable results that can be used by other coastal
communities, on and off Cape Cod. Brewster has demonstrated experience in managed retreat
and coastal restoration. I urge you to support this important proposal.
Sincerely,
Patrick Ellis, Superintendent
Brewster Department of Public 'Works
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Building Com er
TOWN OF BREWSTER
2198 MAIN STREET
BREWSTER, MA 02631
PHONE: (508) 896-3701 Err 1125
FAX: (508) 896-8089
WWW.TOWN.BREWSTER.MA.US
OFFICE OF
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
June 11, 2015
Patricia Bowie, Coastal Shoreline & Floodplain Manager
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02114
Re: Letter of support for the Town of Brewster's proposal Building a Coastal Adaptation
Strategy in Brewster to the CZM FY16 Coastal Community Resilience Grant Program
Dear Ms. Bowie:
I fully support The Town of Brewster's proposal — Building a Coastal Adaptation Strategy in
Brewster — to the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Department to support the Town's
efforts to understand and plan for ongoing and future coastal change.
As a Massachusetts Certified Building Commissioner I have witnessed firsthand the results of
extreme natural events that are exacerbated by building in potentially hazardous locations such
as low lying or flood prone areas. With predicted sea level rise, those areas as mapped will
expand and additional properties will be at risk of damage. The proposed vulnerability
assessment will also aid in determining what that risk may entail. The proposed public
engagement and outreach detailed in the grant application, I believe to be essential and will
assist with these efforts.
This project will also provide transferrable results that can be used by other coastal
communities. Brewster has demonstrated experience and success in manage retreat and
coastal restoration. I urge you to support this important proposal.
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BREWSTER LADIES' LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
1822 MAIN STREET
BREWSTER, MASSACHUSETTS 02631
FOUNDED 1852
June 11, 2015
Patricia Bowie , Coastal Shoreline & Floodplain Manager
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02114
Re: Letter of support for the Town of Brewster's proposal Building a Coastal Adaptation Strategy in
Brewster to the CZM FY16 Coastal Community Resilience Grant Program
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Dear Ms. Bowie,
I am pleased to support Brewster's proposal- Building a Coastal Adaptation Strategy in Brewster - to the
Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Department to support the Town's efforts to understand
and plan for ongoing and future coastal change.
The mission of the Brewster Ladies' Library is to be a cultural and life-long learning community
center that provides free access to a range of resources, activities and professional assistance to further
enhance the quality of life. In 2011, the Library went through a strategic planning session involving
focus groups, surveys and public outreach to discuss our future and the future needs of the
community. This process was very successful and is in many ways similar to the approach detailed in
the proposed grant. The Library would be please to help with the public engagement and outreach
detailed in the grant application, to include providing space for public meetings, and for distribution
of brochures and materials describing the study and its outcomes.
This project will provide transferrable results that can be used by other coastal communities.,
Brewster has demonstrated experience and success in managed retreat and coastal restoration. I urge
you to support this important proposal.
Sincerely,
Kathy Cockcroft, Director
Brewster Ladies'Library
A TAX-EXEMPT, NONPROFIT CORPORATION
June 12, 2015
Patricia Bowie
Coastal Resilience Specialist
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02114
Dear Ms. Bowie,
The mission of the Brewster Chamber of Commerce includes "to strengthen, promote and
support environmental sensitivity" as we recognize that our environment IS our economy. To
that end, we support this grant application submitted by the Town of Brewster for the
development of a Coastal Adaptation Strategy. We also strongly approve the planned public
education process that will be followed to help citizens understand local risks, values and
vulnerabilities to a changing climate, and develop consensus on the major threats to our coast.
The final product, a Coastal Adaptation Strategy, will be used to establish priority actions and
timeframes from their implementation.
Brewster has learned the hard way that without community engagement and a more
comprehensive approach to coastal adaptation and resiliency, projects that are
considered by the Town and its consultants to be technically well designed and
appropriate for the location, can be halted in either the funding or permitting process if
citizens object to the project.
If you have any questions, please contact Chris Miller, Director of Brewster's Natural
Resources Department at cmiller@brewster-ma.gov.
Thank you for considering this proposal.
Sincerely,
Ms. S. Kyle Hinkle
Executive Director
2198 Main Street • PO Box 1241, Brewster MA 02631
www.Brewster-CaneCod.com • 508-896-3500