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The Narrow River Special Area Management Plan The Narrow River Special Area Management Plan for the watershed of the Narrow River in the Towns of North Kingstown, South Kingstown and Narragansett April 12, 1999 Prepared for the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council Council Members: Michael M. Tikoian, Chairman Robert Ellis Smith, Vice Chairman Senator Dennis L. Algiere George N. DiMuro Senator Patrick McDonald Representative Paul E. Moura Representative Eileen Naughton Augustinho Nunes Joseph R. Paolino Pam Pogue Jerry Sahagian Turner C. Scott Lloyd Sherman Peter J. Troy Grover J. Fugate, Executive Director Legal Counsel Goldman Law Offices 681 Smith Street Providence, RI 02908 This document was prepared by: Laura M. Ernst, Laura K. Miguel, and Jeff Willis The Narrow River Special Area Management Plan for the Towns of North Kingstown, South Kingstown and Narragansett April 12, 1999 Contributors: Chapter 3, Water Quality: Alan Desbonnet, Virginia Lee and Laura M. Ernst University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center and Rhode Island Sea Grant Chapter 4, Geologic Processes: Dr. Jon Boothroyd University of Rhode Island Department of Geology Chapter 5, Living Resources and Critical Habitats: Cindy Gray, Brian Tefft and Arthur Ganz Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Fish and Wildlife Chapter 6, Storm Hazards: Dr. Jon Boothroyd University of Rhode Island Department of Geology Chapter 7, Cultural and Historical Resources: Dr. Paul Robinson and Charlotte Taylor Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission Maps: Alan Desbonnet, Tina Kapka, Fred Presley University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center Roland Duhaime and Jeff Barrett University of Rhode Island Environmental Data Center Joe Klinger, Mark Vincent, Laura M. Ernst Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council FORWARD The revisions to the Narrow River Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) reflect the concept of partnership and community participation which began with the development and use of special area management planning in Rhode Island during the early 1980s. The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) is fortunate to have the scientific and management expertise available at Rhode Island Sea Grant, the University of Rhode Island’s (URI) Coastal Resources Center, Department of Geology, Department of Natural Resources Science, Environmental Data Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, and Cooperative Extension, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s (RIDEM) Division of Fish and Wildlife and Water Resources, the Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, and the federal resources agencies: Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Geological Survey and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. CRMC partners throughout the revision process included the three municipalities of North Kingstown, South Kingstown and Narragansett, the Narrow River Preservation Association, URI Watershed Watch, the URI Cooperative Extension, the URI On-Site Wastewater Training Program, the RIDEM Septic System Maintenance Policy Forum, the Rhode Island Mmarine Trades Associationindustry, the Rhode Island Builder’s Association, The Nature Conservancy and many others. The input of these partners was valuable and has enabled CRMC to present more complete and pertinent data, and better management measures and policies. The revisions to the SAMP are the result of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council’s Strategy for enhancing the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Program in accordance with the requirements of Section 309 of the 1972 Coastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. §1451 et seq.) as amended by the 1990 Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments. The purpose of the revisions to the Narrow River SAMP are to reassess issues addressed in the original document.s As a result, policies, standards and recommendations to municipalities and federal and state agencies have been revised and updated. CRMC also modified the SAMP boundary to reflect the surface watershed boundary of the Narrow River. The focus of these revisions is primarily on density controls and other regulatory requirements thato better manage nonpoint source pollution and cumulative and secondary impacts which can result in habitat loss, erosion and sediment control problems, stormwater impacts and groundwater contamination from septic systems. The revisions also address other important issues such as wetlands protection, breachway modifications, dredging, recreational boating, storm hazards, and public access. The revisions to the SAMP are the result of implementing the CRMC’s Strategy for enhancing the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Program in accordance with the requirements of Section 309 of the 1972 Coastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. §1451 et seq.) as amended by the 1990 Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special thanks are due to so many people who had a hand in the revisions to the Narrow River Special Area Management Plan (SAMP). Members of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), including George DiMuro, Chairman, Turner C. Scott, Vice Chairman, Michael M. Tikoian, Lloyd Sherman, Eileen Naughton, Peter Troy, Robert Ellis Smith, Pam Pogue, Augustinho Nunes and Andrew McLeod, attended meetings, providing their expertise in dealing with coastal resources management issues. The CRMC staff members, Jim Boyd and Donna Lynne Doyle and Jim Boyd, who began to work on the SAMP revisions in 1994, set the foundation. Dave Reis, Ken Anderson, Jeff Willis and Laura Miguel all made important contributions to Chapter 1, Objectives, Chapter 2, Framework of Management and Chapter 9, Regulations. The entire permitting staff at CRMC (Tom Medeiros, Tim Motte, Rich Lucia and Mike Deveau) were excellent at identifying problem areas in the 1984 SAMP. Special thanks to Joanne Moore, Lisa Mattscheck and Gerry Higgins for assisting in compilation and Brian Kavanagh for production. Virginia Lee of Rhode Island Sea Grant and the University of Rhode Island (URI) Coastal Resources Center provided guidance throughout the entire revision process and supervised the cumulative and secondary impacts study which provided the foundation for the Water Quality Chapter. Alan Desbonnet also of the URI Coastal Resources Center helped tremendously with data presentation and management of geographic information systems (GIS) map development. Julia Sharpe and Melissa Hughes of the Narrow River Preservation Association and Linda Steere of the Narrow River Land Trust deserve special attention for their input to the entire Narrow River SAMP, particularly the water quality chapter. They volunteered their time and expertise to edit and suggest improvements to the document. The Council also extends its sincere thanks to: Clarkson Collins, Town of Narragansett; Anthony Lachowicz and Ray Nickerson, Town of South Kingstown, and Marilyn Cohen, Patricia Nickels and Lee Whitaker, Town of North Kingstown, the town planners who commented extensively and helped to create the maps for the land use classification system; Alan Desbonnet, Tina Kapka, and Fred Presley from the URI Coastal Resources Center, Jeff Barrett and Roland Duhaime from the URI Environmental Data Center, and Joe Klinger and Mark Vincent (CRMC), for GIS mapping; Cindy Gray, Brian Tefft and Arthur Ganz from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) Division of Fish and Wildlife for their review and expansion of the wildlife and finfish information; Dr. Jon Boothroyd from the URI Department of Geology, for writing the geological processes chapter, and assisting in the revision of the flood and storm hazards chapter; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (Cont.) Charlotte Taylor and Dr. Paul Robinson from the Rhode Island Historic Preservation and Heritage Commission for updating and expanding the historical/archeological information contained within the plan; Dr. Art Gold from the URI Cooperative Extension and the Department of Natural Resources Science for providing his recommendations and expertise on hydrology and nitrogen dynamics in groundwater; Dick Sisson, Charles Allin, Art Ganz, and Chris Raithel from RIDEM Fish and Wildlife for their identification of natural resources; our fellow agency partners for providing their input during the revision process: Russell Chateauneuf and Deb Robinson from RIDEM/ISDS,,, Sarah Porter from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, Mark Halavik, Andrew Milliken and Charles Hebert from the Fish and Wildlife Service,, and John Catena from the NOAA Restoration Center; the nonprofit groups: Julia Sharpe, Melissa Hughes and Dr. Jon Boothroyd from the Narrow River Preservation Association, Linda Steere from the Narrow River Land Trust, Linda Green and Elizabeth Herron from URI Watershed Watch, Eugenia Marks from The Audubon Society,, and Allison Walsh from Save the Bay; and Dave Monk from the Salt Ponds Coalition, the North Kingstown Conservation Commission and Town Council, for their extensive interest and input; Mr. Joe Frisella from the Rhode Island Builder’s Association; and the concerned residents who attended the many public meetings. To all of you who gave of your time and effort in this revision, and in the initial formidable task of writing this plan in the first place, the Narrow River and the CRMC staff thank you. DEDICATION This plan is dedicated to the memory of John “Skinny” Sposato. His work and love of the coastal environment continue
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