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buzzards bay national estuary program established in 1985 as the buzzards bay project our mission is to protect and restore water quality and living resources in buzzards bay and its watershed through the implementation of the buzzards bay comprehensive conservation and management plan menu skip to content home our program contact us staff profiles directions to our office nep funding nep support to disadvantaged communities nutrient and pathogen impaired waters in buzzards bay past nep grants and selected contracts awarded 2004 municipal grants and coastal web announcement 2005 fall municipal grants 2006 fall municipal grants 2007 spring municipal grants 2008 fall municipal grants 2008 spring municipal grants 2009 municipal grants 2010 municipal grants 2011 municipal grants 2012 municipal grants 2013 municipal grants 2014 snep wq grants 2015 snep wq grants 2015 spring municipal grants 2015 summer municipal grants 2016 spring municipal grants 2017 municipal and snep grant awards other 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meeting and conflict of interest right to know information technical watershed definition and study area bay status trends shellfish catch trends state of the bay tracking town actions topics calculating geometric means with online calculator dredging commuter rail human health issues seafood safety red tide and psp fish consumption advisories contaminated seafood mosquito control rabies solutions nep climate vulnerability assessment 2022 climate change vulnerability assessment state of the bay 2013 update to the buzzards bay ccmp chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 1991 ccmp 2025 update to the buzzards bay ccmp buzzards bay national estuary program established in 1985 as the buzzards bay project our mission is to protect and restore water quality and living resources in buzzards bay and its watershed through the implementation of the buzzards bay comprehensive conservation and management plan plans for action salt marsh tidal creek in westport near cockeast pond photo by molly weiner buzzards bay nep seeks director the buzzards bay national estuary program nep housed within the massachusetts office of coastal zone management is a federally funded science based partnership dedicated to protecting and restoring the water quality and ecological health of buzzards bay and its watershed working collaboratively with municipalities nonprofit organizations academic institutions and state and federal partners nep provides funding technical assistance and strategic leadership to advance water quality improvement habitat restoration and coastal resilience initiatives throughout the region the nep seeks a self directed goal oriented and strategically minded director who can continue the nep s growth this position will be located at the nep offices at 81b county road suite e mattapoisett ma job description director buzzards bay national estuary program bbnep 2600049d plans for action this is an information resource website in support of the efforts to implement the buzzards bay comprehensive conservation and management plan and the buzzards bay national estuary program nep the buzzards bay nep management conference is composed of federal and state agencies a regional planning agency and two non profits the buzzards bay nep is an advisory and planning unit of the massachusetts office of coastal zone management we receive funding from and are part of the u s environmental protection agency s national estuary program we exist to promote implementation of the buzzards bay comprehensive conservation and management plan by municipalities and other stakeholders our principal customers are the municipal boards of health conservation commissions planning boards boards of selectman public works departments citizens and environmental nonprofits in our watershed our work is non regulatory and science based we support municipalities through grants and technical assistance including project development stormwater remediation design plan review permitting assistance technical evaluations planning gis support and environmental analyses this technical resource site features information data reports and links about the water quality and natural resources of buzzards bay and its surrounding watershed and the actions needed to protect and restore them just tunnel down into one of our many topic areas buzzards bay and its surrounding watershed we also host several other special sub domain sites that may interest you including climate buzzardsbay org our website predicting changes in storm impacts flood zones and salt marsh migration with sea level rise stormwater buzzardsbay org our website of in support of the stormwater collaborative includes maps of all stormwater discharges in buzzards bay stormwater collaborative interactive map stormwater collaborative interactive map stormwater collaborative interactive map search search for subpages topics buzzards bay stormwater collaborative interactive maps enjoy the bay government living resources our program plans for action pollution solutions technical recent posts time for me to say goodbye and thank you draft buzzards bay ccmp 2025 update posted nep awards 138 000 in grants to protect habitat and water quality popular pages home weather sea conditions storm hurricane information nep funding contact us links website index calculating geometric means with online calculator partner links buzzards bay action committee save buzzards bay recent posts time for me to say goodbye and thank you draft buzzards bay ccmp 2025 update posted nep awards 138 000 in grants to protect habitat and water quality popular pages home nep funding weather sea conditions storm hurricane information contact us links website index calculating geometric means with online calculator partner site buzzards bay action committee partner site buzzards bay coalition this website was started in 1997 to support the implementation of the buzzards bay comprehensive conservation and management plan the views or information contained here do not necessarily reflect the views of the commonwealth of massachusetts or the us epa text by dr joe costa and buzzards bay nep staff buzzards bay national estuary program 81 b county rd suite e mattapoisett ma 02739 1686 774 377 6009 contact us website disclaimer privacy policy web accessibility powered by govpress