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Alternative Title:
NOAA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ; Coral Bay Watershed Management Project ; Calabash Boom drainage improvements ;
Personal Author:
Reed, Patricia ;
Corporate Authors:
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.) ; Virgin Islands Resource Conservation & Development Council ; Coral Bay Community Council ;
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.) ; Virgin Islands Resource Conservation & Development Council ; Coral Bay Community Council ; Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) ;
Description:
"The Calabash Boom Drainage Basin contains two main ghuts that drain an uphill residential area with a steep, primarily unpaved road. Road grading modifications shifted some of the stormwater runoff to an adjacent ghut resulting in greater stormwater flows in this ghut. Additionally, construction of a housing complex in the Calabash Boom alluvial plain reduced its ability to clean sediment and infiltrate ghut flows from the surrounding hills. These actions plus erosion from the unpaved road increased sediment loads to Johnson Bay beginning in 2006, threatening coral reef habitat (Photos 1-3). The goal of this project is to stabilize an unpaved road and construct additional sediment and erosion control best management practices (BMPs); thereby, reducing sediment entering Johnson Bay"--Executive summary.
Keywords:
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Coral Reef Conservation
Coral Reefs And Islands
Effect Of Human Beings On
Effect Of Water Pollution On
Environmental Aspects
Management
Marine Habitats
Sewage
Storm Sewers
Watersheds

Document Type:
Professional Paper ;
Place as Subject:
United States Virgin Islands ; Saint John ;
United States Virgin Islands ; Saint John ; Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
Compliance:
Library
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urn:sha256:28924c14aac561ad9d897ac196e807495e61f8972b70df77de6270ee0fb5f02e
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