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Item The Development of a Dam Safety Program(Institute for Public Administration, Water Resources Agency, 2003-04) Kauffman, Gerald J.; Bradley, NigelIn 1996, the President signed Public Law 104-303 that established a National Dam Safety Program Act. The law authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide funding and technical assistance to states willing to "work toward" developing a Statewide Dam Safety Program. The purpose of the National Dam Safety Program is to reduce the risk of loss of life, economic loss, and property destruction that could result from dam emergencies.Item Economic Value of the Barnegat Bay Watershed(2012-11-21) Kauffman, Gerald J.; Cruz-Ortiz, CatherineThis report summarizes the economic value of water, natural resources, and ecosystems in the Barnegat Bay watershed in Ocean County and Monmouth County, N.J., estimated as: 1. Economic activity including market and non-market value of water quality, water supply, fish/wildlife, recreation, agriculture, forests, and public parks benefits. 2. Ecosystem goods and services (natural capital) value provided by habitat such as wetlands, beaches, open water, forests, and farms. 3. Jobs and wages directly and indirectly associated with the Barnegat Bay watershed. These estimates demonstrate that the Barnegat Bay watershed provides significant economic benefits to the regional economy and are worthy of investment to keep them healthy and productive. Value-transfer techniques were applied by selecting data from published literature and applying them to the Barnegat Bay watershed using ecological economics techniques.Item Economic Value of the Delaware Estuary Watershed - Comprehensive Report(2011-06-29) Kauffman, Gerald J.What do Boeing, Sunoco, Campbell’s Soup, DuPont, Wawa, Starbucks, Iron Hill Brewery, the Philadelphia Eagles, Salem Nuclear Power Plant, and the United States Navy have in common? They all depend on the waters of the Delaware Estuary to sustain their business. The natural resources of the Delaware Estuary watershed provide tremendous economic value to our region. This report examines that value in three distinct ways: • Economic value directly related to the Delaware Estuary’s water resources and habitats. Using economic activity as a measure of value, the Delaware Estuary contributes over $10 billion in annual economic activity from recreation, water quality and supply, hunting and fishing, forests, agriculture and parks. • Value of the goods and services provided by the Delaware Estuary’s ecosystems. Using ecosystem goods and services as a measure of value, the ecosystems of the Delaware Estuary provide $12 billion annually in goods and services in 2010 dollars, with a net present value of $392 billion calculated over a 100-year period. • Employment related to the Delaware Estuary’s water resources and habitats. Using employment as a measure of value, the Delaware Estuary directly and indirectly supports over 500,000 jobs with over $10 billion in wages annually. This does not include the thousands or even millions of jobs in companies and industries that rely on waters of the Delaware Estuary for their industrial and commercial processes.Item Economic Value of the Maryland Coastal Bays Watershed(Water Resources Center, 2018-05-23) Kauffman, Gerald J.; Young, Jillian; Martin, Jordan; Homsey, Andrew R.The water, natural resources, and ecosystems in the Maryland Coastal Bays watershed contribute an economic value of $1 to $3 billion annually to the regional Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia economy. This report examines that economic value in three different ways: 1. Economic value directly related to the Maryland Coastal Bays watershed water resources and habitats. The Maryland Coastal Bays watershed contributes over $1.2 billion in annual economic activity from water quality, water supply, fish/wildlife, recreation, agriculture, forests, and public parks benefits. By state, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia contribute $200 million, $700 million, and $300 million, respectively, to the Coastal Bays watershed annual economy. 2. Value of goods and services provided by the Maryland Coastal Bays watershed ecosystems. Using natural capital as a measure of value, habitats in the Maryland Coastal Bays watershed provide $3 billion annually in ecosystem goods and services in 2017 dollars, with a net present value (NPV) of $97 billion calculated over a 100-year period. By state, the ecosystem services value of the watershed is $248 million in Sussex County, Delaware; $1.9 billion in Worcester County, Maryland; and $807 million in Accomack County, Virginia. 3. Employment related to the Maryland Coastal Bays watershed resources and habitats. Using employment as a measure of value, natural resources within the Maryland Coastal Bays watershed directly and indirectly supports over 50,000 jobs with over $1.5 billion in annual wages. The purpose of these estimates is to demonstrate that the Maryland Coastal Bays watershed provides real and significant economic benefits to the regional economy in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia and are worthy of investment to keep these natural resources healthy and productive. Estimates were made by taking values from existing literature and studies and applying them to the Maryland Coastal Bays watershed using ecological economics and benefits-transfer techniques described in this report. Values are converted to 2017 dollars based on the change in the Northeast Region Consumer Price Index except where noted.Item Final Report: Governor's Water Supply Task Force(Institute for Public Administration, 1999-12) Kauffman, Gerald J.; Wollaston, Martin; Talley, John; Lovell, Stewart; Headd, MarkItem Phase III Report: Christina Basin Water Quality Management Strategy(Institute for Public Administration, Water Resources Agency, 1999-08-05) Kauffman, Gerald J.; Greig, Dan; Bowers, JanetThis report summarizes the Phase III work of the Christina Basin Water Quality Management Committee during 1998. The Phase I and II Report published in May 1998 summarizes the work of the Christina Basin Water Quality Management Strategy during the years 1994 through 1997.Item Proceedings of Drought.02: A Debate and Panel Discussion Concerning Water Supply Policy in Delaware(Institute for Public Administration, 2003-01) Wozniak, Sara; Kauffman, Gerald J.Item Report to the Governor and the State Legislature regarding the progress of the: Delaware Water Supply Coordinating Council(Institute for Public Administration, 2000-05-31) Kauffman, Gerald J.; Wollaston, Martin; Talley, John; Lovell, StewartItem Restoration of Shad and Anadromous Fish to the White Clay Creek National Wild and Scenic River: A Feasibility Report(2010-12-22) Corrozi Narvaez, Martha; Kauffman, Gerald J.; Lonsdorf, Robert; Nelson, Maureen H.S.The long-term goal of the White Clay Creek watershed project is to restore shad and migratoryfish passage and habitat, increase spawning areas, and benefit the resident fish in the 107-sq.-mi. watershed. To achieve this, WRA conducted a feasibility study for restoring fish passage to the federally designated National Wild and Scenic White Clay Creek. This project is funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and is one of 17 projects being undertaken by a number of regional organizations that are striving to improve the environment of the Delaware Estuary— the tidal portion of the Delaware River.Item Second report to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding the progress of the: Water Supply Coordinating Council(2001-03-01) Kauffman, Gerald J.; Wollaston, Martin; Talley, John; Lovell, StewartItem Water Supply: The History of Newark's Life Source(2009-08-19T18:06:04Z) Kauffman, Gerald J.Access to water supplies was important to the city’s forefathers. Newark was founded before the American Revolution as a crossroads village due to its fortuitous location at the head of navigation between the banks of the White Clay and Christina Creeks. The rolling Piedmont creeks in and around Newark provided accessible hydropower for dozens of mills and industries during the 18th and 19th centuries. As the city’s thirsty population quadrupled during the second half of the 20th century, new wells were drilled in Coastal Plain aquifers, and the long search for a new reservoir was underway. With the completion of the Newark Reservoir in 2006, the first major reservoir built in Delaware since the Great Depression, Newark’s is the only water system in the First State that has the flexibility to provide drinking water from groundwater and surfacewater sources.