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ADOPTED DOC ID: 10039
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2014-695 WAS
ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON
AUGUST 12,2014:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs
Supervisor Scott A. Russell to execute the Agreement between the Town of Southold and
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County in connection with conducting a Coliform
Enumeration and DNA Source Tracking for West Creek and New Suffolk waterfront,to further
support the ongoing efforts by the Town's Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, at a cost not
to exceed $5,616.54,plus out-of-pocket expenses for postage,photocopying, etc., subject to the
approval of the Town Attorney.
Elizabeth A.Neville
Southold Town Clerk
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice
SECONDER:William P. Ruland, Councilman
AYES: Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Evans, Russell
ABSENT: Robert Ghosio
ORIGINAL
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into thiseday of Ocloi , 2014 by and between
Town of Southold (hereinafter referred to as "Town"), a municipal corporation organized and
existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of New York(mailing address: c/o Elizabeth
A. Neville, Southold Town Clerk, Town Hall, P.O. Box 1179, Southold,New York 11971-
0959), party of the first part, and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (hereinafter
referred to as "Contractor"), with an address at 423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100, Riverhead,New
York 11901-3071, party of the second part.
WITNESSETH: That the Town and Contractor, for the consideration named hereby, agree as
follows:
1. PURPOSE.
The Town hereby retains Contractor, on the terms and conditions set forth hereinafter, for the
purpose of conducting Coliform Enumeration and DNA Bacterial Source Tracking for West
Creek and New Suffolk to further support the ongoing efforts by the Town of Southold's Local
Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP).
2. SPECIFIC SERVICES.
Within 24 months after the execution of this Agreement, Contractor shall prepare and deliver to
the Town for use by the Town a report titled"Coliform Enumeration and DNA Source Tracking
for"West Creek and New Suffolk". The specific scope of work and information to be included
in these plans is attached as Exhibit 1 dated June 23, 2014.
In consultation with designated officials/employees of the Town, and following the submittal to
the Contractor by the Town of one round of compiled comments from all parties, Contractor
shall draft and deliver to the Town requested revisions to the report titled"Coliform Enumeration
and DNA Source Tracking for West Creek and New Suffolk".
The Contractor must ensure that all materials printed, constructed, and/or produced acknowledge
the contributions of the County of Suffolk Capital Fund herein referred to as the "Department"to
the Project.
The Contractor must submit to the Town all required products. The Contractor shall submit:
• Draft products: two paper copies of each product.
• Final products: two paper copies of each product. In addition, all final products
(including reports, designs, maps, drawings, and plans) must be submitted as an
electronic copy (in Adobeg Acrobat(V Portable Document Format - PDF), created using
300 dpi scanning resolution, and be submitted on a labeled CD-R type CD. The CD must
be labeled with the Contractor name, contract#, and project title.
3. TIME AND ATTENDANCE: COOPERATION BY THE TOWN.
Contractor shall perform the services described herein and attached hereto in as expeditious a
manner as is reasonably possible and with due consideration of the time requirements of the
Town and goals established in Exhibit 1. A copy of this Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit
1. The Town recognizes that the timing of the performance of Contractor's services may be
affected by previous commitments to other clients (including the delivery of promised services
and work product and previously scheduled meetings), and situations normally and traditionally
deemed to be matters influenced by the weather, strikes, or power outages.
The Town agrees to cooperate with Contractor, as needed, and to provide Contractor with copies
of any records, documents and other information needed for performance of this Agreement on a
timely basis. The Town further agrees to provide Contractor with access to appropriate officials
and/or employees of the Town, as may be needed in the performance of the Agreement.
Moreover, both parties understand and agree that mutual accountability and responsiveness is
critical to the successful completion of the Project, and therefore both shall always use their best
faith efforts to be accountable and promptly responsive to each other.
4. COMPENSATION.
In payment for the services to be performed hereunder by Contractor, the Town shall make
payments to Contractor as follows:
(a) For the services to be performed by Contractor pursuant to paragraph 2 hereof,
the Town shall pay Contractor the sum of$5,601.56 dollars. Payments shall be made quarterly.
Contractor shall send the Town a signed voucher for such compensation.
The Town shall process any vouchers received from Contractor as expeditiously as possible.
In the event that the Town disputes or objects to any portion of any voucher submitted by
Contractor pursuant to this paragraph, the Town shall, within 30 days of the receipt of such
voucher, notify Contractor in writing of such dispute or objection. Contractor
acknowledges that Contractor is familiar with the requirements of Section 118 of the Town Law
regarding processing of payment vouchers.
5. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSE.
The Town shall reimburse Contractor for Contractor's actual out-of-pocket expenses for the
following items only: (a) mileage at the Internal Revenue Service mileage rate in effect at the
time the cost is incurred (56.5 cents per mile on the date of this Agreement), (b)postage, (c)
photocopying expenses at a cost not to exceed [$.15] per copy, (d) expedited or overnight
delivery service charges, (e) long-distance telephone charges, and (f) any other reasonably
necessary expenses directly related and attributable to the fulfillment of this engagement.
Contractor's requests for expense reimbursement shall be subject to the voucher auditing and
approval requirements set forth in paragraph 4 hereof.
6. TERM OF AGREEMENT: TERMINATION.
In the event that Contractor refuses or fails to provide the services required hereunder with
due diligence, or fails to make prompt payment to persons supplying labor for Contractor's
services hereunder, or refuses or fails to comply with applicable statutes, laws or ordinances, or
is guilty of a substantial violation of any provision of this Agreement, the Town shall send
Contractor written notice that Contractor has 20 days to cure said default; and if, at the end of
said 20-day period, Contractor has not cured said default,the Town may then terminate this
Agreement upon written notice to the Contractor.
7. SKILLS OF CONTRACTOR: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Contractor represents that Contractor has the requisite skills and experience to perform the
services hereunder.
8. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS OF CONTRACTOR.
Contractor and the Town agree that in the performance of Contractor's services hereunder,
Contractor is an independent Contractor and shall not be deemed to be an employee or agent of
the Town for any purpose whatsoever.
9. PROHIBITION AGAINST ASSIGNMENT.
Contractor is hereby prohibited from assigning,transferring, conveying, subletting or otherwise
disposing of this Agreement or its right,title or interest in this Agreement.
10. COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTES.
Contractor agrees that Contractor will comply with all statutes, ordinances, local laws, codes,
rules and regulations which are or may be applicable to Contractor's services, activities and
duties set forth in this Agreement.
11. NOTICES.
Any and all notices and payments required hereunder shall be addressed as follows, or to such
other address as may hereafter be designated in writing by either party hereto:
To Town: Elizabeth A. Neville, RMC, CMC
Southold Town Clerk
P.O. Box 1179
Southold,NY 11971-0959
To Contractor: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100
Riverhead, NY 11901-3071
12. APPLICABLE LAW.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York.
13. COMPLETE AGREEMENT, MODIFICATION.
This Agreement constitutes the complete understanding of the parties. No modification of any
provisions thereof shall be valid unless in writing and signed by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and year
first above written.
Town of Southold
By:
Scott . Rusself, Supervisor
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk
County(Tax ID# 11-6081424)
By
Vito A. Minei, Executive Director
EXHIBIT 1
West Creek and New Suffolk
Coliform Enumeration and DNA Bacterial Source Tracking
Submitted by:
Scott Curatolo-Wagemann
Marine Program
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100
Riverhead,NY 11901
Prepared for the Town of Southold
June 23, 2014
BACKGROUND
As part of Cutchogue Harbor,the areas of West Creek and New Suffolk waterfront are of significant
ecological and economic value since they support wildlife, shellfishing, swimming, boating and finfishing.
Unfortunately,the water quality in these areas has been impacted by pollutants such as coliform
bacteria. Due to their ecological value these areas have been included in the Town of Southold Local
Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP).
An effective way to assess the impact of coliform bacteria is through a water quality monitoring
program. Multiple monitoring stations are established in each creek and periodically sampled, and the
concentration of coliforms is determined through standard enumeration techniques. These studies are
effective at demonstrating the extent of the coliform pollutant problem, but they are not able to identify
the source of the pollutants. It has been determined, however,that there are detectable differences in
DNA for coliforms which originate from different hosts. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
(CCE) has created a fecal coliform DNA library which is specific to Long Island. By running coliform
samples through the library, it can be determined if the sample likely originated from humans or other
potential sources such as birds, domestic animals,or other wildlife. In some cases, even the host
species(e.g. Canada Goose) can be identified. Once the potential source of the coliforms is identified, it
makes the task of managing the source of pathogens significantly easier.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (CCE) is in a unique position to immediately assist the
Town of Southold in conducting a Coliform Enumeration and DNA Source Tracking Study for these 2
areas, partly based on the prior year's study of these areas conducted by CCE. Preliminary findings from
the 2013 study indicate that further testing of these areas could be beneficial to determining the
sources of bacterial load to the area. CCE's Marine Program has an established record of expertise in
water quality studies, and has conducted similar studies in a number of previous efforts. With respect
to DNA source tracking, CCE is the only group employing this technology in New York State, providing a
unique opportunity for local bacterial source tracking. Examples of related studies include:
Goldsmith Inlet.Town of Southold-Conducted in 2012, CCE collected water samples from
stations in Goldsmith Inlet.Samples were tested for both coliform enumeration and in some
instances DNA source tracking.
Cutchogue Harbor.Town of Southold-Conducted in 2013, CCE tested water samples from
stations within designated creeks within Cutchogue Harbor.Samples were tested for both
coliform enumeration and in some instances DNA source tracking.
Town of Huntington Coliform Loading—Conducted in 2009-2010, CCE monitored over 50
outfalls in Huntington, Cold Spring, Centerport and Northport Harbors. Outfalls we're
monitored during Spring, Summer and Fall for the purpose of determining which outfalls
contributed the greatest loading of coliforms. Samples collected from outfalls with particularly
high concentrations of coliforms we're run through the DNA source library to determine the
probable source of the coliforms.
Lake Ronkonkoma-Conducted in 2005, CCE monitored 3 stations on the Town of Brookhaven
side of Lake Ronkonkoma during dry and during storm events. Monitoring included both
coliform enumeration and DNA source tracking.
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)—CCE has assisted municipalities in monitoring
outfalls as part of their stormwater management efforts. Monitoring has included both coliform
enumeration and in some cases DNA source tracking. In the previous 4 years, CCE has assisted
the following municipalities: Suffolk County,Town of Huntington,Town of Brookhaven,Town of
Islip,and the Village of Northport.
Lake Montauk Coliform Loading—Conducted in 2009-2011, CCE has monitored all major
stormwater inputs to determine the greatest source of coliform loading. This includes 24 hour
monitoring at select sites in order to assess the impact of a storm event.
SCOPE OF WORK
Task 1—Educational Outreach. Provide educational outreach regarding stormwater and water quality to
the Town of Southold. DNA testing will educate the Town with respect to what the source of pathogen
pollution is therefore allowing them to properly focus future remediation and/or management efforts
Task 2- Establish Monitoring Stations. Assist Shellfish Advisory Committee with developing a sampling
protocol for the 2 areas (West Creek, New Suffolk waterfront).
Task 3-Conduct Coliform Enumeration. As part of the study, samples collected will be enumerated for
coliform bacteria. Sampling will concentrate on wet weather conditions as well as times of high
recreational activity.
Task 4-Conduct DNA source tracking. Samples will be cultivated and grown,verified as E. coli bacteria
and then subsequently run through the Cornell bacteria source library. 8 samples will be run through
the DNA library.
Task 5- Data Analysis/Report:Analyze all enumeration and DNA source tracking data to help identify
extent and source of coliform inputs. Draft a summary report detailing the study findings.
TIMELINE
The anticipated start date is Summer of 2014. This is conditional, however, on the successful execution
of a contract between CCE and the Town of Southold. Once a contract is in place,the project will
commence as soon as possible.The duration of the sampling is also conditional on the presence and
suitable concentration of bacteria.The sampling may take as long as it takes to get up to 8 viable
samples, but not past September, 2014. DNA analysis and report writing will take an additional 3
months after final sample is collected and determined to be E. coli.
BUDGET
The project will not exceed an amount of$5,601.56.A proposed budget breakdown is provided at the
end of the proposal. CCE will bill the Town of Southold quarterly for expenses incurred in the respective
invoice period. Payment is due within 30 days from receipt of invoice.
DNA Testing West Creek and New Suffolk-Town of Southold and SAC -
Proposed Budget
Personnel
Personnel $275.00
Workers Compensation $2.17
Unemployment Insurance $13.75
Equipment
DNA $560/sample for 8 samples $4,480.00
Travel
Vehicle Mileage $100.00
Subtotal: $4,870.92
Administrative Assistance(15%) $730.64
Total: $5,601.56
K RESOLUTION 2014-695
+ � ADOPTED DOC ID: 10039
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2014-695 WAS
ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON
AUGUST 12, 2014:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs
Supervisor Scott A. Russell to execute the Agreement between the Town of Southold and
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County in connection with conducting a Coliform
Enumeration and DNA Source Tracking for West Creek and New Suffolk waterfront, to further
support the ongoing efforts by the Town's Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, at a cost not
to exceed $5,616.54,plus out-of-pocket expenses for postage,photocopying, etc., subject to the
approval of the Town Attorney.
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7,nmo�&
Elizabeth A.Neville
Southold Town.Clerk
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice
SECONDER:William P. Ruland, Councilman
AYES: Dinizio Jr,Ruland,Doherty, Evans, Russell
ABSENT: Robert Ghosio
Cornell University Strengthening Families & Communities
®®
Protecting &Enhancing the Environment
Cooperative Extension Fostering Economic Development
of Suffolk County Promoting Sustainable Agriculture
RECEIVED
SEP 2 3 2014
Southold Town Clerk
September 22, 2014
Elizabeth A. Neville, RMC,CMC
Southold Town Clerk
Town of Southold
PO Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971-0959
Re.: Coliform Enumeration and DNA Bacterial Source Tracking for West Creek and New Suffolk
Dear Ms. Neville:
Enclosed please find two signed contracts for the above-mentioned project. Please forward one fully
executed contract to my attention.
Should you require any further documentation, please feel free to contact me at 631-727-7850.
Sincerely,
G
Laura Reiser
Grants Assistant
423 Griffing Avenue,Suite 100 • Riverhead,New York 11901-3071 • 631.727.7850 • www.ccesuffolk.org
Cornell Cooperative Extension in Suffolk County provides equal progrant and employment opportunities.
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this—day of 2014 by and between
Town of Southold (hereinafter referred to as "Town"), a municipal corporation organized and
existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of New York(mailing address: c/o Elizabeth
A. Neville, Southold Town Clerk, Town Hall, P.O. Box 1179, Southold,New York 11971-
0959),party of the first part, and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (hereinafter
referred to as "Contractor"), with an address at 423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100, Riverhead,New
York 11901-3071,party of the second part.
WITNESSETH: That the Town and Contractor, for the consideration named hereby, agree as
follows:
1. PURPOSE.
The Town hereby retains Contractor, on the terms and conditions set forth hereinafter, for the
purpose of conducting Coliform.Enumeration and DNA Bacterial Source Tracking for West
Creek and New Suffolk to further support the ongoing efforts by the Town of Southold's Local
Waterfront Revitalization Program(LWRP).
2. SPECIFIC SERVICES.
Within 24 months after the execution of this Agreement, Contractor shall prepare and deliver to
the Town for use by the Town a report titled"Coliform Enumeration and DNA Source Tracking
for"West Creek and New Suffolk". The specific scope of work and information to be included
in these plans is attached as Exhibit 1 dated June 23, 2014.
In consultation with designated officials/employees of the Town, and following the submittal to
the Contractor by the Town of one round of compiled comments from all parties, Contractor
shall draft and deliver to the Town requested revisions to the report titled"Coliform Enumeration
and DNA Source Tracking for West Creek and New Suffolk".
The Contractor must ensure that all materials printed, constructed, and/or produced acknowledge
the contributions of the County of Suffolk Capital Fund herein referred to as the "Department"to
the Project.
The Contractor must submit to the Town all required products. The Contractor shall submit:
• Draft products: two paper copies of each product.
• Final products: two paper copies of each product. In addition, all final products
(including reports, designs, maps, drawings, and plans)must be submitted as an
electronic copy (in Adobe(&Acrobat®Portable Document Format - PDF), created using
300 dpi scanning resolution, and be submitted on a labeled CD-R type CD. The CD must
be labeled with the Contractor name, contract#, and project title.
3. TIME AND ATTENDANCE. COOPERATION BY THE TOWN.
Contractor shall perform the services described herein and attached hereto in as expeditious a
manner as is reasonably possible and with due consideration of the time requirements of the
Town and goals established in Exhibit 1. A copy of this Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit
1. The Town recognizes that the timing of the performance of Contractor's services may be
affected by previous commitments to other clients (including the delivery of promised services
and work product and previously scheduled meetings), and situations normally and traditionally
deemed to be matters influenced by the weather, strikes, or power outages.
The Town agrees to cooperate with Contractor, as needed, and to provide Contractor with copies
of any records, documents and other information needed for performance of this Agreement on a
timely basis. The Town further agrees to provide Contractor with access to appropriate officials
and/or employees of the Town, as may be needed in the performance of the Agreement.
Moreover, both parties understand and agree that mutual accountability and responsiveness is
critical to the successful completion of the Project, and therefore both shall always use their best
faith efforts to be accountable and promptly responsive to each other.
4. COMPENSATION.
In payment for the services to be performed hereunder by Contractor, the Town shall make
payments to Contractor as follows:
(a) For the services to be performed by Contractor pursuant to paragraph 2 hereof,
the Town shall pay Contractor the sum of$5,601.56 dollars. Payments shall be made quarterly.
Contractor shall send the Town a signed voucher for such compensation.
The Town shall process any vouchers received from Contractor as expeditiously as possible.
In the event that the Town disputes or objects to any portion of any voucher submitted by
Contractor pursuant to this paragraph, the Town shall, within 30 days of the receipt of such
voucher, notify Contractor in writing of such dispute or objection. Contractor
acknowledges that Contractor is familiar with the requirements of Section 118 of the Town Law
regarding processing of payment vouchers.
5. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSE.
The Town shall reimburse Contractor for Contractor's actual out-of-pocket expenses for the
following items only: (a) mileage at the Internal Revenue Service mileage rate in effect at the
time the cost is incurred (56.5 cents per mile on the date of this Agreement), (b)postage, (c)
photocopying expenses at a cost not to exceed [$.15] per copy, (d) expedited or overnight
delivery service charges, (e) long-distance telephone charges, and (f) any other reasonably
necessary expenses directly related and attributable to the fulfillment of this engagement.
Contractor's requests for expense reimbursement shall be subject to the voucher auditing and
approval requirements set forth in paragraph 4 hereof.
6. TERM OF AGREEMENT; TERMINATION.
In the event that Contractor refuses or fails to provide the services required hereunder with
due diligence, or fails to make prompt payment to persons supplying labor for Contractor's
services hereunder, or refuses or fails to comply with applicable statutes, laws or ordinances, or
is guilty of a substantial violation of any provision of this Agreement, the Town shall send
Contractor written notice that Contractor has 20 days to cure said default; and if, at the end of
said 20-day period, Contractor has not cured said default,the Town may then terminate this
Agreement upon written notice to the Contractor.
7. SKILLS OF CONTRACTOR: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Contractor represents that Contractor has the requisite skills and experience to perform the
services hereunder.
8. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS OF CONTRACTOR.
Contractor and the Town agree that in the performance of Contractor's services hereunder,
Contractor is an independent Contractor and shall not be deemed to be an employee or agent of
the Town for any purpose whatsoever.
9. PROHIBITION AGAINST ASSIGNMENT.
Contractor is hereby prohibited from assigning,transferring, conveying, subletting or otherwise
disposing of this Agreement or its right,title or interest in this Agreement.
10. COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTES.
Contractor agrees that Contractor will comply with all statutes, ordinances, local laws, codes,
rules and regulations which are or may be applicable to Contractor's services, activities and
duties set forth in this Agreement.
11. NOTICES.
Any and all notices and payments required hereunder shall be addressed as follows, or to such
other address as may hereafter be designated in writing by either party hereto:
To Town: Elizabeth A. Neville, RMC, CMC
Southold Town Clerk
P.O. Box 1179
Southold,NY 11971-0959
To Contractor: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100
Riverhead,NY 11901-3071
12. APPLICABLE LAW.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York.
13. COMPLETE AGREEMENT. MODIFICATION,.
This Agreement constitutes the complete understanding of the parties. No modification of any
provisions thereof shall be valid unless in writing and signed by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and year
first above written.
Town of Southold
By:
Scott A. Russell, Supervisor
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk
County (T ID# 11-6081424)
t
By.
Vito A. Minei, Executive Director
EXHIBIT 1
West Creek and New Suffolk
Coliform Enumeration and DNA Bacterial Source Tracking
Submitted by:
Scott Curatolo-Wagemann
Marine Program
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100
Riverhead,NY 11901
Prepared for the Town of Southold
June 23, 2014
BACKGROUND
As part of Cutchogue Harbor, the areas of West Creek and New Suffolk waterfront are of significant
ecological and economic value since they support wildlife, shellfishing, swimming, boating and finfishing.
Unfortunately,the water quality in these areas has been impacted by pollutants such as coliform
bacteria. Due to their ecological value these areas have been included in the Town of Southold Local
Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP).
An effective way to assess the impact of coliform bacteria is through a water quality monitoring
program. Multiple monitoring stations are established in each creek and periodically sampled,and the
concentration of coliforms is determined through standard enumeration techniques. These studies are
effective at demonstrating the extent of the coliform pollutant problem, but they are not able to identify
the source of the pollutants. It has been determined, however,that there are detectable differences in
DNA for coliforms which originate from different hosts. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
(CCE) has created a fecal coliform DNA library which is specific to Long Island. By running coliform
samples through the library, it can be determined if the sample likely originated from humans or other
potential sources such as birds, domestic animals,or other wildlife. In some cases, even the host
species(e.g.Canada Goose) can be identified. Once the potential source of the coliforms is identified, it
makes the task of managing the source of pathogens significantly easier.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County(CCE) is in a unique position to immediately assist the
Town of Southold in conducting a Coliform Enumeration and DNA Source Tracking Study for these 2
areas, partly based on the prior year's study of these areas conducted by CCE. Preliminary findings from
the 2013 study indicate that further testing of these areas could be beneficial to determining the
sources of bacterial load to the area. CCE's Marine Program has an established record of expertise in
water quality studies, and has conducted similar studies in a number of previous efforts. With respect
to DNA source tracking, CCE is the only group employing this technology in New York State, providing a
unique opportunity for local bacterial source tracking. Examples of related studies include:
Goldsmith Inlet.Town of Southold-Conducted in 2012, CCE collected water samples from
stations in Goldsmith Inlet.Samples were tested for both coliform enumeration and in some
instances DNA source tracking.
Cutchogue Harbor.Town of Southold-Conducted in 2013,CCE tested water samples from
stations within designated creeks within Cutchogue Harbor. Samples were tested for both
coliform enumeration and in some instances DNA source tracking.
Town of Huntington Coliform Loading—Conducted in 2009-2010,CCE monitored over 50
outfalls in Huntington, Cold Spring, Centerport and Northport Harbors. Outfalls we're
monitored during Spring, Summer and Fall for the purpose of determining which outfalls
contributed the greatest loading of coliforms. Samples collected from outfalls with particularly
high concentrations of coliforms we're run through the DNA source library to determine the
probable source of the coliforms.
Lake Ronkonkoma-Conducted in 2005,CCE monitored 3 stations on the Town of Brookhaven
side of Lake Ronkonkoma during dry and during storm events. Monitoring included both
coliform enumeration and DNA source tracking.
Illicit Discharee Detection and Elimination (IDDE)—CCE has assisted municipalities in monitoring
outfalls as part of their stormwater management efforts. Monitoring has included both coliform
enumeration and in some cases DNA source tracking. In the previous 4 years, CCE has assisted
the following municipalities: Suffolk County,Town of Huntington,Town of Brookhaven,Town of
Islip,and the Village of Northport.
Lake Montauk Coliform Loading—Conducted in 2009-2011,CCE has monitored all major
stormwater inputs to determine the greatest source of coliform loading. This includes 24 hour
monitoring at select sites in order to assess the impact of a storm event.
SCOPE OF WORK
Task 1—Educational Outreach. Provide educational outreach regarding stormwater and water quality to
the Town of Southold. DNA testing will educate the Town with respect to what the source of pathogen
pollution is therefore allowing them to properly focus future remediation and/or management efforts
Task 2- Establish Monitorine Stations. Assist Shellfish Advisory Committee with developing a sampling
protocol for the 2 areas (West Creek, New Suffolk waterfront).
Task 3-Conduct Coliform Enumeration. As part of the study,samples collected will be enumerated for
coliform bacteria. Sampling will concentrate on wet weather conditions as well as times of high
recreational activity.
Task 4-Conduct DNA source tracking. Samples will be cultivated and grown,verified as E. coli bacteria
and then subsequently run through the Cornell bacteria source library. 8 samples will be run through
the DNA library.
Task 5-Data Analvsis/Report:Analyze all enumeration and DNA source tracking data to help identify
extent and source of coliform inputs. Draft a summary report detailing the study findings.
TIMELINE
The anticipated start date is Summer of 2014. This is conditional, however, on the successful execution
of a contract between CCE and the Town of Southold. Once a contract is in place,the project will
commence as soon as possible.The duration of the sampling is also conditional on the presence and
suitable concentration of bacteria.The sampling may take as long as it takes to get up to 8 viable
samples, but not past September, 2014. DNA analysis and report writing will take an additional 3
months after final sample is collected and determined to be E. coli.
BUDGET
The project will not exceed an amount of$5,601.56.A proposed budget breakdown is provided at the
end of the proposal. CCE will bill the Town of Southold quarterly for expenses incurred in the respective
invoice period. Payment is due within 30 days from receipt of invoice.
DNA Testing West Creek and New Suffolk-Town of Southold and SAC -
Proposed Budget
Personnel
Personnel $275.00
Workers Compensation $2.17
Unemployment Insurance $13.75
Equipment
DNA $560/sample for 8 samples $4,480.00
Travel
Vehicle Mileage $100.00
Subtotal: $4,870.92
Administrative Assistance(15%) $730.64
Total: $5,601.56