HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/18/2015
Southold Town Shellfish Advisory Committee Meeting;
Minutes of May 18, 2015 Meeting -- 3:00 PM in the Town Hall Annex board room
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<SoutholdSACMtgMin051815.docx> and <SoutholdSACMtgMin051815.pdf>
Members present in boldJohn Bredemeyer Michael Domino
: (Chair & Trustees),(Co-Chair),
Linda Auriemma, Joseph HintonDean Jaxa
Michael Slade, Nate Andruski, , , Arthur Kretchmer,
Jim BakerRay HuntingtonJill DohertyMichael
Karen Rivara, Leonard Llewellyn Jr, . , (TB Liaison).
CollinsScott Wagemann
(EnggLiaison). Guest: (CCE).
New members
1) Ray Huntington and Jim Baker were welcomed. All members, new and existing
members
the DNA report of Scott Wagemann, of the
2) Discussed, reviewed and accepted (by consensus)
Cornell Cooperative Extension
(CCE), concerning 2014 DNA non-point source
identification (NPSI) sampling/testing in Mr. Wegemann was complimented
on the work which is a significant thrust towards identifying local biologic non-point pollution sources.
<NewSuffolkWestCCEREPORT.pdf>
Copy attached as
water quality sampling
3) Discussed of shellfish-lands and. NYSDEC shellfish lab's communication
lapses and other frustrations that resulted in lack of results from the February 2015 water sampling by
Michael Collins, Mike Domino and John Bredemeyer. Given this experience, and others, it was agreed
that improved understandings and practices continue to be needed
Inter-Municipal
4) Town Engineer Michael Collins described the concept of a Peconic Estuary-wide
Agreement (IMA)Water Sampling Quality Assurance ProgramProtocol (QAPP)
to develop a for
the Peconic Estuary. Such program to have prior EPA & DEC approval to enable resident committees
such as ours to obtain data credible in the eyes of the agencies and better highlight shellfish lands that
need regulatory attention.
Mr. Collins has (1) secured a grant
and is now (2) preparing an RFP describing the expectations of a consultant to be hired. The consultant
would (3) meet with Suffolk County, several East End Towns and Villages as well as regulatory
agreement on the QAPP
agencies to achieve . Water (4) sampled locally by certified samplers would
be (5) analyzed by a contracted laboratory to (6) build a like-kind database. This database would
illuminate more effective sampling and related analysis so that (7) State resources could be better
aligned with the needs of the East End shellfish resource.
5) Ray Huntington proposed a refinement of the Southold Shellfish Advisory Council (SAC) mission
statement to be more inclusive of ongoing water quality activities:
Mission Statement (drafted March 2015) Proposed
\[Changes underlined\]
The Shellfish Advisory Committee represents the Town of Southold before the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation and other regulatory agencies relating to the sanitary
certification and water quality testing of Town-owned shellfish harvest lands. The committee shall
develop local understanding and validity of the water management methodologies and facilitate the
timely certification/re-certification of Town shellfish lands with the goal of improving the harvests in
Town waters The change was adopted by consensus for Town consideration/posting.
6): Ray Huntington was designated to be secretary/recorder for timely meeting minutes of actions and
commitments to be filed by the Chair with the Southold Town Clerk. Adopted by consensus.
Adjourned at 4:30 PM, respectfully submitted: Ray Huntington 05/20/2015, Checked by: John Bredemeyer
Minutes to be automatically accepted not withstanding corrections offered prior to the next committee meeting.