![]() ![]() Created a password-protected online tool to assist municipalities in tracking maintenance of the trash capture devices.Installed over 4,000 small to medium trash capture devices in more than 60 Bay Area jurisdictions. ![]() The State Water Resource Control Board, Association of Bay Area Governments, and 60 local municipalities were involved in project implementation. A more in-depth project description and final report is available on the San Francisco Esutary Partnership website. San Francisco Estuary Partnership is one of 28 National Estuary Programs authorized under Section 320 of the Clean Water Act. The project also developed the Bay Area Trash Tracker, a password-protected online resource for municipalities, which maps device installations and allows local staff to upload and download maintenance data. Purchasing and installing trash capture devices was helpful to many municipalities in meeting trash reduction goals of 40% by 2014, 70% by 2017, and 100% by 2022 as called for in the San Francisco Regional Stormwater Permit. The purpose of this project was to facilitate funding to Bay Area municipalities for trash capture devices to help fulfill stormwater permit trash requirements while helping municipal staff gain knowledge of different device types and their appropriateness to different land uses. Funding Program: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through State Revolving Fund.Project Champion: San Francisco Estuary Partnership.San Francisco Bay Area Trash Capture Demonstration Project Hayward Youth-Based Trash Capture, Reduction, and Watershed Education Project.A Comprehensive Strategy for creating TFW in Three Mile Creek (Mobile Bay).Proctor Creek Trash Removal and Prevention.San Francisco Bay Area Trash Capture Demonstration Project.Food Service-Related Source Reduction Programs. ![]() Photo by Rania Peet A live Scotch Bonnet near Hatteras Inlet. Photo by Rania Peet Hatteras Inlet on Wednesday. Time will tell how long the most recent bout of shells and debris will continue to appear near Hatteras Inlet, but in the meantime, dozens of conscientious beachcombers are flocking to the area to look for treasures while picking up as much garbage as possible along the way. In September 2023, hundreds of whelks made an appearance after Hurricane Lee, and an October 2022 storm resulted in swarms of jellyfish washing ashore on northern Ocracoke Island. It is not unusual for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands to be briefly flooded with trash and treasures for several days after a storm. Per multiple reports, the debris is a collection of whelks, live and dead sea creatures, (including starfish, Scotch Bonnets, fish, and mollusks), animal bones, driftwood, and tons of trash.īeachcombers in the Hatteras Inlet area on Wednesday reported a jumble of tires, nets, fishing poles, sunglasses, shoes, toys, and various metal and plastic items washing ashore, and many islanders brought along extra bags to remove the trash from the shoreline. Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island and between Frisco and Hatteras Village, has brought waves of debris to the beaches near Hatteras Inlet, on the southern end of Hatteras Island. Photo by Rania PeetĪ coastal storm that impacted the Outer Banks on Sunday and Monday, temporarily closing N.C.
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