About the Program:
Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan

The Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan was finalized in March 1996 and signed by the governors of New York and New Jersey the fall of 1997. This plan outlines a comprehensive strategy to achieve HEP’s goal of establishing and maintaining a healthy and productive ecosystem with full beneficial uses.

The CCMP files below are available for reading or printing in a PDF format. To view or download these files, you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

1. CCMP Overview | PDF
2. Habitat & Living Resources | PDF
3. Toxic Contamination | PDF
4. Dredged Material | PDF
5. Pathogenic Contamination | PDF
6. Floatable Debris | PDF
7. Nutrients & Organic Enrichment | PDF
8. Rainfall-Induced Discharges | PDF
9. Public Involvement & Education | PDF
10. Implementing the Plan | PDF

Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan Tracking Report

The HEP office prepared this document to keep track of progress in implementing the CCMP. Each chapter lists all CCMP actions for a different topic. Under each CCMP action are listed activities (completed, ongoing or planned)—carried out by numerous HEP partners—that advance implementation of that action.

HEP will update this document as needed. If you have any additions or corrections, please contact us at the address below.

1. Introduction | PDF
2. Habitat & Living Resources | PDF
3. Toxic Contamination | PDF
4. Dredged Material | PDF
5. Pathogenic Contamination | PDF
6. Floatable Debris | PDF
7. Nutrients & Organic Enrichment | PDF
8. Rainfall-Induced Discharges | PDF
9. Public Involvement & Education | PDF
10. Post-CCMP Management Structure | PDF
11. Appendix A: List of CCMP Actions | PDF
12. Appendix B: Glossary of Acronyms | PDF

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