1. HRC April 2003 H. Curtis Spalding Executive Director Save The Bay, Narragansett Bay A New Future for an Urban Shoreline: Explore The Bay Education Center on Narragansett Explore The Bay Education Center on Narragansett Bay

2. HRC April 2003 Who Is Save The Bay ? n Founded in 1970 n Advocacy and Education –A Bay for the Community –Access –Restoration n Founding Member of Restore America’s Estuaries

3. HRC April 2003 Our Mission n Watching over activities that threaten the environmental health of Narragansett Bay n Initiating direct action to clean up the Bay n Increasing the environmental awareness and knowledge of the public

4. HRC April 2003 Our Programs n Protect: –Policy advocacy thru information, organizing, and legal action n Restore: –Projects and Project catalysts n Explore: –Marine science - essential field experiences –Constituency building

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6. Narragansett Bay: An Urban Estuary Population: 1,200 per square mile The People: 1.8 million in Watershed

7. HRC April 2003 An Urban Shoreline 25% of shoreline is engineered

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9. The Explore The Bay Education Center At Fields Point

10. HRC April 2003 The Explore The Bay Capital Campaign n Grand total of $10 million n Focused on increasing our infrastructure for education programs n Dedicated to serving the children of the urban core communities

11. HRC April 2003 Why choose education? n Complexity of problem--the value and fragility of estuarine ecosystems n Diversify support for protecting the health of Narragansett Bay and its watershed n Community-based solutions arise from education of children and their families

12. HRC April 2003 What are we adding? n The Explore The Bay Education Center at Fields Point n The Narragansett BayStation in Newport n The M/V Alletta Morris, on Narragansett Bay n When we are ready, a second boat

13. HRC April 2003 How many will we reach? n This year we expect to reach over 9,000 people, children and families. n When the Bay Education Center is operating at capacity, we will reach 30,000 children and families with our education programs.

14. HRC April 2003 Explore The Bay Education Center Located at the mouth of the Providence River for good access for urban schools.

15. HRC April 2003 Fields Point, Providence, Rhode Island

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17. Green Building Features for ETB Center n Natural lighting n Vegetated north roof n Photo Voltaic power generation n Berm on north wall to contain site material and conserve energy n Active demand side management

18. HRC April 2003 Green Features for Site n Brownfield Reuse/Restoration n Habitat Restoration –Coastal Salt Marsh –Buffer Demonstration

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20. The Sunshine Island Site n Construction debris dump, 1950-1975 n Generally Flat n Slopes up to 20 feet above the Bay (above 100 year flood plain) n Steep shoreline n Rock and debris

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25. 1939 1951 1970 1939 1951 1970 Historical Fields Point and Sunshine Island

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27. Brown Field Problems n Soil does not meet residential standard n Methane generation from material decomposition n Coastal Location

28. HRC April 2003 What’s in the Site n Primarily Demolition Debris n Sewage Sludge n Boiler ash residue n Junked vehicles n Municipal Waste

29. HRC April 2003 Methane n Hotspots probably associated with Sewage Sludge –58.2% to 76.6% below surface –no ambient readings –Questions on why Methane is still there

30. HRC April 2003 Brown Field Solutions n One - two foot permeable soil cap n Revetment construction n Methane Management –Active-venting built structures –Surface monitoring

31. HRC April 2003 Cap Design n Geosynthetic Layer n 1 - 2 feet of fill n 6 inches organic cap with native vegetation

32. HRC April 2003 Stone Revetment n 1,130 Linear Feet n Regraded shore line - 1 to 3 n Fabric, Filter Stone, Heavy Stone

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34. Methane n Active Venting for all Structures and hot spots n Monitoring Inside, Outside and below surface n Back up systems for blowers etc.

35. HRC April 2003 The Process n Site Assessment –EPA Brown Fields Targeted Site Assessment Program n Further Testing n Remedy Approval

36. HRC April 2003 Issues of Concern n Risk Assessment in Risk Adverse Climate n Time - Jan/01 -Aug/03 n Resources - Fees n Cost - 1.2 million - far above original estimate

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