Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: The Nature Conservancy Publication_Date: 20160715 Title: Land Conservation Plan, Water Resource Conservation Focus Areas, 2016 Update Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Online_Linkage: Description: Abstract: This file contains the results (feature classes) from the project "Land Conservation Priorities for the Protection of Coastal Water Resources: A Supplement to The Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds", which had a goal of identifying land conservation focus areas for the purpose of protecting coastal water resources. Feature classes included are: 1. Pollutant Attenuation Focus Areas; 2. Flood Storage and Risk Mitigation Focus Areas; 3. Public Water Supply Focus Areas; and 4. Single and Multi-Benefit Water Resource Focus Areas. A comprehensive description of the project is available "Coastal Plan Water Resources - Technical Report 20160715". Purpose: This file contains the land conservation focus areas that provide the greatest benefits to coastal water resources. Focus areas are targeted specifically to address threats associated with existing and future development, including: 1. Pollutant attenuation and removal: riparian buffers that intercept stormwater runoff and at the same time maintain natural cover adjacent to surface waters, and riparian wetlands that are highly efficient at treating pollutants already in surface waters; 2. Flood storage and risk mitigation: areas across the watershed with high flood storage capacities that reduce flood risks to downstream infrastructure, and natural areas that will accommodate sea level rise and salt marsh migration; 3. Public water supply: lands that safeguard surface and groundwater resources for human consumption. A feature class is included for each of the three target focus areas listed above. Additionally, a fourth feature class is included that combines the three focus areas, differentiating between areas of single and multiple target benefits. Supplemental_Information: See the metadata for each feature class for detailed information on feature attributes. This project was funded, in part, by NOAA's Office for Coastal Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act in conjunction with the NH Department of Environmental Services Coastal Program. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20160531 Currentness_Reference: New Hampshire's coastal watershed, including portions in Maine. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.305220 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.631115 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.594466 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.837711 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Land conservation plan Theme_Keyword: conservation Theme_Keyword: protection Theme_Keyword: focus area Theme_Keyword: land trust Theme_Keyword: coastal watershed Theme_Keyword: flood Theme_Keyword: flood risk Theme_Keyword: mitigation Theme_Keyword: flood storage Theme_Keyword: flood capacity Theme_Keyword: nutrient Theme_Keyword: load Theme_Keyword: pollution Theme_Keyword: impairment Theme_Keyword: nitrogen Theme_Keyword: phosphorus Theme_Keyword: sediment Theme_Keyword: buffer Theme_Keyword: riparian Theme_Keyword: surface water Theme_Keyword: wetland Theme_Keyword: drinking water Theme_Keyword: groundwater Theme_Keyword: source Theme_Keyword: water Theme_Keyword: public Theme_Keyword: supply Theme_Keyword: well Theme_Keyword: aquifer Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories Theme_Keyword: environment Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters Theme_Keyword: oceans Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Northeast Place_Keyword: New England Place_Keyword: New Hampshire Place_Keyword: Coastal Place_Keyword: Seacoast Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Not for legal use. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: The Nature Conservancy, New Hampshire Contact_Person: Peter Steckler Contact_Position: GIS & Conservation Project Manager Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 22 Bridge Street, Fourth Floor City: Concord State_or_Province: NH Postal_Code: 03301 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (603) 224-5853 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: psteckler@tnc.org Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: The Nature Conservancy Publication_Date: 2016 Title: Land Conservation Priorities for the Protection of Coastal Water Resources Data_Quality_Information: Lineage: Source_Information: See accompanying technical report: Land Conservation Priorities for the Protection of Coastal Water Resources Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Earth Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire Contact_Person: GRANIT Database Manager Contact_Position: GRANIT Database Manager Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Morse Hall, University of New Hampshire City: Durham State_or_Province: NH Postal_Code: 03824 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 603-862-1792 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 603-862-0188 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: granit@unh.edu Hours_of_Service: 8:30AM-5PM. 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