Setting Priorities|Comparative Risk Report

SETTING PRIORITIES|Comparative Risk Report

Project Name: Elizabeth River Project: Comparative Risk Program
Ranking Results: State of the River: Risk Rankings Project Description: Geographical Coverage Project Purpose Ranking Process Participants in the Ranking Process Project Reference Contact Information More: Help with Interpreting these Rankings Suggest Links to Online Information Join an Online Discussion

Ranking Results

State of the River: Risk Rankings
		High Risk	Online Information About This Issue
		Loss of habitat and biota		area specific
		Non-point source pollution	general	area specific
		Point source pollution	general	area specific
		Sediment quality and sedimentation	general	area specific
		Medium Risk
		Altered hydrology	general
		Contaminated groundwater	general	area specific
		Dredging and dredged material placement
		Hazardous materials transportation and storage	general	area specific
		Low Risk
		Non-indigenous species	general
		Vessel discharges	general	area specific

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Project Description

	Geographical Coverage: 300-square-mile Elizabeth River watershed
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	Project Purpose: To form a partnership among the communities and all who earn their living from the river, to raise appreciation of its economic, ecological and recreational importance, and to restore the Elizabeth River system to the highest practical level of environmental quality.
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	Ranking Process: The program has three distinct phases: Phase 1 - Assessment and ranking of risks Phase 2 - Risk management Phase 3 - Implementation of action plans The ranking took place during Phase 1. During this phase, the Technical Report Committee assisted the Citizen/Industry, Government/Agency, and Science/Technical committees draft technical reports for each environmental issue. The three committees next integrated public input from two "Public Listening Sessions" with the technical reports and constructed Consensus Risk Rankings.
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	Participants in the Ranking Process: General Public Governmental Agencies Private Sector/Industry Public Interest/Nonprofit Organizations Scientific/Academic Community All of the above stakeholder groups had representatives on the Citizen/Industry Committee, the Government/Agency Committee, or the Science/Technical Committee.
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	Reference: Elizabeth River Project Comparative Risk Program. Elizabeth River Dimensions: Assessment and Ranking of Risks to the Ecosystem, Human health & Quality of Life. August 1995.
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	Contact Information: Marjorie Mayfield The Elizabeth River Project 109 E. Main Street, Suite 305 Norfolk, VA 23510 phone: (757) 625-3648 fax: (757) 625-4435 http://www.pilot.infi.net/~erp/ erp@norfolk.infi.net
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