"CNMI Nonpoint Source Five-Year Management Plan" added to the CNMI Data Library

ANNOUNCEMENTS | June 24, 2025

The CNMI Nonpoint Source Five-Year Management Plan has been added to the CNMI Data Library.

Find the planning document here: Link

From the plan:

"The overall mission of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality (BECQ)’s Non-Point Source (NPS) Program is: "To achieve and maintain water quality standards (WQS) through the reduction of NPS pollutant contributions to CNMI’s surface and groundwater."

This includes planning for and adaptation to climate change by improving and expanding stormwater management to reduce flooding, sedimentation and other sources of NPS pollution impacting coral reef health. CNMI’s archipelago relies on healthy reef systems not only as a food source, but also for the tourist economy, the community’s livelihood, and to protect the land from storm surges and other natural disasters exacerbated by climate change."