How does Best Management Practice relate to Management Measures and Practices?
The term “best” is subject to interpretation and point of view. In recognition of this, the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendment uses the new terms “management measures and management practices” (see Fact Sheets 6 and 8 for a discussion of water quality terms and regulations.) • Management measures are goals for management of nonpoint source pollution for a state, basin, watershed, or ranch. They describe what we want to happen in the long-term and they should be linked to impaired beneficial uses of water. An example of a ranch management measure might be to increase streambank vegetation along the portion of Deer Creek that runs through the ranch. Under voluntary compliance these goals or management measures are determined by the rancher. If voluntary compliance is unsuccessful, the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) may require specific management measures and/or practices. • Management practices applied alone or in combinations address the goals stated as management
