Actions and Progress

Click on the “Filter Data Table” search button below to view implementations actions connected to a specific CCMP goal or objective. By having this filtering option, you can better connect actions to environmental outcomes.

• Action Number – The associated defining number of each action number. It is the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan goal (CWHW, THAW, SRC, IEP) followed by the action number.
• CCMP Goal – The action’s associated goal of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan.
• Action Text – The text of the specific, tactical actions to measurably carry out the objectives over the next five years.
• Action Type – The type of action (discrete, ongoing).
• Action Status – The status of the action (no progress, partial progress, significant progress).
• Total Estimated Costs – The estimated cost of each action to meet completion/significant progress. There are five categories: $ Less than $25,000; $$ $25,000 to $150,000;  $$$ $150,000 to $1,000,000; $$$$ $1,000,000 to $15,000,000; and $$$$$ Greater than $15,000,000.
• Federal Dollars Spent – The current total of federal (EPA) dollars spent on each action.
• Performance Measures –  Specific measures identified for each action to assist in the assessment of action progress.
• CCMP Objective – The associated primary objective of each action.
• Cross-Cutting Objectives –  The secondary cross-cutting objectives of each action.

The Long Island Sound Partnership (LIS Partnership), established in 1985 under Section 320 and 119 of the Clean Water Act, is one of the inaugural EPA National Estuary Programs. EPA, joined with Connecticut and New York, established the Management Conference – a partnership of federal and state agencies, user groups, concerned organizations, and individuals dedicated to improving the health of the Sound. First developed in 1994, the LIS Partnership issued a revised Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan in 2025. The plan is organized around four major goals: 1) Clean Waters and Healthy Watersheds (CWHW); 2) Thriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife (THAW); 3) Sustainable and Resilient Communities (SRC); and 4) Informed and Engaged Public. Under each goal, there are set actions which have been formulated to carry out each goals’ objectives. Every 5 years, the LIS Partnership updates each goals’ actions to successfully progress management targets relative to current successes, challenges, and gaps.