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The Role of Public Education and Public Participation in the Urban Stormwater Program

The Role of Public Education and Public Participation in the Urban Stormwater Program. The 6 Mandatory Management Measures . Public Education/Outreach Public Participation/ Involvement Illicit Discharge Identification and Elimination

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The Role of Public Education and Public Participation in the Urban Stormwater Program

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  1. The Role of Public Education and Public Participation in the Urban StormwaterProgram

  2. The 6 Mandatory ManagementMeasures • Public Education/Outreach • Public Participation/ Involvement • Illicit Discharge Identification and Elimination • Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping in Municipal Areas • Construction Stormwater Management • Post-Construction Stormwater Management

  3. Each of these Management Measures Requires Plans and Actions • Four of these Management Measures are technical in nature • They need technical staff to run them • To fulfill the objectives of the program they need to know what is happening in the field • This requires input from staff and the public • Public input: COMPLAINTS are needed

  4. People will support the program if: • They know what is about • They understand why it is important • They understand the role they play in the program • They know what they can do to help solve the problem • That is the role of education!

  5. Public Participation • Having the public fully involved will: • Multiply your manpower • Increase the funds available to accomplish the program • Increase the value of the program to elected officials • Produce new and innovative solutions and activities • Makes the management job easier and harder

  6. How Do We Do This • Identify Audiences that need education • Youth • Home owners • Business owners • Industries • Developers and Contractors • Public employees • Outdoor groups • Farmers and Foresters

  7. How do We Reach them • Schools and youth programs • Master Gardeners • Home owners associations • Civic clubs • Public meetings • PSAs on radio and TV • News articles • Mail outs

  8. Electronic Media

  9. WEB Pages

  10. Facebook

  11. Twitter

  12. Must be Maintained With New Material • Web Page-New material weekly or bi-weekly • Facebook-once or twice a week at least • Twitter-Daily • Find a person who likes to be on the computer to do this

  13. Where do I get Stuff to put up? • http://www.stormh2o.com/SW/SWhome.aspx • http://www.erosioncontrol.com/EC/EChome.aspx • http://www.waterefficiency.net/WE/WEhome.aspx • http://srwqis.tamu.edu/ • http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/environment/water_issues/

  14. They Know, What Now? • They need to be offered the opportunity to be involved enough to feel that the program is theirs. • Hold meetings with different groups to review the Stormwater Management Plan and the Stormwater Ordinance or to aid in the development of one • Hold activities for different groups

  15. Activities • Project Wet sessions at K-6 Schools • Use “Guppy in a Bag” project for this age group • Competition between schools, 4-H, Boy or Girl Scout troops on stream bank clean ups. • Neighborhood rain garden projects or Adopt-a-Stream projects. • Establish “Hotline” for Public call in of violations

  16. Management • Set objectives and goals for education and involvement • Set numeric goals to measure progress • Do follow-up surveys on knowledge and progress • Follow up on staff progress • Expect disappointments

  17. People don’t do what you expect! • They do what you inspect! • Expect Surprises!

  18. Constant Attention to Detail

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