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Next, Susan Rutherford will provide an overview of municipal responsibilities

Next, Susan Rutherford will provide an overview of municipal responsibilities. This truism provides context for what follows:. Local government exerts control over rainwater runoff volume….through its land development and infrastructure policies, practices and standards.

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Next, Susan Rutherford will provide an overview of municipal responsibilities

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  1. Next, Susan Rutherford will provide an overview of municipal responsibilities This truism provides context for what follows: Local government exerts control over rainwater runoff volume….through its land development and infrastructure policies, practices and standards

  2. Effective Municipal Rainwater/Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure to Achieve Watershed Health Susan Rutherford West Coast Environmental Law

  3. Opportunities and scales for law and policy to effect change As owners of civic capital assets As regulators of private activity As community leaders and partners Region-neighbourhood-site-building The key to success is alignment, achieved by working together….

  4. Local Gov’t Jurisdiction Regional/community land use planning/consultation Zoning and regulation of development (parking, runoff control, landscaping, development permit guidelines, subdivision servicing) Nexus with drainage & sewage works authority, Liquid Waste Management Plan (LWMP) responsibility Other (environment, health protection) Permits, licensing and standards Finance (budgeting, reporting)

  5. Strategy (see Commentary) • Identify and protect natural Green Infrastructure for multiple services • Reduce watershed load (effective land use planning and urban containment) • Incorporate and retrofit engineered GI into devt plans • Use Water Balance Model to set targets • Adjust bylaws and policies to support objectives • Plan performance monitoring and follow-up • Budget for administrative and operations support

  6. Senior Government Direction: To Provide A Growing Set of Tools

  7. Opportunities and scales for law and policy to effect change As owners of civic property As regulators of private activity As community leaders and partners Region-neighbourhood-site-building The key to success is alignment, achieved by working together….

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