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Regional Education & Outreach Update section S5.C.1 of the Phase II permit

Regional Education & Outreach Update section S5.C.1 of the Phase II permit. STORM, Puget Sound Starts Here, BMP Connections, Don’t Drip and Drive, Natural Yard Care, and BMP Selection Process. Suzi Wong Swint, Education & Outreach Planner Snohomish County Surface Water Management.

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Regional Education & Outreach Update section S5.C.1 of the Phase II permit

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  1. Regional Education & Outreach Updatesection S5.C.1 of the Phase II permit STORM, Puget Sound Starts Here, BMP Connections, Don’t Drip and Drive, Natural Yard Care, and BMP Selection Process Suzi Wong Swint, Education & Outreach Planner Snohomish County Surface Water Management

  2. Who is STORM? • STormwaterOutreach for Regional Municipalities • All jurisdictions with a NPDES stormwater permitare invited to join • No membership charter or fees • Core team, quarterly meetings, annual symposium • 7 Local groups; Northern (permittees from Skagit, Whatcom, Oak Harbor) & Snohomish permittees • Networking and training • Regional design of outreach campaigns, Local implementation

  3. Get involved in STORM • Sign up with Janet Geer to receive emails (janet.geer@ci.bothell.wa.us) • Attend a quarterly meeting: • September 11 at Tacoma Mall Plaza • November 13 at Bellevue City Hall • Participate in a project • PSSH Month • Don’t Drip & Drive • Natural Yard Care

  4. Stormwater BMPs on PSSH.org!! • NEWas of May 7 • 10 BMP Tips • 2 “Stormwater Issues” articles

  5. Puget Sound Starts Here Month • “Puget Sound Starts Here” Month (May) • PSSH Night with the Mariners (May 10th) • Online toolkits, common messages

  6. Don’t Drip and Drive • Goal: Identify strategies most likely to influence vehicle owners to fix leaks • Regional campaign • Local testing events • Help promote the campaign • Evaluation and Funding strategy

  7. Natural Yard Care • All Snohomish County jurisdictions1, Thurston County, Olympia, Tumwater • Individual Lawn Coach vs Classroom Lectures, evaluate to find best delivery method for different NYC BMPs • Preliminary report at Nov 2015 SymposiumFinal effectiveness report in Feb 2016 1 except Lake Stevens

  8. Stormwater BMP Selection Process • Prioritizing BMP focus for outreach campaigns • Balance social science, water quality science, and field knowledge • Dovetail with regional salmon recovery efforts • Recommended BMPs for outreach • Peter Holte, City of Redmond, pholte@redmond.gov

  9. STORM info in one spot • Bookmark www.STORM.surfacewater.info • STORM Homepage • Contact info for Core Team members • Quarterly meeting dates • Online Toolkits–PSSH logos, style guide, links to BMPs, PSSH posters, • Library-links to the permits on ECY’s page, portfolio of local examples, quarterly meting notes, ECO Net News • Each of the seven local groups has a page, see what others are doing

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