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Stormwater Stormwater Matters Matters
Program: Program: Community Community
Involvement in Involvement in Stormwater Stormwater SolutionsSolutions
SuAsCo Watershed Community
Council
A unique non-profit alliance A unique non-profit alliance that includes municipalities, that includes municipalities, businesses, environmental businesses, environmental groups, and state/federal and groups, and state/federal and regional government to share regional government to share our diverse perspectives so our diverse perspectives so that we may find common that we may find common ground and work together for ground and work together for the common goodthe common good
EDUCATING
THE
PUBLIC
Stormwater Community Stormwater Community Assistance Program Assistance Program
(SWCAP)(SWCAP) Assists a community in meeting the Assists a community in meeting the
Stormwater Phase II PermitStormwater Phase II Permit
Minimum Control Measures 1 and 2:Minimum Control Measures 1 and 2:
1. Public education & outreach, and1. Public education & outreach, and
2. Public participation & involvement2. Public participation & involvement
Stormwater Community Stormwater Community Assistance Program Assistance Program
(SWCAP)(SWCAP)also known asalso known as
“Stormwater Matters”“Stormwater Matters” Will continue to assist a community Will continue to assist a community
in meeting the Education and in meeting the Education and Participation Requirements of the Participation Requirements of the Renewed Stormwater Phase II Renewed Stormwater Phase II PermitPermit
Stormwater Phase II Permit Renewal Stormwater Phase II Permit Renewal Draft:Draft:
Public education and involvement Public education and involvement continues to be requiredcontinues to be required
Requirements are more specificRequirements are more specific 2 messages to each of 4 audiences: 2 messages to each of 4 audiences:
residential, business/commercial, residential, business/commercial, developers/construction developers/construction sites/industriessites/industries
Focus on specific pollutants of concernFocus on specific pollutants of concern Requires measuring message successRequires measuring message success
Why Comply?Why Comply? DEP and EPA require communities to DEP and EPA require communities to
educate and involve their citizens on educate and involve their citizens on stormwaterstormwater
An educated community will cause An educated community will cause less stormwater pollutionless stormwater pollution
Which will improve water quality & Which will improve water quality & flow flow
And cost town less in maintenanceAnd cost town less in maintenance And improve quality of life in And improve quality of life in
communitycommunity
Outreach materials must be:Outreach materials must be:
Useful and applicable to the Useful and applicable to the targeted audience targeted audience
EngagingEngaging Easy to understandEasy to understand ConsistentConsistent High qualityHigh quality Multi-mediaMulti-media
One secret to successful outreach One secret to successful outreach is to…is to…
Make it fun!!
Stormwater Matters Stormwater Matters CommitteeCommittee
Engineering ConsultantsEngineering Consultants DPW EmployeesDPW Employees Municipal EngineersMunicipal Engineers Regulatory Agency Regulatory Agency
PersonnelPersonnel EducatorsEducators Lay PublicLay Public
Six Years of Products to Six Years of Products to date:date:
Residential Flyer & Tabletop DisplayResidential Flyer & Tabletop Display Lesson Plan for 5th/6th Grade & Lesson Plan for 5th/6th Grade &
Aerial MapsAerial Maps PowerPoint Program & Media ToolkitPowerPoint Program & Media Toolkit Storm Drain Marking Kits & Business Storm Drain Marking Kits & Business
FlyerFlyer Outreach & Participation Ad Outreach & Participation Ad
CampaignCampaign Think Green Display and Self-TestThink Green Display and Self-Test
Residential
Activities
Commercial and
Industrial
Activities
Development
Activities
Erosion
Control
Using LID
Municipal Managemen
t
SWCAP is a Win-Win!SWCAP is a Win-Win! Easy to implementEasy to implement Meets regulatory musterMeets regulatory muster Professional quality Professional quality
materialsmaterials Consistent and engaging Consistent and engaging
messagemessage Customized to any Customized to any
communitycommunity Saves towns time and Saves towns time and
money money Improves water qualityImproves water quality Collaboration produces Collaboration produces
results!results!
To date 35 MA municipalities have used To date 35 MA municipalities have used SWCAP tools:SWCAP tools:
Acton, Adams, Ashland, Bedford, Acton, Adams, Ashland, Bedford, Billerica, Boylston, Chelmsford, Billerica, Boylston, Chelmsford, Danvers, Dover, Framingham, Franklin, Danvers, Dover, Framingham, Franklin, Grafton, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lincoln, Grafton, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lincoln, Littleton, Lowell, Maynard, Natick, Littleton, Lowell, Maynard, Natick, Needham, Newton, North Attleborough, Needham, Newton, North Attleborough, Northborough, Plymouth, Northborough, Plymouth, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Tewksbury, Upton, Wareham, Wayland, Tewksbury, Upton, Wareham, Wayland, Wellesley, Westborough, Westford, Wellesley, Westborough, Westford, WestonWeston
and the program is still growing…and the program is still growing…
For More InformationFor More Information
SWCAP tools are displayed here SWCAP tools are displayed here todaytoday
Information hand-outInformation hand-out Check out our website Check out our website
www.stormwatermatters.orgwww.stormwatermatters.org Order SWCAP products today!Order SWCAP products today!
Presented by Nancy Bryant, Presented by Nancy Bryant, Executive Director, SuAsCo Executive Director, SuAsCo Watershed Community Council Watershed Community Council Stormwater Community Stormwater Community Assistance Program, 978-461-Assistance Program, 978-461-0735, e-mail: info@suasco.org0735, e-mail: info@suasco.org
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