ms4 annual meeting spring, 2011 brief history of the acpwq partnership
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MS4 Annual meetingSpring, 2011
Brief History of the ACPWQ Partnership
ACPWQ PartnersAllen County Soil and Water
Conservation DistrictAllen County Surveyors Office
Fort Wayne/Allen County Health Dept.Fort Wayne Water Resources
Maumee River Basin CommissionNew Haven Utility
Saint Joseph River Watershed Initiative
MS4 PartnersAllen County Surveyors Office*
City of Fort Wayne*City of New Haven*
Co-permits:
Leo-Cedarville*Huntertown*
Indiana Institute of TechnologyIndiana-Purdue University, Ft. Wayne
Ivy TechUniversity of St. Francis
(* denotes funding partners)
• 660 sq. miles of land• 3 sq. miles of water• 2000 mi. of drainage • Location
– Largest county in Indiana– 3rd largest county (pop)– Headwaters of rivers
• Eastern Sub-continental Divide
• Primarily agricultural
Allen County, IN
Photo courtesy of wikicommons
• Education: Available to all types of education environments
• Awareness of stormwater issues for agricultural and urban land
• Point-of-contact for all water-users• Outreach: Coordination with other watershed
groups for presentations or cleanups
What makes the ACPWQ relevant?
StrategySurvey
Conduct at beginning of each new permit termEducate Stakeholders on “Hot Topics”
Stormwater WebsiteMediaWritten Articles
Newspaper Newsletters: “Conservation chALLENge” “Water Spout”
and “Water Views and News” Giveaways and HandoutsMultimedia presentations“Dr. I.C. Coldwater” -1840s scientist/geographer character
Strategy Continued… Local MS4 joint educational campaigns
Allen Co. SWCD joint educationAllen Co. Solid Waste District
Develop county-wide educational materialsSharing/borrowing education materials State-wide to ensure a higher degree of message consistency“A Watershed Mentality” National PBS documentary on stormwater pollution/erosion
Public Event participation Reassess Message and Delivery throughout permit
Strategy continued Storm Drain Stenciling (referral-only) 2008 Univ. St. Francis, IPFW & Harvester Neighborhood
ACPWQ assists local grassroots efforts in cleanup through education, contacts and logistics
Targeted audiences:• Children• Homeowners• Service groups• Elected Officials • Business owners• City employees
MaterialTools:
Project WETBrochuresEnviroscapeSpeakers BureauWater Quality LibraryStorm Water Activity Book (SWAB)“A Watershed Mentality” DVD/PBS program“Green Sells” DVD“Dr. I.C. Coldwater”
Brochures•Stormwater Pollution•Household Hazardous Waste•Green Landscaping•Combined Sewer Overflows•So Now You Own a Septic System•West Nile Virus•Proper Disposal of Pet Waste•Please Don’t Feed the Storm Drain•What is the Partnership?
Needed website to:• educate• offer outreach opportunities• give geographical context• be a “ready resource”• offer access to other resources• reach a range of audience needs
Website Review
• 2004 Logo Contest• 2004 Storm Water
Activity Book• 2005 Governor’s Award• www.acwater.org (v1.0)• 2006 “Dr. I.C.
Coldwater”• 2007 “A Watershed Ment
ality” • 2008 Governor’s Award• 2008 Project WET
Facilitator
Early Successes
Where My River Runs
AccomplishmentsFull-Time Educator hired 2002
Many local partnerships for educational programs
Interlocal agreements between MS4s throughout permit
River Clean-up Assistance –
ACPWQ assisted and presented at Save Maumee! (local grassroots river group) clean-ups since 2006
ACPWQ assisted with Upper Maumee River and St. Mary’s River Watershed Project Clean-ups
ACPWQ participation with various community clean-ups scheduled as needed throughout next permit cycle
Accomplishments Con’t.Targeted audiences: Children, Homeowners, Service groups, Elected Officials, business owners, City employeesDevelopment community: Contractor’s workshops, Storm water BMPs/Phasing DVD, Topical LID/Stormwater BMPS library
Targeted events:School presentations; Allen Co. 4-H Fair-Kids Day, Three Rivers Festival–Kids Day, Earth Day Fairs, Johnny Appleseed Festival, Canal Days-Kids Day, Grabill Days, Ft. Wayne Home and Garden Show, Allen County Farm Show, Watershed Tours, Soil & Water Conservation District Annual Meeting, Builders and Contractors Assoc. Expo
Construction Training Workshops 2008, 2009, 2010
“A Watershed Mentality” PremieresAllen County (230 attended + media)Toledo (120 attended + media)2008 IN Governor’s Award; AVI award; runner-up Regional Emmy “Sentinel video on erosion and sedimentation…” (GLC)Distribution by National PBS10 Google pages
Eco-Film Fest
Storm Water Activity Books (SWABS)Local, State, Regional and Distribution
Accomplishments Con’t.
www.acwater.orgHello,
Your web page, http://www.acwater.org/resources/water_quality_links, was very helpful for a project I'm working on. I also like the resource you provide, http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/ .
I found an informative resource about water, which you might like to add to your page: http://www.spahub.com/resources/water_natural_resource.html
I hope you find my suggestion constructive!
Best Regards,Samantha R.
“Water Spout” Newsletter
Vol. 1; Issue 1; June 5, 2009
Dr. I.C. Coldwater presenting at the annual Johnny Appleseed Festival
The Historic Old Fort, Inc. held it’s second annual Education Day on Friday, May 15th. Through the coincidental meeting of Dr. I. C. Coldwater (Matt Jones, Water Resource Education Specialist) and one of the coordinators of this event, the ACPWQ was invited to participate in this event. Over 524 5th grade students were brought in from throughout Fort Wayne, New Haven and Allen County.
Dr. Coldwater used his usual medicine bag of Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) activities with information on watersheds, regional water resource awareness and non point-source pollution.
Dr. I.C. Coldwater visits the Old Fort
Use the contact information to bring Dr. I.C. Coldwater to your school, church or service group
SPOUT!water
“Water Spout” Newsletter and “Water Matters” articles
“We have a 16-page monthly newspaper thatcirculates to 1100 families, approximately
5000 members. Much of the information that you and your office provide is passed along via
our newspaper, links on our website and facebook. We appreciate the helpful education
in keeping our planet green.”Executive Director, Arlington Neighborhood
2010 Community Events•Festivals/Kids Events •PAC meetings•Wetland/Preserve Open Houses •Neighborhood Events•Summer Camps•Library Reading Programs•Farmer's Market Literature•Related Industry Events•Church Groups•River Cleanups
•Regional Farm Show•Home and Garden Show •IN Libraries/PWET Training •SWCD Annual Meeting •School Education Days •SJRWI Board/Media Float •Collegiate outreach events•SWCD Tree Sale •Earth Day Fairs •Professional Workshops •Master Naturalist Workshops
2010 Total = 10,756
2010 Community EventsMedia
Radio-WBNI/ACRES “Nature Trust”
-WOWO “House Calls”-WBOI (NPR)
TV-Allen Co. 4-H Fair commercialWGTE/American Rivers (PBS)
-WANE/IPFW River Fest-WANE/3RF Kids Fest
Newspaper-News Sentinel
-Journal Gazette
Periodical-Business Weekly
2010 Totals = 271,000(based on market shares)
Public Screening Liquid Assetswww.indianah2oinfo.com
Education of Local OfficialsContinued Official workshops with changes in
administrations
Future Goals