Water Quality Management Plan Update Board of Directors March 25, 2009

Clean Water Act 1972 Clean water is essential to the health and vitality of all communities Clean water is essential to the health and vitality of all communities To improve water quality services for citizens and clean up our rivers and streams To improve water quality services for citizens and clean up our rivers and streams Clean Water Act of 1972 established goals and objectives and identified tools Clean Water Act of 1972 established goals and objectives and identified tools

208 Water Quality Management Plan Framework for establishing control strategies to solve identified water pollution problems Framework for establishing control strategies to solve identified water pollution problems Pollution control recommendations Pollution control recommendations –Establish sewer districts to deal with local sewage problems How the controls are to be implemented and by whom How the controls are to be implemented and by whom Investments in wastewater treatment for communities over a 20 year period Investments in wastewater treatment for communities over a 20 year period Address point and non-point source pollution Address point and non-point source pollution

Contemporary Challenges, Threats Disagreement over who is responsible to accept wastewater Disagreement over who is responsible to accept wastewater Chaotic development situation where homeowners often pay 2 to 3 times for wastewater facilities Chaotic development situation where homeowners often pay 2 to 3 times for wastewater facilities Community conflicts Community conflicts Individual home treatment systems and public health Individual home treatment systems and public health Non-point source pollution and stormwater runoff Environmental changes Outdated facility planning areas Demographic and development pattern changes Wastewater treatment capacity

208 Plan Update Opportunities Assessment of current problem areas Assessment of current problem areas Advance watershed planning to address sewers and stormwater Advance watershed planning to address sewers and stormwater Resolve differences over roles and responsibilities Resolve differences over roles and responsibilities Begin to set the stage for 20 more years of development, but with reduced impacts to streams Begin to set the stage for 20 more years of development, but with reduced impacts to streams Water Resources Advisory Council Phase II stormwater Watershed planning Critical watershed mapping

Next Steps Scoping meetings with Counties and Districts Scoping meetings with Counties and Districts Report back to the Water Resources Advisory Council and the Board of Directors Report back to the Water Resources Advisory Council and the Board of Directors Based on Findings, develop planning process to update the 208 Plan Based on Findings, develop planning process to update the 208 Plan