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
STormwater Outreach for Regional Municipalities All jurisdictions with a NPDES stormwater permit are 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
Sign up with Janet Geer to receive s 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
NEW as of May 7 10 BMP Tips 2 “Stormwater Issues” articles
“Puget Sound Starts Here” Month (May) PSSH Night with the Mariners (May 10 th ) Online toolkits, common messages
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
All Snohomish County jurisdictions 1, 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 Symposium Final effectiveness report in Feb except Lake Stevens
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,
Bookmark 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