1. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN FOR (Permittee)
DEVELOPING A
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
FOR (Permittee)
(your name)
(date)

2. What is Green Infrastructure?
Green infrastructure uses soils and plants to reduce, slow down, and clean runoff before it reaches our creeks and Bay/Delta.
GI facilities include:
Pervious pavement
Bioretention facilities (“rain gardens”)
Landscaped infiltration areas
Green roofs
Rainwater harvesting systems
Private development and public infrastructure
Please include GI definition and potential photos of different BMPs with labels.

3. Green Infrastructure Benefits
Long-term solution to reduce pollution and meet water quality goals
Sustainable, low-maintenance treatment option
Can be integrated into landscaping and other non-buildable areas
Supports protection and restoration of urban creeks
Additional potential benefits:
Neighborhood greening
Active and passive recreation
Traffic calming
Habitat creation
Heat island mitigation
Non-potable water supply

4. Why does (Permittee) need a GI Plan?
Mandated by the [Permittee’s] stormwater NPDES permit
Framework for the Plan must be adopted by June 30, 2017
Green Infrastructure Plan must be submitted September 30, 2019
Required to meet mandated PCB and mercury load reductions
Benefits of developing a GI Plan
Facilitates systematic integration of GI into existing practices
Identifies priority implementation spots (best bang for the buck)
Supports (Permittee) in meeting current & future permit requirements
Assists in understanding of compliance costs and planning & budgeting for future implementation
Consistent with County’s mission to create sustainable communities

5. Who else is doing this?
Cities across the country are incorporating GI into their infrastructure
OPTIONAL SLIDE:
Cities large and small, near and far are retrofitting their infrastructure systems with green infrastructure.
Most Bay Area cities with separate storm sewer systems are required to have a GI plan in place by (Includes Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties)
Many large cities with combined systems across the county are already in process of implementing GI Plans to meet their Clean Water Act requirements.
Daly City
Fremont
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Philadelphia (pervious pavement)

6. What goes into a Green Infrastructure Plan?
Plan Elements
Interdepartmental Coordination
Community Engagement and Outreach
Project Identification and Prioritization
Evaluation of Pollutant Load Reductions
Projections of the Pace of Implementation
Project Tracking System
Design Guidance and Specifications for GI Projects
Integration—Updates to Existing Planning Documents
Supporting Documents and Information
Supporting Policies, Ordinances, and Legal Mechanisms
Funding Options

7. Near Term Planning Milestones
The GI Plan Framework must be approved by (Permittee’s) (governing body, mayor, city manager, or county manager) by June 30, 2017.
Task
Completion Date
Status
DRAFT GI Plan Framework & Budget
Jan 30 (suggested)
Inreach Meetings
(insert a range)
Interdepartmental Team Formation
(asap)
Refined GI Plan Framework & Budget
Framework Resolution Introduced
(per your city’s process)
Framework Resolution Passed
June 30 (required)
“This framework or workplan shall be approved by the Permittee’s governing body, mayor, city manager, or county manager by June 30, 2017.”

8. Interdepartmental Staffing Needs
Development of a GI Plan will include, at a minimum, analysis of all CIPs and roadways for green infrastructure inclusion. It may also include analysis of other public parcels for stormwater management potential.
A successful planning team will need representatives from:
(Planning Department)
(Public Works/Engineering)
(Transportation Services and/or Transportation Dept.)
(Park and Rec)
(Finance)
(Other)

9. Next Steps
(NOTE: these are just sample next steps depending on audience and timing)
(Inreach presentations to ____)
(Designate department representatives to (Permittee) GI Plan TAC)
(Develop budget estimates for FY 16/17, FY 17-18, and FY 18/19)
(Submit comments on the DRAFT GI Plan Framework by ____)
(Final GI Framework & Budget submitted to (decision-making body or decision-maker) by ____)
(Use this slide to update your audience on next steps and/or to make an “ask” of your audience – for example, to ask department heads to designate staff to be on the GI Plan TAC by ____ date.)

10. OPTIONAL SLIDES

11. Long Term Planning Milestones & Initial Budget Estimate
Task
Completion Date
Status