Regional Education & Outreach Update

section S5.C.1 of the Phase II permit

STORM, Puget Sound Starts Here, BMP Connections, Don’t Drip and Drive,

Natural Yard Care, and BMP Selection Process

Suzi Wong Swint, Education & Outreach PlannerSnohomish 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

Who is STORM?

Sign up with Janet Geer to receive emails (janet.geer@ci.bothell.wa.us)

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

Get involved in STORM

Stormwater BMPs on PSSH.org!!

NEW as of May 7

•10 BMP Tips

•2 “Stormwater Issues” articles

“Puget Sound Starts Here” Month (May) PSSH Night with the Mariners (May 10th) Online toolkits, common messages

Puget Sound Starts Here Month

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

Don’t Drip and Drive

All Snohomish County jurisdictions1, 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 SymposiumFinal effectiveness report in Feb 2016

1 except Lake Stevens

Natural Yard Care

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,

pholte@redmond.gov

Stormwater BMP Selection Process

Bookmark www.STORM.surfacewater.info 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

STORM info in one spot