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A newly formed work group is creating a strategy that specifically addresses coordination of monitoring and assessment for stormwater. The work group will address stormwater in a manner that is inclusive of water quality, habitat and human health and address the full range of developed and developing land uses and local jurisdictions from rural to urban. Letter from Ecology Director, Jay Manning.
A charter and bylaws for the Stormwater Work Group were formally adopted at the December 11, 2008 meeting. A work plan was formally adopted at the January 27, 2009 meeting. Amendments to the Work Plan were approved at the April 28 meeting. The work group members represent caucuses of local, state, and federal agencies, environmental and business organizations, tribes, and agriculture.
The Draft Stormwater Monitoring and Assessment Strategy for the Puget Sound Region Volume 1: Scientific Framework is now available for public review and comments. Please send comments to Karen Dinicola by COB November 30, 2009.
The SWG has been meeting since October 2008 to identify objectives for monitoring stormwater and to develop an approach to provide needed information about stormwater impacts and the effectiveness of stormwater management actions and share results in a way that helps the region make better decisions. The document that has just been released is Volume 1 of 2 of our strategy. Volume 1 provides the scientific framework for future monitoring and assessment activities. Volume 2, due in June 2010, will describe the implementation plan for conducting the activities in a coordinated, efficient manner and with standardized methods.
REMINDER: On Tuesday, November 10 we are hosting a workshop in Federal Way to seek input on the draft stormwater monitoring and assessment strategy and to discuss how we’re all going to work together to implement the strategy. Registration for the workshop is open until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 9 at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/437897764.
Stormwater Work Group FY10 Schedule |
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| July | August | September | October | November | December | January | January-June | |
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Task |
Draft outline of monitoring and assessment strategy document |
Develop and frame priority hypotheses; Draft introductory section of document | Review scientific framework; Develop straw dog experimental design | Complete draft strategy document | Formal peer review and public input on strategy document | Address peer review comments and public input; Compile recommendations for the implementation task group | Approve complete, final strategy document | Develop implementation plan (who will be responsible for each component of the strategy; how to leverage existing programs; what NPDES permit requirements might be written) |
| Work Group Meetings | Tues. 28th | Wed. 9th & Tues. 29th | Tues. 27th | Tues. 17th | Tues. 15th | Wed. 27th | ||
Next meeting
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
USGS Office
Tacoma
Agenda
Working documents and interim meeting materials are available at http://sites.google.com/site/pugetsoundstormwaterworkgroup/home
If you have questions about the Stormwater Work Group, please contact Karen Dinicola at 360-407-6550.
Workshop Agenda and Driving Directions
As we all know, stormwater is an important contributor to the decline in habitat and water quality in the Puget Sound basin and among the biggest threats to the health and recovery of the Puget Sound ecosystem. We need a better system to monitor stormwater across the region and share results in a way that helps us make better management decisions. The Stormwater Work Group’s job is to create that system. We have been meeting since October 2008 to prioritize objectives for monitoring stormwater and to develop a regional stormwater monitoring strategy that provides needed information about stormwater impacts to beneficial uses and effectiveness of management actions in Puget Sound.
Many of you attended our workshop in May and provided early input for our efforts to develop the strategy. We have accomplished a lot since then and plan to release a draft strategy document for public review on November 4th. Your input at that workshop endorsed the assessment questions and helped us to set priorities and develop hypotheses to test. Of primary importance on November 10th is getting your input on the draft strategy document and identifying opportunities to make the best use of the existing capacity for monitoring throughout the region to implement the strategy.
Please plan to come give your feedback and hear about:
The intended audience for the workshop is: stormwater managers; engineers and scientists; planners; natural resource managers; industry professionals; non-profit environmental advocates; decision makers; and technical folks engaged in ecosystem and environmental monitoring.
Event Details:
DATE: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
TIME: 8:15 a.m. (registration opens), 9:00 a.m. presentation start, Close at 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center Banquet Hall, 650 SW Campus Drive, Federal Way 98023
COST: Free, lunch provided
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: Space is limited, sign up now at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/437897764
Sprint Workshops
June 11 and 16, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
University of Washington, Tacoma
Agenda
and Materials
Results from a Sprint
Workshop of Stormwater Monitoring Technical Experts:
Scoping a Draft Integrated
Monitoring and Assessment Strategy for Stormwater
Puget Sound Stormwater Monitoring Workshop:
Designing a Monitoring Program for the Future
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Renton Community Center
Agenda and
Workshop
Materials
A report summarizing the feedback provided by participants during the workshop.
Presentations at the workshop:
Stormwater Work Group Overview - Karen Dinicola, Ecology and the Work Group's project manager; Jim Simmonds, King County and the chair of the Work Group
ENVVEST: Approach, Results, and Lessons Learned - Bob Johnston, U.S. Navy
Proposed Statewide Status and Trends Monitoring - Scott Collyard, Ecology's Environmental Assessment Program
Aquatic Monitoring for the Puget Sound Region: Recommendations from the Natural Research Council’s Stormwater Committee - Rich Horner, University of Washington
Recent Toxics Loadings Study Findings and Implications for Regional Stormwater Monitoring - Randy Shuman, King County and chair of the Toxics Loading Steering Committee
Stormwater Work Group Meeting Summaries
Stormwater Work Group Meeting Agendas
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