Stormwater Work Group

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 public review and comment period on the  Draft Stormwater Monitoring and Assessment Strategy for the Puget Sound Region Volume 1: Scientific Framework ended on November 30, 2009. All of the comments are posted at http://sites.google.com/site/pugetsoundstormwaterworkgroup/home/strategy-document-comments/public-comments-received

The SWG has been meeting since October 2008 to identify objectives for monitoring stormwater, to develop an approach to provide needed information about stormwater impacts and the effectiveness of stormwater management actions,  and to share results in a way that helps the region make better decisions. In November the work group released draft Volume 1 of 2 of our strategy. Volume 1 describes the scientific framework for future monitoring and assessment activities. Volume 2, due out for public comment in late April 2010, will describe the implementation plan for conducting the activities in a coordinated, efficient manner and with standardized methods (who will be responsible for each component of the strategy; how to leverage existing programs; and what NPDES permit requirements might be written).

Stormwater Work Group FY10 Schedule

  July 2009 - October November December - January 2010 February March April May June 2010

Task

Develop draft scientific framework for monitoring and assessment strategy

Formal peer review and public input on scientific framework; public workshop on the 10th Address peer review comments and public input; Compile recommendations for implementation plan Revise draft scientific framework and begin developing the implementation plan Continue to develop the implementation plan Release draft implementation plan Public comment period and workshop Approve final strategy document and deliver to Ecology and Puget Sound Partnership
Work Group Meetings   Tues. 17th Tues. Dec 15th
Wed. Jan 13th
Wed. Jan 27th
Thurs. 4th
Tues. 23rd
Wed. 10th
Wed. 24th
Wed. 14th
Wed. 28th
Public Workshop TBD Wed. 9th  Wed. 30th

Next meeting

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
USGS Office
Tacoma
 

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.
 


SWG Workshop Information

Puget Sound Stormwater Monitoring Workshop 3:
Designing a Monitoring Program for the Future

Tentative Date:
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Seattle-area location TBD

Puget Sound Stormwater Monitoring Workshop 2:
Designing a Monitoring Program for the Future

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Federal Way Aquatic Center
Agenda and Presentation and List of Participants
A report summarizing the feedback provided during the workshop

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 1:
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 first regional workshop:


Stormwater Work Group Meeting Summaries

Stormwater Work Group Meeting Agendas