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Background
The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) partnered with eastern Washington communities and other stakeholders to develop improved stormwater management tools for eastern Washington.
As a result of a
Chartering Meeting held in June
2001 in Moses Lake, a Steering Committee
was formed to work with Ecology and a
consultant team. The Steering Committee oversaw a project that resulted in completion of a Stormwater Management Manual and a Model Municipal Stormwater Program for Eastern Washington. This project included an analysis of the cost of implementing the measures in the Manual and in the Model Program.
The Steering Committee held a
kick-off
meeting on November 7.
The primary objectives of the project were to:
- Develop an Eastern Washington Stormwater Technical manual that will serve as a commonly accepted standard for the management of stormwater for Eastern Washington. The completed Stormwater Technical Manual addresses and integrates stormwater management needs under federal and state laws and provides for local flexibility in meeting specific local needs.
- Develop a Phase II Model Municipal Stormwater Program for Eastern Washington, with strong local participation and direction. The Model Program describes a regionally and environmentally appropriate Phase II stormwater program that satisfies federal and state regulatory requirements, and that can be implemented by local government. The Model Program
is constructed to assure that local governments can address unique or specific issues within the context of the Model Program.
Ecology and the Eastern Washington Stormwater Steering Committee sponsored
a
Stakeholder Workshop
on November 29, 2001 to begin development of the Stormwater Manual
and Phase II Model Municipal Stormwater Program. Draft documents were
completed and public workshops were held in October 2002. Public comments on
both documents were received and considered by the committee. The first draft
of the Manual was revised and a second round of workshops were held in June
2003. The Model Program was revised and published in September 2003. More
public comments were received on the final draft Manual. Those comments were
also considered by the committee, and revisions were incorporated into the
final Manual which
was released in October 2004. See the
Project Newsletters and
Meeting Summaries
for more information.
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Project Newsletters
Ecology and the Eastern Washington Stormwater Management Project Team have published three project
newsletters:
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How to
Get a Copy of the Model Program
Printed copies:
Electronic copies:
- The Model Program
is available from Department of Ecology’s website. The Model Program
is included on the CDs for the manual. These CDs will be available at
Ecology's regional offices in November 2004.
- Free CDs will be given to all of the participants in
the workshops. Free CDs will also be available at Ecology’s regional
offices in Spokane and Yakima.
Download the first Draft Model
Program
Summary of the
public comments received on the model program.
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Eastern Washington
Stormwater Management Project
Steering Committee
Please contact a Steering Committee member in your local area
if you have other questions about the Eastern Washington Stormwater Management
Project.
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Meeting Summaries
Meeting Summaries of Steering Committee meetings and the two sub-committees
(Manual Committee and the Model Program Committee) are available
on-line. These are summary notes, not detailed minutes, and reflect
committee discussions, not decisions.
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