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Participants

Open to anyone!

Goal

Improve stormwater management to reduce and prevent stormwater runoff pollution in the watershed

Objectives

• Increase the number of workshops, tours, and training events for municipal officials that are sponsored by the Storm Water Workgroup

• Increase the number if BMP improvements, such as naturalized or retrofitted stormwater basins

• Reduce the number and length of stream impairments due to stormwater runoff

Strategies

• Help municipalities to better understand, navigate, and fulfill their stormwater management responsibilities by providing technical assistance and support in priority areas

• Encourage and facilitate the development of financing mechanisms for stormwater management

• Support and promote the implementation of BMPs by providing outreach, education, and technical assistance

• Increase attention and resources to stormwater management needs among key audiences

Accomplishments

• The workgroup advised the Environmental Finance Center of their work with municipalities on stormwater finance planning.  

• The workgroup assisted the PADEP in reviewing stormwater ordinances for priority municipalities.

• The workgroup and the EPA prepared a summary of the barriers to and benefits of a watershed-wide Act 167 plan.

• The workgroup supported outreach to municipalities in the Wissahickon Creek watershed to identify priority basin retrofit projects.

For more information about the SAN Stormwater Workgroup please contact:

Mindy Lemoine at lemoine.mindy@epa.gov (215)814-2736

This picture is an example of a stormwater basin within the Wissahickon Creek watershed.