becky douglas, ms4 coordinator, city of columbus whitney sauerheber, mill creek-blue river watershed...
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Becky Douglas, MS4 Coordinator, City of ColumbusWhitney Sauerheber, Mill Creek-Blue River
Watershed Coordinator, Washington Co. SWCD
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What does each sign tell you?
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Wouldn’t it be great if everyone who used a
public road, highway, or interstate could know what this sign means?
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Tennessee Dept. of Environment and Conservation and the Tennessee
Department of Transportation have partnered to locate unique Watershed Signs along interstate and state highway routes.
These signs increase public awareness about the importance of watersheds and
encourage good stewardship of the state’s valuable rivers, streams, wetlands, lakes and
ground water.
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TENNESSEE SIGN HISTORY
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Project idea by state commissioner;Followed through years later by another
commissioner;TDOT jumped on board and included
MS4 section;Used MS4 education funds to develop
and plan project;Project was questioned by legislature
about the amount of money to be used;
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After clarification of the project and use of signs, it was an easy sell;
Signs have been in place for a number of years;
After project was started, smaller watershed groups were given smaller signs to display in their community to educate the public about watersheds at home.
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TENNESSEE INFORMATION BASICS:77 Interstate signs, 110 Route signs at entry points to the 55 watersheds throughout the state.TDOT installed the signs.$3,500/Interstate sign, $237/Route signLarge sign is 24” wide X 36” longProjected total cost - $280,194.85TDOT & TDEC partnered to fund the project.Public information documents available at:
www.tn.gov/envrionment/watershedsigns
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Hi Becky, There we’re no major concerns on the part of our district Technical Services Directors particularly if the signs are provided and installed via permit. One of them asked about the purpose of the signing and I explained while it can be considered a general information sign (for a geographical feature) that the primary reason is to heighten public awareness and encourage better care taking of our waterways. I have e-mailed Reggie at IDEM so that we can discuss a possible joint MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) and/or policy where the permits to install would be routed in some way through their agency. I’ll keep you updated with further progress. Dave
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What is next?
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An Indiana Guideto Developing a Local Watershed
Signage Program
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An Indiana Guideto Developing a Local Watershed
Signage Program
Sign Logo
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An Indiana Guideto Developing a Local Watershed
Signage Program
Sign LogoLocation Selection
www.indiana811.org
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An Indiana Guideto Developing a Local Watershed
Signage Program
Sign LogoLocation Selection
www.indiana811.org
Local/State/Federalsignage requirements
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An Indiana Guideto Developing a Local Watershed
Signage Program
Sign LogoLocation Selection
www.indiana811.org
Local/State/Federalsignage requirements
Maintenance
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