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Clean Water, Clean Rivers American Rivers and the Great Lakes Effort for
Improving Water Quality
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Who am I?
Gary Belan
Director, Clean
Water Program American Rivers
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American Rivers
Founded in 1973 to protect and
restore America¶s rivers
65,000 supporters nationwide
55 staff members
DC Headquarters, staff located in the
mid-Atlantic, Northeast, Midwest,
Southeast, California and Pacific
Northwest
$8.1 million annual budget
Rated one of the top charities in
America by the Wise Giving Alliance
of the Better Business Bureau
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American Rivers¶ Programs
RiverRestoration
River Protection
Clean Water
Water Supply
HydropowerReform
Innovate
Science
Collaborate
Advocate
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River Restoration
Natural FloodProtectionRestoring Rivers
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Water supply
Efficiency Supply
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River Protection
Wild andScenicRivers
Blue Trails
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Clean Water
Green Infrastructure
Stormwater
Management
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What does stormwater haveto do with rivers?
Every storm drain leads to a stream or river.
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Other Problems WithStormwater
Erosion Less water
Development Pollution
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Environmental Site DesignLow Impact Development
Green Infrastructure
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Rain Gardens
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Green Roofs
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Do these techniques work?
YES! It has beenestimated that RainGardens of West
Michigan¶s 35 raingardens built over 3years have infiltratedor transpired over 5
million gallons of rainwater.
That¶s about 130,000bath tubs!
If 20% of buildings inWashington D.C. hadgreen roofs, nearly
297 million gallons of stormwater could becaptured.
The same study said
the same percentageof green roofs couldreduce sewageoverflows by as muchas 38%.
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That¶s the why, now the what«
Cooperate± Work with city, county and state entities, schools, and
other relevant organizations
Educate± Hold and promote workshops and seminars
± Help with public outreach
Demonstrate± Help locate and support demonstration projects
± Contribute and raise money for these projects
Facilitate± Create or support research, guides and other tools
± Imprive codes and ordinances to supportimplementation, rather than impede
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Specific Objectives
1. Increased Public Awareness
2. Increased Community Involvement
3. Increased Natural StormwaterProjects
4. Increased Municipal Investment
5. Increased Local PolicyImprovements
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Toledo
We are one of fourorganizations awardeda three year grant bythe Joyce Foundation.
The goal is to addcapacity to the effortsof restoring theMaumee River
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Public Awareness
Outreach Materials
EducationalWorkshops
Increased Media
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Public AwarenessCurrent Status
Outreach Materials± Signage± Brochures± Web initiatives (www.raingardeninitiative.org)
± Magnets Workshops
± Stormwater Institute ± Fall 2007± Code and Ordiance Workshops± Rain Garden Workshops and Trainings
± Permeable Pavement workshops Media
± StormCenter (EcoTrack)± Channel 24± Print media ± City paper, Sylvania Advantage, Putnam
Voice, and others covering rain garden displays
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Community InvolvementExpected Outcomes
More Educated and Organized Coalition of Groups
± Includes civic leaders, municipal officials,others
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Community Involvement
Rain Garden Initiative± Most important on-the-ground tool± Organized and established structure± Mechanism for projects, outreach± Members± Workshops/Display events
Strong Partnerships
± Toledo Environmental Services± Toledo Engineering Services± County Commissioners Office± University of Toledo
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Community Involvement
Rain Garden Tours± Lansing and Grand Rapids, Michigan ± May 1, 2008
± Chicago/Milwaukee ± October 1 & 2, 2008
Building and Expanding Partnerships± Toledo City Council
± The Nature Conservancy
± Partners for Clean Streams ± Clean Your Streams
± Toledo Botanical Garden
± Toledo Metroparks
± OSU Extension office
± Mayors Office
± Toledo Zoo
± Others
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Community Involvement
Rain Barrel Sales ±March 29, 2008 (92 sold)
August 2, 2008 (122 sold)
April 4, 2009 (100 sold)
August 8, 2009 (75 sold)
± Goal of 500 in twoyears
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Stormwater Projects
Criteria based on CSO location, matchingfunds, etc.
± Maywood Project gothighest project score toreceive Ohio ARRAstimulus funds
American Riversassisting withInitiative Projects
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Toledo EnvironmentalServices Building
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577 Foundation
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Toledo Zoo
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Stormwater Projects
Demonstration Gardens1. Toledo Environmental Services2. Sofia Quintero Arts & Cultural Center3. Sandringham cul-de-sac in Reynolds Corner
4. Toledo Zoo5. Blue Creek6. Springfield Township offices
Affiliated Gardens1. OSU Extension, Toledo
2. Monroe St. Church, Toledo3. University of Toledo4. Miami St. (Hull & Assoc)5. Start High School6. 577 Foundation
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Municipal Investment
Codes and Ordinances Guidebook± Complete and online
Toledo City Council and Toledo ± Lucas County Planning
Commission± Working with them to alter the current code to include more GreenInfrastructure practices and remove barriers that currently preventthem from being legally installed. In April 2009, City Council passed achange to the Land Use Code allowing permeable pavement to be usednot just for overflow parking and the use of rain gardens as landscapingrequirements.
Approaching townships to install demonstration gardens
Creation of a Low Impact Development Design andInstallation Manual for Lower Maumee and Ottawa RiverWatersheds± Work with Stormwater Coalition to adopt American Rivers manual± Train smaller municipalities, engineers and developers in using LID
through ³Lunch and Learn´ workshops
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Codes and Ordinances
Why localstormwatercontrols can be
effective Understanding thepolitical landscape
Choosing a localpolicy
Key components of your stormwaterordinance
Mobilizingcommunity support
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Milwaukee
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Johnson¶s Park
Worked with Friends of Milwaukee¶sRivers
Grants from Brico Fund, WDNR,Snow Memorial Trust, JoyceFoundation
We had a total of about $60,000
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Johnson¶s Park
School
Old and new
houses
Empty Lots
The
Park
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Connected Downspout
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Older Homes
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Initial InterestAdditional Interest AfterTargeted Outreach
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The Process
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Trench and Fill
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Johnson¶s Park Cont.
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Southeastern WisconsinWatershed Trust
Joyce Foundation grant for AmericanRivers funding in Milwaukee
± Providing Green Infrastructure expertise in theMilwaukee Metropolitan District
± Working in collaboration with SWWT groups toimplement green infrastructure in projectareas ± particularly in the Kinnickinnic RiverBasin
This is separate from the SWWT JoyceFoundation grant
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Milwaukee MunicipalSewerage District
Working in partnership with MMSD
Providing outreach and
implementation expertise to improveKinnickinnic sub watersheds
Working to help streamline Rain
Garden initiative
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1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 1400 p 202.347.7550Washington, DC 20005 f 202.347.9240
www.americanrivers.org
For more information, please contact:
Gary BelanDirector, Clean Water Program
American [email protected]