Salmon Falls Salmon Falls Collaborative Collaborative

October 27 October 27 WorkshopWorkshop

Paul Susca, NH DESPaul Susca, NH DES

Andy Tolman, ME CDCAndy Tolman, ME CDC

SFWC Project AreaSFWC Project Area

Salmon Falls River Salmon Falls River WatershedWatershed

Approx. 250 square mile Approx. 250 square mile coastal watershedcoastal watershed

Includes over a dozen Includes over a dozen towns in ME and NHtowns in ME and NH

Surface water and multiple Surface water and multiple groundwater public water groundwater public water systems within watershedsystems within watershed

Increasing development Increasing development pressures and degraded pressures and degraded water quality, but little water quality, but little watershed-wide focus to watershed-wide focus to datedate

SFWC Project Overview: SFWC Project Overview: the Planthe Plan

One-day workshop focused on defining One-day workshop focused on defining watershed-wide approaches and priorities watershed-wide approaches and priorities for source water projectionfor source water projection

Blueprint for actionBlueprint for action Post-workshop priority action Post-workshop priority action

implementationimplementation Timeline (18-21 months)Timeline (18-21 months)

Workshop in Fall 2010Workshop in Fall 2010 9 months lead time for workshop planning9 months lead time for workshop planning 6-12 months to implement low-cost, high 6-12 months to implement low-cost, high

priority actions after workshoppriority actions after workshop

Project PartnersProject Partners

Project lead: PREPProject lead: PREP Core planning team: MECDC, NHDES, Core planning team: MECDC, NHDES,

EPA Region 1, City of Somersworth, PREPEPA Region 1, City of Somersworth, PREP SWCSWC Multiple project partners/supportersMultiple project partners/supporters Workshop participantsWorkshop participants

Support We Requested Support We Requested from SWCfrom SWC

Financial Support ($5K): venue, Financial Support ($5K): venue, facilitator, post-workshop facilitator, post-workshop implementation projectimplementation project

SWC Member Support: encourage local SWC Member Support: encourage local members/affiliates participationmembers/affiliates participation Esp. GSRWA, MRWA, NHWWAEsp. GSRWA, MRWA, NHWWA

Marketing for Change assistanceMarketing for Change assistance Liaison to SWCLiaison to SWC Assist project planning teamAssist project planning team Post-workshop communication assistancePost-workshop communication assistance

Project TransferabilityProject Transferability

Watershed-wide approach involving Watershed-wide approach involving many partnersmany partners Local-regional-state partnersLocal-regional-state partners Bi-state collaborationBi-state collaboration Integrating source water protection with Integrating source water protection with

watershed planning and land conservation watershed planning and land conservation efforts efforts

New partnership opportunity: 28 coastal New partnership opportunity: 28 coastal watershed programs across the country watershed programs across the country are part of the USEPA National Estuary are part of the USEPA National Estuary Program Program

Workshop ApproachWorkshop Approach

We share We share ValuesValues ConcernsConcerns Common goalsCommon goals Current workCurrent work

Identify actions that we can takeIdentify actions that we can take Set short-term priorities Set short-term priorities Consider long-term strategies to Consider long-term strategies to

keep our drinking water safekeep our drinking water safe

ValuesValues

ConcernsConcerns

What we’ve already lostWhat we’ve already lost Water pollution and damsWater pollution and dams

The future – what we stand to loseThe future – what we stand to lose Conversion of forests to developed landConversion of forests to developed land Spread of “impervious area”Spread of “impervious area”

Increased pollutionIncreased pollution Increased water treatment costsIncreased water treatment costs Streams drying up?Streams drying up?

(impairment maps)(impairment maps)

Indicators of the Indicators of the workshop’s successworkshop’s success

75 participants with 75 participants with diversediverse AffiliationAffiliation GeographyGeography ExpertiseExpertise

AffiliationAffiliation

Federal

govern

ment

State

gove

rnment

Munici

pal/county

gov’t.

Universi

ty/co

llege

Community/n

onprofit g

roup

Concerned ci

tizen

Business

/consu

ltant

Electe

d officia

l

Other

8%

17% 17%

13%

6%4%

7%

1%

28%

1.1. Federal governmentFederal government2.2. State governmentState government3.3. Municipal/county gov’t.Municipal/county gov’t.4.4. University/collegeUniversity/college5.5. Community/nonprofit groupCommunity/nonprofit group6.6. Concerned citizenConcerned citizen7.7. Business /consultantBusiness /consultant8.8. Elected officialElected official9.9. OtherOther

Field of ExpertiseField of Expertise

Regulatory

Planning/Lan

d Use

Engin

eerin

g/Public

Works

Stew

ardsh

ip

Educa

tion

Scien

ce/W

ater R

esearch

Drinkin

g Water

Land Conser

vation

Other

6%

14%

7%

3% 3%

10%

23%

16%

19%

1.1. RegulatoryRegulatory2.2. Planning/Land UsePlanning/Land Use3.3. Engineering/Public Engineering/Public

WorksWorks4.4. StewardshipStewardship5.5. EducationEducation6.6. Science/Water Science/Water

ResearchResearch7.7. Drinking WaterDrinking Water8.8. Land ConservationLand Conservation9.9. OtherOther

Indicators of the Indicators of the workshop’s successworkshop’s success

75 participants with 75 participants with diversediverse AffiliationAffiliation GeographyGeography ExpertiseExpertise

EngagedEngaged

1.) My work contributes to the protection of water

Work Contributes to Protection of Water

68%

26%

3%

0%

3%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Primary Role in Primary Role in protecting waterprotecting water

23 % (16 participants) drinking water

19% (13 participants) water education and outreach

16% (11 participants) water science and research

14% (10 participants) planning and land use

10% (7 participants) land conservation

7% (5 participants) engineering and public works

6% (4 participants) regulatory arena

3% (2 participants) citizen or business stewardship of water

3% (2 participants) other

Top successful elements of Top successful elements of the eventthe event

Number, diversity, and appropriateness of Number, diversity, and appropriateness of participantsparticipants

Constructive tone; willingness of participants to Constructive tone; willingness of participants to engageengage

Christine Feurt’s role in designing the workshopChristine Feurt’s role in designing the workshop Local case studies (Acton-Wakefield, Local case studies (Acton-Wakefield,

Somersworth) and empowering speakers Somersworth) and empowering speakers (NEMO) gave the workshop a positive, can-do (NEMO) gave the workshop a positive, can-do tone. More time spent on potential solutions tone. More time spent on potential solutions than on describing problems.than on describing problems.

Use of keypad polling, keeping agenda on track, Use of keypad polling, keeping agenda on track, moving forward, allowing everyone to be heard moving forward, allowing everyone to be heard without bogging down the discussionwithout bogging down the discussion

Preliminary Preliminary ResultsResults

Working Across Working Across Borders in the Borders in the Salmon Falls Salmon Falls WatershedWatershed

Raw data from keypad pollingRaw data from keypad polling

October 27, 2010October 27, 2010

Priorities - InformationPriorities - Information

Inven

tory

Potential

Contam

inati..

Single

ME &

NH Report

& Map

s

Wate

r Quali

ty Sa

mpling

Historic

Samplin

g

LID M

odel Ord

inance

Wate

r Audit

Economic

Analysis

List

of Contac

t from Today

13%

5%

10%

13%

25%

3%

28%

3%

1.1. Inventory Potential Inventory Potential Contamination SourcesContamination Sources

2.2. Single ME & NH Single ME & NH Report & Maps Report & Maps

3.3. Water Quality SamplingWater Quality Sampling4.4. Historic Sampling Historic Sampling 5.5. LID Model OrdinanceLID Model Ordinance6.6. Water AuditWater Audit7.7. Economic AnalysisEconomic Analysis8.8. List of Contact from List of Contact from

TodayToday

Priorities – Land ConservationPriorities – Land Conservation

Conservati

onPlann

ingFocusAreas

MunicipalFunding forLandConservatio

n

Linkto

LandConservatio

n Network

MitigationRead

yProje

cts

FundLandConservation w/landuse

change $

FundLandConservation for

Drinking

Water

Resourcefor

Funding

Opportunit

ies

7%

19%17%

24%22%

5%7%

1.1. Conservation Planning Conservation Planning Focus AreasFocus Areas

2.2. Municipal Funding for Municipal Funding for Land ConservationLand Conservation

3.3. Link to Land Conservation Link to Land Conservation Network Network

4.4. Mitigation Ready ProjectsMitigation Ready Projects5.5. Fund Land Conservation Fund Land Conservation

w/ land use change $w/ land use change $6.6. Fund Land Conservation Fund Land Conservation

for Drinking Water for Drinking Water Protection w/ Impact FeesProtection w/ Impact Fees

7.7. Resource for Funding Resource for Funding OpportunitiesOpportunities

Conservation Priorities – Conservation Priorities – Runoff PollRunoff Poll

How to Fund Land How to Fund Land ConservationConservation

Conservati

onPlann

ingFocusAreas

MunicipalFunding forLandConservatio

n

Linkto

LandConservatio

n Network

MitigationRead

yProje

cts

FundLandConservation w/landuse

change $

FundLandConservation for

Drinking

Water

Resourcefor

Funding

Opportunit

ies

0%

34%

2%0%

45%

19%

0%

1.1. Conservation Planning Conservation Planning Focus AreasFocus Areas

2.2. Municipal Funding for Municipal Funding for Land ConservationLand Conservation

3.3. Link to Land Conservation Link to Land Conservation Network Network

4.4. Mitigation Ready ProjectsMitigation Ready Projects5.5. Fund Land Conservation Fund Land Conservation

w/ land use change $w/ land use change $6.6. Fund Land Conservation Fund Land Conservation

for Drinking Water for Drinking Water Protection w/ Impact FeesProtection w/ Impact Fees

7.7. Resource for Funding Resource for Funding OpportunitiesOpportunities

Priorities - PlanningPriorities - Planning

Drin

king Water S

ource ...

Natu

ral R

esource

Inve

ntory

Wate

r Reso

urce Chapte

r...

Identify

& Define Ero

sio...

Build-out A

nalysis

Gap A

nalysis of O

rdinance

s

Storm

water U

tility Feasib

...

22%

19%

7%

10%

17%15%

10%

1.1. Drinking Water Drinking Water Source Protection Source Protection PlansPlans

2.2. Natural Resource Natural Resource InventoryInventory

3.3. Water Resource Water Resource Chapter in Municipal Chapter in Municipal Conservation PlansConservation Plans

4.4. Identify & Define Identify & Define Erosion Hazard AreaErosion Hazard Area

5.5. Build-out AnalysisBuild-out Analysis6.6. Gap Analysis of Gap Analysis of

OrdinancesOrdinances7.7. Stormwater Utility Stormwater Utility

Feasibility StudyFeasibility Study

Priorities - RegulationPriorities - Regulation

Required Conse

rvation ...

Shore

land Zoning

Conservation Fo

cus A

re...

Low Im

pact Developmen...

Loca

l Sto

rmwate

r Man...

Loca

l Drin

king Water P

r...

‘High

Quality

Wate

r’ Des..

.

3%2%

10% 10%14%

19%

41%

1.1. Required Conservation Required Conservation SubdivisionSubdivision

2.2. Shoreland ZoningShoreland Zoning3.3. Conservation Focus Area Conservation Focus Area

Overlay DistrictOverlay District4.4. Low Impact Development Low Impact Development

OrdinanceOrdinance5.5. Local Stormwater Local Stormwater

Management RegulationManagement Regulation6.6. Local Drinking Water Local Drinking Water

Protection OrdinanceProtection Ordinance7.7. ‘‘High Quality Water’ High Quality Water’

Designation – CWADesignation – CWA

Priorities - EducationPriorities - Education

‘Librar

y’ of E

lectro

nic Map

s

Multi M

edia Outre

ach To

olbox

Train

ing for M

unicipal

Officia

ls

UNH Storm

water C

enter

Tour

Road Sand/S

alt Tr

aining f

or Muni...

LID Demonstr

ation Projec

t

Enga

ge Yo

uth &

Familie

s

Advoca

cy fo

r BM

P/Legis.

School B

ased

Progra

ms

14%

17%

26%

5% 5%7%7%

14%

5%

1.1. ‘‘Library’ of Electronic MapsLibrary’ of Electronic Maps2.2. Multi Media Outreach Multi Media Outreach

ToolboxToolbox3.3. Training for Municipal Training for Municipal

OfficialsOfficials4.4. UNH Stormwater Center UNH Stormwater Center

TourTour5.5. Road Sand/Salt Training for Road Sand/Salt Training for

Municipal StaffMunicipal Staff6.6. LID Demonstration ProjectLID Demonstration Project7.7. Engage Youth & FamiliesEngage Youth & Families8.8. Advocacy for BMP/Legis.Advocacy for BMP/Legis.9.9. School Based ProgramsSchool Based Programs

What Made This Workshop What Made This Workshop DifferentDifferent

Focused on the resource Focused on the resource (watershed) rather than statewide(watershed) rather than statewide

Intense collaborative effort planning Intense collaborative effort planning the workshop; no dominant leaderthe workshop; no dominant leader

Process employed in workshopProcess employed in workshop NotNot primarily data-driven primarily data-driven Designed around social-sciences model Designed around social-sciences model

of “collaborative learning for ecosystem of “collaborative learning for ecosystem management” brought to the project by management” brought to the project by Chris Feurt. Chris Feurt.

Role of Source Water Role of Source Water CollaborativeCollaborative

in Workshop’s Successin Workshop’s Success Concept was dormant for years – cross-Concept was dormant for years – cross-

border barriers to watershed thinkingborder barriers to watershed thinking EoI process was catalyst; to get project EoI process was catalyst; to get project

off the ground.off the ground. Getting the right people on the planning Getting the right people on the planning

team and participating in the workshop.team and participating in the workshop. SWC covered cost of meeting facilitySWC covered cost of meeting facility

Next StepsNext Steps

Planning team meets 11/16Planning team meets 11/16 LID education & outreach?LID education & outreach? Funding guide?Funding guide? Road show?Road show?

PREP applying for grant from NHDESPREP applying for grant from NHDES Communication plan – maintain Communication plan – maintain

momentummomentum Need to start ASAP – help from Need to start ASAP – help from

Salter>Mitchell?Salter>Mitchell?