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Baltimore City Department of Public Works
CWEA Stormwater 2015 Spring Seminar: NPDES Program Implementation
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Kimberly L. Grove, P.E.Office of Compliance and LaboratoriesDepartment of Public WorksCity of Baltimore
April 2015
Benefits of Stakeholder Participation in MS4 Programs
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Baltimore & Stormwater Management
• Historic urban area • Aged infrastructure• Funding
– Stormwater utility– Stormwater fee in July 2014
• Received 4th generation MS4 permit Dec. 27, 2013– Ex. IA = 24,479 ac– 675 BMPs: 165 after 2002– 14 local TMDLs , plus the
Trash TMDL (Jan. 2015)
52,438 storm drain inlets 27,561 manholes
1,146 miles of pipes 1,709 outfalls
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Who Is Responsible for Stormwater Management?
Developers Community
Industrial Facilities Commercial Business
Government
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• Plan• Design• Install• Maintain• Finance• Fundraise
• Educate• Communicate
• Advocate
• Stewardship
• Train
• Augment Workforce
• Share data• Research• Monitor• Develop Policy
What Can a Stakeholder Do?
Accurate Timely Trans-parency
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Financial
Federalgovernment
Who are the Stakeholders?
Medical/ Health
Residents
Env. NGO
Religious
Tourism/ sports
Schools
Industries
Businesses
Technical Professionals
Local government
Stategovernment
Work-force NGO
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Healthy Harbor Steering Committee
www.healthyharborbaltimore.org
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• Federal• State• Local• Environmental NGOs• Expanding stakeholders
Urban Waters Federal Partnership
www.urbanwaters.gov
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• Credit task force– Businesses/ Industries– Institutions– Development– Residential– Community
• Monthly meetings• Recommendations to City
Council
Stormwater Fee and Credit Program
www.cleanwaterbaltimore.org
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• How would this be different than other existing stormwater committees?
• Untapped stakeholders?• Structure?• How could this be
efficiently supported?• Conflicts of interest?
Stormwater Advisory Committee (SWAC)
Date Event
Sept. 26, 2014
Announcement of SWAC and nominations
Oct. 8, 2014
Presentation
Oct. 20, 2014
Nomination Deadline
Nov. 3, 2014
Selection Announcement
Nov. 17, 2014
First Meeting
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SWAC Structure by Charter
SWAC
Env’l NGO
Industry
Business / Developers
Religious Org
Anchor Institutions
Community Groups
Employment Dev.
• Limit: 10 – 16 members• Min. 2 year term• Quarterly meetings• Chair and co-chair• Sub-committees• City ethics provision• Public meeting • Ex-officio Members:
– DPW Staff– DOT– Public Schools– Rec and Parks– Planning
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SWAC Roles and Responsibilities
DPW Director
SWAC Chair
SWAC Co-Chair DPW
Facilitator
SWAC Members
Ex Officio Members
Rep. Organizations
Sub-committees
General Public
Other DPW Support
• Review rules and regulations
• Establish state legislative priorities
• Recommend stormwater utility budget decisions
• Create workforce development strategies
• Provide adaptive management decisions
• Serve as educators to public
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• 15 members selected• 2 quarterly meetings and 1 information workshop• Ethics training started• MS4 WIP Comments• Sub-committees formed:
– Outreach/communications– Policy/legislation– Innovation/implementation– Finance
• Next Meeting in May: 30% Draft Trash TMDL
SWAC To Date
• Event announcements• Meeting agendas• Meeting minutes• SWAC member contact
information
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Stakeholder Participation for Your MS4??
Goal
Role
Toll
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Thank you for your time.
Ms. Kimberly L. Grove, P.E.Office of Compliance and Laboratories
Department of Public [email protected]
410-396-0732