Status of OWOW 2.0 Suggested OWOW 1.0 OWOW 1.0 Addressing Implementation Challenge Recommendations Challenge Activities Solving 1 problem Increase Riverside County Continue evaluation of LID may cause new communication, planning Flood Control and BMPs to document one, i.e. infiltrating & cooperation among Water Conservation performance and runoff improves stakeholders water quality benefits. District’s surface water but (RCFCWCD) LID Collect data on Promote and increase the may cause Testing and infiltration BMPs at profile of BMP examples problem Demonstration selected sites to within communities (e.g. Facility will collect evaluate potential RCFCWCD campus) water quality data on impacts to groundwater LID BMP quality performance County of Orange is implementing Glassell Yard Campus Stormwater LID Retrofit Project Business Industries of America completed study evaluating cost effectiveness of variety of LID BMPs Changing public Develop, pilot, & No Drugs Down the Continue efforts to behavior is difficult evaluate effectiveness of Drain website educate public on water – strategies to change quality issues in the public behavior. watershed. Foster watershed Expand efforts to change sustainability by public behavior. encouraging behavior aimed at reducing runoff & preventing pollution Increase public perception of value of water. Planning for Educate local officials so Approaches used in Implement complex growth water quality concerns Stormwater MS4 recommendations from impacts difficult in become core issues. permits continue to OWOW 1.0 rapidly urbanizing be evaluated Conduct studies to Work with Regional Board areas. Potential identify water quality Managing growth in development of next water quality challenges in rapidly impacts continues to Stormwater MS4 permit impacts hard to ID. developing areas. be difficult
OWOW 1.0 Challenge OWOW 1.0 Recommendations Status of Addressing Challenge OWOW 2.0 Suggested Implementation Activities Solving 1 problem may cause new one, i.e. infiltrating runoff improves surface water but may cause problem Increase communication, planning & cooperation among stakeholders Collect data on infiltration BMPs at selected sites to evaluate potential impacts to groundwater quality Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District’s (RCFCWCD) LID Testing and Demonstration Facility will collect water quality data on LID BMP performance County of Orange is implementing Glassell Yard Campus Stormwater LID Retrofit Project Business Industries of America completed study evaluating cost effectiveness of variety of LID BMPs Continue evaluation of LID BMPs to document performance and water quality benefits. Promote and increase the profile of BMP examples within communities (e.g. RCFCWCD campus) Changing public behavior is difficult Develop, pilot, & evaluate effectiveness of strategies to change public behavior. Foster watershed sustainability by encouraging behavior aimed at reducing runoff & preventing pollution Increase public perception of value of water. No Drugs Down the Drain website – Continue efforts to educate public on water quality issues in the watershed. Expand efforts to change public behavior. Planning for complex growth impacts difficult in rapidly urbanizing areas. Potential water quality impacts hard to ID. Educate local officials so water quality concerns become core issues. Conduct studies to identify water quality challenges in rapidly developing areas. Approaches used in Stormwater MS4 permits continue to be evaluated Managing growth impacts continues to be difficult Implement recommendations from OWOW 1.0 Work with Regional Board in development of next Stormwater MS4 permit
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