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*[[media:Raingarden Flier 2016.v2 - RCWD.pdf|Residential raingarden maintenance flier]] - Rice Creek Watershed District's raingarden educational flier
 
*[[media:Raingarden Flier 2016.v2 - RCWD.pdf|Residential raingarden maintenance flier]] - Rice Creek Watershed District's raingarden educational flier
 
*[[media:RCWD Display02.final.v2 - RCWD.pdf|Protecting lakes and streams flier]] - Rice Creek Watershed District's flier on how residents can protect water quality
 
*[[media:RCWD Display02.final.v2 - RCWD.pdf|Protecting lakes and streams flier]] - Rice Creek Watershed District's flier on how residents can protect water quality
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*[http://cgee.hamline.edu/WDD/|Water Down the Drain] - Hamline University Center for Global Environmental Education's interactive bilingual (English and Spanish) interactive educational website to teach about the impacts of impervious surfaces and stormwater pollution. For grades 4-8
 
*[[media:Twitter- City website - St. Paul Park.pdf|Grass clipping and leaves tweet]] - City of St. Paul Park's tweet to remind residents to keep leaves and grass clippings out of the street and curb and gutter systems
 
*[[media:Twitter- City website - St. Paul Park.pdf|Grass clipping and leaves tweet]] - City of St. Paul Park's tweet to remind residents to keep leaves and grass clippings out of the street and curb and gutter systems

Revision as of 13:19, 13 February 2018

streambank stabilization tour photo
Anoka Conservation District staff giving a tour of a streambank stabilization project. Credit: Anoka Conservation District

Introduction

An educated and informed community can not only prevent pollution in stormwater, but also identify and report illicit discharges or construction activities that may negatively affect stormwater. Therefore, Minimum Control Measure (MCM) 1 of the MS4 General Permit requires every MS4 permittee to run an education and outreach program to teach their community about the impacts of stormwater discharge. The education and outreach program should foster proper stormwater management behaviors.

MS4 General Permit requirements for MCM 1

The MS4 General Permit requires MS4 permittees to:

  • Distribute educational materials focused on high priority, stormwater specific issues and illicit discharge recognition and reporting.
  • Develop an implementation plan that includes target audiences; activities and schedules; measurable goals for each audience; the staff in charge of implementing the plan; coordination with any outside organizations (if any); and an evaluation to measure whether the goals are being, or on track to be, met.
  • Document activities, as described here.

Resources

Click on the blue links above in the "MS4 General Permit requirements" section to get more information and resources specific to those permit requirements. In addition, all resources related to MCM 1 are below.

Fact sheets and guidance documents

  • EPA MCM 1 guidance - EPA's guidance and suggested BMPs for an effective public education program

Documentation and tracking templates

Example procedures

Educational materials