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Seacoast Stormwater Coalition –Collaboration Matrix

Requirement / Timing / Program Goals Measurementof / BMP Media/Category
(Messages & Methods) / Description / Existing Tools/
Collaboration
Audience - Residents/Business/Commercial Institution (Nitrogen Impairment): ALL SEACOAST MUNICIPALITIES
Encourages proper use and disposal of grass clippings and encourages the proper use of slow-release fertilizers. / Annual
May/June /
  • # of public event attendees
  • # of resident and/or contractor pledges
/
  • Promote and host a UNHCE or similarpublic event
  • Promote and host Gimme Green Video viewing
/
  • Green Grass Clean WaterLawn Care Clinic, (UNHCE)
  • Spring for the Bay, UNHCE.
  • Clean Water – Healthy Lawns: Exeter/PREP/UNHCE
  • Gimme Green video

  • # of landscapers attending UNHCE trainings/events
/
  • Host a regional workshop
  • Encourage local landscapers to attend existing UNHCE trainings/events.
  • GreenSno Pro style training for yard waste and fertilizer
/
  • Landscaping at the Water’s Edge OR Landscaping for Water Quality (UNHCE)
  • Landscaper Association Conference

  • # of viewings of educational videos.
/
  • Develop or host an existing video with clickable aspect to indicate it’s been viewed
/
  • UNHCE?

  • # of resident and/or contractor pledges
/
  • Piggyback on UNH Seacoast Home and Garden Show (April) with information and display (SPECIAL EVENTS/FAIRS)

  • # of cars counted at hazardous waste days
  • # of signed pledges or checked boxesto read material?
/
  • Informational materials distributed at HHW days.
/
  • Green Grass Clear Water Brochure (UNHCE)

Next Steps Action: Talk to UNH Cooperative Extension about materials and trainings
Encouraging the proper management of pet waste. / Annual
(June/July) /
  • # of pledges to scoop the poop
  • Measured reduction in complaints or observed pet waste at key locations
/
  • Press release
  • Award pledges with dog biscuit with tag and/or sticker added to license tag and/or entered into drawing to win professional family-pet photo
/
  • NHDESPet Waste Outreach Campaign: flyer, biscuit tags, contest, videos, etc.
  • Existing municipal materials: Exeter

Next Steps Action: Identify changes needed to existing materials
Encouraging the proper disposal of leaf litter / Annual
(Aug-Oct) /
  • Volume collected
  • # of bags, tonnage at transfer station, etc.
/
  • Press release
  • Door hanger distribution
/
  • Leaves, grass clippings and brush door hanger, NHDES

Next Steps Action: Identify changes needed to existing materials
Audience - Residents (Bacteria TMDL): SELECT MUNICIPALITIES
Encouraging the proper management of pet waste. / Annual
(renewalof dog license or other appropriate time). /
  • # of pledges to scoop the poop
/
  • Press release and sign pledge at dog registration
  • Award with dog biscuit with tag and/or sticker added to license tag and/or entered into drawing to win professional family-pet photo
/
  • NHDESPet Waste Outreach Campaign,: flyer, biscuit tags, contest, videos, etc.
  • Existing municipal materials: Exeter

Next Steps Action:Identify changes needed to existing materials
Septic System maintenance in catchment discharging to Impairment. / Annual? /
  • Volume pumped/hauled
  • Track # of viewed videos with tracking or testing software
/
  • Septic Smart Brochure, US EPA
  • Homeowner septic system video, NHDES
  • Other municipalities tools: Exeter flyer
  • Septic pump out ordinances: Rye
  • NH Association of Septage Haulers

Next Steps Action:Coordinate with GSDI and Septic Smart
Audience - Developers: ALL Municipalities
First message: Proper erosion & control, LID, and EPA CGP / Over the permit term /
  • # of workshop attendees
  • # of PE checklists completed
  • # of times material provided to developers
/
  • Send developers to a UNH Stormwater Center Tour/workshop
  • Municipal PE checklists at preconstruction meetings
  • Provide information to developer when they file for site plans
/
  • UNH Stormwater Center Workshops
  • Existing municipal checklists and information

Next Steps Action:explore using pretreatment coordinators to assist, but avoid multiplevisits from different personnel – bundle visits
Second message: Proper erosion & control, LID, and EPA CGP / Over the permit term – at least one year apart from 1st message /
  • Same as above
/
  • Same as above
/
  • Same as above

Next Steps Action:
Audience - Industrial Facilities: SELECT MUNIPALITIES (with industrial facilities)
First message:
Equipment inspection & maintenance, storage and P2, waste disposal, salt use, BMPs, Multi-Sector GP. / Over the permit term
Second message:
Equipment inspection & maintenance, storage and P2, waste disposal, salt use, BMPs, Multi-Sector GP. / Over the permit term – at least one year apart from 1st message
Next Steps Action:Research what Central MA Stormwater Coalition has for resources and other resources
  • Entity to manage messages and information (SWA? DES blog?); one place to keep information up to date
  • Report on what you’re already doing – track it back to the permit requirements; may not need to invent new stuff – get credit for existing programs
  • Develop subcommittee to help develop list of education items and messages that you pick from it a la carte and collect material in one place so that towns who don’t have programs can leverage existing information. A write up of what exists and how to cross reference it with permit requirements
  • Put Bill’s SOAK video on blog
  • Put Dover’s pet waste pledge on web as a word/downloadable template

April 2017

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