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Public Education Plan Public education is inherent in the public participation process. Before the public is interested or willing to participate, they need to have a basic understanding of the issues. The Public Education Plan (PEP) is designed to promote, publicize, and facilitate education to help the public initiate positive watershed management activities. The DEQ explains that “an adequate PEP will implement the necessary amount of educational activities to ensure that the targeted sectors of the “public” or audiences are reached with the appropriate message(s) for each education category.” The educational activities that have been completed and the materials that are being developed as part of the PEP were designed using the six major requirements in the Permit and on feedback from the public meetings, stakeholder workshops, and focus group sessions. This gave the watershed planning committee a more effective approach to reach individuals and groups that are critical to the long-term success of the watershed planning effort. (For more details about the PEP refer to the specific Plan for each community). Coordinating future public education efforts with this watershed management plan is key to successful implementation. The Greater Lansing Regional Committee (GLRC) has formed a public education committee that will facilitate public education ideas for each subwatershed in conjunction with the PEP and the WMP. The GLRC is currently working on several major public education and involvement projects that are briefly described below. • Storm Drain Stenciling: The GLRC purchased curb markers for storm drain stenciling. Storm drain stenciling involves marking storm drain inlets with plaques or stencil painted messages to deter dumping of pollutants down the storm drains. Messages include “No Dumping. Drains to Water Source," "Drains to River," and "You Dump It, You Drink It. No Waste Here." Stenciling allows volunteers to get involved and become more educated and to spread awareness. • Watershed Signage: Another effort by the GLRC to educate the public is to provide signage around the watershed boundary. These signs create an understanding of the extent of connections and distances from one waterbody to another within the watershed. Currently, the committee is in the process of determining locations to post the signs. Once this decision is made, the signs will be posted. • Brochure Development: The Public Education Committee has developed a number of educational brochures that will be distributed for public education. Many other programs currently exist to educate the public and to help foster public involvement with watershed awareness, storm water management, and water quality protection. These programs are described in detail in Section 7. Section 4: Community Outreach 4-5
Summary of Concerns and Desires This section summarizes the concerns and desires expressed by the public and stakeholders throughout the various public meetings, comments on the plan, workshops, and focus group meetings. Water Quality Concerns Water quality concerns were solicited from the public and stakeholders though a series of workshops and meetings, as previously described. Water quality concerns are problems that are observed or perceived to exist by residence and stakeholders within the watershed. A list of the public’s concerns is provided below. • Pollutants – From developed areas – Sediment – Salt – Fertilizing to edge of stream – Aging/Failing Septic systems • Flooding (Laingsburg area) • River obstructions/tree fall • New development - Destruction of wetlands - Pavement widths The concerns identified by the stakeholders are ranked and presented below. The concerns were ranked by the stakeholders to determine which issues they felt were more important. 1. Education – Developers/Contractors/Public 2. a) Inter-Government /Agency Cooperation and Communication - Regional Quality of Life b) Financial Requirements / Needs 3. Need for Consistent Enforcement 4. Managing Storm Water Runoff 5. a) Increased Recreational Opportunities – Trails / Greenways b) Agricultural Runoff / Flooding c) Lack of Storm Water Friendly Zoning Requirements 6. a) Residential Yard Waste Management (e.g., fertilizer) b) Lack of Education on Individual Actions Affecting Water Quality 7. a) Stewardship - Homeowner / Small Business b) Public Apathy c) Vermillian Creek Sewage Discharge 8. Septic Systems 9. a) Wetland Protection from Runoff and Development b) Lack of Riparian Buffers c) Industrial Illegal Connections d) Sediment In Runoff 10. a) Animal Waste (domestic, wildlife, farming) b) Industrial Illegal Connections c) Increasing Impervious Surface Watershed Desires The term “watershed desire” is meant to invoke a vision of what watershed stakeholders would like their watershed to look like. The watershed planning committee members and the stakeholders have participated in 4-6 Looking Glass River Watershed April 2007 Photo courtesy of Michigan State University, 2005. Looking Glass River Watershed Stakeholder Meeting, Courtesy of Tetra Tech, June 2005. Source: NCSU, 2004.
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