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Public Education & Outreach
Public education and outreach is a key component of stormwater management. Well-planned public education and outreach programs will support and help achieve the goals of the other minimum control measures. Personal and household decisions can have a large impact on stormwater. From car washing to laundry detergent to dog walking, small alteration in daily activities can make a difference. The Town continues to take steps towards spreading awareness.
Southeast has prepared the Town’s portion of the Comprehensive Croton System Water Quality Protection Plan (the “Croton Plan”) as part of the NYCDEP Watershed Memorandum of Agreement.
Croton Plan
Southeast has prepared the Town’s portion of the Comprehensive Croton System Water Quality Protection Plan (the “Croton Plan”) as part of the NYCDEP Watershed Memorandum of Agreement.
The Croton Plan includes basinwide assessments of phosphorus loading into reservoir basins and identifies potential remediation measures to limit phosphorus loading and achieve TMDLs (Total Maximum Daily Load. In addition, the Town adopted an updated Comprehensive Plan to address development and water quality issues. An implementation program is ongoing.
A TMDL defines the pollutant load that a water body can assimilate without causing violations of water quality standards, and allocates the loading between contributing point sources and non-point source categories.
The Town has implemented changes to its site plan and subdivision review procedures and to its resolutions of approval to implement stronger erosion and sediment control measures. For instance, regulations now require a preconstruction meeting with the Town Engineer, Town Highway Superintendent, Town Planner, and NYCDEP to review relevant stormwater best management practices that have been included on project plans and that inspections take place on a regular basis.
TMDL
A TMDL defines the pollutant load that a water body can assimilate without causing violations of water quality standards, and allocates the loading between contributing point sources and non-point source categories.
Implemented Changes
The Town has implemented changes to its site plan and subdivision review procedures and to its resolutions of approval to implement stronger erosion and sediment control measures. For instance, regulations now require a preconstruction meeting with the Town Engineer, Town Highway Superintendent, Town Planner, and NYCDEP to review relevant stormwater best management practices that have been included on project plans and that inspections take place on a regular basis.