Stormwater Partners Meeting January 19th
Dear Stormwater Partners,
This is a reminder/ confirmation that we will meet next Tuesday evening, January 19, from 7:30 to 9 pm, at ANS-Woodend (8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, 20815). We will also have our traditional 6:30 to 7:30 pm social hour; please bring a potluck beverage or snack.
Please RSVP to Diane Cameron at dcameron@audubonnaturalist.org
On the agenda:
1) Review of 2009 - changes, accomplishments, and recognition of contributions
2) Priorities for the Stormwater Partners for 2010
Issues and opportunities this year:
* Stormwater Permit implementation
(Accountability of each County agency for their role in the permit)
* Environmental Site Design code changes - not done yet!
* General Assembly stormwater bills - the good, the bad, and the ugly plastic bags
* Artificial Turf
* Forest Conservation Law Reform
* Ten Mile Creek in Clarksburg- one of our dwindling number of high quality streams
* Water Resource Element in the General Plan - public comment still timely
* Anacostia Watershed Restoration Plan
Recap:
At our meeting on November 16, we approved a resolution calling on the Parks Department to halt the installation of additional Artificial Turf fields and to pilot-test well-maintained organic, natural turf fields.
We also discussed the November 18 DEP Watershed Implementation Plan meeting, which several of you attended, and we made some plans to begin scheduling meetings with Council members to discuss Environmental Site Design code changes, the stormwater permit implementation, and the Forest Conservation Law reforms.
