Community Recycling & Stormwater Education Meeting December 14, 2017 Waukesha County Department of Parks & Land Use - Land Resources Division
Stormwater Agenda (1:30 – 2:30) Welcome and Introductions Stormwater workshop planning Stormwater Information/Education Work Plan o Highlight 2017 successes o Updates/revisions for 2018 (review draft) DNR updates Recycling Agenda (2:30 – 3:30)
Stormwater Workshop - March 21, 2018 Updates on Waukesha County regulatory developments: Survey datum conversion Shoreland zoning and impervious surface limits County stormwater database availability as tool for municipal partners TMDL development and compliance Municipal case studies Milwaukee watershed Bacteria standard Leaf collection and phosphorus Send suggested topics, projects or speakers to lhauge@waukeshacounty.gov
2017 Waukesha County 2017 Accomplishments Stormw St mwater ter Worksh kshop Annual Stormwater Workshop “Green Infrastructure” Theme: “Green A Infrastructure” 110 in attendance including presenters C Rating: 3.5 / 4.0 Rain gardens Green roofs Permeable pavement Bioretention Thursday, March 30 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Location: Ruekert & Mielke Bldg. W233N2080 Ridgeview Pkwy (Hwy F just north of I-94), Pewaukee
2017 Accomplishments Stenciling 4 groups participated in stenciling in 4 different communities: Hartland Merton Oconomowoc New Berlin
2017 Accomplishments News Releases/Newsletters Annual “Recycling and Clean Water Newsletter” direct mailed to 138,186 households Tax inserts included for 53,644 households
2017 Accomplishments Presentations 23 groups and over 660 people New Program – “Nature Quest” Offered in 3 County parks o Swimming lessons at County beaches 2 Boy Scout merit badge classes Environmental Science o Soil and Water Conservation o Reaching 58 scouts. o
2017 Accomplishments Displays 25 different events 15 communities Retzer Nature Center Attendance estimates over 13,000 people
2017 Accomplishments Rain Gardens/Rain Barrels Provided 7 rain garden programs for 108 people 40 rain barrels sold in annual sale
2017 Accomplishments Yard Waste Composting Hosted 4 home composting workshops for 47 people Sold 37 compost bins at annual sale Processed/Composted 4000 tons of waste from municipalities
2017 Accomplishments Citizen Stream Monitoring Trained 9 new volunteers for Level 1 Volunteers monitored 26 sites 6 additional sites monitored by County Phosphorus data collected at 3 sites with state funding Sussex Creek, Scuppernong Creek and Pewaukee River Annual appreciation event attended by 22 volunteers
2017 Accomplishments School Teachers and Students Project WET training to 14 staff in Waukesha School District and Camp Whitcomb 2 Tour/Training opportunities in summer for teachers with 40 attending 48 presentations to over 3377 students – 18% increase from last year 10 field experiences to about 750 students – a 20% increase Using new technology in field study including digital microscope and infrared thermometer
2018 Work Plan Newsletters/News Releases Included tax inserts o Displays/Handouts Grand opening is not set — probably will coincide with earth day activities at Retzer o Yard Waste Processing/Composting Included home composting education in goals o Education for Homeowners Associations Town of Delafield has agreed to work with us o Teachers/Students Made Project WET as-needed and included more emphasis on summer training for teachers o
Looking Ahead New permanent display on water quality in Retzer Nature Center Nature Center has over 25,000 visitors annually — 7,500 in programs and the o remainder in special events, planetarium shows and visitors New educational programs are being developed to utilize the space o Cooperative Environmental Education agreement Agreement between Waukesha County, Waukesha School District and Carroll o University to do collaborative K-12 environmental education K-5 th grade are currently being pilot tested while middle school and high school o will be developed in 2018 — full launch by fall of 2018 New Traveling Display Will be developing new traveling display that will correspond with permanent o Retzer display Monthly Updates Mid-January will be bi-monthly o March will contain all the end of year reporting for 2017 o
Waukesha County Construction Site Erosion Control and GIS Workshop WHO? Local building inspectors, municipal planners & staff WHAT? Half-day seminar WHEN? Mid-January 2018 (date and time T .B.D.) WHERE? Room AC155-159 in the Waukesha County Administration Center Agenda: o Construction site erosion control planning & implementation o GIS tools for site planning & evaluation
DNR Updates- Marissa Thalen Stormwater Specialist Marissa.Thalen@Wisconsin.gov
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