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Stacey Eriksen – USEPA Region 8
Bill Haas – Federal Highway Administration, Colorado Division
Office
Marge Price, David Howlett – Capitol Representatives
Jeff Shoemaker – The Greenway Foundation
Managing Rivers in Changing Climes: Training Tomorrow’s River
Professionals
April 17, 2014
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Managing Rivers in Changing Climes: Training Tomorrow’s River Professionals
April 17, 2014
Stacey Eriksen, EIT
Urban Watershed
Revitalization Coordinator
303-312-6692
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EPA Voluntary Programs
Urban Waters Partnership
Partnership for Sustainable
Communities
Green Infrastructure
Water Sense
Brownfields
Revitalization
Support for FEMA
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Focus Area-South Platte
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Urban Waters Partnership
Federal Agencies
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Trust for Public Lands
The Greenway Foundation
Groundwork Denver
Coalition for the Upper S Platte
National Forest Foundation
Colorado Watershed Assembly
Barr-Milton Watershed Association
Chatfield Area Network for Outreach & Educ.
Earth Force
South Platte CURE
Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership
Westerly Connection
Institute for Environmental Solutions
Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners
City and County of Denver
City of Aurora
City of Englewood
Adams County
Jefferson County
Douglas County
Tri-County Health Dept.
Jefferson Conservation District
Urban Drainage & Flood Control District
Denver Water
Aurora Water
CDPHE
Colorado State Forest Service
USEPA
USFS
NPS RTCA
ATSDR
USGS
USACE
HUD
NRCS
USFWS
USDOI
S. Platte UWP Partners:
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Why: Environmental and Economic Health of the River Restore and protect urban waters.
Improve access to urban waters.
Increase awareness of the benefits of urban waters - public health, economic growth
and quality of life.
Promote community revitalization.
Why and How
How: Collaboration • Increase communication and share expertise.
• Look for resource efficiencies of all kinds.
• Facilitate project funding.
• Make the most of our economic tools and incentives.
• Engage and serve the local communities.
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The South Platte River Urban Waters Partnership
collaborates across jurisdictions and
disciplines to engage communities, and to
protect and restore the South Platte River and
Watershed.
Our Mission
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Collaborate, educate and engage Raise water awareness
Connect people with water.
Protect and restore through leveraging resources Improve water quality
Increase water security
Communicate achievements and share technical
information
Our Goals:
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• Water Quality
• E. Coli
• Nutrients
• Arsenic
• Trash
• Storm Water
• Green Infrastructure
• Messaging to Change Behaviors
• Source Water Protection
• Forest Treatment
• Watershed Protection Projects
Issues Being Addressed:
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Green Infrastructure
Systems that mimic a natural
hydrologic cycle to take stormwater and slow it down, spread it out, and soak it in.
Can be integrated into:
Parks, open space, urban forestry
Parking lot landscaping requirements
Climate adaptation strategies
Smart growth/ sustainability/ resilience strategies
Flood restoration
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UWP Green Infrastructure
Projects DHA GI design charette
Westerly Creek GI design
ULC GI design for 38th & Blake
S. Platte Brownfields corridor planning
River North GI design
Sun Valley and Johnson/Habitat Park GI design
Dry Gulch GI design
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GI Websites and Tools
Western examples (CO, UT, MT, WY, ND, SD): http://www2.epa.gov/region8/green-infrastructure
Barriers analysis in Boulder area: http://www.keepitcleanpartnership.org/
UDFCD Volume 3 Criteria Manual http://udfcd.org/downloads/down_critmanual_volIII.htm
EPA National Green Infrastructure webpage http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/index.cfm
New national stormwater calculator http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/wswrd/wq/models/swc/
Green infrastructure tools http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/
Colorado Stormwater Center
http://stormwatercenter.colostate.edu
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EPA Urban Water
Funding Sources Section 319 nonpoint source grants
Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund
Urban Waters Small Grants
Green infrastructure technical assistance
Greening America’s Capitals
Revitalization funding
Brownfields area-wide planning grants
Brownfields job-training grants
Brownfields assessement, revolving loan fund, and cleanup grants
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Other Resources
Watershed funding links and databases http://water.epa.gov/aboutow/owow/funding.cfm
Private Foundations
Places to Learn
River Network-UW Learning Network
Groundwork USA
CO Watershed Assembly
Local watershed groups
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Thank You!
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Stacey Eriksen – USEPA Region 8
Bill Haas – Federal Highway Administration, Colorado Division
Office
Marge Price, David Howlett – Capitol Representatives
Jeff Shoemaker – The Greenway Foundation
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Stacey EPA South Platte Urban Waters Partnership
Assemble funding resources to complete your project
Marge Get to know the culture of your agencies
Establish your organization as one that will be a reliable,
long term partner.
David Create ownership at the agency
Understand popular support in order to know ‘Who’s in?’
Bill Learn the process at State and Metro levels
Grow your networks and partnerships
Know that programs need advocates to drive them
Will provide examples river and stream - related projects
Jeff The role of a non-profit in federally funded public projects
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Stacey Eriksen – USEPA Region 8
Bill Haas – Federal Highway Administration, Colorado Division
Office
Marge Price, David Howlett – Capitol Representatives
Jeff Shoemaker – The Greenway Foundation