Prioritization Tool for Puget Sound Individual and Residential-Scale Best Management Practices (BMP) for Stormwater and Salmon Recovery
Presentation Abstract
The Puget Sound Partnership and members of the Stormwater Outreach for Regional Municipalities (STORM) coalition formed a work group to evaluate individual and residential-scale best management practices (BMPs). The work group surveyed subject matter experts working on stormwater and salmon recovery in the Puget Sound region to identify a comprehensive list of residential stormwater and salmon recovery BMPs and evaluate the identified BMPs based on three technical and six interdisciplinary criteria. Using information collected from each survey, the work group created an open-source prioritization tool that can be used to rank stormwater and salmon recovery BMPs in Puget Sound. By linking the two prioritization processes together (stormwater and salmon recovery), and by using a common methodology, the work group cross-referenced a broad suite of individual and residential-scale BMPs, allowing for more integrated and informed management decisions. The results should prove useful in identifying and selecting content for stormwater and salmon recovery awareness and education campaigns, building social marketing programs, and prioritizing topics for grant applications. The prioritization tool provides a starting place that can frame, sharpen, and focus the scope of conversations regarding which BMPs to promote at a given time. We anticipate that this effort will inform future programmatic decisions as well as support investments made to increase beneficial behaviors and reduce detrimental ones for both stormwater and salmon recovery.
Session Title
Behavior Change and the Salish Sea: Science and Application
Conference Track
People
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2016 12:00 AM
End Date
2016 12:00 AM
Location
2016SSEC
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Natural resources surveys--Washington (State)--Puget Sound; Environmental protection--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
Geographic Coverage
Washington (State)--Surveys; Puget Sound (Wash.)
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Prioritization Tool for Puget Sound Individual and Residential-Scale Best Management Practices (BMP) for Stormwater and Salmon Recovery
2016SSEC
The Puget Sound Partnership and members of the Stormwater Outreach for Regional Municipalities (STORM) coalition formed a work group to evaluate individual and residential-scale best management practices (BMPs). The work group surveyed subject matter experts working on stormwater and salmon recovery in the Puget Sound region to identify a comprehensive list of residential stormwater and salmon recovery BMPs and evaluate the identified BMPs based on three technical and six interdisciplinary criteria. Using information collected from each survey, the work group created an open-source prioritization tool that can be used to rank stormwater and salmon recovery BMPs in Puget Sound. By linking the two prioritization processes together (stormwater and salmon recovery), and by using a common methodology, the work group cross-referenced a broad suite of individual and residential-scale BMPs, allowing for more integrated and informed management decisions. The results should prove useful in identifying and selecting content for stormwater and salmon recovery awareness and education campaigns, building social marketing programs, and prioritizing topics for grant applications. The prioritization tool provides a starting place that can frame, sharpen, and focus the scope of conversations regarding which BMPs to promote at a given time. We anticipate that this effort will inform future programmatic decisions as well as support investments made to increase beneficial behaviors and reduce detrimental ones for both stormwater and salmon recovery.
