Watch this engaging humourous 30 second video for an example of a public service message addressing illicit discharge sources. See a raindrop’s neighborhood journey that identifies causes of nutrient and sediment pollution, and connects these activities with risks to streams, rivers and lakes. Tagline, "Help be a solution to water pollution."
Are you looking for a success story within the Chesapeake Bay to illustrate a compliance pathway for minimum control measures one and two?
Watch this 12 minute video produced by US EPA on the District of Columbia's Department of Energy and Evironment's award winning program. Hear testimonials from homeowner participants and get "how to" advise from municipal staff on building an incentive program. Perfect for community engagement, education, and outreach while achieving measureable reductions through retrofits.
Watch this 2 minute animation by American Rivers for an illustration of the new approach many communities are embracing to manage stormwater runoff. Here the viewer sees an orchestrated visual story that does not require narration to focus on why capturing rainfall and preventing it from polluting surrounding waterways is important.
Watch this 2 minute video from the Maryland/DC chapter of The Nature Conservancy as they combine efforts with the Anacostia Watershed Society to celebrate Earth Day and Connect with Nature.
Hear from volunteers how their experience in an organized stream cleanup builds watershed stewardship.
This 2009 webcast from EPA's Office of Wastewater Management consists of one presentation on revising local plans, codes, and ordinances, and two presentations on water harvesting. The EPA's Water Quality Scorecard is also discussed.
This 2011 webinar presented by EPA focuses on updating local codes to cultivate green infrastructure and support sustainable stormwater management. Regulatory drivers and watershed approaches are reviewed, case studies are presented, and the top 10 ten things to search and replace in your plans and codes are identified.