EPA scorecard, a catalyst for unified watershed management, a case study
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Yakimowich, Peter E.
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Chattanooga has completed their EPA Water
Quality Scorecard and is using the analysis as a tool to
shape the direction of policies, codes, tools, and standards.
The Scorecard has put a spot light on the process of
land development and its inseparable relationship to watershed
management. The completion of the new on-line
Rainwater Management Manual is a core product and that
has been shaped by the Scorecard. This tool has been integrated
with new plan review and approval process.
Chattanooga is using the scorecard as a vehicle to
guide future improvements in City policy and codes that
can better support implementation of the new stormwater
management program and a sustainable community. This
has resulted in a complete rewrite of the existing stormwater
management code as well as revisions to numerous
other codes to remove conflicts or unsupportive requirements.
The Scorecard has also initiated the development of a
more comprehensive and intelligent GIS that identifies
socio-economic as well as environmental opportunities
and constraints. These are being applied by the regional
planning agency to guide the development of regional
plans and a unified development code.
This presentation by City staff and their consultant
team provides insights into the effective use of the scorecard;
its value and its limitations as well as a discussion of
lesson learned, specific policies, codes, and standards affected
and either changed or recommended to be changed.
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Sponsored by: Georgia Environmental Protection Division; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service; Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Water Resources Institute; The University of Georgia, Water Resources Faculty.
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2013-04
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