Defining a stormwater management plan: setting the stage for watershed protection
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Rasmussen, Todd C.
Holmbeck-Pelham, Skelly A.
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
We propose a new approach to stormwater
control, which we call The 10-25 Plan. The 10-25 Plan
is a stormwater management framework whose goal is to
prevent and mitigate the adverse economic and environmental
impacts of stormwater. The framework sets a
10% threshold for impervious surfaces, above which
stormwater fees are levied, with a second tier of fees that
are imposed when impervious surfaces exceed 25%.
Exceeding the 10% trigger would require active stormwater
controls, such as the use of stormwater fees at the
local level for stormwater prevention and mitigation, as
well as onsite stormwater control for new and existing
developments. An important priority is the establishment
of Watershed Protection Areas (WPAs) in critical watersupply
areas. WPAs could be acquired using stormwater
fees or by using Transferable Stormwater Rights (TSRs),
which are commodities that can be bought, sold, and
traded - providing flexibility in meeting stormwater
management goals.
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2003-04
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