Develop a comprehensive watershed management strategy that identifies programs, partnerships, actions, and incentives that the City and partners can take to protect the city’s water resources and aquatic areas. The strategy should address the following:
- Creation of a Stormwater Master Plan.
- Update to the City’s sediment control program and establishment of performance measures.
- Coordinated watershed restoration projects.
- Preparation and implementation of Small Watershed Action Plans (SWAPs) and participation in studies to identify needs and opportunities for stream restoration, wetland creation and restoration, and storm water management.
- Identification of opportunities to create wetlands to offset construction and other land development impacts.
- Identification and utilization of “receiving lands” that can absorb storm surge overflows.
- Public education on how to conserve water and minimize chemicals, pathogens, sediment, and nutrients in urban and rural watersheds.
- Acquisition and protection of greenways, river buffers and flood prone areas.