NCS000515_TV and Radio Report_20200921

REGIONAL
STORMWATER
PARTNERSHIP
OF THE CAROLINAS
IFY 20 Yearly Report
June 30, 2020
Prepared by
Rising Solutions, PLLC
P-1659

Contents
Overview of Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas(RSPC)....................................................4
Purpose, Vision, and Goals...................................................................................................................4
Mission................................................................................................................................................
4
Background of the RSPC — Beginning as the Regional Stormwater Partnership (RSWP) ........................4
Today's RSPC.......................................................................................................................................4
Members.............................................................................................................................................
5
Meetings.............................................................................................................................................
6
Organizational Structure..........................................................................................................................6
Official Mailing Address for the RSPC...................................................................................................6
RegisteredAgent for RSPC...................................................................................................................
6
Bylaws and Legal Documentation........................................................................................................7
Board of Directors and Officers............................................................................................................7
Committees.........................................................................................................................................
8
ExecutiveCommittee.......................................................................................................................8
Non-profit 501c(3) Committee.........................................................................................................8
NewMembers Committee...............................................................................................................8
BudgetCommittee...........................................................................................................................8
TrainingCommittee.........................................................................................................................8
Educational Outreach Committee....................................................................................................9
Budget.................................................................................................................................................
9
Annual Meeting Fiscal Report— February 12, 2020..........................................................................9
Dues................................................................................................................................................
9
Expenditures....................................................................................................................................
9
Account Balance Projections............................................................................................................9
Fiscal Year End Report (June 30, 2020).............................................................................................9
DuesStructure.................................................................................................................................9
Key Permit -Related Accomplishments in FY20.......................................................................................
10
MediaCampaign................................................................................................................................
10
TV..................................................................................................................................................
10
Radio.............................................................................................................................................
12
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Website......................................................................................................................................... 12
Facebook....................................................................................................................................... 15
Educational and Outreach.................................................................................................................15
Events: Catawba RiverFest............................................................................................................. 15
Schools — Title 1 Database Development and Outreach to Educators ............................................. 17
Business Stormwater BMPs Development...................................................................................... 18
Gra nts............................................................................................................................................... 19
Water Resources Research Institute—Stormwater Consortium..................................................... 19
CTNCAmeriCorps Program............................................................................................................ 20
NC Department of Justice Environmental Enhancement Grants ..................................................... 21
Workshop and Municipal Staff Training............................................................................................. 22
Elected Officials Stormwater Workshop......................................................................................... 22
Municipal Staff Training —Spill Response, Illicit Discharges, and Good Housekeeping .....................24
SCAWWA-WEASC Stormwater Lunch and Learn............................................................................. 28
MembershipFlyer............................................................................................................................. 28
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Overview of Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas (RSPC)
Purpose, Vision, and Goals
The Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas (RSPC) provides a forum for collaborations and
creates a synergy with 19 municipalities to provide education and outreach activities as part of the EPA's
Clean Water Act Municipal Stormwater permit requirements. The RSPC has developed strong
relationships between municipal agencies' staff by satisfying NPDES requirements and coming together
to achieve common goals. It is committed to the betterment of our region through the improvement of
water quality and takes an active stormwater leadership role in achieving that vision.
Mission
We seek to educate and bring awareness to the public, local businesses and education centers of our
region about stormwater issues and their impact on our water quality and our environment. We further
aim to unite local stormwater professionals and stormwater programs by sharing information and ideas
in order to collaborate, discuss and address similar stormwater issues on a regional level.
Background of the RSPC — Beginning as the Regional Stormwater Partnership (RSWP)
The Regional Stormwater Partnership (RSWP) was formed through collaboration with stormwater
professionals and the Centralina Council of Governments (CCOG) in 2007 with a Clean Water
Management Trust Fund Grant. It was developed as a regional stormwater partnership to address our
public's water quality concerns and to implement strategies that protect and promote water quality in
our region. The Centralina Council of Governments assumed the lead role in managing the grant by
facilitating a regional partnership, fostering local programs, procuring media involvement, and
administering the grant disbursements and programs.
In November 2012, the Regional Stormwater Partnership (RSWP) Executive Committee made the joint
decision to move the administration of the Partnership from the Centralina Council of Governments
(CCOG) to the Infrastructure, Design, Environment and Sustainability (IDEAS) Center at UNC Charlotte.
With this move, the RSWP was able to expand its membership beyond the CCOG area and utilize the
IDEAS Center resources within the Environmental Assistance Office to further the mission of the RSWP.
The RSWP was managed through UNC Charlotte until June 2016.
Today's RSPC
The Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas (RSPC) has continued to develop and grow as an
organization to support all municipalities throughout the region in satisfying their NPDES municipal
stormwater permit requirements. Since July 15, 2017, the RSPC has contracted with Rising Solutions,
PLLC consulting engineering firm to provide facilitation services for creating a working relationship with
members and an administrative home to the RSPC. This allowed the RSPC to move forward with creating
organizational structure to become a 501c(3) Non -Profit, to develop bylaws, hold quarterly and annual
meetings, offer training, participate in outreach events, seek grant opportunities, plan workshops,
coordinate media campaigns, manage the RSPC website and elect the Board of Directors and Officers.
The current elected officers are shown in Table 1.
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Table 1: Current RSPC Board of Directors - Officers
Name - Municipality
Officer Position
Chris Costner — Monroe
Chair
Craig Miller —Charlotte
Vice -Chair
Cinnamon Black —Statesville*
Secretary
Franklin Gover—China Grove
Treasurer
Scott Attaway — Lowe] I
Member — at — Large
*Since election on February 12, 2020, Cinnamon Black is no longer employed at Statesville. A new
secretary will be established during the August 26, 2020 meeting.
Members
The current RSPC members during FY 2020 includes 19 Municipal and County agencies. These are shown
in Table 2.
Table 2: Current RSPC Members FY20
Belmont
Harrisburg
Mount Holly
Bessemer City
Lake Park
Shelby
Charlotte
Landis
Stallings
China Grove
Lowell
Statesville
Cramerton
Mecklenburg County
Town of Stanley
Dallas
Monroe
Gastonia
Mooresville
Figure 1: RSPC Membership
Front Row: Maria Stroupe — Dallas, Kim Sturgis — Mt Holly, David Caldwell — Mecklenburg County, Becky Conder— Mt Holly.
Middle Row: Jon Young — Mooresville, Derek Slocum — Statesville, Chris Costner— Monroe, Regina Guyer — Rising Solutions, PLLC,
Craig Miller — Charlotte, Cheri Clark — Lake Park.
Back Row: Rob Donham — Harrisburg, Josh Watkins — Cramerton, Chad Waldrup — Belmont, David Johnson — Mt Holly.
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Meetings
The 2020 Annual Meeting was held on February 12, 2020 at Old Armory Community Center, 500 S
Johnson St, Monroe, NC 28110. The 2019 Annual Meeting was held on February 13, 2019 at Gaston
College, Kimbrell Campus, 7220 Wilkinson Blvd, Belmont, NC. The 2018 Annual Meeting was held on
February 7, 2018 at 2523 Charlotte Hwy, Mooresville, NC 28117.
Upcoming Quarterly meetings in 2020 will be held
• August 26, 2020 in China Grove, NC
• November 6, 2020 in Mooresville, NC
Quarterly meetings were held on:
• May 6, 2020 as a virtual meeting through ZOOM
• Nov 6, 2019 in Harrisburg, NC
• Aug 21, 2019 in Statesville, NC
• May 1, 2019 in Charlotte, NC
• November 7, 2018 in Monroe, NC
• August 22, 2018 in Mount Holly, NC
• May 2, 2018 in Statesville, NC
• December 6, 2017 in Belmont, NC
• September 21, 2017 in Charlotte, NC
Organizational Structure
Figure 2: February 13, 2019 Annual Meeting
Non -Profit 501c (3) Organization
The Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas became Non-profit 501c(3) within the State of NC
on 9/28/18 at 3:19pm as noted from NC State Secretary, Elaine F. Marshall. The RSPC submitted Form
1023 and required documents through Robinson Bradshaw law firm to the IRS on March 13, 2019 in
seeking to obtain the tax-exempt status. Ty E. Shaffer is the legal counsel for the RSPC whose contact is
[phone] and email address: [e-mail].
The RSPC filed for Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Exemption with the North Carolina Department
of Revenue (NC DOR) on November 11, 2019. The RSPC received notification dated December 9, 2019
from C.B. Powell, Administration Officer — Corporate Tax Division, that the NC DOR has assigned an
exempt status for franchise and income tax purposes for the RSPC. The RSPC will be eligible to file with
the NCDOR requests for refund of state sales tax.
Official Mailing Address for the RSPC
Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas
6012 Bayfield Parkway - Suite 220
Concord, NC 28027
Registered Agent for RSPC
Rising Solutions, PLLC with Regina C. Guyer, P.E. leadership is the registered agent for the RSPC.
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Bylaws and Legal Documentation
The Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas adopted bylaws and legal documents as listed
below during the August 22, 2018 meeting.
Adopted legal documents:
1) Articles of Incorporation
2) Bylaws
3) Consent of Members of RSPC to Action Without Meeting
4) Conflict of Interest Policy
5) Conflict of Interest Annual Disclosure Statement for Board Members
6) Whistleblower Policy
7) Document Retention Policy
8) Memorandum — Guidelines for Meeting Minutes
Board of Directors and Officers
During the 2020 Annual Meeting on February 12, 2020 the Board of Directors - Chair, Vice Chair and
Secretary Officers were elected. The Board of Directors -Treasurer and Member at Large had continuing
terms of office. The current Board of Directors and Officers are:
Chris Costner, Chair, RSPC
Stormwater Engineer
City of Monroe
[phone]
[e-mail]
Craig Miller, QEP, CPSWQ
Vice Chair, RSPC
Stormwater Supervisor
City of Charlotte
[phone]
[e-mail]
Franklin Gover, Treasurer, RSPC
Assistant Town Manager
Town of China Grove
[phone], extension 106
[e-mail]
Cinnamon Black*, Secretary, RSPC
Stormwater Program Manager
City of Statesville
[phone]
cblack@statesvi I lenc. net
*Note: Since election on February 12, 2020, Cinnamon Black is no longer employed at Statesville. A new
secretary will be established during the August 26, 2020 meeting.
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Scott Attaway, Member at -Large, RSPC
Planning Director
Town of Lowell
[phone]
sattawav(@Iowellnc.com
Committees
The RSPC established committees to research and develop recommendations to the organization.
Committees will be developed as actions are pursued needing investigation, evaluation, and leadership
outside of a meeting timeframe. Committees will report back to the RSCP Board and memberships at
quarterly and annual meetings. New committees' members were designated during the 2020 Annual
Meeting held on February 12, 2020. The current active committees include:
Executive Committee
Executive Committee shall consist of the Chair (Chris Costner), the immediate past Chair of the Board of
Directors (Rob Donham), Vice -Chairman (Craig Miller), Treasurer (Franklin Gover), and Secretary (To be
established Aug 2020). The Executive Committee shall meet to consider matters of a nature which
cannot wait for action until the next meeting of the Board and shall have all the power and authority of
the Board of Directors to act in regard to such matters.
Non-profit 501c(3) Committee
A Non-profit committee was formed with Rob Donham — Harrisburg, Craig Miller — City of Charlotte,
Chris Costner— Monroe, and Derek Slocum — Statesville. This committee provided leadership in creating
the Non-profit, evaluates and interacts with legal counsel, and executes items needed to finalize the
organizational structure. As the RSPC is established as a Tax Exempt Non-profit 501c(3); Craig Miller acts
as the ongoing RSPC representative, other committee members have been released.
New Members Committee
The RSPC new members committee provides leadership and direction in seeking to grow the
organization. The FY20 new members committee includes Scott Attaway— Lowell, Becky Conder— Mt
Holly, Chris Costner — Monroe, David Johnson — Mt Holly, Danon Lawson -Gastonia, and Kim Sturgis — Mt
Holly. During the May 6, 2020 meeting, a database of potential members, contact information, and
actions toward providing information and invitation was provided. Each member is encouraged to
communicate with other municipalities to discuss benefits of the RSPC membership.
Budget Committee
A budget committee was developed with Franklin Gover — China Grove (Treasurer and committee chair),
David Caldwell — Mecklenburg County, and Chris Costner— Monroe. The committee is evaluating
expenditures and revenue from dues to formulate the RSPC budget plans.
Training Committee
The FY20 training committee consists of Rob Donham — Harrisburg as committee chair, Ray Allen —
Statesville, Franklin Gover— China Grove, Nick Lynch - Statesville. Josh Watkins - Cramerton, and Chad
Waldrup — Belmont. The committee will provide leadership in developing the spring and fall Tech Talks,
workshops, and creating an inventory/database of outreach and educational materials which RSPC
members may have available.
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Educational Outreach Committee
The FY20 educational outreach committee consists of David Caldwell — Mecklenburg County as
committee chair, joined by Cheri Clark — Village of Lake Park, Sharnelle Currence — Charlotte, Ellen
Dowling — Monroe, Bill Trudak— Dallas, Chad Waldrup — Belmont, and Ashton Walker - Mooresville as
committee members. Gina Ratajc— Rising Solutions, PLLC provides committee support as she is an
educator and can aid in the development of educational plans. The committee's overall goal was to find
strategies for engaging students to develop and provide stormwater outreach and education within
each members' municipality. The committee's success during FY20 included the RSPC participation as a
host site within the NC AmeriCorps program. This provides 1700 hours (40 hours/week over 10 months)
of service for educational and outreach.
Budget
Annual Meeting Fiscal Report — February 12, 2020
The December 31, 2019 ending balance was $124,930.78. The February 12, 2020 annual meeting
account balance is $122,190.78.
Dues —The RSPC has collected $66,125 in dues for 2019-2020. There have been 100% payment of dues
by the RSPC membership.
Expenditures -The RSPC's FY2020 expenditures totaled $72,843.14. The Agency has been paid $21,200
for advertisement/media services. FY20 legal fees have been $127, reflecting substantial decrease in
frequency and price after the successful designation as a nonprofit and receiving IRS Tax Exempt status.
Accounting charges to Gary Morgan Accountants were $1,100 for the processing and submittal of 1099s
and 2019 taxes.
Account Balance Projections — It is projected that the RSPC will need to use $14,344 in savings to close
out this fiscal year, projected spending of $80,469 minus $66,125 in dues collected. There will be
approximately $68,521.81 left in savings in June 2020.
Fiscal Year End Report (June 30, 2020)
The fiscal standing at the end of the fiscal year June 30, 2020, showed a balance of $96,252.92.
Dues Structure
The RSPC members voted and approved the dues structure of seven tiers based on population of the
municipal entities during the February 2, 2018 annual meeting. Table 3 shows the approved dues
structure and the current municipalities within the tiers.
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Table 3: Approved Dues Schedule by Tiers Based on Population
Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas Dues Tiers Established 2-7-18
Tier
Population
Dues
# in Tier
Total from Tier
FY 2020 Municipalities within Tiers
Tier 1
<5,000
$750
6
$4,500
China Grove, Dallas, Lake Park, Landis,
Lowell, Town of Stanley
Tier 2
5,000 - 10,000
$1,500
2
$3,000
Bessemer City, Cramerton
Tier 3
10,001 - 25,000
$2,500
5
$12,500
Belmont, Harrisburg, Mt Holly, Shelby,
Stallings
Tier 4
25,001 - 50,000
$4,000
3
$12,000
Monroe, Mooresville, Statesville
Tier 5
50,001 - 100,000
$5,000
1
$5,000
Gastonia
Tier 6
100,001 - 250,000
$12,000
1
$12,000
Mecklenburg Co + Towns
Tier 7
>250,001
$17,500
1
$17,500
Charlotte
Total Projected Dues Collected $66,500
Key Permit -Related Accomplishments in FY20
Media Campaign
The RSPC worked with The Agency for media campaign productions. Campaigns to promote awareness
of regional stormwater issues using an array of marketing strategies were implemented. These included
website development with member connectivity along with the production of radio and television spots.
TV
There were In -Studio and On -Location media spots developed or to be developed for television as well
as web -based media which were provided to RSPC membership for use within their municipalities.
These provided several opportunities for stormwater outreach to the public and included:
1) WCCB, Carolina Insight: Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas
April 14, 2020 by Emily Bryson
Ray Clemmer, at Mt Holly, discusses water quality and the impacts of behavior along with
pollutants in our streets and yards which are washed away by stormwater into our streams. He
discusses systems to help clean contaminates from runoff before discharging into receiving
streams and how we can learn from nature. Ray encourages protecting water quality, by
individuals keeping things out of our streams that will make the water unusable in the future
(Figure 3).
The website link for the interview can be found at:
https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/202O/O4/l4/carolina-insight-the-regional-stormwater-
partnership-of-the-carolinas-needs-your-help/
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Figure 3.Carolina Insight with Ray Clemmer
2) WCCB, Carolina Insight: Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas
August 2, 2019 by Caryn Little
Alyssa Dodd, at Charlotte, discusses stormwater infrastructure including that more is being built
and what is there sometimes needs to be repaired. She discusses how we contribute resources
to help meet the infrastructure needs. In addition, she shares how we can all work together to
clear off storm drains and report pollution (Figure 4).
The website link for the interview can be found at:
https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2019/08/02/carolina-insight-regional-stormwater-partnership-
of-the-carolinas/
Figure 4. Carolina Insight with Alyssa Dodd
The Fall 2019 campaign's Carolina Insight spot was on topics of Asset Management, Funding, and the
Changing Infrastructure by the City of Charlotte. The Spring 2020 campaign also included a Carolina
Insight recorded message with Mt. Holly on keeping waterways clean.
A summary of the overall Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 TV media reach and Web Based TV media reach is
shown in Tables 4 and 5. In Fall there were 65 TV Media spots with WSOC which resulted in 1,967,600
impressions. In Spring there were 473 TV Media spots with WCCB which resulted in 3,959,970
impressions. Therefore, making an overall TV media campaign reach of 5,927,570 across two networks
WCCB and WSOC
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Table 4: TV Media Reach Summary
Number of
Delivered Spots
Number of
Date
TV Platform
including Public
Impressions
Paid Spots
Service
Announcements
9/1/20-11/5/20
WSOC
1 58
1 65
1,967,600
Fall Total of TV Media Spots: 65 resulting in Total Impressions Of:
1,967,600
4/1/20-5/31/20
WCCB CW
126
220
2,576,800
4/1/20-5/31/20
GCCB McTV
0
99
988,300
4/1/20-5/31/20
HCCB Antenna TV
0
154
394,970
Spring Total of TV Media Spots: 473 resulting in Total Impressions Of:
3,959,970
FY19 Total of TV Media Spots: 975 resulting in Total Impressions Of:
5,927,570
Radio
The RSPC FY20 media campaign with The Agency included a radio campaign in September and October
for the Fall campaign and April and May for the Spring campaign. For both campaigns, 46 ads ran during
the Sam to 12 midnight time slots for a total of 92 ads. The total impressions for the radio campaign was
252,300 with 126,000 in Fall and 126,300 in Spring.
Website
The Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas has an interactive website to further the mission
of the RSPC. The visitors to the website were analyzed using Google Analytics. During FY20, 2,366 visits
to our website with 4,835 pageviews. 1,835 new visitors and 165 returning visitors accomplished those
visits.
The website includes tab headings for:
• HOME
• ABOUT STORMWATER
o Stormwater Pollution
o Impacts of Pollution
o What You Can Do
• REPORT POLLUTION
o Provides links to each municipality for reporting pollution specific to their area which
goes to each RSPC member specific web page providing direct contact information of
their stormwater contact along with a button link to the municipality's website.
o Reporting pollution can also be done via an interactive map on the Report Pollution
page.
• FOR EDUCATORS
• EVENTS
o Allows for listing of current and past events
o Provides opportunity to set up a registration page, as shown in Figure 3
• RESOURCES
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• CONTACT
The website includes a "Members Only" area for RSPC members interaction, creating a capability for
sharing of important data, BMP strategies, training, forums, and other information exchange. This area
of the website requires a password to access.
This year the website became an active part of the RSPC reach. Contact and website information for all
the municipalities were linked in across several places with the website to increase the partnership's
ability to connect citizens directly with their local municipalities for questions or to report pollution.
Event information including registration and after -meeting posting of information continues to be the
standard. We added an online municipal staff training resource (Figures 5 & 6) including online videos
and record of who completes the training being sent to both the RSPC as well as the staff's supervisor.
The website is continually being updated to remain current on all the RSPC's activities, outreach,
training and contact information.
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Municipal Staff Training
Staff training Is required by municipal stormwater permit and this training will meet that requirement. Below are password protected Iln ks to online training
for staff of municipality members afthe RSPC. If you need help knowing the password or learning how your municipality can join and gain access, please
contact us.
Good
Housekeeping
and Pollution
Prevention
Traininci
Spill Response
Figure 5 :Municipal Staff Training
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Identifying and
Reporting Illicit
Discharge
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HOME ABOUT STORMWATER REPORT POLLUTION FOR EDUCATORS EVENTS RESOURCES CONTACT Q
Municipal Staff Training Completion Form
Figure 6. Municipal Staff Training Video Page
These improvements to the website have increased the number of visitors with peaks happening with
our February Elected Officials and again in May.
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Facebook
A social media campaign was developed through the Facebook platform for "Regional Stormwater
Partnership of the Carolinas". There have been "Stormwater Spotlight" posting to highlight RSPC
member municipalities, "Freshwater Fridays" and "Stormwater Solutions Sundays". The Facebook
posting summary and statistical analysis for social media is shown in Table 6.
Table 5: Facebook Post Summary and Reach
Post
Date
Likes
Shares
Engagements
Reached
Stormwater Spotlight- Lowell
6/1/2020
6
1
53
259
Freshwater Friday -Iron Bacteria
5/29/2020
4
2
24
338
SS Sunday -Green Lawns
5/24/2020
4
0
4
22
Freshwater Friday- Foam in Water
5/15/2020
6
0
7
18
Freshwater Friday- Algae Blooms
5/1/2020
8
1
20
255
Stormwater Spotlight- Charlotte
4/30/2020
7
3
42
523
Weather Post
4/13/2020
3
1
10
191
RSPC Member Overview Post
4/9/2020
3
1
7
239
RSPC Events Flyer Post
4/9/2020
2
0
0
13
Carolina Insight on WCCB Post
4/9/2020
4
0
0
13
Educational and Outreach
Events: Catawba RiverFest
The RSPC participated in the Catawba RiverFest on September 28, 2019 from 1-6pm held at the Kevin
Loftin Riverfront Park, Belmont, NC. There was an outreach and educational booth which allowed
festival attendees to engage in activities to strengthen and build their knowledge of stormwater, water
quality, and pollution prevention. There were 268 participants with educational materials provided as
shown in Table 7.
Table 6: Catawba Festival Educational and Outreach Materials
Materials
Quantity Provided to Attendees
Stormwater Brochures
38
Candy
80
Pens
65
Chapsticks
26
Doggie Poop Bags
13
Coloring Activity Books
12
Chip Clips
8
Total
242 Items
In addition to the outreach booth, the RSPC was provided with an opportunity to provide an
announcement about stormwater prior to the band entertainment at the amphitheater area. Chris
Costner, City of Monroe, provided the educational announcement to 43 attendees. It was estimated
that 1,000 people attended the event by Catawba RlverFest organizers.
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Schools —Title 1 Database Development and Outreach to Educators
Daisha Williams, NC AmeriCorps Member, researched and developed a database of Title 1 Schools along
with contact information for educators who may find stormwater/water resources from the RSPC
valuable within their teaching curriculum. She created educational modules with videos as a resource
for educators. The unprecedented times with COVID —19 increase the value of online resources and
education. An email was sent as shown in Figure 9 to educators within the RSPC member counties.
Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas
601213ayfield Parkway#220 Concurd, NC 28027 REGIONAL
Contact Person, Daisha Williams STORIAWATER
PARTNERSHIP
dm,shazw r mail. corn IP
P S aF Toes Rvurvns
910-650-4934
h cins: //re¢ionalsrorrnwarer.o re/
Hello.
I hope you and your family are well during these unprecedented times. As an educatoryour influence has
far reaching depths and with the uncertainty during this time with CDVID-19, there are many challenges
in reachingyuur students. We recognize the school year is ending but are ready to provide some
stormwater resources during this rainy time. Plus prepared for meeting your needs in the upcoming year.
Let us know what works best for you!
The Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas (RSPC) would like to offer resources to you and
your students. With our commitment to education, the 19•muniripal members provide outreach to teach
youth across our region about water resources and stormwater with a focus on watersheds, urban run off
issues, the water cycle, and rainwater harvesting/green solutions.
As the regional stormwater educator for the RSPC, I have developed and organized resources offering
Stormwater water related educational programs through virtual modules and lessons in order to assist
educators with the implementation of virtual/online capabilities for education. Would you be interested
in getting access to these modules?
We also highly welcome your insight in creating modules, which would align with your lessons currently
or in the coming school year, Thesc lessons are completely free and far the purpose of connecting K-12
with educational curriculums with stormwater to support environmental literacy.
Ifyuu are interested, please provide me with the h>Ilowinginformation:
• When you would like to receive these lessons (now, next school year, etc.)?
• What content you might be interested in? (General education about stornrwater, water cycle, etc.]
• Gradelevel
• Number of students
We look forward to discussing further how we may assist you in engaging your students with
environmental learning.
Thank you for all that du!
Sincerely,
Daisha Williams
Resources are available foryou. Visit our educator's page at: httns://reeionalsturtnwater.org/for-
educators/
Figure 9: Educator Outreach Email
There were 290 educators within the six counties contacted by email about resources available through
the RSPC as shown in Table 8.
Table 7:Educators contacted by County
Counties
Educators Contacted
Cleveland
21
Gaston
54
Iredell
22
Mecklenburg
165
Rowa n
9
Union
19
Total
290
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Business Stormwater BMPs Development
Daisha Williams, NC AmeriCorps Member, developed business best management practices documents
for businesses. She worked with the RSPC members in creating a priority of business types which BMP
documentation would be most useful. She provided research on BMPs from across the United States,
developed a template, and created the Stormwater BMPs for the Food Industry (Figures 10 and 11). The
document may be personalized for each member municipality as they implement its use with
restaurants throughout their jurisdiction. Additional BMPs educational documents for businesses are
being created which are planned to include: General Citizens Guide, Vehicle Maintenance Operations,
Landscape Management, Construction, Breweries, Agricultural Runoff, Commercial Property
Management, Cleaning Operations, and Painting Industry.
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The storm drainage systems in our communtites are designed to prevent
flooding by collecting excess storm water during storms or rain events. This
stormwater flows over surfaces, picks up pollutants and is eventually
discharged, into the lakes, streams, and rivers. Unfortunately, there is no
process in the storm drain system to effectively filter out these contaminants
and pollutants before they reach our downstream waters.
The by-products of the food industry can harm our waterways and wildlife living
in and around them if they enter the storm drain system. This is typically caused
by disposing of food waste in faulty dumpsters, not properly cleaning up outdoor
food or chemical spills, or by improper disposal of waste and liquids which enter
into the storm drain system. For this reason, it is important to understand the
ways in which your industry can help aid in keeping our waterways clean through
the following Best Management Practices (BMPs). BMPs are methods or
activities that may help prevent stormwater pollution. The quality of our waters
depends on your actions. We can work together to protect our local water
quality and comply with local, regional, and state regulations!
httpsglregionalstr)rmwater.org/report. pollution!
Figure 10: Food Industry Stormwater BMPs (Front)
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KEEP WORKSITES CLEAN 7
• Clean equipment. floor mats, kitchen
atCessories, and garbage ca ns in
designated indoor area that drains to
the sanitary sewer.
. Always dispose of wash water into a
designated indoor area that drains_
• ❑o IN wash outside where flow could
go to a street, guthw,storm drain, or
creek
EMPLOYEE TRAIN INC3
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customars ca n see them.
• Train your employees to implement
stormwatee IBM %, and spill cleanup
Procedures.
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discharge requirements and these test
management practices.
• Documenttrainingofemployees,
PREVENT OIL AND GREASE
GPILLS
Never pour oil and grease into storm
drains, dumpsters, or auto Parking lots.
• Collect oil and grease in covered, leak
free tontai ners.
• Regularly inspect and clean out grease
traps
• Properly dispose of waste grease with a
professional service company-
DEVELOP PREVENTATIVE ACTION
PLANS
• Prepare a spill cleanup ptanfor different
typal of spi Its
• PurCl+ase ab5Ortlent materials and other spill
response equipment in well -marked.
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• Clean up spills immediately and dispose of
non-haxardoussblid waste in thegarbage for
municipal pick-up.
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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
• All facility liquid waste must be discharged
to a sanitary sewer or septic system.
• Materials should be stored indoorsor
covered to prevent runoff from entering
storm drains
• Keep llquIdwaste out ofdumpsbersand
trashcans. Cover dumpsters to keep
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Figure 11: Food Industry Stormwater BMPs (Back)
G ra nts
Water Resources Research Institute — Stormwater Consortium
On November 7, 2018, the Water Resources Research Institute — Stormwater Consortium (WRRI-SWC)
issued a Request for Research Concepts: Fostering community engagement and enhancing community -
municipal partnerships to address linkages between stormwater and trash, litter and/or illicit discharges
in NC Stormwater Group (SWG) member municipalities to receive grant funding. Rising Solutions, PLLC
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built a grant collaboration with the RSPC and Johnson C. Smith University and submitted a research
concept on February 11, 2019 titled, Active involvement to develop understanding, build water quality
awareness, and implement strategic measures within communities in Charlotte -Mecklenburg to engage
citizens toward achieving stormwater program goals and improving water quality. The funding level
requested was $75,000.
The project was selected as a top four finalist and the collaborative team presented the research
concept to the WRRI-SWC members on June 27, 2019 in Burlington, NC. Dr. Philip Otienoburu —JCSU,
David Caldwell — Mecklenburg County, Dr. Kari Raburn and Regina Guyer— Rising Solutions, PLLC
attended the meeting, provided a summary presentation, and addressed questions submitted by the
SWC members.
On July 2, 2019, Nicole Wilkinson McIntosh notified the research team that:
"The group really enjoyed learning more about the variety of efforts you proposed, and they felt
that many of them would help them move forward in their stormwater program management.
They unanimously agreed that they would like to move forward with your team to co -develop a
full proposal."
The collaborative team developed a final proposal and Regina Guyer presented the project to the WRRI-
SWC members on September 26, 2019 in Wilmington, NC.
A WRRI — SWC Grant of $76,924 was awarded to Johnson C. Smith University in collaboration with the
RSPC. Dr. Bryan Patterson, Assistant Professor of Public Leadership, Department of Interdisciplinary
Studies, Philosophy, and Religion, is the Principal Investigator of the project, "Empowering
underrepresented citizens of Charlotte -Mecklenburg with a voice and role in municipal stormwater
program goals." The project will be implemented within three Charlotte Neighborhoods, Historic
Washington Heights, Lincoln Heights, and Northwood Estates, from February 15, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
The project includes education and outreach, stream cleanups and storm drain labeling, focus groups
and surveys to more clearly understand perspectives, evaluations of current citizen reporting programs,
seeking to create an understanding and build two-way communications, and a "#311, Having a Voice
Workshop" which focuses on overcoming mistrust and feelings of being ignored in relation to citizen
calls.
CTNC AmeriCorps Program
The RSPC applied for an NC AmeriCorps member on September 21, 2019. An CTNC AmeriCorp member
would provide 1700 hours of service (40 hours per week over 10 months). They earn a living stipend of
$14,000 and capability for an additional education award of $6,095. Basic health insurance is included.
Host site is required to provide a cash match $9,500, office area and supplies, mileage reimbursements.
The planning for the CTNC AmeriCorps program included the AmeriCorp member working within the
WRRI-SWC grant half of the time which allowed for half of the funding to come from the grant.
Nick DiColandrea, CTNC AmeriCorps Program Director, (1028 Washington Street, Raleigh, NC 27605,
[e-mail]) notified the RSPC of their selection for participation within the CTNC AmeriCorps
program on October 17, 2019. The Memorandum of Understanding was developed and fully executed
by both parties by November 26, 2019. CTNC posted the Regional Stormwater Educator position online
on December 4, 2019 until January 30, 2020. Applicants were reviewed with the top two applicants
interviewed by David Caldwell, Craig Miller, Ashton Walker, and Regina Guyer. Daisha Williams was
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selected as the NC AmeriCorps member with a start date of February 12, 2020. The position
responsibilities and duties include:
The CTNC AmeriCorps Member, Regional Stormwater Educator, will work with various
municipalities in the NC Piedmont region to provide stormwater education, awareness and
outreach at schools, communities, businesses, and events. The member will provide stormwater
educational presentations and displays at K-12 grades using age appropriate materials provided
by the sponsor. The member will attend community meetings as necessary to provide
stormwater education and offer and promote volunteer programs. The member will attend
outreach events to promote stormwater awareness, hands on educational flyers, promo items,
and answer questions related to stormwater. The member will assist with WRRI-SWC grant
activities such as focus groups, citizen surveys, training JCSU students, stream monitoring, data
analysis and reporting, engaging with underserved communities' citizens and provide leadership
at volunteer and educational events.
During the 2020 Annual Meeting, a resolution was voted unanimously of approval for continuing with
the NC AmeriCorps program. The program was changed to become 2020-2021 Resiliency Corps NC with
a matching of $11,000 required of host sites. The RSPC applied for 2020-2021 Resiliency Corps NC on
March 25, 2020 with ongoing options for continued years of participation. On April 10, 2020, the RSPC
received notification of being selected as a host site with approval for the new member to begin after
the current member, Daisha Williams, term is completed.
NC Department of Justice Environmental Enhancement Grants
The RSPC submitted two grant proposal with the NC Department of Justice for Environmental
Enhancement Grants on May 27, 2020. These were:
1) "Environmental Engagement in Water Quality and Stormwater by Citizens Connected to K-12
Education and College Environmental Professional Development", $120,000 for 2-year period
(October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2022).
The project would allow the RSPC to enhance and magnify its stormwater educational
curriculum development, curriculum interaction directly with teachers and students in K-12 and
Community Colleges along with citizen interactions. The EEG grant project funding would
provide magnified enhancement of the impact of education and outreach to improve water
quality through personnel hours, supplies, mileage, educational signage and workshop
resources. The benefits would be a greater volume of: i) informed citizens who understand the
importance and personal benefits of stormwater management strategies, ii) hands on learning
of K-12 students experiences which can bring positive impacts to generations within the family,
and iii) community college students with laboratory experiences training to potentially become
professionals within environmental fields. A collaborative benefit of numerous individuals who
become part of the solutions to improve water quality and understand their stewardship over
North Carolina's natural resources.
2) "Minimizing Water Quality Impacts from Stormwater by Enhancing Understanding of
Government Leaders, Professionals, Educators, and Citizens", $47,000 for a 2-year period
(October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2022).
The project would allow the RSPC to enhance its training capabilities for providing Tech Talks on
environmental topics to allow stormwater professionals a forum for collaborative discussions,
presentations, and interactions. These opportunities allow larger municipal agencies to mentor
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smaller municipalities in guidance and suggestions for implementation of stormwater BMPs,
citizen engagement, and strategies for improving and protecting water quality. A workshop for
elected officials provides the opportunity for their informed decisions after understanding the
impacts of stormwater on the water quality of their local community and its governing permits.
In reaching citizens training will be done toward influencing behavior changes. The EEG grant
funding would allow the RSPC to expand the reach of training workshops by (1) increasing
participants, (2) providing additional workshops in a variety of municipal areas, (3) capability for
increased audiences via live stream and (4) recording to provide training within an individual's
timeframe.
Workshop and Municipal Staff Training
Elected Officials Stormwater Workshop
The Elected Officials Stormwater Workshop was held on February 26, 2020 from gam-12:30pm at 2145
Suttle Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28208 on the fourth floor Frazier Fir Conference Room. An announcement
was created to highlight the event and speakers which was provided to elected officials (Figure 12).
Register at:
https://regionalstormwater.org/
More information contact Regina.Guyer:zrisingsolutionspllc.com
ter-workshop-2020/
Figure 12: Stormwater Workshop for Elected Officials Announcement
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Registration and Attendees
There were 70 people who registered for the Elected Officials Stormwater Workshop with 66 attendees.
The category of attendees showed the participants were 47% municipal and government agencies'
elected officials and RSPC members staff attending comprising 32%. The attendees included NC State
Senator Natasha Marcus; NC House of Representative Christy Clark; Dr. Bryan Patterson, JCSU; and
Charlotte Neighborhood Presidents from Northwood Estates, Mr. Ron Ross, and Lincoln Heights, Ms.
Thelma Byers -Bailey. There were elected officials and/or representatives from non-member
municipalities from Lincoln County, Gaston County, and The Village of Wesley Chapel.
Summary:
The presentations included: Protecting our Water Resources - Rusty Rozzelle from Mecklenburg County,
NCDEQ's Municipal Stormwater Permit Compliance Initiative -Jeannette Powell from North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality, Municipal Stormwater Fees and Importance for Stormwater
Infrastructure -Evan Kirk from UNC School of Environmental Finance, Building Stormwater infrastructure
to Serve as Community Amenities -Jon Smith from Tetra Tech, and North Carolina Community
Conservation Assistance Program -Tom Hill from North Carolina Department of Agriculture. There were
dynamic discussions during the interactive panel which covered questions sent in during registration and
from the audience during the panel (Figure 13). The presentations were meaningful to the elected
officials in areas of stormwater basics, permit requirements, fees and infrastructure, control measures,
and grant opportunity (Figure 14). The workshop allowed elected officials to understand stormwater
issues and provide resources for their follow up inquiries through the RSPC and individual members in
each municipality.
Figure 13: Elected Officials Workshop Panel
Credits:
The types of licenses included:
• 2.5 hours of Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for Engineering
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Figure 14: Elected Officials Stormwater Workshop
Municipal Staff Training —Spill Response, Illicit Discharges, and Good Housekeeping
The RSPC held a Municipal Staff Training, "Spill Response, Illicit Discharges, and Good Housekeeping", on
October 2, 2019 at the China Grove Community Building, 412 South Myrtle Ave, China Grove, NC 28023.
An announcement invitation and agenda were created and circulated through the RSPC municipalities
(Figure 15).
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The Regional Stormwater
Partnership of the Carolinas
presents
Municipal Staff Training
Spill Response, Illicit Discharges,
and Good Housekeeping
Staff training is required by municipal stormwater permits and this training will meet
that requirement. Experts will present on the topics of spill response, identifying a
reporting illicit discharges, and good housekeeping for municipal operations.
TIME: 9AM-11:30AM
DATE: October 2, 2019
China Grove Community Building
412 South Myrtle Ave QQ°
China Grove, NC 28023
The Regional Stormwater
Partnership of the Carolinas
presents
Municipal Staff Training
Spill Response Illicit Discharges,
and Good 6usekeeping ,
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Staff training is required by municipal stormwater
permits and this training will meet that requirement.
Experts will present on the topics of spill response,
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housekeeping for municipal operations.
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TIME: 9AM-11:30AM
DATE: October 2nd
China Grove Community Building
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Figure 15: Municipal Training Announcement and Agenda
Presentations included:
Agenda
9,00-9:15 o.m
Continental Breakfast
9:15-9.20 a.m.
Welcome
9:20-9:50 a.m.
Municipal Good Housekeeping 9
Pollution Preventicn
Kristen O'Reilly, Charlotte
9:50-10,20 a m.
Municipal Spill Response
Charles Sheeks 9 Franklin Geyer,
China Grove
1020 -10:30 a.m.
Break
1131 a.m.
Illicit Discharge Detection R
Reporting
Carol Hann idge, Monroe
1L00-1L25 am
Interactive Panel
1) Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention
By Kristen O'Reilly, City of Charlotte
2) Spill Response
By Franklin Gover, China Grove and Charles Sheeks, China Grove Fire Department
3) Illicit Discharge Detection and Reporting
By Carol Hambridge, City of Monroe Storm Water
4) Interactive Panel Discussion
o Isaiah Reed, NC DEQ
o David Caldwell, Mecklenburg County
o Franklin Gover, China Grove
o Charles Sheeks, China Grove Fire Department
o Carol Hambridge, Monroe
There were 41 registrations for the staff training, with 51 attendees gaining insight and training on good
housekeeping, pollution prevention, spill response, and identifying and reporting illicit discharges (Figure
16). Professional Engineering Pl were given for nine attendees who were professional engineers and
signed the registration and PE evaluation forms.
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Figure 16: Municipal Staff Training - Oct Z 2019
The municipal staff training is now available on demand for RSPC member municipalities at the RSPC
website (https://regionalstormwater.org/resources/). It provides the capabilities for staff to be trained
individually or within group meetings along with the documentation submittal logistics for tracking.
(Figure 17)
Educational materials were provided to attendees at the Elected Officials Workshop and the Tech Talk
Training (Table 9).
Table 8: Educational Materials Provided During Trainings
Materials
Quantity
RSPC Brochures
15
RSPC Note Pads
27
Pens
42
Chapsticks
11
Doggie Poop Bags
28
Coloring Activity Books
20
Total
143 items
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SCAWWA-WEASC Stormwater Lunch and Learn
The RSPC developed training opportunities in collaboration with South Carolina American Water Works
Association — Water Environment Association of SC (SCAWWA-WEASC) Stormwater through a
sponsorship of six Lunch and Learn events. These events were attended by stormwater professionals
from both NC and SC with meaningful training and offering of Professional Development Hours.
• Sept 13, 2019, Clemson University- Kite Hill Recycling Center, 151 Kite Hill Dr., Clemson, SC.
29634 from 11am — 2pm
o Presentation and Tour of the Hunnicut Creek Stream Restoration Project construction,
Kelly Warner from Land Planning Associates.
o Training of 47 Stormwater Professionals
During FY19 there were five Lunch and Learn workshops sponsored by the RSPC enabling training of a
total of 210 Stormwater professionals.
Membership Flyer
An informational flyer to express the mission, actions, and benefits of the RSPC was developed during
FY19 and updated for FY20. It is shown in Figure 18. David Caldwell, Mecklenburg County; Craig Miller,
Charlotte; Derek Slocum, Statesville; and Josh Watkins, Cramerton provided testimonial statements to
highlight the benefits of being RSPC members.
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address similar stormwoter issues on o regional level.
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Director Statesville
'The RSPC provides access to a network of professionals to share similar experiences and work
through similar issues and problems to find common solutions, a regional approach to stonrnwater
management_' -David Caldwell, Environmental Supervisor Mecklenburg County
"RSPC provides members with opportunities to see what others in your region are doing with
stormwater and get updated on the latest information from the State," -Josh Watkins, Planning
Director Town of Cramerton
'The RSPC allows us and other member municipalities to leverage our combined resources,
monetary and otherwise, to fulfill MS4 permit requirements that we might not otherwise be able to
accomplish on our own. This is just one of a number of wonderful henefits that we receive as part of
being a member of the partnership.' Craig Miller, City of Charkxtte NPDES Program Supervisor
httprIlregionalstormvl+ater.org Regina. Guyer@rlsingsolultionspllc,coati
Figure 18: 2020 RSPC Membership Flyer
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