Comprehensive stormwater management planning can play a pivotal role in enabling communities to address stormwater management challenges and goals strategically, leveraging staff time and budgets to achieve the biggest impact in protecting the health and safety of residents, properties, and public assets. Community engagement is a critical component of this process, enabling utilities to tap into local knowledge around stormwater management issues, align this process with other priorities or complementary initiatives, and create a foundation for long-term, robust community engagement effort around stormwater. This webinar shared resources and highlighted the value of incorporating community engagement throughout the planning process.
These presentations had 3 objectives:
- Highlight the value and role of community engagement in stormwater planning efforts.
- Share pathways, resources, and examples of how to effectively incorporate community engagement into stormwater planning efforts.
- Highlight funding, financing and technical assistance available to support stormwater planning processes in small communities.
Panelists included:
- Barbara Hopkins, Executive Director, Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange
- Claire Maulhardt, Stormwater Utility Director, Capital Region Water
- Amy Weinfurter, Director of Strategic Projects, WaterNow Alliance (Moderator)
