RESOURCES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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OUTREACH MATERIALS

Public Brochures & Posters:

Local governments can help distribute brochures and posters to meet MS4 education and outreach requirements. Contact VLAWMO for professionally printed brochures or custom designs to fit your City/Township. 

• Winter Practices
• Salt cups - contact to order or customize
• Landscape Practices
• VLAWMO cost-share program
• Street renovations & curb-cut raingardens
• Pet Waste handout

Buffer and Wetland Policies:

• Wetlands and Yard Waste Info Flyer: Contact VLAWMO for customization
• Public Education on Buffers

Public Works Operations Posters:

• Illicit Discharge
• Maintenance Garages & Storage Yards
• Roads, Parking Lots & Stockpiles

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS

Documents:

• Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), Sustainable Lake Management Plans (SLMP's), and retrofit studies
• VLAWMO Water Policy
• City/Staff  Guidance on Buffers
• Summary of Buffer Requirements from the VLAWMO Water Policy

Presentations: 

VLAWMO City Summit: 3/10/20

• MS4/TMDL Updates: MPCA
• MS4 Documentation: SEH
• MS4 Partnerships: VLAWMO & WBL

LINKS

• MS4 New Draft General Permit Webinar: December, 2019
• High Water and Climate Change 
• Minnesota Municipal Stormwater Manual
• Raingarden Maintenance Employee Training
• Find and hire contractors with Smart Salting certification
• Smart Salting Workshops - workshop schedule
• Pesticide, irrigation, and landscaping certifications
• Shallow Lakes: Minnesota's Natural Heritage