Using Watershed Science to Build Consensus and Maximize Benefits of L.A. County’s Safe Clean Water Program
Ryan Jackson, Kelsey Jessup, Lisa Rapp, Bruce Reznik, Rowan Roderick-Jones, Susie Santilena, Alex Tachiki, Tiffany Wong | January 31st, 2022
To meet its diverse goals, SCWP scoring criteria, processes, and guidelines were initially developed to incentivize projects that simultaneously address water, environmental, MS4 compliance, and social issues. However, the first two SCWP funding cycles of Stormwater Investment Plans (SIP) featured extensive committee debate and public comments concerning the balance of these goals. This public debate illuminated the need for an assessment of the extent to which SCWP guidance, criteria, structure, and processes are successfully driving meaningful progress toward the fourteen SCWP Goals.
Keywords
Integrated Regional Water Management, outreach and engagement, stormwater, urban water conservation