http://water.lgc.org The project has three main components: the planning process and project oversight, the regional assessment of best management practices and policy recommendations, and the watershed plan. The outcomes of the project are listed below. daily 1 2007-05-26T20:51:20Z http://water.lgc.org/amador-calaveras No publisher clark calaveras ventura amador 2007-06-11T17:45:38Z Folder http://water.lgc.org/amador-calaveras/meeting-agendas-and-notes/SAC1_Mtg-Report.doc The group discussed challenges to and relationships between water management, land use planning and watershed protection in Amador and Calaveras counties. Many concerns centered around the implications and potential impacts – to water and other community values – of growth and development. The group agreed that growth was coming to the area and it was noted that the right kind of development could be part of the solution to local problems. However, many participants felt that local communities lacked the capacity to effectively plan for new development while protecting water resources and maintaining community character. The group identified ineffective policies, economic challenges and constraints (insufficient resources), insufficient coordination and collaboration, and lack of education/awareness as barriers to gaining the capacity needed for effective planning and management efforts. Participants also identified opportunities for supporting local planning efforts (especially general plan updates) with clear, practical and integrated policy ideas. The group stressed that solutions need to be economically viable, fit local values and conditions, and should cover both water quality and supply issues related to development in the region. No publisher nancy calaveras amador 2007-06-07T21:55:24Z File http://water.lgc.org/amador-calaveras/resources/Foothills_Inventory_list.doc This document has a list of papers, documents, and plans of background information that are relevant to the project. Links to the documents are included. No publisher nancy calaveras amador inventory 2007-07-10T16:54:39Z File http://water.lgc.org/amador-calaveras/meeting-agendas-and-notes/SACmtg_chart-notes.doc Flip chart notes taken at the Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting. No publisher nancy calaveras amador 2007-06-07T22:53:37Z File http://water.lgc.org/amador-calaveras/resources/Caltrans_stormwater_regional_workplan.pdf California Department of Transportation - April 2006 - Contents: 1) Introduction, 2) Department Personnel and Responsibilities, 3) District Facilities and Water Bodies, 4) High-Risk Areas, 5) Implementation Activities. No publisher nancy calaveras amador inventory 2007-06-26T20:49:10Z File http://water.lgc.org/amador-calaveras/resources/Sierra_LU_Index.pdf Sierra Nevada Alliance - June 2005 - Table of contents: 1. Introduction, 2. Change in the Sierra Nevada—the 1990s, 3. Growth and Development: The Fragile Reality of “Open Space," 4. Communities Can Protect Natural Areas and Manage Rural Sprawl, 5. Landowners and Local Land Trusts Taking Action to Preserve Agricultural Land and Open Space, 6. Nevada: Three Counties’ Impacts on the Sierra, 7. Conclusion & Recommendations No publisher nancy calaveras amador inventory 2007-06-26T17:45:01Z File http://water.lgc.org/publication-resources/our-built-and-natural-environments This US EPA publication summarizes the research on the relationship between the built and natual environments, as well as current understanding of the role of development patterns, urban design and transportation in improving environmental quality. No publisher zekenhuey livable watershed stormwater 2007-05-09T23:05:36Z Link http://water.lgc.org/publication-resources/smart-growth-for-clean-water-report This report, produced by the Trust for Public Land and the National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals (NALGEP), identifies five smart growth approaches that can improve water quality: land conservation, waterfront brownfields revitalization, urban and community forestry, low impact development, and watershed management No publisher zekenhuey livable watershed stormwater 2007-05-09T23:20:37Z Link http://water.lgc.org/resource-tools/national-lid-clearinghouse This website has been developed through a Cooperative Assistance Agreement under the US EPA Office of Water 104b(3) Program in order to provide a web-based clearinghouse that allows researchers, practitioners, and program managers to collaborate and efficiently disseminate and share information with local governments, states, builders, developers, stakeholders, and environmental groups. The administrative and technical information available through this clearinghouse will be useful to permit writers, local government officials, watershed managers, and stakeholders. No publisher zekenhuey tools watershed stormwater 2007-05-18T19:09:53Z Link http://water.lgc.org/organizations/north-coast-storm-water-coalition The Coalition's goal is to facilitate the prevention of storm water pollution in Humboldt County by educating residents about stormwater runoff and its effects on water quality in local streams, rivers, Humboldt Bay and the ocean. No publisher zekenhuey watershed stormwater 2007-05-18T19:12:32Z Link http://water.lgc.org/organizations/mit-stormwater-biofiltration-system MIT mitigates stormwater runoff through a biofiltration system that includes vegetated swales and underground reservoir. No publisher zekenhuey watershed stormwater 2007-05-09T22:51:37Z Link http://water.lgc.org/amador-calaveras/resources/Calaveras_Housing_element.pdf Adopted May 9, 2005 - The Atypical Calaveras County resident has a median age of 44.6 years old, is female, lives with one (and often two) other related individuals in a household which earns a median household income of $41,022 (for a 4-member household) or a $47,379 median family income (for a family of four). The “typical” resident occupies a home with a mortgage in a single-family residential stick-built structure constructed in 1981, and is one of 37,550 individuals residing within the unincorporated area of the county in the year 2000 (one of 40,554 individuals living in the unincorporated and incorporated county). To meet the needs of this “typical” Calaveras County resident and all other residents of the unincorporated county, now and in the future, the county has prepared this 2001-2009 Housing Element. No publisher nancy calaveras amador inventory 2007-06-26T20:42:24Z File http://water.lgc.org/organizations/water-resources-education University of Wisconsin Extension web site that serves as a gateway to educational programs and publications No publisher zekenhuey watershed stormwater 2007-05-09T22:52:13Z Link http://water.lgc.org/publication-resources/choices-for-growth-quality-of-life-and-the-natural-environment A publication of Texas NEMO and others that discusses and displays the three strategies for a healthy environment: preserving open space, encouraging compact growth, and controlling urban stormwater runoff. No publisher zekenhuey livable watershed stormwater 2007-05-09T23:13:11Z Link http://water.lgc.org/organizations/truckee-meadows-regional-stormwater-quality-management-plan TMRSQMP is a collaborative effort of the cities of Reno, Sparks and Washoe County. This site includes handbooks on construction site BMPs, low impact development, and structural controls design. No publisher zekenhuey watershed stormwater 2007-05-09T22:45:15Z Link