Storm Water Public Education Task Force October 16, 2006  Welcome and introductions  Municipal Roundtable  Other updates  November & December Campaigns  Presentation by Biodiesel  Trinity River Watershed Survey  Open Discussion (if time allows)

Municipal Roundtable  Opportunity to:  Give key information of new activities or  Ask input/help from other members about a current project  Please save questions/comments until after the speaker finishes

Other Updates Status of pet waste ads  Pet waste ads are finalized  WFAA.com ($5,600 value) Current cost: $2,800 2 participants Not too late to sign up  Time Warner Cable ($2980 value) Final cost: $ Six participants Not too late to sign-up

Nov. & Dec. Outreach Campaigns This Holiday, Please Don’t Feed the Storm Drain: Preventing FOG (fats, oils, greases)  3 ways to participate  Sponsor WFAA.com banners  Join with Biodiesel to offer free collection  TCEQ outreach materials available

Nov. & Dec. Outreach Campaigns WFAA.com banners  November outreach featuring Thanksgiving turkey:  Total cost $4,000 (roughly $0.012 per impression)  Format: ad banner with linked flash page to generate 335,000 impressions per month on WFAA.com weather page  In production now  Confirmed participants to-date (Irving, Biodiesel, Mansfield) 2 others pending  Final cost will be divided equally among the final number of participants  Final deadline is Oct. 27 th by noon  December will feature Christmas  Same cost, format and process  Participants still needed  Final deadline is Nov. 20 th by noon

Nov. & Dec. Outreach Campaigns Fry Oil to Fuel: Collection and recycling of cooking oil  Biodiesel Inc., can provide free used oil collection points  Community signs up and indicates location & number of collection drums  Biodiesel Inc. provides up to 4 gal. drums per site  They drop off and pick up once full  They need help to check that only vegetable oils are deposited, not motor oil or other chemicals.

Nov. & Dec. Outreach Campaigns Free FOG materials from TCEQ  Go to P2Recycle/fog/Index.html P2Recycle/fog/Index.html  Let's Tackle the Grease in This Kitchen (poster in English and Spanish)  To order the video, contact: David James TCEQ (MC-112) P.O. Box Austin, Tx

Trinity River Watershed Awareness Survey  Covered 14 counties in the basin  Highlights (see handout)  UNT Final survey report at  Go to program areas, then click on public education

New Resources Available  From EPA: new Spanish-language DVD and educational program.  Chucho Salva el Dia (Chucho Saves the Day). The video is an educational tool to help children understand the importance of storm water protection in daily life. In the 17-minute movie, Chucho (a dog) and his owner go fishing to enjoy a beautiful day - only to discover their fishing spot has been polluted. They spend the afternoon investigating and learning how daily activities can cause pollution and steps they can take to protect water quality.  For more information or to request a free copy of this DVD, please contact Amadee Madril at

 NCTCOG is about to begin major construction renovations. Primary meeting rooms will be temporarily unavailable starting in Nov.  Please contact staff if you know of any potential conflicts with this schedule:  Nov. 15 th, 9:30 AM next door at Police Academy  January 23 rd, 9:30 AM next door at Police Academy  March TBD in Plano  May TBD  June TBD  AugustTBD  Please check on-line for the latest information at then click on meetings FY07 Tentative Meeting Schedule

Roundtable Discussion

NCTCOG Storm Water Staff Keith KennedyLeslie Rauscher Jeff RiceMary Tatum