1. Municipal Stormwater Coalitions: Working Together for Better Stormwater Management
There are 7 Municipal Stormwater Coalitions representing 110 MA Towns
Mostly smaller Towns
Purpose: do better stormwater management and meet requirements of the upcoming MS4 permit at less cost to Town taxpayers

2. To Add: The MAPC’s Regional Approach to Stormwater Management (Acton, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Sudbury)

3. Municipal Coalitions’ Work
Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition
conducted 2 training sessions for Town DPW staff last half of 2016: how to build small, low cost stormwater structures to reduce stormwater pollution on Town properties
Produced an IDDE Plan template; addresses MS4 req’ts; customizable by each community
15 SOPs; topics include muni vehicle washing; construction site inspections; water quality screening with field test kits

4. Municipal Coalition Work
The Connecticut River Stormwater Committee
Helping Towns measure the effectiveness of different Stormwater BMPs so they can select the most cost- effective projects
Applied for and received a $110,500 grant for stormwater work
The Northern Middlesex Stormwater Collaborative
recently completed and distributed to its member Towns 3 public education brochures
is planning Muni staff training sessions for the Spring
Procuring regional services: Catch Basin Cleaning and Water Quality Laboratory Services

5. Municipal Coalition Work
Merrimack Valley Stormwater Collaborative
developing tracking software for catch basin cleanings; for scheduling cleaning and meeting MS4 permit requirements
Made arrangements for Salem State University students to do sampling and monitoring work for Towns
Three workshops in last year: Parks and Rec staff; System Maintenance; “Buildings, Facilities, Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance”

6. Municipal Coalition Work
The Neponset Stormwater Partnership
conducting “InReach” sessions with Town officials, answering their questions about the upcoming MS4 permit and showing the role that Planning Boards, Parks and Recreation, Schools and other Town Departments that now have responsibilities under the MS4 permit
Developing an NOI template to help Town gather information they will need to file their Notice of Intent for the MS4 permit due Sept 2017

7. Municipal Coalition Work
The Southeast Regional Services Group
recently completed a group-wide RFP for catch basin maintenance which includes cleaning and disposal
Towns can choose whether to do this work themselves or outsource it, whichever is most cost- effective

8. DEP support to the Coalitions
Dedicated staff to the Coalitions
One from Worcester Office
One from the Boston Office
Also provide “hands-on “ Stormwater Assistance directly to any Town
“Will go anywhere, any time to work with Towns on stormwater issues”
Stormwater Coordinator

9. DEP support to the Coalitions
Grants issued in 2016
$50,000 to the Central Massachusetts Stormwater Coalition to conduct training sessions for DPW staff and produce training videos
$53,000 to the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission to serve as staff to the Statewide Stormwater Coalition, produce public education materials and training sessions for Town officials

10. State Support to the Coalitions
Two Community Compact Grant awards were made in December 2016:
$111,5000 to the PVPC Regional Approach to Wastewater and Stormwater Management for Connecticut River Communities
Agawam, Chicopee, Granby, Hadley, Ludlow, Northampton, Southwick, Springfield, West Springfield
$50,000 to the MAPC for its Regional Approach to Stormwater Management
Acton, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Sudbury

11. Municipal Stormwater Coalitions: Working Together for Better Stormwater Management
There are 7 Municipal Stormwater Coalitions representing 110 MA Towns
Mostly smaller Towns
Purpose: do better stormwater management and meet requirements of the upcoming MS4 permit at less cost to Town taxpayers

12. To Add: The MAPC’s Regional Approach to Stormwater Management (Acton, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Sudbury)