1. Improving Austin Streams Developing an implementation plan for four streams: Walnut Creek Waller Creek (abv. 15 th St) Spicewood Trib. To Shoal Crk Taylor Slough South Public Meeting January 8, 2012

2. Agenda Welcome and Introduction3 minutes Overview of Implementation Plan Process10 minutes Question and Answer10 minutes Forming a Coordination Committee50 minutes Next Steps5 minutes

3. Why are we here today? Better understand: – TMDL process – How to develop a plan to improve water quality – How Austinites can participate Form a representative coordination committee

4. Sources of Fecal Contamination Domestic pets (dogs, cats) Leaking City wastewater infrastructure Wildlife (deer, bird, racoon, etc.) Humans defecating in creeks Individual homeowner septic tanks

5. Basic Contents of the Final Report Summary of the TMDL Implementation Strategy (adaptive management) Management Measures & Control Actions (implemented to reduce bacteria) Sustainability (tracking progress over time) Water Quality Indicators (monitoring results) Communication Strategy (information to the public) 2 1 5 4 3 6

7. Who’s involved? Public: YOU develop the plan Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) – Develops TMDL – Funds this process – Approves implementation plan City of Austin – Requested implementation plan process – Expertise – A participant in developing the plan – Key to implementing Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution – Facilitation and coordination

8. Coordination Committee Represents interests of people or organizations Decides its own process Appoints work groups Communicates with public Drafts an implementation plan for TCEQ approval Meets January – August 2013 (may be extended)

9. Work Groups Perform roles assigned by coordination committee Technical work Recommendations Focused on specific issues or processes ……other work assigned or undertaken Include broad public involvement

10. Possible Timeline & Milestones Jan-Feb Coordination Committee meets to plan process, appoint workgroups Workgroups begin developing activity recommendations Mar-May Work groups continue to develop recommendations Coordination committee meets to continue guiding process, consider work group recommendations May-Aug Report drafting, editing, building support among needed groups for letters of support Coordination committee completes report and forward to TCEQ (flexible deadline of August 31, 2013

11. Coordination Committee: Input from November 28 Size: + 10-15Interests: Parks Environmental Neighborhoods City of Austin Austin citizen boards Travis County Off-leash group State & University Developers LCRA Business

12. WORKING LIST: AUSTIN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN COORDINATION COMMITTEE # InterestPossible representatives 1-2 ParksAustin Parks Foundation will designate a representative Pease Park Conservancy, Monnie Anderson 1- 3 EnvironmentalPoder, Susana Alamanza Save Barton Creek Association: Jon Beall Austin Sierra Club: Lauren Ross (Glenrose Engineering) 1+ NeighborhoodsTo be determined at the January 8 meeting 2 City of AustinChris Herrington (Watershed Protection) Dana White (Water Utilities) 1 Austin citizen boardsAustin Environmental Board, Mary Ann Neely 1 Travis CountyTom Weber 1 Off-leash groupOff-leash Advisory Committee, Bill Fraser 2 State & UniversityTexas Department of Transportation, Gary Lantrip University of Texas at Austin -- Chip Rogers, Assoc. Director, Environmental Health & Safety 1 DevelopersHome Builders Association & Real Estate Council -- Rick Coneway, (Doucet & Associates) 0 LCRAWilling to help with work groups 1 BusinessWill bring name to Coordination Committee for approval 12- 15+

13. WORKING LIST: AUSTIN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN COORDINATION COMMITTEE # InterestPossible representatives 1-2 ParksAustin Parks Foundation will designate a representative Pease Park Conservancy, Monnie Anderson 1- 3 EnvironmentalPoder, Susana Alamanza Save Barton Creek Association: Jon Beall Austin Sierra Club: Lauren Ross (Glenrose Engineering) 1+ NeighborhoodsTo be determined at the January 8 meeting 8 City of Austin (2) Austin citizen boards Travis County Off-leash group State University Developers Watershed Protection, Water Utilities Environmental Board Travis County OLAAC TxDOT University of Texas Home Builders Association & Real Estate Council 1 BusinessWill bring name to Coordination Committee 12- 15+