Our stormwater program is in the process of setting up a stormwater reporting line and web-form for people to report water quality and other stormwater related complaints and developing a campaign to promote its use. I was wondering if anyone knew of any studies or reports that evaluate the effectiveness of a stormwater reporting line campaign (or a pollution reporting line campaign). I imagine some of the measures might include numbers of calls or percentage of people in a survey who knew there was a number. Advice on other measures would also be welcome.
I already have information on the Washington State Department of Ecology's litter hotline as a tangential report. However, I would like to know if there are any reports on reporting lines that are tied to some sort of regulatory/investigative mechanism, reporting lines that focus on pollution issues or reporting lines that focus on stormwater issues.
Just to be clear, I have found plenty of examples of reporting lines. I am looking for examples of how they have been evaluated for effectiveness.
Victoria Kramer
Stormwater Environmental Specialist
City of Columbia - Department of Utilities & Engineering
United States
Evaluating Stormwater Reporting Line
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The Hillsborough County City of Tampa Water Atlas at www.hillsborough.wateratlas.org includes a report pollution link that is shared by the County and City. From this link, all appropriate agencies are notified at once. Usage stats are available if you'd like and I'd be happy to discuss our process further with you.
j mcgee
Chief Environmental Scientist
Hillsborough County Specialized Services
United States
www.hillsborough.wateratlas.org