I am looking for barriers and benefits for rural homeowners to test their water regular for bacteria and chemicals. Also barriers and benefits for riparian zone management, storm water management, and sustainable use of water resources. Any information in regards to modifying these behaviors would be much appreciated.
Jamie McCamon
Environmental Home Assessor
Clean Annapolis River Project (CARP)
Canada
Water Quality, Riparian Zone Management, Storm Water Management and Sustainable use of Water Resources
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May 08, 2012 10:03 AM
The programs I manage in Florida deal very much with riparian and stormwater management. Since most of our surface waters are privately owned here, we work almost exclusively with homeowners. The programs have been around almost 20 years and have over 5000 participants on over 300 water bodies. You can find out about our programs here: www.hillsborough.wateratlas.org. Or contact me directly if you want to discuss it.
John McGee
Chief Environmental Scientist
Stormwater Environmental Programs Coordinator
Public Works Department
Hillsborough County BOCC
Florida, USA.
j mcgee
Chief Environmental Scientist
Hillsborough County Specialized Services
United States
www.hillsborough.wateratlas.org
May 09, 2012 10:16 AM
Chilliwack, B.C. canada
We constantly are battling developers who are void of concept
when it concerns the environment and repeatedly convince politicians that the
City should develop its riparian areas as they are wastelands anyway. How do we stop that destruction of riparian areas? Latest project is to pave over about 18Ac of riparian area in a natural "loop" (eventually to become an Ox Bow lake); the application requests development abutting the bank of the creek so there is no 'set back and no natural filtration of effluents from the planned high rises. Our major problem in society is that most politicians fly by the seat of their pants deficient in a broad base of knowledge and experience required to make meaningful decisions, i.e. typically they make a decision based on a few numbers or cave in from pressure exerted by lobbyists.
Donald Costin
President
AC Innovations
Canada
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Check out http://www.toolsofchange.com/en/topic-resources/water-efficiency/ (although it has "water efficiency" in the URL, the resources on this paage also address water quality and other water issues).
Also - we looked at "barriers and benefits for rural homeowners to test their water regular for bacteria and chemicals" when we helped Green Communities Canada with the formative research for its "Well Aware" program - I suggest you contact them too.
Jay Kassirer
Cullbridge Marketing, and Tools of Change
Canada
www.cullbridge.com