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In this project, the Estuary Partnership collaborates with Bay Area local governments to promote and replicate proven Bay-friendly best management practices (BMPs) and outreach strategies. Working directly with several cities, Save The Bay will provide tools to better protect San Francisco Bay and its watersheds from runoff pollution, and partner with ABAG and the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board to strengthen regional support networks for water quality improvement. Save The Bay will also promote Bay-friendly behavior on the part of Bay Area residents by expanding its innovative outreach and engagement strategies to the general public. The project will track successful strategies and conduct outreach to additional cities based upon successes. Ten case studies illustrating effective BMPs will be developed. The ultimate goals of the project are to change public and agency behavior in order to improve the Bay's water quality; to promote broad acceptance of Low Impact Development concepts that improve urban runoff quality; and to increase the number of green infrastructure projects implemented.
Click here to link to Save the Bay's Portal for Municipal Resources - information on local government pollution prevention policies, programs and ordinances!
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As part of a new partnership between Save the Bay and San Jose, the state's third-largest city could become a role model for other cities attempting to tackle the quality of their runoff into the Bay. The first to sign on to Save the Bay "Cities Keep it Clean" program last fall, San Jose has pledged—through a city council resolution—to implement several voluntary measures designed to improve water quality, including banning plastic bags or charging a fee for them, holding zero-waste community events, working with hospitals and pharmacies to keep pharmaceuticals out of wastewater, a... READ MORE |
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This project is funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund. |
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