The template consists of 5 major teams of actions, known as duties, that start on the regional or watershed scale and sequentially transfer towards the number of a number of most popular website(s). On the conclusion, practitioners might be well-prepared to start an preliminary design or pursue supplemental funding by grants or bigger initiatives. Relying on prior work within the watershed, present initiatives, or different priorities, the practitioner might select to skip parts of a process or entire duties completely.
As a part of growing the template and to proceed to help acceleration of high-impact stormwater in our house, TNC collaborated with two jurisdictions, the Metropolis of Tacoma and the Metropolis of Kent, to pilot the template. These case research additionally reveal the customizable nature of the template, enabling practitioners to solely make the most of the parts of the template related to their tasks.
For instance, working with Tacoma it was clear an current sub-area plan supplied many of the info that Activity 2 and three of the Scope of Work template had been designed to supply. With this as the muse, TNC labored in partnership with the Metropolis of Tacoma’s stormwater planners on Duties 4 and 5 to finish a technical engineering feasibility examine of potential stormwater websites within the south a part of Tacoma. The ultimate websites chosen used engineering standards like pollutant elimination and hydraulic feasibility whereas additionally wanting on the potential group advantages. A remaining report produced confirmed important alternative at a number of websites in the neighborhood and illustrated the potential for GSI to seize a considerable amount of stormwater air pollution. Finally, the challenge workforce targeted in on a remaining website for a GSI challenge that might present a number of group advantages. There may be continued dialogue about this potential website.
The template and related case research are only one piece of the puzzle when contemplating inexperienced stormwater infrastructure tasks to deal with threats to salmon and ecosystems within the Puget Sound. These paperwork provide concrete first steps and examples of what to contemplate when participating in challenge design. Utilizing the template duties, jurisdictions, municipalities, and different organizations can work to construct tasks that present essentially the most influence whereas supporting salmon, ecosystems, and our communities.
ACCESSING THE SOW TEMPLATE
The template is offered in two codecs, a PDF with instance deliverables and a completely modifiable plain textual content doc supposed to be custom-made by the practitioner with their group’s values and priorities.
SOW Template: https://www.cityhabitats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SOW-Template-Last.pdf
Case Research: https://www.cityhabitats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Case-Research-Doc-Last-compressed-2.pdf
Modifiable Template: https://www.cityhabitats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Plain-Textual content.Web site-Screening-and-Choice-SOW-for-Stormwater-Therapy.docx
Please contact Kate Sievers at [email protected] with any questions or suggestions.
