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Public Safety

Goal 2: Mitigate Flood Risks and Protect Stormwater Infrastructure
Objective 2: Complete watershed studies for each watershed within the City and
identify problem areas and potential solutions.
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
Core Stormwater Education Maintain CRS accreditation for Economic Development and Capital
PS Outreach public education outreach Investment (PWT)
2.2.2
Summary:

Milestone Estimated Actual
Comprehensive public education and outreach Completion Completion
efforts for stormwater management are
important to increase the citizens’ understanding Repetitive Loss Area Mail out Oct. 2017 Dec. 2017
Flood Insurance/Flood Services Nov. 2017 Nov. 2017
of city services and the impacts of stormwater
Utility Mail out
runoff. Public education and outreach efforts
include: Turn Around Don’t Drown May 2018 May 2018
• Flood Safety Awareness Campaigns Campaign
• Illegal Stream Dumping Ordinance Illegal Stream Dumping Utility Apr. 2018 Apr. 2018
Mail out
Education
• Flood Insurance Education
• Flood Services provided by the City Outreach Task Number Achieved
• Turn Around Don’t Drown Campaigns 1 2 3 4
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• Stormwater Pollution Prevention Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr.
Education Attend 10 Elementary School 2 4 5 3
• Community Event and School Outreach Presentations for stormwater
programs pollution and flood safety
• Stormwater Management Website Placement of 350 “No Dumping” 0 0 168 188
storm drain inlet decals
Public outreach also enhances the City’s score in Attend 10 Community Events to 3 4 11 3
the Community Rating System (CRS). The CRS is a provide Stormwater Education
federal program that provides flood insurance Materials
policy discounts based on community score for
homeowners in communities that participate in
the program.

Update:
Community Events included a STEM event with
the Arlington Library, River Legacy science camps,
and Animal Services outreach event with
elementary school children.

Stormwater Pollution Prevention Utility Mailout
also occurred in June.

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