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The Cycle of Water

STORMWATER Information for Master Gardeners Sandy Evans, RN, BA, MPH Student Walden University PUBH 6145-2 Instructor: Donald J. Goodwin, DrPH, MS Fall Quarter, 2009. Rain. Rain makes our gardens grow Unless there is too much rain and not enough sun Then our plants rot and crops mildew.

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The Cycle of Water

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  1. STORMWATERInformation for Master GardenersSandy Evans, RN, BA, MPH StudentWalden UniversityPUBH 6145-2Instructor: Donald J. Goodwin, DrPH, MSFall Quarter, 2009

  2. Rain Rain makes our gardens grow Unless there is too much rain and not enough sun Then our plants rot and crops mildew The Cycle of Water

  3. Rain Stormwater According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, for every inch of rain that falls on an acre of pavement, about 7,000 gallons of stormwater is produced. Rain is Stormwater (Washington State Department of Transportation [WSDOT], 2008).

  4. Rain Stormwater Nonpoint source Nonpoint Source (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [USEPA], 2008b).

  5. Other Impacts • Logging • Debris

  6. Other Contributors • Agriculture • Urban runoff • Sediment • Salt • Waste products (USEPA, 2008b).

  7. Chemical Components • Fertilizers • Nitrogen • Phosphorous • Pesticides (Center for Watershed Protection, EPA, USDA, USGS & State Governments, n.d.)

  8. Effects • Contaminated drinking water • Damage to habitat • Unsafe recreational water (USEPA, 2006; USEPA, 2008a; Washington State University Extension [WSU], Shore Stewards, 2003)

  9. Stormwater is Ubiquitous • A source of pollution • A cause for concern

  10. Managing Stormwater at Home • Assessment • Landscaping • Resource management (McNeillan, & VanDerZanden, 2004; WSU, 2003)

  11. Increasing Permeability • Practice low impact development • Make a plan (McNeillan, & VanDerZanden, 2004; WSU, 2003).

  12. Permeability Compaction Sealing Our Property (Pitt, Shen-En, Clark, Swenson & Choo, 2008)

  13. Increasing Permeability • Remove invasive plants • English ivy • Non-native blackberries • Plant and encourage native plants • Snowberry • Salal

  14. Fertilizers and Pesticides • Cut back on chemicals (WSU, 2003; Bobbitt, et al, 2004).

  15. Managing Stormwater • A valuable activity • Good for the environment • Good for you

  16. Resources • "After the Storm" from the EPA & The Weather Channel http://www.clu-in.org/search/t.focus/id/602/ • “Gardening Resources” http://snohomish.wsu.edu/finalgardenresources.doc_files/finalgardenresources.htm • "Poisoned Waters" from PBS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/ • Snohomish Conservation District http://www.snohomishcd.org/ • “Surf Your Watershed” from the EPA http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm

  17. References Bobbitt, V., Fox, R., Kennell, H., Moulton, K., Pinyuh, G., and Robson, M. (2004). Your yard and water quality. In T. Welch & M. Wingate (Eds.), Sustainable gardening (EM8742) (pp. 115-122). Oregon State University Extension Service and Washington State University Extension. Center for Watershed Protection, EPA, USDA, USGS & State Governments. (n.d.). Removing pollutants from stormwater. In Stormwater authority.org. Retrieved from http://www.stormwaterauthority.org/pollutants/default.aspx McNeillan, J. P. & VanDerZanden, A. M. (2004). Sustainable landscape design. In T. Welch & M. Wingate (Eds.), Sustainable gardening (EM8742) (pp. 455-472). Oregon State University Extension Service and Washington State University Extension. Moeller, D. W. (2005). Environmental health (3rd ed.). Boston: Harvard University Press. ISBN: 978-0674014947 Pitt, R.& Clark, S. (2008). Integrated storm-water management for watershed sustainability. Journal of Irrigation & Drainage Engineering, 5, 548-555. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(2008)134:5(548). Retrieved from http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JIDEDH000134000005000548000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes

  18. References (continued) South Carolina Forestry Commission. (n.d.). Timber harvesting. Retrieved from http://www.trees.sc.gov/rbth.htm U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). (2003). After the storm (EPA Publication No. 833-B-03-002). Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/weatherchannel/after_the_storm-read2.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). (2006). Who is responsible drinking water quality?In Ground Water & Drinking Water. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwh/who.html U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). (2007). Practices for Implementing Management Measures. In National management measures to control nonpoint source pollution from hydromodification. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/hydromod/pdf/Chapter_7_Practices_web.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). (2008a). Management measures for forestry - I. Introduction. In Polluted Runoff (Nonpoint Source Pollution). Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/owow/NPS/MMGI/Chapter3/ch3-1.html

  19. References (continued) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). (2008b). What is nonpoint source (NPS) pollution?(taken from EPA's Polluted brochure EPA-841-F-94-005, 1994). In Polluted Runoff (Nonpoint Source Pollution). Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/qa.html Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). (2008). 2008 Stormwater Report. Retrieved from http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/81B05C71-70D3-44EC-9E55-7226619FE1AD/0/2008StormwaterRpt.pdf Washington State University Extension (WSU), Shore Stewards. (2003). Guide for shoreline living. Retrieved from http://www.nwstraits.org/uploadBibliography/Island_ShoreStewards.pdf

  20. Photo credits • Slide 2 – Microsoft (MS) Clip Art • Slide 3 – MS Clip Art • Slide 4 – Sandy Evans • Slide 5 – MS Clip Art • Slide 12 – MS Clip Art

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