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Kitsap County Public Works (KCPW) Stormwater Division Public Education and Outreach Efforts for 2016 Kitsap County meets the permit requirements through three main programs: Kitsap County Public Works Education and Outreach Program, the Clean Water Kitsap Education Partnership, and the West Sound Stormwater Outreach Group (and affiliation with the Stormwater Outreach for Municipalities, STORM). The Kitsap County Public Works Education and Outreach Program spearheads the targeted behavior of picking up pet waste, and implements many other activities for other target audiences and topics. Kitsap County Stormwater Management fees fund a unique multi-agency partnership lead by Kitsap County Public Works. The partnership, established in 1995, was re-branded from Kitsap County Surface and Stormwater Management (SSWM) to “Clean Water Kitsap” in 2014. Education staff from the partners at Public Works, Kitsap Conservation District, Kitsap Public Health District and Washington State University Kitsap Extension formed a subcommittee in 2012 that meets regularly. This Clean Water Kitsap education partnership subcommittee has resulted in collaborative programs and projects for outreach and stewardship activities. The West Sound Stormwater Outreach Group implements pet waste pick up programs at the regional scale and implements many other activities for other target audiences and topics. Attached are the 2016 Annual Reports for activities performed by the following groups: Kitsap County Public Works Education and Outreach Program Clean Water Kitsap Partner WSU Kitsap Extension Clean Water Kitsap Partner Kitsap Conservation District West Sound Stormwater Outreach Group
Kitsap County Public Works
Education & Outreach 2016 Year-End Report
Goals: Raise awareness, change behavior and educate Kitsap citizens to reduce
pollutants in and encourage infiltration of stormwater from developed lands.
1. Objective 1: Raise awareness and promote measurable behavior changes of
actions that prevent pollution.
Tasks:
1. Implement Mutt Mitt Program E&O Plan to meet permit compliance.
2. Complete residential intercept surveys and a report with recommendations.
3. Update Backyard Pet Waste E&O Plan to meet permit compliance.
4. Develop and implement an annual work plan to guide WSSOG effort for
implementing Pet Waste, PSSH and other regional campaigns and messaging.
5. Participate in PSSH month, investigate advertising that STORM will perform.
6. Participate and support STORM
7. Lead and implement Mobile Business Outreach GROSS grant
8. Implement training and outreach program elements of the IDDE Plan
9. Develop and implement a business drain marker program.
Performance Criteria:
Mutt Mitt stations installed: 40
Total Mutt Mitt stations installed in Kitsap County and cities: 442
80% of Mutt Mitt stations inspected passed inspection. This is lower than past
years, but in the past, failures were typically inspected a second time, and many
that failed the first inspection passed the second, leading to a higher pass rate.
This year, stations were only inspected once.
377,300 Mutt Mitt bags provided to groups maintaining stations on property
within Kitsap County. This includes county parks, other stations maintained on
county-owned property, and bags given to volunteer Mutt Mitt sponsors as part of
the startup materials they receive when they become a sponsor.
o An additional 9,000 bags were distributed to cities by Kitsap County Public
Works through an inter-local agreement (ILA) with local cites (Port
Orchard, Bremerton, Poulsbo, Bainbridge Island, Port Angeles and Gig
Harbor).
o The Mutt Mitt program is run in partnership with the cities listed above.
Those cities sometimes provide bags independent of the ILA, but which
are still part of the program. In 2016, local cities provided 372,800 bags.
o Mutt Mitt sponsors play an essential role in the continued success of the
Mutt Mitt Program, supplying bags and keeping stations stocked.
Sponsors reported supplying 301,657 bags in 2016 (40% of sponsors
reported, so this is likely an underestimation of their contribution).
All told, 1,051,757 bags were distributed in 2016 through the Mutt Mitt Program
by Kitsap County and its partners, representing 175.1 US tons of pet waste
picked up.
number of bags waste (pounds) waste (US
tons)
Bags Provided by County 368,300 122,644 61.3
Bags Provided through ILA with cities 9,000 2,997 1.5
Bags Provided by cities 372,800 124,142 62.1
Bags provided by citizens 301,657 100,452 50.2
Total 1,051,757 350,235 175.1
Objective 2: Cultivate partnerships to enhance the Clean Water Kitsap (CWK)
partnership, educate environmental organizations, realize cost savings and provide
consistent messaging.
Tasks
1. Develop ancillary Kitsap Salmon Guide materials that are high priority.
2. Provide 1 field or classroom training for KEEP and HCWEN ECO Nets.
3. Investigate continued involvement in KEEP.
4. Lead the CWK Education Partnership Work Group.
5. Develop and implement an annual CWK team building event.
6. Implement projects with internal Kitsap County partners.
7. Propose a way to obtain feedback from crews for ways E&O can help in their jobs.
Possibly at the safety meeting.
Performance Criteria:
WSSOG partnership projects: 4 Projects. Pet Waste Pick Up Program; PSSH
Month; Dumpster and Food Waste BMPs; and Regional PSSH Spills Happen
Marketing Campaign.
Revenue from participating WSSOG cities: $31,344.72
Clean Water Kitsap Partner Projects: 9 Projects. Green Stormwater Solutions
Booth at spring Home and Garden Show and Fall Home and Remodel Show;
press releases/Facebook/NextDoor posts; Salmon in the Classroom; Water
Festival; 3 Septic Sense Workshops; and Salmon Tours.
ECO Net partner projects/trainings: 1 Training. Manchester Stormwater Park
Tour.
STORM partner projects: 7 Projects. Regional PSSH Spills Happen Marketing
campaign; Regional PSSH Month; Dumpster and Compactor workgroup; LID/GSI
workgroup; Natural Yard Care workgroup; STORM Symposium Committee;
attend and provide input at STORM Quarterly meetings.
Projects with Kitsap County internal partners: Participated in 13 projects.
National Public Works Week; Kids Day; STEM Showcase; Green Cleaning
workshops; joint Roads and Stormwater construction projects outreach; The
Pulse newsletter; Everyday Kitsap newsletter; IDDE training (5 at various
locations); Asset Management process improvement project.
Objective 3: Promote Clean Water Kitsap programs and projects; promote the benefits
to water resources to citizens and other jurisdictions.
Tasks
1. Provide news content upon request.
2. Publish press releases for news-worthy Public Works-relevant articles.
3. Support communications for Stormwater Capital Facility Projects.
4. Develop and Implement innovative outreach for CWK Projects and
Programs (drone footage; Go Pros for streams, interactive interpretive
materials etc.).
5. Create and implement outreach plans for Duwe’iq; CCFP; and Dickerson
Phase 2.
6. Publish the CWK Annual Report and update the program fact sheets.
7. Publish a Healthy Waterways magazine, probably in the fall, for
distribution county-wide in offices, etc. Perform evaluation. Note: This
task was held over to 2017.
8. Maintain Stormwater Division and CWK Webpages.
9. Implement Speakers Bureau for Green Stormwater Solutions and the
partner program to continue the brand launch.
10. Complete 2nd Edition of the Salmon Guide and collateral material;
arrange a large quantity order.
Performance Criteria:
There were 158,804 impressions of products or articles produced by staff during
this reporting period. Examples of these projects are listed below:
o Articles for PW e-blast: Through GovDelivery, 614 contacts are registered
for general Stormwater updates, 704 contacts for Stormwater capital
project updates, and approximately 11,579 contacts for Public Works
updates. GovDelivery contacts may be duplicated if citizens sign up for
multiple topic updates; 2749 followers on Facebook.
o Press releases: 3 press releases published
o Articles mentioning CWK programs/projects: There were 4 articles
mentioning CWK projects. One article in the Kitsap Sun about the Clear
Creek restoration; One article in the CK Reporter also about the Clear
Creek Restoration, and two articles in the Kitsap Sun about the Dickerson
Creek project
o SW CFP Notifications: Outreach was performed for 3 CFP projects
(Keyport Stormwater Retrofit Project, Clear Creek Floodplain, and
Dickerson Creek Floodplain,)
o 8 public information materials were produced supporting CFP projects.
o Unique IP address visitors on the Stormwater home page. 13,526
o Unique IP address visitors new in 2016 Clean Water Kitsap home page.
286 new, 519 total since launch in May 2014
o Speakers Bureau requests fulfilled: 2 plus CWK Partners conducted
presentations at the Citizen Advisory Committee meetings; one LID
presentation at Central Valley Garden Club; one presentation for
SPARKS Social Marketing Conference on Mutt Mitt Program.
o Non-traditional partnerships: 2. Developing an outreach tool for
Manchester Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) members to use to
share information about Manchester stormwater park (qaqad) with
the community; Mutt Mitt sponsors help distribute clip on leash bag
dispensers.
o 55 public information materials were produced for the overall program.
o Community response (people attending meetings, commenting,
requesting info): No public meetings or comments were requested by the
Stormwater Division this year because two of the three CFP projects were
in the construction phase and the third was a joint project with the Sewer
Utility, who handled the public meetings.
Panoramic Status: Updates for 2016 projects are 95% complete at this time.
Status of brand guidelines: These were completed in 2015.
Number of returned mail pieces: Not tracked in 2016
Shoreline advertising: Posted a CWK ad plus messaging about septic BMPs
on “Restoring Puget Sound” educational kiosks at 55 strategic locations
around Puget Sound. Display period 6/10/15 through 5/10/18.
Objective 4: Develop and maintain opportunities and events for the public to gain
knowledge about stormwater impacts and related solutions.
Tasks
1. Track lessons completed within the city limits of Port Orchard and Poulsbo and
report to WSSOG Members.
2. Provide support to CKSD to incorporate selected Kitsap Science Connections
science kit lessons into existing CKSD curriculum.
3. Continue supporting existing STEM field-based learning projects/coordinate or
involve KPHD.
4. Implement or host a booth at the following events:
• Kitsap Water Festival (April)
• Salmon in the Classroom (March)
• Spring Home and Garden Show/Fall Home and Recreation Show (March/Oct)
• Kids Day (July)
• Military Day at the Fairgrounds (March)
• National Public Works Week (May)
• STEM Showcase at Kitsap Mall (April)
• West Sound Green STEM Summit (May)
• PetsWalk (July)
Performance Criteria:
6,818 citizens participated in Stormwater Division school-age or community
presentations during this reporting period.
o 95 school lessons or events reached 4,993 students in 2016. This
includes Kitsap Water Festival, Salmon in the Classroom field trips, and
National Public Works week. A new school-based project was piloted with
a 5th grade class – Storm Drain Monitoring.
o 64 classes participated in lessons or events provided to schools within city
limits in 2016. Lessons and events included Kitsap Water Festival; Salmon
in the Classroom; National Public Works Week HS Career Day; I Don’t
Pollute…Do I?; Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down; Scent of a Salmon; All the
Way to the Ocean; and Manchester Stormwater Park Scavenger Hunt.
o Kitsap Science Connections (CKSD) kit status: Since these kits were
developed 7 years ago, the state science standards have changed,
focusing more on engineering practices. CKSD purchased new science
and engineering kits in 2015. Stormwater staff will be working with CKSD
curriculum staff to connect the Kitsap Science Connections lessons with
the lessons in these new kits, providing more resources to teachers.
o Number of teachers participating in field-based projects: In 2016, we did
not have any high school teachers participate in field-based projects. It
may be advisable to re-visit the complexity of this project.
o Status of Taylor Road ELC: The stream restoration project is complete. A
picnic shelter with two picnic tables is planned for 2017. A Habitat
Scavenger Hunt was developed for the site and will be added as a field
trip on the SEEK website. The design charrette has been postponed.
o Number of Salmon Field Guides printed – 500 Salmon Field Guides and
related high-quality collateral pieces were printed and distributed to
stakeholders, volunteers, and teachers. This additional printing also
allowed us to provide a classroom set of field guides for loan by teachers.
20 community workshops or events in which Stormwater staff participated. 1,825
citizens attended, including 3 Septic Sense workshops attended by 178 citizens.
Events included all those listed above under Task 4 except Military Day at the
Fairgrounds. In addition, we staffed an information booth at the fish capture at Clear
Creek where 40 contacts were made.
WSU Kitsap Extension
Education & Public Involvement
2016 Annual Report
Stream Stewards
Goal: Raise awareness about Kitsap stream ecosystems and support citizen actions to protect and
restore streams
Objective 1: Train Stream Stewards Volunteers
Tasks
1.1 Recruit new volunteers; continue to train existing volunteers
1.2 Use media and newsletters to advertise trainings
1.3 Conduct three trainings – one Stream Stewards & two Salmon Docent
Stream Stewards Program
This 5‐week (30‐hour) training is taught by experts in the field through a combination of 18 guest lectures
and field trips. Curriculum covers many aspects of the Puget Sound Watershed as related to water resources
and stormwater. Consistently popular and full; enrollment was limited by venue size in 2016. Some trainees
go on to volunteer for WSU, some are paired with other volunteer organizations, while others take the class
for personal enrichment.
24 new; 2 alumni
Stream Stewards Registration Toured BYH project at Heacock Residence
2011 15 Toured KCD Demonstration areas
Toured Steele Creek Retrofit pond/stream
2012 14
Class lecture on Stormwater
2013 23
Class lecture on Ag BMPS & Rain Gardens
2014 31 Class lecture on septic systems
2015 32 Class activity, benthic invertebrate & water
2016 26 sampling
# of People Registered
Salmon Docent Program
There are two choices for Salmon Docent training: 1) one‐day training, and 2) express evening session. Both
cover salmon biology, habitat, stormwater, and more. The purpose is raise awareness and to train docents
who staff the Salmon Tours events.
Day session, 37 registrants, October 7 (standing room only
at Clear Creek Red Barn) Salmon Docent Registration
Daytime training (37) toured Clear Creek bridge project
Evening express course, 16 registrants, October 4th 2012 0
Completed Kitsap Salmon Field Guide, second edition with 2013 43
Public Works staff. Suite of collateral items created
2014 50
(posters and fact sheets) to use in trainings, online, and at
Salmon Tours 2015 29
Poggie Club joined as Docents, enthusiastic about using 2016 53
new resources to revamp their program & website # of People Registered
Media
Publicity for the program is strong. We run press releases for each training and event, submit to newspaper
online calendars, send to three listservs, and publish through Kitsap.gov. We actively pursue reporters to
cover events. We pitched a restoration story angle for Public Works’ projects that were also Salmon Tours
sites, resulting in publicity for each and interviews for both Public Works and Stream Stewards staff.
Environmental reporters Tristan Baurick and Christopher Dunagan subscribe to and open the Stream
Stewards twice‐monthly e‐newsletters for leads. Attendance at all trainings and workshops is steady and
improving.
Two front‐page Kitsap Sun articles
o “Hundreds Expected for Salmon
Watching Tours Saturday”
o “Project Helps Salmon Run Slow and
Easy”
Three blog posts
o Visit Kitsap “Nature puts on a show for
Kitsap Salmon Tours”
o Kitsap Trails “Swim with the Salmon
under Chico Creek”
o Kitsap Trails “A look inside Manchester’s
sea labs” (Stream Stewards field trip)
Peninsula Home & Recreation Expo
o “Celebrate autumn with salmon
viewing”
We publicize 8 events associated with this Scope
of Work (Stream Stewards Training, 2 Salmon
Docent trainings, 3 septic workshops, Salmon Viewing Saturday, and Salmon Tours). All go to press
releases, facebook, newsletter, and listservs.
We also developed a new interactive
online salmon viewing map, a much‐
needed improvement over the static
map used for years, which didn’t have
addresses of public sites (left). The new
map allows one to click a salmon icon
for site address and GPS directions
using a smart phone. The map is
housed on WSU Kitsap’s website;
Kitsapsalmontours.org routes there.
Objective 2: Coordinate Stream
Restoration Volunteer Events
Tasks:
1.1 Facilitate 2 Stream Restoration projects
1.2 Support removal of noxious weeds and planting of native plant material in riparian areas
1.3 Plant native plants; order through KCD
Volunteers remove weeds, prepare sites for native plant re‐vegetation, and do ongoing maintenance at
several sites around the County. The objective of this activity is to involve volunteers in planting native
plants in public areas, and to get episodic volunteers, such as the Navy involved. The two main plantings
were done at Newberry Hill Heritage Park (NHHP) and Clear Creek.
NHHP interactive wetlands with US Navy and Klahowya Secondary School (25 volunteers)
Clear Creek (10 volunteers)
o Ongoing care and monitoring at Little Anderson Creek (multiple dates)
o Regular volunteer service at Fish Park, Guillemot Cove, Chico Salmon Park, and North Kitsap
Heritage Park (multiple dates)
Restoration Events
(include revegetation & weed removal)
33
# of Field Days
20 22 21
2013 2014 2015 2016
Objective 3: Facilitate Septic Sense Workshops
2015 & 2016 Septic
Tasks:
1.1 Plan and coordinate 3 workshops with CWK partners Workshop Attendance
71
Three annual workshops were added to this Scope of Work in 2015, and 58 47
attendance shows a stable trend. Total Workshop attendance in 2016 38 36
33
was 145 people vs 138 in 2015.
North Kitsap Central Kitsap South Kitsap
1) June 21 workshop Indianola community and beyond (Indianola Beach Community Club);
2,560invitations sent, 38 people attended; (56 people had registered)
2) October 11 workshop for Central Kitsap (Eagle’s Nest, Fairgrounds Bremerton); 3,604 invitations
sent, 36 attended
3) October 25 workshop for South Kitsap area (Given’s Community Center); 1,417 invited, 71 attended
Objective 4: Lead and Coordinate Salmon Tours and Volunteer Docents
Tasks:
4.1 Lead and coordinate Salmon Tours
4.2 Train & manage Salmon Docent volunteers
4.3 Staff the event with trained volunteers
WSU Leads a vibrant planning team of 13 people from other agencies and organizations who plan this
annual event. The objective is to raise awareness about salmon habitat and biology as well as human
impacts to salmon through stormwater, fish passage barriers, and development.
Salmon Tours were held on October 29 and November 5
2016 had the greatest attendance in the history of the event with 1,400 people attending a total of
seven staffed sites and one unstaffed site.
Tours were led by volunteer docents and staff from City of Bremerton, City of Poulsbo, Kitsap County
Parks, Kitsap County DCD, Kitsap County Public works, WDFW, Sea Grant, Great Peninsula
Conservancy, the Mountaineers Foundation, and the Poggie Club
Tours were held at 2 Public Works restoration sites (Clear Creek (75 people) and Dickerson Creek, 78
people)
Salmon Tours Attendance
1400
722
567 596
347
2012 2013 2014 2015 20162016 Salmon Tours Attendance by Site
450 415 400
400
350
290
300
250
200
150
100 75 70 78 75
50
50 11 12 7 2 2 4 1 7 10 5 18 1 1
0
Chico Salmon Mountaineers Chico Mouth Dickerson Gorst Clear Creek Poulsbo Cowling Creek
Park
Attendees Salmon Docents Other volunteers/staff
Objective 5: Educational Outreach
Tasks:
5.1 Participate in and coordinate volunteer help at: Water Festival, Salmon in the Classroom, Ecofest,
Poulsbo Elementary Stream Activity, Elementary School Field Trips
Performance:
Each year WSU volunteers participate in activities to help teach children about water resources.
Water Festival – 6 WSU volunteers helped at various booths, reaching 180 students at the day‐long, multi‐
agency event.
WSU volunteers and staff taught 75 5th graders from Poulsbo Elementary about stream ecology and
healthy watersheds.
Salmon in the Classroom – 12 volunteers and staff
covered over 40 shifts over 3 weeks educating
elementary students about salmon habitat and healthy
watersheds including native plants, salmon fry release,
and invertebrates.
Hansville Greenway – 2 volunteers taught three 4th grade
classes about benthic invertebrates at The Quiet Place
pond.
Ecofest – 2 WSU volunteers provided support during low
tide activity at Stillwaters Environmental Learning Center.
Objective 6: Engage Citizens in Activities that Raise Awareness,
Support Healthy Watershed & Streams
Tasks:
1.1 Coordinate and connect volunteers with a variety of options for involvement
1.2 Send monthly newsletters with opportunities
1.3 Encourage volunteerism and hours reportingImproved programming is resulting in greater participation. One fresh idea was to replace bi‐monthly
meetings with field trips to places like UW Fisheries, Manchester Labs, Taylor Shellfish, and Grover’s Creek
Hatchery. Attendance grew from around 5 people to over 20 at each event.
We also publish a monthly e‐newsletter with a regular schedule of sanctioned events. Readership continues
to grow and includes volunteers, commissioners, news reporters, and other program managers around the
Puget Sound. Each edition contains numerous opportunities for involvement (up to 42 in one edition); these
include tree planting,
weed removal, benthic E‐news Readership
invertebrate monitoring,
working with children,
working at fairs and 207
festivals, native plant 180
salvages, science seminars, 140
and classes. 110
The number of volunteers
reporting hours has also 2016 2014 2015 2016
increased, as have the
Readership
total hours given. Total
hours payback graph
includes Rain Garden Mentors.
Volunteer Hours Volunteers Reporting
Payback Hours
4706
4051 3835
3268 109
79
Hours
64
2013 2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Objective 7: Collaborate with other natural resource professionals
Tasks:
1.1 Attend WSWC Meetings (attended 8 of 11)
1.2 Attend KEEP Meetings (attended 3 of 4)
1.3 Attend CWK Quarterly Meetings (attended 1 of 1)
Green Stormwater Solutions Program
Goal: Enhance knowledge and understanding about GSS and other water quality enhancing
management practices:Objective 1: Perform outreach to homeowners about GSS and other water quality enhancing retrofit
BMPs to encourage installations
Tasks:
1.1 Implement a homeowner BMP training program for citizen volunteers (RGMs) about GSS water
quality enhancing retrofits
1.2 Coordinate outreach by trained citizen volunteers for infiltrative and water quality enhancing
homeowner BMPs
1.3 Lead and coordinate an GSS Outreach booth with CWK partners & volunteers at the Peninsula Home
and Garden Show and the Peninsula Home and Recreation Show
Performance criteria:
Number of outreach events & number volunteers participating
o 37 attendees “Protecting Our Groundwater & Smart Gardening Practices” class by
Colleen Miko, Master Gardener Foundation of Kitsap County seminar June 8, 2016.
o 3 public outreach events staffed by WSU Staff & RGM volunteers
Home Show March 18‐20, 2016
317 direct contacts & 4300 indirect contacts; city rain garden site visit
(SV) requests; 24 SV requests KCD
5 RGMs worked 5 shifts staffing booth
Water Festival April 12, 2016
74 direct contacts (61 youth, 13 adults), 1195 indirect (1025 youth, 170
adults)
2 RGMs & 2 WSU staff did stormwater runoff activity for 4th graders (4
RGMs created activity for the event)
Home & Recreation Show scheduled Sept 30‐Oct 2, 2016
178 direct contacts & 2000 indirect contacts; 4 city rain garden SV; 17
SV requests KC
o 7 Classes taught by 6 different RGM volunteers for the general public
108 people attended “Rain Garden Basics” classes (between .5 & 2 hours long)
3/15 for Master Gardeners at Kitsap Fairgrounds
4/16 Bainbridge branch Kitsap Library
4/23 Port Orchard branch Kitsap Library
5/18 Suquamish Garden Club
5/21 Sylvan Way branch Kitsap Library
10/1 for Home Show attendees in Pavilion classroom, Fairgrounds
11/6 Indianola Garden Club
Number& type of media action
o 6 media promotions Jan/Feb issue WestSound Home & Garden Magazine Ad: June 8 “Protecting our
Groundwater” presentation
3/21 “Inside Kitsap” Bkat television show with Kanodes (MG and RGM
volunteer) & Mindy Fohn
5/24 “Everyday Kitsap” Spring Issue on rain gardens w/Kanodes
July/Aug issue WestSound Home & Garden Magazine July/August issue: “Rain
Garden Mentors”
8/19 WestSound Home & Garden Magazine blog: “Rain Garden Mentors”
9/29 Kitsap Sun Home Show Guide advertising Rain Garden Basics Class by
RGMs
o 12 WSU Kitsap Master Gardener Facebook posts (430 Likes):
3/15 Home Show booth; 4/13 & 5/19 RG Basic Classes at Kitsap Libraries; 5/24
Everyday Kitsap magazine article on Rain Gardens; 6/3 & 6/9 “Protecting our
groundwater” presentation; 9/12 WestSound Home & Garden article; 9/30 Rain
Garden Mentors at Fall home show; 10/3 Salmon Tours; 10/5, 11/5, 11/11
Septic Workshop on Oct. 25
Number of Trainings & attendance
o 25 active Rain Garden Mentors at beginning of 2016; finished with 37
o 5 Trainings held for RGMs (new & alumni)
2/22 RGM advanced education training: Brian Stahl on “Drainage techniques”—
19 in attendance, including Mindy Fohn & 3 from KPH; evaluated for use in
creating “drainage workshop pilot”
10/20‐21 Professional Rain Garden Workshop—15 RGMs in attendance
10/28 New Rain Garden Mentor Training—16(12 new volunteers) in attendance
(had been scheduled as 2 days, but 10/14 was cancelled due to snow)
12/9 RGM quarterly meeting and class “Landscaping your Septic Drainfield” by
Anne Fisher—13 in attendance
o 2 GSS tours for RGM advanced training
4/27 Tour of Illahee Preserve RGs Re‐vamp with Chris May, Jenny Morgan and
stormwater staff—10 in attendance
7/13 RG tour of 3 residential rain gardens on Bainbridge island plus tour of 2
septic landscaping sites—8 in attendance
11/25 Professional Rain Garden Workshop Tour of Kanodes’ (residential project
done with KCD cost share)—4 in attendance
Self‐reported RGM volunteer hours: 765
Number of new volunteers
o 16 attended 3 days of training October 20, 21, 28, 2016
Number of consultations directly referred to KCD
o 9 contacts referred not directly related to an outreach event
o 41 contacts referred to KCD from CWK partner outreach/site visit sign ups
Measure knowledge gain & action change of participants
o New RGM Training 2016 Evaluation
Of the 12 new trainees who attended the Rain Garden Mentor (RGM) Training
on October 28, 2016, 12 completed the post‐training survey, for a response rate
of 100%. All of the respondents (100%, N=12) reported that they learned new knowledge
and/or skills in the New RGM Training, and they plan to implement something
that they learned (100%). They also plan to share what they learned with others
(100%, N=11).
Over 90% of the respondents agreed (either strongly or somewhat) that the
RGM Training helped clarify and reinforce information in the Rain Garden
Handbook for Western Washington in these topics:
Definitions and terminology (92%)
Process of design (91%)
Rain garden plants (92%)
Rain garden soils (92%)
All (100%) of the respondents either strongly agreed or somewhat agreed that
the RGM Training prepared them to answer questions for the public on the
following topics:
The RGM program and how RGMs can assist the public
Rain garden definitions and terminology
Process of designing
Rain garden plants
Resources to find more information
All of the respondents (N=11) strongly agreed that the RGM Training was a good
use of their time (100%) and that the RGM activities were clearly explained
(100%).
o Year End RGM Program Survey was completed by 17 respondents in January 2017
Respondents reported the following changes in knowledge/behavior since
becoming a Rain Garden Mentor volunteer:
100% (N= 17) understand the fate of stormwater runoff
100%, (N=17) understand potential sources for water pollution
90% (N=9) reduced their pesticide use at home
87.5% (N=14) have taken steps to reduce soil erosion and runoff at
home
94.2% (N=16) shared information they learned in the RGM Program with other
people in 2016, self‐reporting a collective estimate of 655 people
Number of tech assistance/rain garden site visits (SV) completed 2016
o 25 residents requested rain garden SVs from WSU Staff and/or RGMs
o 12 SVs performed by WSU Staff and/or RGMs
Objective 2: Train local building professionals in the design, installation and maintenance of Rain
Gardens
Tasks:
2.1 Coordinate a 2‐day workshop for landscape and building professionals
2.2 Coordinate a ½ day LID Tour of local residential rain garden installations for attendees of
Professional Rain Garden WorkshopPerformance criteria:
Number of trainings & attendance
o Professional RG Workshop October 20, 21, 2016‐‐Total in Attendance: 44
Green industry professionals, building trades & septic professionals 11
Public agency employees (incl. Parks, schools, planning depts.) 15
WSU Extension personnel and presenters 5
Rain Garden Mentor Volunteers (non‐paid registration) 15
Total paid registrants: 20
o Number of individuals attending since 2011: 231
o RG tour October 25th 9‐12 at Kanode’s in Tracyton—6 in attendance
Number & type of Media action
o 3 media promotions for Professional Rain Garden Workshop‐‐ 2 issues WSNLA’s “B&B”
magazine calendar listing planned (Jul & October issues); 8/6 WSNLA designer caucus e‐
newsletter;
o 3 Facebook posts: 8/5 Kitsap County Facebook and 9/15 & 11/18 Master Gardener
Facebook page promoting Professional RG workshop & rain garden tour
o 6 Web calendar postings: WSU Kitsap Extension; Clean Water Kitsap; 12,000 Rain
Gardens; WSU Extension Rain Garden Website; Washington State Nursery & Landscape
Association (WSNLA); Washington Assoc. Landscape Professionals (WALP)
Measure knowledge gain of participants
o Professional RG Workshop Pre and post “clicker” tests were conducted at the training. A
total of 29 people took the pre‐test, and 23 took the post‐test.
Sixty‐two percent (62%) of the respondents (N=29) had no prior experience with
rain gardens. This included 40% of the landscaping professionals (N=10).
The clicker pre‐post knowledge tests included four questions. Respondents
made strong improvements in three of the four questions. The percentage
answering correctly for each of the questions is below:
Question 1: A rain garden or bioretention facility is not… (pre: 76%, post: 91%)
Question 2: A rain garden or bioretention facility can… (pre: 45%, post: 30%)
Question 3: (True or False) To be effective, rain gardens require an engineer to
design them or approve the design. (pre: 86%, post: 96%)
Question 4: Rain gardens are a good fit for sites with soil that is… (pre: 62%,
post: 100%)
o At the end of the training, a written survey was completed by a total of 25 people, 15
from industry and 10 RGMs.
Overall, the workshop facilitators were rated highly on expertise, clarity, time
management, and responsiveness, averaging between 3.99 and 4.87 on a five‐
point scale, where one is low and five is high.
The vast majority of the respondents (92% of the industry respondents [N=13]
and 90% of the RGM respondents [N=10]) stated that they learned something at
the workshop that will change the way they live or work.
All of the industry (N=12) and RGM (N=7) respondents strongly agreed that the
workshop was a good use of their time (100%) and that they learned new
knowledge and/or skills at the workshop (100%). All (100%) of the industry respondents and 86% (six of the seven) RGM
respondents strongly agreed or somewhat agreed that they will implement
something they learned at the workshop.
All (100%) of the industry and RGM respondents indicated that they will share
what they learned at the workshop with others.
All (100%) of the industry and RGM respondents reported that there were
sufficient opportunities for interactive participation.
All (100%) of the industry and RGM respondents would strongly recommend the
workshop to others.
The percentage of industry participants who indicated that they were very likely
to recommend rain gardens to their clients rose from 27% before the workshop
to 63% after the workshop. Similarly, the percentage of RGMs who were very
likely to recommend rain gardens increased from 60% to 100%.
Maintain list of professional attendees at 2 day workshop
o Running list of trained professionals 2011‐2016 who want to market their services to the
public—78 total individuals
Track newsletters to workshop attendees
o 5 Newsletters to Industry Professionals: 6/20 “registration open”; 7/21 “Manchester
stormwater tour for professionals; 8/10 Early Registration deadline; 11/12 Proofing Rain
Garden Workshop Attendee List 2011‐2106; 12/2 Final Attendee List complete
Objective 3: Collaborate with other natural resource professionals
Tasks:
3.1 Participate in the following educational networks—CWK Education Partners, Rain Garden Partners
and WSNLA (Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association)
3.2 Survey landscape professionals on rain gardens education, change of behavior & need for other GSS
topics yearly through WSNLA
Performance Criteria
WSNLA networking included attending monthly local Olympic Chapter meetings and planning
and promoting 8/10 tour of Manchester Stormwater Park for members—6 landscapers
attended; led by Chris May
Other networking: Green Infrastructure Summit in Seattle 2/24; STORM meeting and Natural
Yard Care presentation 9/8 with Michele Purdue & Eva Crim; WSU Extension statewide
Stormwater/RG Educators annual meeting, Puyallup LID Research Station 11/3
2016 survey updated with input from Candiya Mann, Sr. Research Manager, Social & Economic
Sciences Research Center, WSU‐‐new questions to gauge level of interest in drainage workshop
topics
Share Survey of landscape professionals with partners
o Survey results and summary disseminated 9/28 with partners across the stateo This was a web survey, hosted on Survey Monkey. 1446 WSNLA (Washington State
Nursery & Landscape Association) members and contacts were invited to complete the
survey through an email newsletter with 2 email reminders. The survey was open from
July 12 through August 5, 2016.
o Results:
More than half (51%) of the 114 respondents have had training in designing,
installing or maintaining rain gardens.
Eight percent (8%, 9 respondents) have taken the Professional Rain Garden
Workshop with WSU Kitsap Extension in Bremerton.
5 of 9 respondents who attended the Professional Rain Garden Workshop
shared the information from the workshop with colleagues (63%), and 88%
shared the information with customers.
Since taking the workshop, 88% of the respondents were more likely to
recommend rain gardens to their customers.
The majority of respondents (73%, 107 respondents) indicated that they require
continuing education credits for certification programs.
In the past 12 months, 39% of the respondents (N=107) have had inquiries for
rain garden design; 35% fielded inquiries for rain garden installation (N=106);
and 28% received inquiries for rain garden maintenance (N=106).
In the past 12 months, 19% of the respondents (N=108) designed rain gardens;
11% installed rain gardens (N=103); and 19% maintained rain gardens (N=104).
Thirty‐seven percent (37%) of the respondents (N=110) have designed rain
gardens at some point in their career; 28% have installed rain gardens (N=103);
and 30% have maintained rain gardens (N=104).
Other low impact development training topics with high levels of interest were
soils and soil amendment best management practices (85%, N=96), permeable
paving (75%), green roofs (57%), LID regulatory requirements (47%), and
engineered bioretention facilities (34%).
Sixty‐two percent (62%) of the respondents (N=106) would be very interested in
training on techniques to manage drainage challenges on landscape sites, 24%
may be interested, and 14% would not be interested at all.
The drainage techniques that respondents would most like to learn were
infiltration pit, with 74% of the respondents (N=76) expressing interest, soakage
trench (72%), French drain (61%), footing drain (54%), and curtain drain (54%).
Fifty percent (50%) were interested in roof drains.Kitsap Conservation District Education & Outreach Objective 1: Promote conservation and sustainability programs to residents in Kitsap County that includes education on agricultural and natural resources. Accomplishments: Four media articles were submitted; 1 KCD newsletter mailed to 10,000 residents; 1020 Constant Contact messages. There were 26,549 reached for 2015 and 150 new Likes on the FB page; 1 additional FB page “Doo for You” was started and had 90 likes. 240 new residents engaged during the year. There were 22 education events and 41 opportunities for staff. There were 8 workshops and/or events that had 870 attendees.
West Sound Stormwater
Members:
Outreach Group
2016 Summary of Activities
City of
Bainbridge
Island – Marilyn
Guthrie
Each Permittee shall measure the understanding and adoption of
City of the targeted behaviors for at least one target audience in at least
Bremerton ‐
one subject area. No later than February 2, 2016, Permittees shall
Teresa Smith
use the resulting measurements to direct education and outreach
City of Gig resources most effectively, as well as to evaluate changes in
Harbor ‐ Wayne adoption of the targeted behaviors. Permittees may meet this
Matthews
requirement individually or as a member of a regional group.
Kitsap County ‐
Michelle Perdue
and Cammy Mills HIGHLIGHTS
City of Port This was a year of maintenance and growth, with the group focusing on maintaining
Angeles ‐ and improving existing programs, as well as monitoring regional efforts on potential
Jonathan Boehme future project targets. In addition 2016 saw the development of a new ILA for the
City of Port years 2017‐2019, promising new and exciting growth for the group and its outreach
Orchard ‐ Andrea programs.Marilyn Guthrie was welcomed into the group as the new representative
Archer‐Parsons from Bainbridge Island.
and Zack Holt
City of Poulsbo ‐
Anja Hart
U.S. Navy ‐ Nikki
Bennett
Pet Waste in
Public Areas
The Mutt Mitt
Program
Members of the WSSOG meet the requirements of
S5.C.1.c through the Mutt Mitt program. The Mutt Mitt
program is focused on encouraging dog walkers to pick up
after their pet when they are in public places such as
parks, apartment complexes, or neighborhoods.Mutt Mitt Program Growth
500
442
450
402
400 376
Total Station Installed
338
350
294
300
250 213
200
147
150
97
100
36
50
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Year
Adoption of the target behavior is measured in part through growth of the Mutt Mitt program. As of the end
of 2016, there are a total of 442 pet waste stations distributed throughout the Kitsap Peninsula. This means
that dog walkers throughout the region see similar desirable behavior messaging for adoption as the norm.
In 2016, forty new Mutt Mitt stations were installed through the Mutt Mitt program.
Bag total by location When asked to report the bag usage, 40% of private station sponsors reported
Bainbridge 60,000 using 301,657 bags, which are purchased with their own funding. Actual bag
Island use is likely much higher since 60% of sponsors did not report bag usage. NPDES
Bremerton 168,000 municipal permittee sponsored stations distributed a total of 517,800 bags.
Gig Harbor 0 Therefore the total bags distributed translated to 109.5 tons of dog poop
Port Angeles 60,000 picked up.
Port Orchard 3,600
Dog walkers rely upon stations that are reliably stocked with bags to help them
Poulsbo 76,000
adopt this behavior. It’s essential that Mutt Mitt branded stations are
Kitsap County continuously stocked and in good working order. Kitsap County conducts
377,300
Private Mutt inspections of all the Mutt Mitt stations on an annual basis. In 2016, 77% of all
301,657
Mitt Sponsors Mutt Mitt stations passed their inspection, meaning that they were stocked
Total 657,556 with bags. This is lower than past years. Typically, in the past, stations that did
not pass inspection were inspected a second time which usually increased the
pass rate. However, in 2016 stations were only inspected once.In 2016, the Poop Toss game was used by the Cities of Port Angeles and Poulsbo as well as twice in Kitsap County. The humorous nature of the game attracts participants of all ages and makes it easy to start a conversation about a topic people might otherwise have preferred to avoid. Not only do game participants learn about the correct behavior when they play, they also receive a Puget Sound Starts Here‐branded clip‐on bag dispenser for playing which gives them the tool they need to implement the behavior.
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program
Keeping Small Spills From Becoming Big Problems
Regional Spills Hotline
The Spills Happen effort, meant to encourage people to report
spills, continued in 2016. Several jurisdictions are currently
posting the hotline on their websites, and other outreach methods
included distribution of paint sticks featuring the hotline number;
display of the “Spills Happen” banner at events, in billing offices
and public spaces; and
Port Angeles promoted its own city hotline number by sending out
a utility bill mailer to all of its utility customers advertising the Spills
Happen theme and their own unique hotline number.
In addition, 4,200 paint sticks featuring the spills hotline phone
number and a BMP message were distributed to locations
throughout Kitsap County, Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Gig
Harbor, Port Orchard and Poulsbo. 1200 more with the same
message and Port Angeles’ spills hotline number were distributed
in that jurisdiction.
New in 2016, several jurisdictions (Kitsap County, Bremerton, Port
Orchard, Poulsbo, and Port Angeles) also distributed pens printed
with their local spills hotline number to multiple outlets within
their jurisdictions, targeting areas like permit counters and events to get them in the hands of citizens.
A total of 81 calls were received in 2016 by Kitsap1 to the hotline number. In addition, some cities also received
several reports directly to their jurisdictions. (Poulsbo – 17, Bremerton – 19,
Bainbridge Island ‐ 15) (See NPDES Permit S5.C.3.c.ii).
Internal Staff IDDE Training
Kitsap County continued to use their revised IDDE training and provided these
tools to all WSSOG members for use in their own training. The City of Gig Harbor
utilized some elements (training videos) for their own internal IDDE training.
In addition, 56 Kitsap County field crew were trained to report spills.Puget Sound Starts Here
Around the West Sound
In May we once again celebrated “Puget Sound Starts Here Month”, a
regional effort to raise awareness about the harm to Puget Sound from
polluted stormwater runoff and simple actions residents can take to
reduce their impact. Local implementation of Puget Sound Starts Here
(PSSH) Month included a variety of outreach approaches.
In the month of May, Kitsap County Commissioners issued a proclamation declaring May to be
Puget Sound Starts Here Month. This proclamation was conferred at a Board of County
Commissioners meeting on April 25, following a presentation on the good works the West Sound
Stormwater Outreach Group was achieving for water quality in Puget Sound and local waterways.
Outreach efforts included the popular distribution of beverage coasters and coffee sleeves to local
restaurants and coffee shops. (Appendix C) We had 100% group participation in the PSSH
campaign in 2016, including pet waste leash dispensers to capitalize on the existing pet waste
program.
Based on feedback from participating coffee shops that hot drink sleeves are more widely
received in the winter months, Kitsap County and Port Orchard continued their successful
secondary distribution of coffee sleeves in the winter months.
Collectively, these efforts placed over 47,060 “Puget Sound Starts Here”‐branded items in the
hands of countless West Sound residents and visitors.
Six jurisdictions purchased on‐screen cinema ads for runs beginning in the month of May,
featuring Public Service Announcements (PSAs) about stormwater BMPs.
Ads were typically contracted to run at least two times prior to each feature film on every screen
throughout the month, with amount of impressions each month depending on how many ads
were in the cycle. Theatergoers could expect to see the ad within six minutes or less before the
start of each movie, and if they were there earlier, could view those ads every six minutes in
rotation. These professionally produced 30‐second PSAs were produced by the City of Seattle for
PSSH, and featured the municipality’s logo at the close (the 1:00 PSA for Port Angeles was
professionally produced for the City of Olympia and used courtesy of that jurisdiction).
Jurisdiction Screens Lengt Topic Ad buy Projected
h Impression
s
Bainbridge 5 screens (Bainbridge :30 Car leaks, car 8 weeks 13,273
Island Cinema) washing, yard care
Bremerton (SeeFilm) :30 8 weeksGig Harbor 10 screens (Uptown :30 Car leaks, car 3 months (one ad 18,000
Galaxy Theater) washing, yard care per month)
Port Angeles 8 screens (Deer Park 1:00 Kasey Keller video 2 months 12,000
Cinemas) – Natural lawn
care
Port Orchard 10 screens (South Sound :30 4 weeks 13,505
Cinema 10)
Poulsbo 10 screens (Poulsbo 10) :30 3 weeks 15,546
Regional Partnerships for a Comprehensive Approach
STORM Continues Coordinating Regional Outreach
Kitsap staff continues to represent the County and cities within STORM as part the WSSOG’s partnership in
larger regional efforts. In 2016 Kitsap staff provided input at STORM’s quarterly meetings and within the NPDES
workgroup, and participated in the 2016 STORM Symposium planning committee. Significant accomplishments
are summarized in the annual STORM report (included as Appendix A).
Among the highlights of the year were:
Kitsap staff worked with several small workgroups under STORM’s umbrella in 2016 on issues of
regional significance, including the NPDES workgroup, Natural Yard Care, Dumpsters and Compactors,
and LID/GSI outreach terminology. Kitsap County applied for a GROSS grant addressing mobile
business outreach, and additionally participated in the workgroup addressing commercial and
multifamily dumpster maintenance outreach. This effort resulted in piloting a dumpster/grease illicit
discharge complaint system where Kitsap Public Health District will assist Kitsap municipalities with
problem sites (see Kitsap Public Health District Dumpster Inspections).
STORM has continued to shape the PSSH campaign and has advocated for BMPs to remain a visible
and accessible part of the campaign.
In 2016, Kitsap County partnered with STORM to bring a regional PSSH expanded ad campaign to
fruition. (see Regional PSSH Ad Buy Campaign).
Kitsap Public Health District Dumpster Inspections
Kitsap County Storm Inspectors work in partnership with the Health District on problematic dumpster and
food waste issues – those sites that are continuing problems. Kitsap Health Food Inspectors are looking for
dumpster/grease problems when they do their food permit inspections. They report the issue back to the
Health District’s Pollution Identification and Correction program (PIC), who follows up with the
businesses. These follow ups are documented in the Kitsap 1 complaint response system so they are able to
be coordinated with the jurisdictions, as well as count them as a spill report.Regional PSSH Ad Buy Campaign Working with state legislature funding of over $148,000 to run a Puget Sound Starts Here (PSSH) ad campaign, Pierce County and the STORM group worked with a public relations and marketing firm to create an advertising package including traditional and digital radio, digital/social media, and transit bus and ferry ads. Kitsap County partnered to provide and fund a modified version of the successfully branded “Spills Happen” graphic originally produced by the WSSOG. These “small bite” ads used the immediately recognizable graphic branding of the Spills Happen design and combined them with easy to grasp BMP messaging. In addition to providing the graphics, Kitsap funded a match‐buy to pay for ads on transit buses in Kitsap County, and also developed three high‐quality banners featuring a different version of each ad to display at strategic locations throughout the county (Kingston ferry terminal exit lane, Manchester Stormwater Park, and Silverdale waterfront). Looking Ahead at 2017 Evaluating, Responding and Improving Working within the scope of the new interlocal agreements implemented in 2016, WSSOG members evaluated the Work Plan to guide 2017’s activities. (Attached as Appendix B) The focus for the year will be to review and revise existing programs and to build on new opportunities raised by regional group efforts. The year will be spent examining efficient and effective ways to continue the Mutt Mitt Program and IDDE program, as well as update the Backyard Pet Waste Program Plan based upon the residential intercept surveys. Additionally, an Education & Outreach Plan for Hotline Promotion will be developed to determine how ongoing promotion of the hotline should occur.
We will also begin to research and develop a Natural Yard Care Plan based in part on similar regional pilot campaigns created by other Stormwater Outreach Groups in the North and South Sound. On a regional scale, the WSSOG will take advantage of the work underway by the STORM Vehicle Leaks Committee to see what opportunities arise to encourage our residents to find and fix leaks. This will primarily entail recruiting local automotive shops to participate in offering discounts and other incentives as part of the Don’t Drip and Drive campaign during the summer months. This recruiting process was started in fall 2016 and is ongoing. The WSSOG will also monitor STORM’s evolution of the Puget Sound Starts Here campaign, and will present the suggestion to extend the distribution of materials to other times of the year. In May, we will participate in Puget Sound Starts Here Month through outreach to local restaurants and coffee shops. Expanded distribution will take place for November and December in selected jurisdictions, as well as some evaluation of both the coffee sleeve and paint stick distributions. The group will continue to participate in the Mobile Business Outreach workgroup and take part as appropriate. Finally, members will continue to monitor and provide input on the regional BMP prioritization process as it occurs, and use the outcomes of this process in WSSOG efforts as applicable.
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