Engage in educational and outreach activities to share information on the causes and impacts of nutrient pollution and the role each person can play in reducing the problem • Promote collaboration across roles, sectors, and branches of government to involve all responsible parties and affected stakeholders, including members of the public and researchers, in evaluating the effectiveness of public policies intended to reduce nutrient pollution. • Encourage efforts to educate agricultural producers, local governments officials, and members of the public regarding the impact of nutrient pollution on water quality and best management practices for reducing polluted runoff. • Require green infrastructure to be included in education and outreach programs for discharge permits (NPDES, for states) and establish green infrastructure as a preferred best management practice Ensure accountability for investments made by collaborating with other jurisdictions to define metrics and assess collective progress • Designate an agency liaison to the Great Lakes Commission for the purposes of: o Working with the Commission to define a regional set of metrics for reporting on progress in reducing nutrient pollution. o Reporting results to the Commission at least annually for posting on the Blue Accounting platform. • Require agencies to make progress reports publicly accessible on agency web sites. Include the installation of green infrastructure among the tools used to improve the management of nutrients • Expressly authorize and streamline procedures for the creation of storm water utilities. • Establish enforceable post-construction requirements that set specific stormwater runoff quality and/or quantity standards.
Approved by the GLLC Executive Committee, September 15, 2020.
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