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Show Volume VI, Issue XI THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 17 September 15, 2002 Things You Can Do to Protect Your Water Source By the Utah Chapter of the American Public Works Association Storm Water Committee Ensure the effectiveness of your town commissions Know the roles and responsibilities of local officials and commis sions. Establish a water resources advisory committee to coordinate applicable activities. Establish a conservation commission to facilitate conservation planning. Stay informed about key issues by attending workshops, and reading educational materials. ment practices, and ensure their maintenance. Encourage/require management plans for parks, golf courses, and agricultural operations. Enforce erosion control for logging, construction, and agricultural activities. Conduct regular street and storm drain cleaning. Support and enforce maintenance, such as vacuuming pavement and cleaning out storm water structures. Consider pet waste disposal ordinances. Educate and support your citizens on pollution prevention. Support restoration efforts, and encourage redevelopment Support restoration efforts where feasible. Strive to “infill” n developed areas, rather than increase sprawl. Improve existing site design when opportunities arise. Require BMP retrofits during redevelopment And more . . . Help organize special events, such as lake days and stream outings (to educate, clean, or restore). Support school programs that focus on natural resources. Support studies of natural resources to learn more about your town’s unique resources. Websites to visit www.epa.gov/owm/sw/phase2/index.htm www.epa.gov/owow/nps/ www.cleanwater.gov/ www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/nemo/ www.168.177.93.38/ egee.mline.edu/watershed www.EQ.STATE.UT.US/egug/updes_f .htm For more information, contact your Weber Soil Conservation District at 791-710-3708, or 801-731-0546. Protect priority natural resources Initiate comprehensive planning Conduct a natural resource inventory. Prioritize areas for protection in your community (watersheds, wetlands, river corridors, etc.) Avoid development in sensitive watershed and aquifer areas. Develop plans of action, such as watershed management plans, and an open space plan. Revise zoning and subdivision regulations (land use controls) to support town plans. Review town/city maintenance procedures. Incorporate design objectives into your regulations that will protect water quality, and look for them in site plan reviews Retain the natural landscape (vegetation, contours, and natural drainages). Reduce impervious surfaces (parking, roads, sidewalks, driveways, and compacted earth). Emphasize on-site drainage for treated storm water. Encourage riparian buffers to protect wetlands and waterways. Require proper septic system placement, design and maintenance. Require that plans include storm water management plans Keep watershed maps on hand for determining if proposed developments are within your watersheds, and their potential impact. Encourage or require, and enforce, use of a variety of best management practices (BMP’s) Require storm water best manage- Is Ogden Valley ready for its own: Community Health center / Hospital? Patient-Owned Health care system? September is the month to accept ownership of what will probably be the dental health system in the United States. This will be a powerful prototype of 1000 or more families. This example of success will be demonstrated to one of the major dental society annual meetings November 1st and 2nd, 2002 in San Diego. One other plan, that is being presented, is by the federal government as what they are calling, “The National Oral Health Plan.” Patients only, with the help of their chosen family dentist’s help, should be the only ones to demonstrate what “The National Oral Health Plan” will be!!! Acceptance of our “Prototype” from Ogden Valley, will invite national promotion bringing more profit-sharing to the Valley resulting in enough money to build a hospital and eventually a complete medical/dental health care system without investment or premiums. The 1000 families or more in Ogden Valley who participate and contribute to its success, will be the owners and share the profits of success as this plan replaces all dental insurances in the nation! No capital investment and no premiums and available with all dentists and eventually all physicians here and throughout the nation. This is NOT insurance but a patient-owned health care system, finally! Enter the web site: www.PatientsOwn.com Follow the instructions and sign up to get your complimentary associate number at the end. If you need help, please comment on the email communication button and we will provide a “Primary Preventive Therapy Coach” at no cost to you. It’s time now. Let’s make it happen!! |