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Crete, NE 68333-2562
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Water Quality/Quantity
This draft strategy was developed by Gage County residents under the MAPP for a Healthy Future project, spring 2008. It has not yet been formally taken up by the Gage County BASIS workgroup.
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Goals:
1. Improve public awareness and attitudes towards protecting water quality
2. Improve water quality / Reduce illicit discharges
3. Support existing fund-seeking efforts to improve water quality
| Strategies - how we plan to reach target(s) |
Resources - what do we have |
Gaps/Barriers - what do we need |
Suggestions for responsible parties |
Grant: conduct water-shed-wide monitoring of storm water releases
Goal#: 3 |
Gary Willard, in progress (Beatrice, county-wide) |
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Gary Willard |
Develop a marketing plan for water pollution prevention awareness and programs, to reach:
> General public
> Political subdivision leaders
May include:
> water bill stuffer
> County Extension newspaper column
> routine PSA’s
Goal#: 1, 2 |
Gage County BASIS (environmental health assessment), institutions of higher education |
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Grant: [Allen Grell working on something…]
> Present MAPP report to city/village and county leadership, media
Goal#: 3 |
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Encourage County Board to support Keep Nebraska Beautiful grant-seeking efforts that relate to Big Blue River improvement
Goal#: 3 |
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Allen Grell, KNB |
‘Local Lobby Day’ focused on water pollution prevention and water quality improvement
Goal#: 1 |
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Add existing speaking resources for water quality presentations to the Chamber List of speakers
> link the Chamber List to county-wide resource websites like Gage County MAPS and PHS
Goal#: 1 |
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