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State board hears phase‑2 plan to treat stormwater as a resource
Summary
State Water Board staff reviewed the Storms program's phase‑2 projects to increase urban stormwater capture, improve monitoring and develop policy tools; staff and stakeholders said more data, standardized cost reporting and finance mechanisms are needed to scale projects.
Lede: The State Water Resources Control Board on June 21 received an informational update on the Strategy to Optimize Resource Management of Stormwater (Storms), which lays out phase‑2 projects to standardize reporting, quantify capture potential and develop new policy and monitoring tools.
Nut graf: Storms staff said the program’s goal is to reposition stormwater from a perceived pollutant to a managed local water resource that can provide water supply, green infrastructure, recreation and habitat benefits. Phase‑2 work includes standardized cost reporting for municipal stormwater permits, localized first‑order estimates of stormwater capture in the Los Angeles and San Francisco watersheds and development of policy tools for…
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