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a.Increasepublicawarenessoftechniquesandpracticesprivateindividualscan <br />employtohelpcorrectwaterqualityandquantityproblems; <br />b.Improvemanagementofindustrialandcommercialoperationstoreduce <br />negativewaterqualityandquantityimpacts; <br />c.Regulatesiteplanningfornewdevelopmentandconstructiontobettermanage <br />pre-andpost-constructionstormrunoff,includingerosion,velocity,pollutant <br />loading,anddrainage; <br />d.Increasestorageandretentionandnaturalinfiltrationofstormrunofftolower <br />anddelaypeakstormflowsandtosettleoutpollutantspriortodischargeinto <br />regulatedwaterways; <br />e.Requireon-sitecontractsanddevelopmentstandards,aspractical,toreduce <br />off-siteimpactsfromstormwaterrunoff; <br />f.Usenaturalandsimplemechanicaltreatmentsystemstoprovidetreatmentfor <br />potentiallycontaminatedrunoffwaters; <br />g.Reducestreet-relatedwaterqualityandquantityproblems; <br />h.Regulateuseandrequirecontainmentand/orpretreatmentoftoxicsubstances; <br />i.Includecontainmentmeasuresinsitereviewstandardstominimizetheeffects <br />ofchemicalandpetroleumspills;and <br />j.Considerimpactstogroundwaterqualityinthedesignandlocationofdrywell. <br />The/WQoverlayzoneregulatesdevelopmentusesandactivitieswithinadesignated <br />waterqualitymanagementarea,retainsthenaturalfiltrationcapabilitiesofcertain <br />waterways,andincludesmitigationprovisionsforwhen,incertaincircumstances,water <br />qualityimpactsareunavoidable. <br />G.16 Manageorenhancewaterwaysandopenstormwatersystemstoreducewater <br />qualityimpactsfromrunofftoimprovestormwaterconveyance. <br />The/WQoverlayzoneincludesallowancesformanagementpracticesthatarebeneficial <br />towaterqualityorthatarenotharmfultowaterquality. <br />G.17 Includemeasuresinlocallanddevelopmentregulationsthatminimizetheamount <br />ofimpervioussurfaceinnewdevelopmentinamannerthatreducesstormwater <br />pollution,reducesthenegativeeffectsfromincreasesinrunoff,andiscompatiblewith <br />MetroPlanpolicies. <br />The/WQoverlayzoneincludesmeasuresthatprohibitadditionalimpervioussurfacearea <br />adjacenttoandwithincertainstreamstoreduceadditionalnegativewaterqualityeffects <br />ofdevelopmentrelatedactivitiesanduses. <br />UpdatedDraftLegislativeFindings-forCouncilMeetingMarch9,2009 <br />Page11of17 <br />