| Updated Stormwater Manual Available |
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| Friday, 16 January 2009 01:36 |
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The how-to manual, "Guidelines and Resources for Implementing Soil Quality and Depth BMP T5.13 (in WDOE Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington)" has just been updated! This guide was developed in 2002 under funding by Snohomish County by a team led by Howard Stenn of Stenn Design. It was used for WORC's 2003 "Soil Strategies for Stormwater Management" series of workshops around Western Washington, funded by the Puget Sound Action Team, and has been used at trainings and conferences around Washington and the U.S. and Canada ever since. Now, with funding from Seattle Public Utilities, it has been updated to be consistent with the Department of Ecology's 2005 Stormwater Manual. The new version can be downloaded at www.SoilsforSalmon.org |
Clopyralid Links
Washington State University has websites on Clopyralid with additional information on plant bioassay procedures, chronology of WSU's trials with compost and feedstocks that contain clopyralid, images of plants damaged by Clopyralid and many important and relevant links. You can find the site here.
The Soils for Salmon project, begun by WORC in 1999, has spread awareness that the health of salmon and all our water resources depends on how we treat the soil, especially in developing urban and suburban areas. The project promotes "BMP's" (best management practices) for protecting native soil and restoring disturbed soils with compost. Learn more about soil, water, and current best practices regulations and specifications for builders, developers, designers, and homeowners at SoilsForSalmon.org.