Annual Report of Activities

Coastal Waccamaw Stormwater YourEducation Company Name Consortium

Outreach Education Involvement

June 2009 - April 2010 Annual Report of Activities

7 June 2010

Executive Summary

At the beginning of its fifth year of service (2009-2010), the Coastal Waccamaw Stormwater Education Consortium (CWSEC) set forth on an ambitious work plan for stormwater outreach, education, and public participation programming in the Waccamaw River and Coastal Atlantic watersheds, focusing on the urbanized areas in Horry and Georgetown Counties. Under the guidance of the member municipalities, the CWSEC educators implemented a comprehensive stormwater education plan that involved diverse activity types ranging from mass media, publications, public exhibits, presentations, and workshops to community clean-ups, demonstration projects, volunteer monitoring, and so much more to effectively reach important target audiences in the region. As in years past, educational initiatives were designed to improve not only general storm- “We take great pride in water awareness but also to address the target pollutants of greatest concern as identified by monitoring conducted by the Department of Health ensuring that our natural and Environmental Control and by local volunteer monitoring programs in the Waccamaw and coastal watersheds. resources, especially clean Each year, the Consortium continues to grow in the number of ac- water and all the bounty tivities completed. While the educators retained successful activities from previous years, some changes occurred which have improved more direct it provides, will be pro- contact with target audiences, primarily through the use of internet resources, an increase in the number of specialized workshops, and greater tected for our children and participation on local councils and committees. The mass media cam- generations to come!” paign that began in year four continued through the summer of 2009 with cable and radio purchases adding approximately 345,000 impressions to those already made through public service announcements and billboards. Ben Powell This report details the activities completed by the CWSEC’s primary education providers in year 5 (June 2009—April 2010). The storm- Regional Coordinator water awareness and water resource protection programs outlined in this for Carolina Clear, report relate to compliance under Minimum Control Measure 1 (public education and outreach) and Minimum Control Measure 2 (public involve- Clemson University ment and participation) of the National Pollution Discharge Elimi- nation System Phase II program. Also, appendices highlighting exceptional projects and programs are included at the end of this report. It is a core objective of the Consortium’s educators to help the member municipalities meet federal requirements under the Clean Water Act to teach citizens about stormwater pollution and involve the public in water resources protection.

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CWSEC Annual Report 2009-2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ...... i Education Providers ...... 1 Consortium Goal and Objectives ...... 2 CWSEC Partner Focus—Georgetown County ...... 3 Public Education Activities ...... 4 Posters/Exhibits/Billboards ...... 4 WebPages ...... 9 Television ...... 11 Radio ...... 13 Publication/Article ...... 14 Newsletter ...... 16 Conference ...... 17 Lecture/Presentation ...... 18 Workshop/Seminar ...... 29 Council/Committee/Meeting ...... 38 Public Involvement Activities ...... 46 Community Clean-ups ...... 46 Demonstrations / Installations ...... 49 Volunteer Monitoring ...... 53 Other Activities ...... 55 Summary of Activities ...... 58 Conclusions from Year 5 (2009-2010) ...... 59 Appendix A - 2009 Needs Assessment ...... A-1 Appendix B - Storm Drain Marking ...... A-2 Appendix C - Stormwater Attitudes and Behaviors Telephone Survey...... A-3 Appendix D - Pond Calls & HOAs ...... A-4 Appendix E - Stormwater on Wheels ...... A-5 Table of Contents ii FY 09-10 Annual Report Coastal Waccamaw Stormwater Education Consortium

Education Providers

Table 1 Summary of Local Education Service Providers

Provider Programs Primary Services

General Public Education

Technical Training Clemson University Carolina Clear Program (Clemson) Internet Tools

General Public Involvement

Coordinate CWSEC

Volunteer monitoring Coastal Carolina Waccamaw Watershed Academy Watershed management planning University (CCU)

K-12 & public watershed & stormwater education and public involvement

Murrells Inlet 2020 K-5 environmental education programs In-class and in-field programs (MI2020)

North Inlet-Winyah Bay CWSEC website Coastal Training Program National Estuarine Technical workshops Research Reserve Outreach programs and materials for public Coastal Training Program

& Public Education Public Education Program Classroom and field experiences focusing on (NIWB NERR) watershed concepts

SC Sea Grant Nonpoint Education for Municipal Stormwater education for elected and Officials (NEMO) appointed officials Extension Program

(Sea Grant) Public Education Land use and best management practices

Waccamaw Community education and involvement and RiverkeeperTM Public Education and Involvement advocacy for water quality and quantity protections (Riverkeeper)

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Goal & Objectives

CWSEC Strategic Goal—Develop and implement effective, out- comes-based stormwater education and outreach programs that will meet federal requirements and satisfy the environmental and eco- nomic needs of the community that they serve.

Core Objectives

1. Maximize efficiency of stormwater education efforts using a regional watershed approach.

2. Help local SMS4s meet NPDES Phase II Stormwater Program permit requirements for public stormwater education, public in- “The conservation of our volvement, and illicit discharge detection by providing educa- natural resources and their tional resources and services such as public education, outreach and community involvement. proper use constitute the fundamental problem which 3. Develop a comprehensive stormwater education plan for the re- underlies almost every other gion that capitalizes on local training resources to meet the needs of local SMS4s. problem of our national life.” 4. Foster collaboration among local service providers to best meet the educational needs of local SMS4s and their constituents. Theodore Roosevelt, 5. Serve as a model for collaborative stormwater education. 7th Address to Congress, 1907

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Partner Focus—North Myrtle Beach

The City of North Myrtle Beach is one of the fastest growing municipalities in the CWSEC service area, and this rapid rate of growth has meant that the city has had to stay on top of its ordinances and stormwater facilities to ensure positive flow and the protection of vital recreational waters and general water quality . The ur- banization of the coastal watersheds and drainages to the Intracoastal Waterway has increased the influence stormwater has on the condition of the beaches, swashes, and waterways that are such a great attractant to residents and visitors. In response, the City of North Myrtle Beach has taken steps to improve management of its existing stormwater facilities and to minimize the impact of future development. The city has amended several ordinances and regulations to improve not only the general appearance of the city but also the ways stormwater is handled. Amendments to the Zoning Ordinances are now in place to minimize the proliferation of impervious cover. “We take great pride in  Parking requirements for most uses have been reduced, and maximum parking making our city a standards have been implemented. Changes to the parking ordinances now require that all parking spaces installed above the minimum standard must be beautiful place to live made of pervious materials. and to visit, and our  Planned Development District ordinances have been amended to encourage water resources play conservation of wetlands and sensitive ecological features on a site and to en- such an important role courage the use of Low Impact Design for stormwater management. in our quality of life  The Subdivision and Land Development Regulations have been amended to that we make their pro- require all new streets to be “complete,” with sidewalks and street trees. These tection a priority.” “complete street” regulations permit road crossings to use natural drainage systems rather than curb and gutter and underground stormwater collection. Kevin Blayton The city’s Department of Public Works is responsible for maintaining the Director of Public Works City on North Myrtle Beach public drainage facilities and has been inspecting private drainage systems for three years. Jay Beeson (stormwater technician) reports that owners of private drainage systems have been cooperative and 100% compliant with meeting the requirements of the city’s inspection program. To enhance this program, the city partnered with CWSEC educators to offer the first “Property Managers Workshop” in March of 2010 to bring local managers and owners up to speed on the regulations and inspection program. For several years the city has supported volunteer efforts to reduce litter and improve appearances, but now they are realizing the beneficial impact of community clean-ups on the condition of their water courses. Each year stormwater and sanitation employees are required to participate in a beach or marsh sweep. Also, Keep North Myrtle Beach Beautiful, a group of volunteers that coordinates clean-up events, is provided with logistical support by the city’s Parks and Recreation department. The City of North Myrtle Beach continues to be a proactive member of the CWSEC, investing much in improving the awareness of its residents about stormwater pollution. Also, they are making great strides to create an environment that limits the negative impacts that future development will have on its water resources to ensure clean water for future generations of residents and visitors.

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Posters / Exhibits / Billboards

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Every educator in the Consortium recognizes the importance of making our organization visible in the public eye. One way to do this is to participate in public events and festivals and maintain a visible presence in public spaces. All education providers have made efforts to attend festivals, fairs, shows and other outdoor and public events to spread the message about the importance of water quality to the local culture and economy and to inform citizens on ways to reduce stormwater pollution. The educators have erected numerous displays with signage and outreach materials to reach as many event attendees as possible. In some instances, educators incorporated hands-on activities or demonstrations with their exhibits to enhance interaction with event participants. Riverkeeper Poster/Exhibit/Billboard Other 950 Apr 26, 2010 to Apr 30, 2010

Description: Poster display at National Water Quality Monitoring Conference in Denver, CO.

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CLEMSON Poster/Exhibit/Billboard Horry County 500 Apr 24, 2010 Description: Conducted rain Barrel demo and manned display at Loris-In-Bloom spring festival.

Notes: 10 attendees witnessed construction of a rain barrel

Riverkeeper Poster/Exhibit/Billboard City of North Myrtle Beach 100 Apr 22, 2010 Description: Exhibit at North Myrtle Beach Earth Day Rocks event.

Notes: CLEMSON Poster/Exhibit/Billboard Horry County 300 Apr 17, 2010 Description: Display of Fish and aquatic Invertebrates at Earth Day at the Bay Celebration

Notes: Participants had passports that had to be signed by exhibitors indicating what the kids learned at each exhibit. Once passports filled, kids earned

Life in the Water exhibit at Ocean Bay Elementary students Students get their first look at Earth Day at the Bay Festival look at bass and bream in aquarium aquatic invertebrates

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Posters / Exhibits / Billboards

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU Poster/Exhibit/Billboard Murrells Inlet 75 MI 2020 Apr 18, 2010 Description: Participated with a stormwater and water quality monitoring exhibit at Murrells Inlet Spring Tide (clean-up event in the Inlet).

Notes: Distributed ~50 CWSEC brochures and give-aways.

Riverkeeper Poster/Exhibit/Billboard Georgetown County 200 Apr 17, 2010 Description: Exhibit and activity at George Goes Green, Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce Earth Day event in Georgetown.

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CCU Poster/Exhibit/Billboard City of Myrtle Beach 100 Mar 27, 2010 Description: Booth at Apache Pier Kids Appreciation Day with watershed, stormwater and water quality information.

Notes: Distributed 50 CWSEC brochures and give-aways.

Riverkeeper Poster/Exhibit/Billboard Georgetown County 100 Mar 27, 2010 Description: Exhibit at Brookgreen Gardens Spring Garden Festival.

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Riverkeeper Poster/Exhibit/Billboard City of Conway 100 Mar 26, 2010 Description: Exhibit at River Reverie, an event focusing on the Waccamaw River in Conway.

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CCU Poster/Exhibit/Billboard Horry County 350 Mar 26, 2010 Description: Environmental education exhibit at Burgess Elementary Career Fair.

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LEFT: Burgess Elementary 4th Graders view environmental education exhibit at the school’s career fair

RIGHT: Burgess Elementary career fair

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Posters / Exhibits / Billboards

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Riverkeeper Poster/Exhibit/Billboard Georgetown County 100 Mar 17, 2010 Description: Exhibit at Wildlife and History Day at Huntington Beach State Park.

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CLEMSON Poster/Exhibit/Billboard City of Myrtle Beach 29 Mar 15, 2010 Description: Erected a CWSEC and Carolina Clear display and gave a brief talk at the SC DHEC Green Hospitality Conference in Myrtle Beach

Notes: Has resulted in several hotels/property managers contacting Extension office to discuss "green" grounds maintenance, 20 sponges.

Riverkeeper Poster/Exhibit/Billboard City of Conway 100 Mar 6, 2010 Description: Booth at Eco-logical art show in Conway.

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Youth supports work of the Waccamaw Riverkeeper at festival in Conway

CCU Poster/Exhibit/Billboard Georgetown County 55 Feb 20, 2010 Description: Two CCU interns made and manned a display on stormwater pollution and pilot storm drain marking program at Waccamaw River Conference at Waccamaw Higher Education Center in Litchfield.

Notes: Distributed 25 CWSEC brochures and compressed sponges, 10 Horry Co. stormwater pencils, 10 trifold rain garden brochures.

CLEMSON Poster/Exhibit/Billboard City of Conway 100 Nov 16, 2009 Description: Manned a display at Conway Arbor Day

Notes: Distributed 50 redbud trees

CLEMSON Poster/Exhibit/Billboard Horry County 2000 Nov 7, 2009 Description: Attended Swampfest at Playcard Environmental Ed Center with a display of aquatic invertebrates from the swamp

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Posters / Exhibits / Billboards

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU Poster/Exhibit/Billboard City of Myrtle Beach 150 Oct 26, 2009 Description: Stormwater displays at Center for Marine & Wetland Studies Open House at Ripley's Aquarium.

Notes: 25 CWSEC brochures distributed. .

LEFT: Kelly Muench, CCU intern, shows her storm drain marking display at Ripley’s Aquarium

RIGHT: Lauren Greoski, CCU intern, stands next to display showing local stormwater issues and solutions

CLEMSON Poster/Exhibit/Billboard City of Myrtle Beach 500 Sep 18, 2009 to Sep 20, 2009 Description: Smart Gardening Exhibit at the Myrtle Beach Home Show

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CLEMSON Poster/Exhibit/Billboard City of Conway 300 Aug 8, 2009 Description: Rain Barrel with drip irrigation system displayed at Conway's Farmers Market

Notes: A rain barrel was raffled of as part of this display. Exhibit plants loaned by Crabtree Nurseries. 300 brochures/outreach materials distributed.

Rain barrel display at Conway Farmers Market with educational signage and working drip irrigation demonstration

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Posters / Exhibits / Billboards

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU / Riverkeeper Poster/Exhibit/Billboard City of Conway 100 Jun 27, 2009

Description: Participation at Conway's RiverFest.

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Riverkeeper Poster/Exhibit/Billboard City of Myrtle Beach 100 Jun 13, 2009

Description: Market Common Art Walk - featured environmental group and development of large storybook on the Waccamaw River.

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CLEMSON Poster/Exhibit/Billboard All 84200 Dec 1, 2008 to Aug 31, 2009

Description: Four billboards posted in service area: 1) Conway on Hwy 501 X 2, 2) North Myrtle Beach on Hwy 17, and 3) Georgetown at the intersection of Hwy 17 and Hwy 52.

Notes: Estimated viewership according to Next Media: Conway 30700, North Myrtle Beach 38700, Georgetown 14800.

Billboards were a part of the media campaign that was begun in 2008 and continued through the summer of 2009

CWSEC billboard on Hwy 501 southbound in Conway

SECTION SUMMARY

Number of Activities: 22 Outreach Materials Distributed: 575

Number of Impressions: 90,509

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Public Education and Outreach Activities WebPages

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Digital media has been and continues to be the fastest growing portal for news and information, especially among younger audiences. The education providers recognize the importance of maintaining a presence on the World Wide Web through dedicated domains and social networking sites that are updated regularly. These web resources greatly enhance the Consortium’s ability to transfer knowledge and are vital to comprehensive stormwater education. NI-WB CTP Webpage Other 1640 Jun 1, 2009 to Apr 25, 2010 Description: Maintained CWSEC website as a resource for CWSEC members and education providers. Updated with current events, news items, resources from past events, and new publications from CWSEC partners and others. 1640 visitors (up from 849 last year) from the US and Canada logged over 2049 visits (up from 1300 last year) with 79% new visits; 738 visits (down from 796 last year) came from South Carolina. It is possible that the increased national visitation to the site is a result of the CWSEC being shared with colleagues from around the country and at national meetings.

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CLEMSON Webpage Other 149 Jan 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009

Description: A subpage for the CWSEC was maintained on the Carolina Clear home website. http://www.clemson.edu/public/carolinaclear/consortiums/ cwsec_home/index.html and deliverables were contributed to the “NPS Toolbox” available on Carolina Clear main page

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Riverkeeper Webpage Other 334 Dec 1, 2009 to Apr 30, 2010 Description: Waccamaw River Blue Trail fan page on Facebook. Page enables rapid dispersal of event information.

Notes: Staci Williams of American Rivers manages the WRBT fan page on Facebook.

LEFT: the CWSEC dedicated domain www.cwsec-sc.org

RIGHT: The Carolina Clear dedicated domain www.clemson.edu/ carolinaclear

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Public Education and Outreach Activities WebPages

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Riverkeeper Webpage City of Conway 4135 Jun 1, 2010 to Apr 30, 2010

Description: Information on Waccamaw Riverkeeper activities and watershed issues provided at www.winyahrivers.org.

Notes: 4135 visitors 7194 visits 55.9% new visits

Riverkeeper Webpage Other 205 Jun 1, 2009 to Apr 30, 2010

Description: Maintained Waccamaw Riverkeeper Facebook site and Twitter feeds.

Notes: 140 friends of Waccamaw Riverkeeper on Facebook, 65 followers on Twitter. Twitter and Facebook accounts synchronized automatically

Waccamaw Riverkeeper dedicated domain Waccamaw River Blue Trail homepage at American Rivers http://www.americanrivers.org/our-work/protecting-rivers/blue-trails/waccamaw.html www.winyahrivers.org

SECTION SUMMARY

Number of Activities: 5

Number of Impressions: 6,463

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Television

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

When residents were surveyed as a part of the Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors Telephone Assessment conducted in the summer of 2009, they indicated their primary source for local information was the evening television news. This shows the importance of television media for education of the general public about local issues such as stormwater pollution. The education providers have made extra efforts in year five to improve Consortium use of television media for the dispersal of watershed and stormwater pollution messages.

CCU Television City of Myrtle Beach 5000 Apr 28, 2010 Description: Undergraduate interns are interviewed on WMBF TV 10 about the storm drain marking program.

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CCU Television City of Conway 3000 Apr 19, 2010 Description: Two CCU undergraduate interns were interviewed on Coastal Today Show, Coastal Carolina's television station. They spoke about launching the storm drain marking program.

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CCU Television City of Conway 5000 Apr 8, 2010 Description: CCU interns interviewed on Time Warner Cable's local news segment about launching the storm drain marking program in the region.

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CLEMSON Television Other 40000 Mar 1, 2010 to Apr 30, 2010 Description: Placed slides in rotation on government access channels (Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Horry county, Conway)

Notes: *** Access channels not given Nielsen ratings. Number calculated as approximately 15% of the population

Stormwater education slides on government access channels

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Television

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU Television City of Conway 54000 Sep 1, 2009 Description: WBTW News 13 interviewed Karen Fuss for Living Green segment on stormwater runoff. Joe Dignam was also interviewed out at the Crabtree Canal Restoration site. This segment can be viewed online at WBTW's website in the Living Green section.

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CLEMSON Television Other 78234 Aug 3, 2009 to Aug 31, 2009

Description: Ran television public service announcement with Time Warner Cable (FX, TNT, USA, Golf, Spike, Weather, Fox News)

Notes: 67% adult viewers recorded. Does not include 25,000 hotel rooms receiving TW Cable. Persons viewed spot on average 3.1 times over 4 week period

The “We All Live Downstream” public service announcement has aired hundreds of times on several local television channels. Although it is no longer in rotation, it maintains a presence on YouTube.com and the Consortium and Carolina Clear websites.

CLEMSON Television Other 10000 Aug 3, 2009 to Aug 31, 2009 Description: Received bonus spots for television public service announcements on Grand Strand Now! (local events/locations channel). Spot aired 8 to 13 times per week over 4 weeks.

Notes: True impact not measurable. Primarily aired in hotels and travel destinations. Aired 8 and 13 spots per week over 4 week period (total max = 52 spots)

CLEMSON Television Other 184267 Aug 3, 2009 to Dec 21, 2009 Description: Interview with Carolina Clear Statewide Coordinator, Katie Giacalone, on "Palmetto People." Aired 10 shows per week over broadcast dura- tion.

Notes: *** Impacts account for statewide broadcast. Unable to calculate local impacts because Myrtle Beach and Florence are shared markets for channels broadcasting Palmetto People. Aired 10 times per week from Aug—Dec 2009 (total max = 200 spots)

SECTION SUMMARY

Number of Activities: 8

Number of Impressions: 379,501

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Radio

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Radio is a valuable resource for conveying current information to a wide variety of audiences. It also helps spread the message to audiences during the work day that may not be reached by television media. The Myrtle Beach market has a dedicated news radio station in WRNN which has enabled the advertisement of Consortium events through live inter- views and public service announcements.

CLEMSON Radio Other 8000 Mar 17, 2010

Description: Live interview on WRNN morning show "Steve, Debbie, and Dave in the Morning" about Household Hazardous Waste disposal at "Spring Greening" and about services provided by Clemson Extension

Notes: Interview enhanced participation in the Spring Greening household hazardous waste disposal day

CLEMSON Radio Other 82863 Jul 13, 2009 to Aug 10, 2009

Description: Aired Carolina Clear Public Service Announcements on local radio stations 104.1 WYAV, 99.5 WRNN, 104.9 WYNA

Notes: recorded 33% adult listeners

SECTION SUMMARY

Number of Activities: 2

Number of Impressions: 90,863

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Publications / Articles

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Publications, articles, and manuscripts are one of the best tools available to an educator for recording and disseminating important information. CWSEC educators use newspaper media not only to publicize events and accomplishments but also to improve awareness about stormwater pollution and the efforts the general public can make to preserve water resources. In addition to newspaper media, educators have created manuals and guidance documents to inform citizens about special topics such as rain gardens, vegetated buffers, and more. Also, educators have submitted manuscripts describing research and educational impacts to refereed journals and conference proceedings.

NI-WB PUB EDUC Publication/Article Georgetown County 13882 Coastal Carolina University Apr 21, 2010

Description: Media coverage of the installation of the Waccamaw Elementary Rain Garden in Pawleys Island. Articles were published in the Coastal Ob- server (5,000 copies) and the Georgetown Times (8,882 copies).

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CCU Publication/Article City of Conway 6500 Apr 15, 2010

Description: Article in the Horry Independent covering the work of CCU interns to mark storm drains throughout the watershed. Story titled "CCU students learn how storm drains affect environment."

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Article in the Horry Independent ran week of April 15, 2010

CLEMSON Publication/Article City of Myrtle Beach 50000 Nov 1, 2009 to Apr 30, 2010

Description: Weekly articles on low impact gardening and sustainable landscaping in The Sun News.

Notes: Articles produced by Master Gardener, Debbie Mencheck

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Publications / Articles

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU Publication/Article City of Conway 6500 Mar 25, 2010

Description: Article in Horry Independent about Conway’s Waccamaw Elementary planting of the rain garden and why the garden is important to the school

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CLEMSON Publication/Article City of Conway 51 Jun 1, 2009 to Apr 30, 2010 Description: Distributed 45 Rain Garden Manuals and 6 "Life at the Water's Edge"

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LEFT: Rain Garden Manual cover

RIGHT: Life at the Water’s Edge cover

SECTION SUMMARY

Number of Activities: 5

Number of Impressions: 76,933

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Newsletters

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Riverkeeper Newsletter City of Conway 400 Jan 1, 2010 to Feb 28, 2010 Description: Spring issue of "Riverspeak" newsletter produced and distributed, sum- marizing the activities of the Waccamaw Riverkeeper Program to educate and advo- cate for the protection of our local watersheds.

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Spring 2010 edition of “Riverspeak”, the quarterly newsletter of the Waccamaw Riverkeeper

CCU Newsletter Other 52 All Education Providers Jul 8, 2008 to April 30, 2010

Description: CWSEC E-News, a monthly newsletter emailed to CWSEC members and others who are interested in local stormwater topics, aids communication of CWSEC activities and other stormwater-related topics.

Notes: CWSEC core ed providers and members help to provide items to include in E- News.

May 2010 edition of CWSEC monthly newsletter

SECTION SUMMARY

Number of Activities: 2

Number of Impressions: 452

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Conferences

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Riverkeeper Conference Georgetown County 100 Feb 28, 2010 Description: Waccamaw Conference, an annual event for public education and outreach, was held and included presentations on watershed and water quality issues from speakers including US Fish & Wildlife, Sierra Club, American Rivers, USGS, Pee Dee Research Center, CCU, Waccamaw Regional COG.

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Volunteer Monitors and other concerned citizens attend the 3rd annual Waccamaw River Conference

SECTION SUMMARY

Number of Activities: 1

Number of Impressions: 100

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Lectures / Presentations

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

The lecture or presentation is one of the greatest tools available to an educator. It provides an avenue to convey important information about a specific topic directly to a captive audience. The education providers use this tool extensively to inform target audiences of all types about their impacts on stormwater and local water quality. Presentations that have been given by the education providers have been so effective that demand for these activities continues to increase, and more groups are contacting the CWSEC educators to speak at their events. Lectures and presentations about stormwater topics are being given in schools, service club meetings, community events, HOA/POA meetings, home shows, conferences, councils, and advisory boards, among other venues. Cal Sawyer, Clemson University, presenting at Horry County officials workshop

CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation City of North Myrtle Beach 129 Apr 30, 2010

Description: FFA 4K science day. Led youth in hands-on activities with aquatic invertebrates, discussing aquatic ecology and water pollution.

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CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation Horry County 10 Apr 26, 2010

Description: Presentation on watershed science, stormwater pollution, and local water quality issues to League of Women Voters.

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CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 200 Apr 23, 2010

Description: Taught watershed science and stormwater pollution to 4th and 5th graders at McDonald Elementary's Environmental awareness day. Used Google Earth and Permethium board as hands-on exercise to let kids map their watershed and impervious cover.

Notes: Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation Other 800 Apr 22, 2010

Description: Participation in Southeastern Community College's Earth Day festivities, including an exhibit, 3 lectures to 4th grade student groups and 1 lecture to SECC students, faculty and the community.

Notes: CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation City of Conway 54 Apr 20, 2010

Description: Presentation given at Kiwanis of Conway about services of Clemson Extension, Carolina Clear, and the CWSEC and brief discussion of local water resource issues.

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Lectures / Presentations

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU Lecture/Presentation Other 50 Apr 14, 2010

Description: Presentation to American Society of Civil Engineers.

Notes: Distributed ~ 20 CWSEC brochures.

CCU Lecture/Presentation City of Conway 13 Apr 12, 2010

Description: Two CCU undergraduate interns gave a PowerPoint presentation on polluted runoff, used the Enviroscape model, and discussed storm drain marking with an Environmental Science class at Conway High School.

Notes: CCU Lecture/Presentation Other 30 Apr 7, 2010

Description: Presentation to Loris Garden Club - "Polluted Runoff: How Do I Reduce My Environmental Impact" with a focus on rain garden installations at local schools.

Notes: Distributed 30 CWSEC brochures and 30 homeowner rain garden workshop flyers. Also gave group ~ 50 trifold rain garden brochures to distribute at upcoming festival.

CCU Lecture/Presentation City of Myrtle Beach 20 Apr 5, 2010

Description: Presentation on storm drain marking program by two CCU interns to Grand Strand Surfrider. Discussed drain marking in Garden City in May.

Notes: CCU Lecture/Presentation Murrells Inlet 10 Mar 25, 2010

Description: Two CCU undergraduate interns gave presentation on stormwater using Enviroscape model and discussed storm drain marking program to Murrells Inlet Brownie troop.

CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation City of Conway 11 Waccamaw Riverkeeper Mar 23, 2010

Description: Presentation of summary results of "Environmental Attitudes Assessment" telephone survey to the Horry County Stormwater Advisory Board (SWAB)

Notes: NI-WB PUB EDUC Lecture/Presentation Other 67 Mar 22, 2010

Description: In School program for Wando High School (Mt. Pleasant) Environ Science, Michele Powell, teacher (formerly with MBHS)-3 classes; WQ, dissolved oxygen tests, enviroscape demos.

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Lectures / Presentations

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU Lecture/Presentation Horry County 50 Mar 18, 2010

Description: Presentation titled "Polluted Runoff: How Do I Reduce My Environmental Impact?" to Lady Islanders of Island Green HOA.

Notes: Distributed 50 CWSEC brochures, 50 compressed sponges, and 25 trifold rain garden brochures.

CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation Horry County 18 Mar 16, 2010

Description: Presentation on water quality and stormwater pond management in The Farm, at Carolina Forest.

Notes: Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation City of Conway 10 Mar 15, 2010

Description: Eco-Movie Monday - presentation and discussion of DVD highlighting specific watershed and water quality issues.

Notes: CCU Lecture/Presentation City of Myrtle Beach 100 Mar 15, 2010 to Mar 18, 2010

Description: SC Environmental Conference presentations and proceedings papers on Crabtree restoration, Kinston Lake Watershed, and SC Coastal Hy- poxia.

Notes: CCU Lecture/Presentation Horry County 55 Mar 9, 2010

Description: Presentation on stormwater pollution to Waccamaw Elementary 5th graders and hands-on activity using Enviroscape model. Journal writing activity at rain garden construction site.

Notes: Distributed 55 CWSEC brochures and compressed sponges, and Horry County stormwater pencils.

LEFT: Lauren Greoski, CCU intern, leads hands on activity with Enviroscape model

RIGHT: Waccamaw Elementary 5th graders document the rain garden construction in their journals

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Lectures / Presentations

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU Lecture/Presentation Horry County 35 Mar 8, 2010

Description: Presentation to Carolina Forest Elementary faculty about rain garden installation and how to utilize garden with their classes.

Notes: Distributed 35 CWSEC brochures, compressed sponges and 10 trifold rain garden brochures.

CCU Lecture/Presentation City of Myrtle Beach 30 Mar 8, 2010

Description: Presentation using Enviroscape model and also introduction to storm drain marking program to Boy Scout troop by CCU interns.

Notes:

NI-WB PUB EDUC Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 12 Mar 2, 2010

Description: Oyster/clam class with water quality component. Emphasized nonpoint source pollution, pet waste issues.

Notes:

CCU Lecture/Presentation Horry County 52 Mar 1, 2010

Description: Presentation on stormwater pollution to Waccamaw Elementary 5th graders and hands-on activity using Enviroscape model.

Notes: Distributed 52 CWSEC brochures, compressed sponges and Horry Co. Stormwater pencils.

NI-WB PUB EDUC Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 19 Feb 24, 2010

Description: Pond study with Georgetown High School Biology classes - Bell & Reed, teachers. WQ, dissolved oxygen, enviroscape demo.

Notes:

CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation Other 63 Feb 24, 2010

Description: Presentation given at NIFA National Water Conference in Hilton Head, SC about CWSEC efforts to engage homeowners, HOAs, and property managers through stormwater workshops and pond calls.

Notes: Presentation has sparked interest to conduct workshops in southern region (AL, TN, NC, SC). Proposal for grant has been submitted. Project leaders are Ben Powell (Clemson), Mitch Woodward (NCSU), Greg Jennings (NCSU), Eric Caldwell (NCSU).

NIFA Water Conference presentation cover slide

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Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU Lecture/Presentation Horry County 4 Feb 23, 2010

Description: Presentation to Carolina Forest High science and horticulture teachers on rain garden installation and how to incorporate rain garden into curriculum.

Notes: Distributed 4 CWSEC brochures, compressed sponges and Carolina Clear rain garden booklet.

CCU Lecture/Presentation Horry County 30 Feb 22, 2010

Description: Presentation on the rain garden installation and ways to incorporate the garden into their curriculum to Waccamaw Elementary faculty.

Notes: Distributed 30 CWSEC brochures, compressed sponges, 10 trifold rain garden brochures and 2 Carolina Clear rain garden booklets.

CCU Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 30 Feb 20, 2010

Description: Stormwater pollutants presentation at Waccamaw River Conference.

Notes: Distributed ~ 15 CWSEC brochures.

Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation City of Conway 10 Feb 15, 2010

Description: Eco-Movie Monday - presentation and discussion of DVD highlighting specific watershed and water quality issues.

Notes:

NI-WB PUB EDUC Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 10 Feb 12, 2010

Description: Field trip with Conway High School Environ Science class-John Plunket, teacher.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation Other 100 Feb 9, 2010

Description: Presentation to Environmental Action Club at Southeastern Community College.

Notes:

CCU Lecture/Presentation Horry County 18 Feb 8, 2010

Description: Presentation to Homewood Elementary principal and team lead teachers about proposed rain garden installation. Jeremy Richardson, Horry Co. Stormwater, also discussed the project with the group.

Notes: Distributed 18 CWSEC brochures and compressed sponges, 10 trifold rain garden brochures and 2 Carolina Clear rain garden booklets.

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Lectures / Presentations

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU Lecture/Presentation Horry County 75 Feb 2, 2010

Description: Two CCU undergraduate interns gave 4 hands-on presentations on watersheds and stormwater using Enviroscape model at the Ocean Bays Elementary Science Night.

Notes: Distributed 50 Horry Co. stormwater pencils and coloring books.

Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation City of Conway 10 Jan 18, 2010

Description: Eco-Movie Monday - presentation and discussion of DVD highlighting specific watershed and water quality issues.

Notes:

NI-WB PUB EDUC Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 18 Coastal Carolina University Jan 5, 2010

Description: Field trip with Georgetown High School Environmental Studies class-originally scheduled at Hobcaw with CWSEC, but resched- uled 2X by school. Included water quality info and enviroscape demo.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation City of North Myrtle Beach 10 Dec 14, 2009

Description: Presentation to Driftwood Garden Club.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 50 Dec 7, 2009

Description: Presentation to Sierra Club.

Notes:

CCU Lecture/Presentation Horry County 30 Nov 19, 2009

Description: Presentation titled "Polluted Runoff: What Can the Burgess Community Do?" to the Burgess Community Association. This group includes members from 17 different HOA/POAs, and also 3 County Council members attended.

Notes: 25 CWSEC brochures distributed.

Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation City of Conway 10 Nov 18, 2009

Description: Presentation to Horry Environmental Action Team.

Notes:

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Lectures / Presentations

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 124 Nov 13, 2009

Description: Taught watershed science using Google earth, watershed maps, and enviroscape to all 5th graders at Maryville Elementary in Georgetown

Notes:

CCU Lecture/Presentation Horry County 45 Nov 11, 2009

Description: Karen Fuss and 2 undergraduate interns gave 2 presentations titled "Stormwater, Water Quality and You!" that included a PowerPoint followed by hands-on activities using the Enviroscape model.

Notes: 20 CWSEC brochures distributed.

CCU interns engage Loris High students with the CCU interns, Lauren Groski and Kelly Muench, get Enviroscape watershed model Loris High students excited about storm drain marking

CCU Lecture/Presentation City of Myrtle Beach 20 Other Nov 9, 2009

Description: Karen Fuss and Thom Roth, Horry County Stormwater, gave a presentation on local stormwater issues and solutions to Grand Strand Surfrider Foundation.

Notes: 20 CWSEC brochures distributed.

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Lectures / Presentations

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 15 Nov 9, 2009

Description: Sierra Club meeting.

Notes:

CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation Horry County 46 Nov 9, 2009

Description: Taught juniors and seniors at Loris High School about watershed science and non-point pollution using Google Earth, SCDHEC watershed maps, and Enviroscape

Notes:

CCU / Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation City of Conway 8 Nov 2, 2009

Description: Christine Ellis and Karen Fuss presented "Stormwater: How to Reduce Our Environmental Impact?" for the Master Naturalist class led by North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Notes: 8 CWSEC brochures distributed.

NI-WB PUB EDUC Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 20 Oct 30, 2009

Description: Pond & Swamp program for SC Virtual Charter School at new Kimbel Pond Shelter. WQ testing, macroinvert sampling, dissolved oxygen test kits.

Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation City of Conway 15 Oct 27, 2009

Description: Presentation to Horry County Stormwater Advisory Board.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 25 Oct 5, 2009

Description: Sierra Club meeting

Notes:

Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation Other 20 Sep 20, 2009

Description: Presentation to Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum.

Notes:

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Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation Horry County 41 Sep 15, 2009

Description: Presentation to residents in The Farm about water quality and stormwater pond management

Notes:

Cover slide for HOA/POA presentation

CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation City of Myrtle Beach 28 Sep 11, 2009

Description: Presentation to 4th graders at Ocean Bay elementary about the job of a natural resource agent and managing water quality issues along Grand Strand

Notes: Presentation part of career day for 4th and 5th graders

CCU / NI-WB PUB Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 26 Other EDUC Sep 9, 2009 to Oct 27, 2009

Description: CWSEC ed providers working with Dr, David Wylie's Env. Studies class on monitoring project at their school; monitoring soil and rainfall at campus rain garden.

Notes:

CCU / NI-WB PUB Lecture/Presentation City of Conway 22 North Inlet-Winyah Bay Public Education EDUC Sep 9, 2009

Description: Partnered with Karen Fuss to present watershed, stormwater, and rain garden sampling protocol to Georgetown High School Environmental Science class.

Notes: First in a series of programs with Dr. David Wylie's environmental science students this semester.

CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation Horry County 64 Sep 8, 2009

Description: Presentation to residents in The Lakes about water quality and stormwater pond management

Notes: Joined by Stu Schuck from Charleston Aquatics to discuss aquatic vegetation and shoreline management

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Internet Resources

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 35 Sep 3, 2009

Description: Presentation to Kiwanis Club of Pawley's Island.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation City of Myrtle Beach 70 Aug 28, 2009

Description: Presentation to Chicora Rotary.

Notes:

CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation City of North Myrtle Beach 19 Aug 19, 2009

Description: Presentation to Optimist Club in North Myrtle Beach about water quality and stormwater management

Notes:

CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation City of Conway 68 Aug 13, 2009

Description: Presentation to residents of Myrtle Trace South about water quality and stormwater pond management

Notes:

CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation City of North Myrtle Beach 27 Aug 7, 2009

Description: Took pre-schoolers on a tour of Heritage park in Cherry Grove emphasizing the importance of the estuary and the quality of its waters

Notes: Took a close look at life in the salt marsh, plants, invertebrates, fish

Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 30 Aug 3, 2009

Description: Sierra Club presentation on Waccamaw River paddle trail.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Lecture/Presentation City of Conway 50 Jul 30, 2009

Description: Conway Rotary Club presentation.

Notes:

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Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

NI-WB PUB EDUC Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 22 Jul 20, 2009 to Jul 24, 2009

Description: Presentations on research, estuaries, water quality, and stormwater for students and teachers involved in the National Geographic JASON project (Resilient Planet); HS students and teachers from all over Georgetown County participated in a week-long training session and two field studies at Hobcaw Barony.

Notes:

NI-WB PUB EDUC Lecture/Presentation Georgetown County 21 Jul 17, 2009

Description: Presentations on estuaries, rivers & water quality for Georgetown County Parks & Leisure Services summer camper program

Notes:

CCU Lecture/Presentation Other 15 Jun 30, 2009

Description: "Rain Gardens: One Solution to Water Pollution" presentation given at the National Marine Educators Association Annual Conference. Partici- pants included teachers and informal educators from all over the country.

Notes: 15 CWSEC brochures were distributed.

CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation City of Myrtle Beach 22 Jun 10, 2009

Description: Presentation to residents of Palmetto Glen about water quality and stormwater pond management

Notes:

CLEMSON Lecture/Presentation City of Conway 196 Jun 5, 2009

Description: Presentation to residents of Lakeside Crossing about water quality and stormwater pond management

Notes:

SECTION SUMMARY

Number of Activities: 64 Outreach Materials Distributed: 586

Number of Impressions: 3,337

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Workshops / Seminars

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Some stormwater concepts are complicated and require more depth in coverage and audience interaction than can be achieved with lectures and presentations alone. For this reason CWSEC educators coordinate interactive workshops, seminars with multiple sessions and day camps for kids that involve hands-on activities, tours of facilities and generally greater depth of coverage. These workshops and seminars enable the educators to teach practical application of the stormwater management concepts and give the workshop participants the opportunity to practice their new skills to em- power them to engage their neighbors, coworkers and employees in the protection of water resources.

NI-WB CTP Workshop/Seminar Other 27 Coastal Carolina University Apr 29, 2010 to May 19, 2010

Description: "Stormwater on Wheels" is a series of mobile workshops that targeted all municipalities in the CWSEC target area. The goal is to get municipal officials into the field to see first hand what stormwater BMPs are being implemented in their communities and better understand how these practices work and what they look like. Three tours were scheduled for two different regions of the CWSEC target area - West Horry County/Conway/Coastal Caro- lina University area; East Horry County, North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, and Surfside Beach.

Notes:

CCU Workshop/Seminar Horry County 35 Apr 23, 2010

Description: Field workshop at Waties Island for 6th graders from St. Andrews Catholic School.

Notes:

CCU Workshop/Seminar Horry County 28 Apr 15, 2010

Description: Field workshop with St. Andrews Catholic School 7th graders at Waties Island. Workshop included watershed and stormwater information via mapping activities, discussions and hands-on activities.

Notes:

St. Andrews 7th grade students search for organisms in the surf zone at Waites Island.

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Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU Workshop/Seminar City of Myrtle Beach 19 Apr 14, 2010

Description: Groundwater study with Socastee High students at Apache Pier. Two CCU research scientists joined Karen Fuss to lead this class of Honors Marine Science students in setting up an experiment using PVC wells to monitor water quality parameters from the groundwater.

Notes:

Socastee High students prepare wells for testing Socastee High students testing groundwater groundwater at Apache Pier at Apache Pier

CCU Workshop/Seminar City of Conway 19 Apr 9, 2010

Description: Field workshop at Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge Cox Ferry Lake Area for CCU ecotourism class.

Notes:

Macroinvertebrate collection by CCU students at Cox Ferry Lake

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Workshops / Seminars

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CLEMSON Workshop/Seminar Georgetown County 5 North Inlet-Winyah Bay Public Education Apr 9, 2010

Description: Master Naturalist Advanced Training: An Introduction to Entomology

Notes: Included information on aquatic ecology and ecosystem conservation

CLEMSON Workshop/Seminar Georgetown County 20 Apr 5, 2010 to Apr 7, 2010

Description: Georgetown Co Advanced 4H2O Pontoon Classroom

Notes: Filled all registration spots. Created a waiting list for follow-up camp. Enlisted help of 3 additional volunteers including one previous camper.

Campers get ready to dissect fish for the first time ever

4H2O watershed ambassadors gather for a group photo

Campers excited about catching aquatic macroinvertebrates

CLEMSON Workshop/Seminar City of Conway 9 Mar 16, 2010

Description: Private Applicators Pesticide Training

Notes:

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Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CLEMSON Workshop/Seminar Horry County 13 Mar 9, 2010

Description: Fish conservation and fishing fun activities with Loris Cloverbuds. Youth learned about South Carolina freshwater game fish, conservation, water quality, fishing tackle and had a casting contest and fish identification game.

Notes: Winners of casting contest and games awarded fishing lures and tackle.

CCU / Riverkeeper Workshop/Seminar Georgetown County 35 Waccamaw Riverkeeper Mar 7, 2010

Description: Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring annual luncheon and data sharing.

Notes:

CCU/CLEMSON Workshop/Seminar City of North Myrtle Beach 36 Coastal Carolina University Mar 2, 2010

Description: Property Managers Stormwater Workshop. Property managers and HOA directors were introduced to local stormwater issues and regulations, various stormwater best management practices, and the maintenance needs of private stormwater drainage facilities. A hands-on activity helped reinforce the lecture topics.

Notes: Workshop resulted in several follow-up discussions and on-site visits with attending property managers. 36 brochures distributed + sponges

CLEMSON Workshop/Seminar City of Conway 36 Feb 17, 2010 to Apr 28, 2010

Description: Master Gardener Training. Training incorporates low impact gardening and environmental horticulture concepts. After completion of course, master gardeners are required to give 60 hours of community service, some of which have helped with CWSEC events.

Notes: CLEMSON Workshop/Seminar City of Conway 38 Feb 10, 2010

Description: Private Applicators Pesticide Training

Notes:

CLEMSON Workshop/Seminar Horry County 100 Feb 1, 2010

Description: Landscape Management Workshop

Notes:

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Workshops / Seminars

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Riverkeeper Workshop/Seminar Georgetown County 35 Jan 1, 2010 to Apr 30, 2010

Description: Youth project engaging volunteer youth from Georgetown County's Service Over Self youth volunteers in a watershed stewardship project on the Sampit River (Youth for a Healthier Sampit River).

Notes:

CCU Workshop/Seminar Murrells Inlet 40 Dec 15, 2009

Description: Murrells Inlet Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring biannual breakfast meeting that included local stormwater managers.

Notes: Distributed ~ 20 CWSEC brochures, 20 Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring brochures, and give-aways.

CLEMSON Workshop/Seminar City of Conway 23 Dec 3, 2009

Description: Private Applicators Pesticide Training.

Notes:

CCU Workshop/Seminar Horry County 25 Clemson University Dec 1, 2009 North Inlet-Winyah Bay Coastal Training Program North Inlet-Winyah Bay Public Education Waccamaw Riverkeeper Description: Horry County stormwater education workshop (Stormwater, Water Quality and Your Role in Horry County) for elected and appointed officials. The participants included 3 county council members,5 stormwater advisory board members, 3 zoning board of appeals members, 4 parks and open space board members in addition to staff from stormwater, planning, and parks and recreation departments.

Notes: 15 CWSEC brochures distributed during event + 60 more CWSEC distributed to County Council member for his realty company.

Horry County officials engage in Workshop participants hear presenta- Horry County elected and appointed hands-on mapping activity tions from CWSEC educators and officials actively review different types Horry County stormwater staff

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Councils / Committees / Meetings

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CLEMSON Workshop/Seminar City of Conway 33 Nov 19, 2009

Description: Private Applicators Pesticide Training.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Workshop/Seminar Georgetown County 10 Nov 16, 2009

Description: Eco-Movie Monday - showed an environmental movie and discussed local impacts.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Workshop/Seminar City of Conway 25 Nov 11, 2009

Description: Waccamaw River paddle trail - workshop on polling results.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Workshop/Seminar Georgetown County 10 Nov 3, 2009

Description: Waccamaw River paddle trail meeting to discuss land conservation with stakeholders.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Workshop/Seminar Georgetown County 20 Oct 29, 2009

Description: Participation in Georgetown County Planning Commission Workshop.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Workshop/Seminar Georgetown County 10 Oct 20, 2009

Description: Eco-Movie Monday - showed an environmental movie and discussed local impacts.

Notes:

CLEMSON Workshop/Seminar Horry County 28 Oct 19, 2009 to Oct 21, 2009

Description: Trained juniors and seniors at Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Technology in Rapid Stream Bioassessment using benthic macroinvertebrates

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Workshops / Seminars

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CLEMSON / NI-WB Workshop/Seminar Georgetown County 40 CTP Oct 20, 2009

Description: This full day workshop provided information on the benefits, design, and installation of several different stormwater best management practices. The workshop included a field component where participants had the opportunity to see these installations first-hand throughout Hobcaw Barony.

Notes:

Lisa Vandiver discusses benefits of “Better Site Design”

Dr. Dan Hitchcock takes attendees on a Volunteers help plant tour of the bioretention areas behind the bioretention cells in new Clemson building at Baruch preparation for the LID Workshop

Riverkeeper Workshop/Seminar Georgetown County 25 Oct 17, 2009

Description: Continuation of partnership between Waccamaw Riverkeeper and Georgetown\'s Service Over Self youth group "Youth for a Healthier Sampit River" with water quality monitoring and macroinvertebrate sampling at the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge's Environmental Education Center at Yau- hannah.

Notes:

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Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Riverkeeper Workshop/Seminar Georgetown County 10 Sep 21, 2009

Description: Eco-Movie Monday - showed an environmental movie and discussed local impacts.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Workshop/Seminar Georgetown County 25 Sep 19, 2009

Description: Launch of partnership between Waccamaw Riverkeeper and Georgetown's Service Over Self youth group, now coined "Youth for a Healthier Sampit River".

Notes:

CLEMSON Workshop/Seminar Other 11 Sep 9, 2009

Description: In-service training given to extension agents on rapid bioassessment of streams using macroinvertebrates

Notes:

Cover slide for Extension in-service training

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Workshops / Seminars

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CLEMSON Workshop/Seminar Georgetown County 11 Jun 22, 2009 to Jun 25, 2009

Description: 4H2O summer camp in Georgetown - 4 day camp introduced middle schoolers to fun and science of water. Activities included mapping and watershed science, water chemistry, plankton monitoring, macroinvertebrate assessment, fish surveys, boating safety, paper making and much more.

Notes: 1st ever 4H2O in Georgetown Co. Laid groundwork for future camps in following years.

TOP: Watershed science with the Enviroscape

Canoeing and learning on Winyah Bay

RIGHT: Campers making secchi disks

NI-WB PUB EDUC Workshop/Seminar Other 12 North Inlet-Winyah Bay Public Education Jun 9, 2009 to South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium Jun 12, 2009

Description: 2009 summer teacher workshop with ACE Basin NERR; activities included water quality monitoring, rain garden and rain barrel info.

Notes:

SECTION SUMMARY

Number of Activities: 32 Outreach Materials Distributed: 171

Number of Impressions: 813

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Councils / Committees / Meetings

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

In order to maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders, regulators and partnering agencies, CWSEC educators coordinate and participate in numerous meetings each year. In some meetings the educators serve in an advisory capacity. Other meetings are meant to coordinate joint initiatives and events. Regardless the role the educator serves, other meeting attendees are made aware of what the CWSEC is and does through the presence of the education provider. In this way, meetings of councils, committees, advisory boards, and event planners where CWSEC educators are present help to increase interagency communication and connectivity for the benefit of watershed management and protection.

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 8 All providers Apr 13, 2010

Description: CWSEC Ed Provider meeting to discuss activities for annual report and plan for June biannual meeting.

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of North Myrtle Beach 20 Apr 6, 2010

Description: Attended meeting on North Myrtle Beach's discussion of dredging finger canals in Cherry Grove.

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting Horry County 3 Mar 30, 2010

Description: Two CCU undergraduate interns met with Horry County watershed planner to choose sites for storm drain marking in Garden City.

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 6 Mar 23, 2010

Description: Meeting with regional Wal-Mart managers regarding spring rain garden installations at local schools. Also, asked for assistance and funding for regional storm drain marking program. Managers asked for a PowerPoint presentation about storm drain marking program to present to division managers. Presentation was developed and submitted to Wal-Mart on March 30th.

Notes:

CLEMSON Council/Committee/Meeting Georgetown County 25 Coastal Carolina University Mar 23, 2010 South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium Waccamaw Riverkeeper Other Description: Attended and provided input at Drought Preparedness Workshop conducted by USC at Hobcaw Barony

Notes: CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 3 Mar 8, 2010

Description: Two CCU undergraduate interns met with Assistant CCU Provost to discuss storm drain marking on campus

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Councils / Committees / Meetings

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting Other 50 Feb 18, 2010

Description: Cape Fear Arch Conservation Collaborative - meeting in Whiteville, NC to discuss Arch projects, including a focus on the Waccamaw watershed in North and South Carolina.

Notes: Quarterly meetings are held to address issues and projects in the Cape Fear Arch region of SE North Carolina and NE South Carolina.

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting Town of Briarcliffe Acres 15 Feb 16, 2010

Description: Gave presentation to Surfside Beach Stormwater Committee about expanding the volunteer water quality monitoring program to Surfside Beach.

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting Horry County 3 Feb 11, 2010

Description: Meeting with Horry Co. stormwater staff and principal of Carolina Forest Elementary about proposed rain garden installation.

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting Horry County 5 Feb 11, 2010

Description: Meeting with Horry Co. stormwater staff and principal of Carolina Forest High and 2 lead teachers about proposed rain garden installation.

Notes: CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 2 Feb 9, 2010

Description: Two CCU undergraduate interns led a meeting with CCU facilities staff to discuss placing storm drain markers on CCU's campus.

Notes: Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting Georgetown County 25 Coastal Carolina University Feb 4, 2010

Description: Pee Dee Scenic River Advisory Committee participation - focused on developing a management plan for the Pee Dee Scenic River and ad- dressing issues that impact the river and its watershed.

Notes:

CCU / NI-WB PUB Council/Committee/Meeting Georgetown County 8 EDUC Feb 3, 2010

Description: Meeting with Georgetown County's Waccamaw Elementary about proposed rain garden installation. Lindsay Thomas, Karen Fuss, and Tracy Jones gave a presentation to principal, assistant principal, curriculum specialist and two Wal-Mart managers.

Notes: Distributed 4 CWSEC brochures and compressed sponges, 4 Carolina Clear rain garden booklets.

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Councils / Committees / Meetings

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU / CLEMSON Council/Committee/Meeting Other 10 Jan 28, 2010

Description: Conference call meeting with SCDHEC Bureau of Water personnel to discuss MS4 annual checklist, next NPDES Phase II permit cycle for small and medium MS4s, monitoring, TMDLs, new requirements for reporting, communication and stakeholder committee feedback, metrics for measuring education impacts, guidance for educating on construction to post construction transition. Those attending included: From DHEC, Brian Wisnewski, Matt Krof- chick, Mark Fogerty, Anne Marie Johnson, Ann Clark, and Jill Stwart. From outside of DHEC, Karen Fuss, Cal Sawyer, Katie Giacalone, and Joe Fersner.

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting Georgetown County 3 Jan 28, 2010

Description: Meeting with owner/property manager of Waccamaw Higher Education Center in Litchfield and Tracy Jones, Georgetown Co. Stormwater, to discuss rain garden installation on property during a spring homeowner rain garden workshop.

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 8 Jan 26, 2010

Description: Meeting with MS4 stormwater staff about pilot storm drain marking program. Two CCU undergraduate interns led the meeting and discussions.

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 7 All providers Jan 11, 2010

Description: CWSEC Education Providers' Meeting to discuss the findings of the needs assessment and the phone conversations with each MS4 as well as continue planning for the 2nd half of Year 5.

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting Horry County 6 Jan 6, 2010

Description: Meeting with Waccamaw Elementary principal and 5th grade teachers regarding the proposed rain garden. Both Conway and Horry Co. stormwater staff participated.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting Other 10 NI-WB CTP Jan 1, 2010 to Apr 30, 2010

Description: Participation in the update of the Section 208 Water Quality Plan for the Waccamaw Region, specifically serving on the Stormwater Subcom- mittee.

Notes:

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Councils / Committees / Meetings

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of Myrtle Beach 12 Jan 1, 2010

Description: Serving on Natural Resources Committee for Myrtle Beach Comprehensive Plan.

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of Myrtle Beach 25 Jan 1, 2010

Description: Serving on Withers Swash District Plan's Steering Committee.

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting Horry County 25 Jan 1, 2010

Description: Attending Horry County Stormwater Advisory Board meetings and giving monthly CWSEC activity updates and distributing CWSEC e-news.

Notes: CCU Council/Committee/Meeting Horry County 15 Jan 1, 2010

Description: Attending several Horry County Parks and Open Space Board meetings.

Notes: Educators talking with Horry County SWAB chairwoman CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 12 Jan 1, 2010

Description: Attending Conway Water Quality and Drainage Commission meetings and presenting on CWSEC activities.

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting Georgetown County 15 Jan 1, 2010

Description: Serving on water quality subcommittee for Section 208 Plan.

Notes:

NI-WB PUB EDUC Council/Committee/Meeting Georgetown County 15 Other Dec 14, 2009

Description: Meeting with Amy Weinmeister for GREEN-Georgetown-Horry Regional Environ Educ Network

Notes:

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Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CLEMSON Council/Committee/Meeting Georgetown County 8 North Inlet-Winyah Bay Public Education Dec 14, 2009

Description: Attended 1st meeting of the Georgetown Regional Environmental Educators Network to discuss coordination of educational activities with other educators in the region

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 20 Clemson University Dec 7, 2009 NI-WB CTP North Inlet-Winyah Bay Public Education Waccamaw Riverkeeper Description: CWSEC Biannual meeting included education provider and SMS4 member updates as well as an online needs assessment to help with planning for the 2nd 5-year NPDES Phase II permit cycle.

Notes: Staci Williams, American Rivers Waccamaw Blue Trail, also participated in the meeting.

Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting Georgetown County 25 Coastal Carolina University Nov 17, 2009

Description: Cape Fear Arch Conservation Collaborative meeting

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 7 Clemson University Nov 23, 2009 NI-WB CTP North Inlet-Winyah Bay Public Education Description: CWSEC core education providers' meeting to plan December biannual meeting.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting Georgetown County 75 Oct 16, 2009

Description: Participation in Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce's Legislative Breakfast.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting Georgetown County 3 Oct 2, 2009

Description: Meeting with Georgetown County planners to discuss the proposed new tree ordinance and the proposed new sign ordinance.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 50 Sep 28, 2009

Description: Presentation at City of Conway Council meeting to thank for participation in River Sweep in September.

Notes:

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Councils / Committees / Meetings

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 20 Sep 28, 2009

Description: Participation in public meeting at Horry County Solid Waste Authority regarding piggybank expansion.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting Georgetown County 50 Sep 21, 2009

Description: Meeting with Georgetown County's Volunteer Organizations in Disaster group to discuss emergency preparedness to protect the Waccamaw River.

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 8 All providers Sep 16, 2009

Description: CWSEC core education providers' meeting to discuss planning of activities for Year 5 and to prepare for December biannual meeting.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting Other 20 Sep 15, 2009

Description: Presentation to Lake Waccamaw Town Council on Volunteer Monitoring project.

Notes:

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 1 Sep 2, 2009

Description: Meeting with new regional Wal-Mart contact to discuss future rain garden installations at Horry & Georgetown county schools. Plan to install 4 - 6 gardens during '09 - '10.

Notes:

CLEMSON Council/Committee/Meeting City of North Myrtle Beach 6 Aug 25, 2009

Description: Met with North Myrtle Beach staff to assess invasive weeds on beach dunes

Notes: Suspected invasive weeds turned out to be aggressive native, "Fiddle-leaf Morning Glory."

CLEMSON / NI-WB Council/Committee/Meeting City of Surfside Beach 13 CTP Aug 18, 2009

Description: Presented options for shoreline protection project on 14th ave in Surfside Beach to stormwater committee

Notes: project completed by town in Sept. 2009

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Councils / Committees / Meetings

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting Other 50 Aug 18, 2009 Description: Cape Fear Arch Conservation Collaborative meeting

Notes: Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting City of Myrtle Beach 100 Jul 27, 2009

Description: Participation in Santee Cooper Board of Directors' meeting regarding the proposed Pee Dee Energy Campus.

Notes:

CCU / CLEMSON Council/Committee/Meeting Other 9 Other Jul 22, 2009

Description: Meeting with SCDHEC Bureau of Water personnel to establish a working relationship that will guide the implementation of the MCMs 1 and 2. Those attending included: From DHEC, Brian Wisnewski, Matt Krofchick, and Mark Fogerty, all of Water Pollution Compliance; Victoria Kramer and Anne Marie Johnson, Outreach. From outside of DHEC, Karen Fuss, Coastal Carolina University/ Coastal Waccamaw Stormwater Education Consortium; Cal Sawyer, Center for Watershed Excellence; Katie Giacalone, Carolina Clear; Joe Fersner, Woolpert (participated by phone).

Notes: It was agreed that the group will try to meet several times each year. 8 CWSEC brochures were distributed.

CCU Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 7 All providers Jul 13, 2009

Description: CWSEC core education providers' meeting on developing Year 5 Activity Plan using input from the June biannual meeting.

Notes:

CCU / Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting Georgetown County 20 Jun 23, 2009

Description: Pee Dee Scenic River Advisory Council meeting.

Notes:

NI-WB CTP Council/Committee/Meeting Other 12 Coastal Carolina University Jun 17, 2009 to Nov 18, 2009

Description: Bi-monthly meetings with the SC Coastal Information Network to plan for a shoreline change workshop being held in Nov.

Notes: Karen Fuss used videoconferencing from CCU to participate in these meetings.

Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting Other 10 Jun 16, 2009

Description: Meeting with Columbus County Tourism to discuss expansion of Waccamaw River paddle trail into North Carolina.

Notes:

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Public Education and Outreach Activities Councils / Committees / Meetings

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU / Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting Georgetown County 20 Jun 23, 2009

Description: Pee Dee Scenic River Advisory Council meeting.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Council/Committee/Meeting City of Conway 1 Jun 15, 2009

Description: Meeting with Councilman Jody Prince, Horry County District 9, to discuss issues along the Waccamaw River.

Notes:

CLEMSON Council/Committee/Meeting Other 147 Jun 1, 2009 to Apr 30, 2010

Description: Fielded 147 pond calls related to stormwater pond and fish pond management. Topics ranging from vegetation control, shoreline management, nuisance wildlife, fish stocking/harvesting, water quality/chemistry, fountains, bacteria, odors, waterfowl, etc.

Notes: calls resulted in 16 on-site visits and 6 presentations at general assembly meetings. Resulted in 556 total impacts (number reflects total calls plus attendance at presentations already listed in this report)). Distributed numerous fact sheets and other outreach materials.

NI-WB CTP Council/Committee/Meeting City of Surfside Beach 15 Jun 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010

Description: The NI-WB CTP Coordinator attended monthly meetings of the Surfside Beach Stormwater Committee, providing input into the Town's stormwater activities, providing training and technical assistance where needed or requested, and representing Surfside Beach in other regional stormwater efforts.

Notes: Service provider will continue to attend meetings into future fiscal years - no end date for this activity.

NI-WB CTP Council/Committee/Meeting Georgetown County 15 Jun 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010

Description: The Coastal Training Program Coordinator attended regular monthly meetings of the SWIG (Stormwater Improvements in Georgetown) Com- mittee to plan for projects that promote stormwater awareness and management in Georgetown County.

Notes: Regular attendance at meetings will continue into future fiscal years - no end date to this activity.

SECTION SUMMARY

Number of Activities: 52 Outreach Materials Distributed: 16

Number of Impressions: 1,048

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Public Involvement Activities Community Clean-ups

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Engaging citizens in community clean-ups has been and continues to be one of the most effective ways to involve the general public in protecting water resources and reducing stormwater pollution. CWSEC educators coordinate several river and beach sweeps each year to provide concerned citizens with an opportunity to improve the condition of local water resources. Several tons of litter are removed from water courses each year by the volunteers at these events. Educators also encourage recycling programs and support local efforts to dispose of hazardous materials responsibly by coordinating events with sanitation departments and waste authorities.

CCU Community Clean-up Horry County 25 Apr 24, 2010

Description: Waties Island Spring '10 Beach Sweep.

Notes:

MI 2020 Community Clean-up Georgetown County 75 Apr 18, 2010

Description: Spring Tide Clean-up in Murrells Inlet Notes:

Riverkeeper Community Clean-up City of Conway 75 Mar 27, 2010

Description: Waccamaw River cleanup in Conway.

Notes:

CCU Community Clean-up Horry County 14 Sep 19, 2009

Description: Waties Island Beach Sweep by 20 volunteers as part of the SC Beach Sweep/River Sweep program coordinated by SC Sea Grant and SC Department of Natural Resources. The group collected 34 bags of trash and data on the debris items were submitted to The Ocean Conservancy for their international Beach Sweep/River Sweep database. After collecting, the group joined with North Myrtle Beach Beach Sweep participants for lunch.

Notes:

Volunteers spend a beautiful day sweeping trash from Waites Island beaches

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Public Involvement Activities Community Clean-ups

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CLEMSON Community Clean-up Horry County 145 Mar 20, 2010

Description: 2nd Annual Spring Greening - Household Hazardous Waste disposal day with the Horry County Solid Waste Authority

Notes: HUGE SUCCESS! Tried new marketing effort by hanging tags advertising event on trash cans and recycling bins in Conway and Surfside Beach. Had 5 Master Gardeners volunteer to help hang hang-tags. Serviced 106 vehicles. Filled 10 3-ply freight boxes with paint and collected countless bottles/ containers of pesticides, auto fluids, cleaning agents, and more. Event remarked by SWA staff as the best turn-out for household hazardous waste day ever! Distributed >100 sponges.

TOP: Residents unloading household hazardous waste at Spring Greening Event

LEFT: Stephanie and Steve of Horry County Solid Waste Au- thority consolidating antifreeze

RIGHT: The boxes of paint continue to get filled as the day progresses

Riverkeeper Community Clean-up Georgetown County 50 North Inlet-Winyah Bay Public Education Sep 19, 2009

Description: River cleanup at the Sampit River in Georgetown.

Notes:

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Public Involvement Activities Community Clean-ups

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Riverkeeper Community Clean-up City of Conway 75 Sep 19, 2009

Description: Waccamaw River Cleanup in Conway.

Notes:

LEFT: Volunteer taking trash back to the drop-off point

RIGHT: The trash pile grows as volunteers remove litter from the Waccamaw River

Riverkeeper Community Clean-up City of North Myrtle Beach 50 Clemson Sep 19, 2009

Description: Community cleanup in Cherry Grove canals.

Notes:

SECTION SUMMARY

Number of Activities: 8

Number of Impressions: 509

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Public Involvement Activities Demonstration / Installation

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Some stormwater management concepts are best taught through demonstration, especially how to design, construct, and maintain structural best management practices such as rain gardens and rain water harvesting systems. CWSEC educators have taken demonstration projects to the next step by involving the target audiences in the actual construction or implementation of the installation project. In this way, demonstrations and installations of stormwater best management practices by engaging the public in a manner that gives them a chance to participate in water resource protection. At some projects educational signage has been placed to provide continued education. While these demonstrations serve primarily as teaching tools, these projects also provide a tangible, long-term benefit to stormwater management at the host site. NEMO LID Atlas Website with local demonstration BMPs marked

CCU Demonstration/Installation Georgetown County 17 May 1, 2010

Description: Installation of storm drain markers in Heritage Plantation, subdivision in Pawleys Island (Georgetown County). Two CCU interns worked with Brownie troop from Murrells Inlet to perform the marking.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Demonstration/Installation Georgetown County 25 North Inlet-Winyah Bay Coastal Training Jan 1, 2010 to Program Apr 30, 2010

Description: Project to address sedimentation and erosion issues at Tara Hall School for Boys on the Black River in Georgetown County.

Notes: This project has been adopted by Georgetown County's Stormwater Improvement Group and is an official SWIG project.

CCU Demonstration/Installation Town of Briarcliffe Acres 3 Apr 25, 2010

Description: CCU interns performed storm drain marking in Briarcliffe Acres. Nancy Edelman, Briarcliffe Acres Council member, also participated.

Notes:

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Public Involvement Activities Demonstration / Installation

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

NI-WB PUB EDUC Demonstration/Installation Georgetown County 100 Coastal Carolina University Apr 21, 2010 NI-WB CTP

Description: Installation of Waccamaw Elementary Rain Garden.

Notes:

Waccamaw Elementary students excited about their new rain garden

CCU Demonstration/Installation City of Myrtle Beach 11 Apr 10, 2010

Description: CCU interns led Boy Scouts in storm drain marking on Ocean Boulevard (9th - 14th Street North) and in Market Commons. Fifty-nine markers were placed in these two Myrtle Beach locations. Janet Wood with Myrtle Beach Stormwater assisted with this project.

Notes:

LEFT: Myrtle Beach Boy Scouts mark storm drains on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach

RIGHT: Myrtle Beach Boy Scouts participate in marking storm drains

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Public Involvement Activities Demonstration / Installation

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU Demonstration/Installation City of Conway 17 Apr 8, 2010

Description: CCU interns launch storm drain marking program on CCU's campus. Horry Independent and Coastal Today (CCU's television show) covered the event. The interns were also interviewed on Time Warner Cable's local news segment.

Notes:

First storm drain marker in the CCU students collecting data CCU students marking campus area - on CCU’s campus about storm drain storm drains CCU Demonstration/Installation Horry County 600 Mar 18, 2010

Description: Rain garden installation at Horry County's Waccamaw Elementary. Article in the Horry Independent about the installation. Living Green segment on WBTW TV 13, and Carolina Spotlight on WPDE TV15.

Notes:

Waccamaw Elem. Principal shovels Students planting Waccamaw Elem. Student dumps mulch for student helpers rain garden mulch in garden 51 Public Involvement Activities FY 09-10 Annual Report Coastal Waccamaw Stormwater Education Consortium

Public Involvement Activities Demonstration / Installation

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CLEMSON Demonstration/Installation Georgetown County 12 North Inlet-Winyah Bay Coastal Training Sep 8, 2009 Program North Inlet-Winyah Bay Public Education Other Description: Planted bioretention areas at the new Clemson facility at Baruch in Georgetown. Enlisted help of volunteer students and master gardeners.

Notes: Planting conducted in preparation for a Low Impact Development workshop set for October 2009

CLEMSON Demonstration/Installation Murrells Inlet 300 North Inlet-Winyah Bay Coastal Training Jul 16, 2009 Program Murrells Inlet 2020

Description: Rain Garden and educational sign installed at Morse Park in Murrells Inlet

Notes: Georgetown County stormwater provided earthwork, labor, media, and mulch

Bird’s eye view of Morse Park rain garden Morse Park rain garden with educational signage

SECTION SUMMARY

Number of Activities: 9

Number of Impressions: 1,085

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Public Involvement Activities Volunteer Monitoring

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Riverkeeper Volunteer Monitoring Other N/A Coastal Carolina University Jan 1, 2010 to Apr 30, 2010

Description: Working to expand volunteer monitoring of water quality into the North Carolina portion of the watershed.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Volunteer Monitoring Horry County 100 Oct 28, 2009 to Nov 4, 2009

Description: WBTW filming at Volunteer Monitoring site (Peachtree Landing).

Notes:

Riverkeeper Volunteer Monitoring Georgetown County 50 Coastal Carolina University Sep 30, 2009

Description: Public Data Conference involving presentations from Coastal Carolina University, USGS as well as stormwater managers.

Notes:

CCU / Riverkeeper Volunteer Monitoring City of Conway 10 Jun 18, 2009

Description: Volunteer training (bacteria and remote data entry) for the Waccamaw River.

Notes:

Volunteer water monitors collecting samples at Conway Marina

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Public Involvement Activities Volunteer Monitoring

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Riverkeeper Volunteer Monitoring Other 10 Coastal Carolina University Jun 12, 2009

Description: Meeting in NC to expand Volunteer Monitoring along the Waccamaw River.

Notes:

Clemson Volunteer Monitoring Other 5 Jun 1, 2009 to Apr 30, 2010

Description: Southeast Phytoplankton Monitoring Network

Notes: Volunteers sample 5 sites along Grand Strand

Images provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Phytoplankton Monitoring Program

SECTION SUMMARY

Number of Activities: 6

Number of Impressions: 175

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Other Activities

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

Some of the activities conducted by the CWSEC education providers are not typical educational activities, although they still retain educational value. To capture activities that do not neatly qualify as one of the predetermined activity types already presented in this report, this “Other” section contains a list of various activities such as assistance with grant writing, recreational tours of the river, follow-up work on previously completed activities and installations, facilities openings and tours, and much more. CCU Other Horry County 150 Apr 22, 2010

Description: Helped with Burgess Elementary Earth Day event - performing maintenance on rain garden (weeding and adding mulch); and planting trees and flowers around campus and in new gardens. Event also included other "green" student activities throughout campus.

Notes:

CCU Other Other 3 Mar 19, 2010

Description: Tour of Platinum LEED certified hotel (The Proximity) in Greensboro, NC.

Notes:

Lobby area of platinum LEED Solar panels on the roof used to Restored stream on property of certified Proximity hotel. heat water at the Proximity hotel. Proximity hotel. CCU Other City of Myrtle Beach 10 Jan 1, 2010 to Jan 29, 2010 Description: Assisted with writing and submitting grant proposal for SC DHEC OCRM Community Capacity Building Proposal for Nonpoint Source Pollution

Notes:

CCU Other Town of Briarcliffe Acres 500 Jan 1, 2008

Description: Bacterial source tracking work that is watershed based and involved septic tank survey.

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Other Activities

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

CCU Other City of Conway 10 Jan1, 2008

Description: Assisting with developing and implementing Conway’s River Friendly Certification program

Notes:

Riverkeeper Other Other 35 Apr 22, 2010

Description: NC Waccamaw River Paddle trail

Notes:

CCU Other City of Conway 25 Nov 12, 2009

Description: Karen Fuss was interviewed about CWSEC and its accomplishments by a CCU undergraduate student for her Environmental Sociology class

Notes:

Riverkeeper Other Other 50 Oct 10, 2009

Description: Attendance at Cove Swamp celebration at Lake Waccamaw and site visit to Waccamaw River to view logging activities along the river.

Notes:

NI-WB CTP Other Other 4 CCU Oct 7, 2009 to Clemson Oct 8, 2009 NI-WB Pub Ed

Description: Attended Community-Based Social Marketing workshop to gain knowledge of effective outreach practices to promote behavioral changes

Notes: NI-WB NERR, in partnership with other southeastern reserves, sponsored the conference.

Riverkeeper Other Horry County 35 Oct 3, 2008

Description: Waccamaw River paddle trip “If the river could talk” part 2 from Wacca Wache Marina and back.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Other Other 35 Sep 29, 2008 Description: NC Waccamaw River paddle trail meeting

Notes:

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Other Activities

Location and Number of Lead Provider Activity Other Providers and Partners Date Delivered Participants

NI-WB Pub Educ Other Georgetown County 200 Sep 26, 2008 Description: National Estuaries Day Open House at the new Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center. Watershed demonstrations, CWSEC exhibit, rain garden and rain barrel information. Georgetown High School hosted a rain barrel show and sale.

Notes:

Riverkeeper Other City of Conway 5 Sep 18, 2009 Description: Put paddle trail signs up along Waccamaw River and Kingston Lake up to Crabtree Canal

Notes:

Riverkeeper Other Horry County 50 Aug 8, 2009

Description: Waccamaw River paddle trip—”If the river could talk” - from Pireway, NC to Old Wortham’s Ferry, SC

Notes:

Riverkeeper Other City of Myrtle Beach 50 Jul 31, 2009 Description: Photo contest awards Ceremony

Notes:

Riverkeeper Other City of Conway 50 Jun 20, 2009

Description: Inaugural paddle on the Waccamaw River to launch the paddle trail project

Notes:

CLEMSON Other All 398 Jun 20, 2009

Description: Conducted telephone surveys to assess the general attitudes and behaviors of the public about stormwater pollution

Notes: Study provides baseline for assessing effectiveness of CWSEC outreach strategy

SECTION SUMMARY

Number of Activities: 17

Number of Impressions: 2,018

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Summary of Activities

PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH:

Total Activities: 193 Total Impressions: 650,019 Audiences Approached: General Public, K-12, Higher Education, Professionals, Property Managers, HOA Board Members, Municipal Offi- cials & Staff, Tourists/Vacationers

Activity Types: # activities # people involved

Posters/Exhibits/Billboards 22 90,509 WebPages 5 6,463 Television 8 379,501 Radio 2 90,863 Publications/Articles 4 76,933 Newsletters 2 452 Conferences 1 100 Lectures/Presentations 64 3,337 Workshops/Seminars 32 813 Councils/Committees/Meetings 52 1,048 Outreach Materials Distributed: Brochures 1,348 Pet waste bag dispensers 300 Magnets 100 Compressed Sponges 1,000 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT:

Total Activities: 23 Total Impressions: 1,769 Activity Types: # events/projects # people involved

Community Clean-ups 8 509 Demonstrations/Installations 9 1,085 Volunteer Monitoring 6 175

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Total Activities: 17 Total Impressions: 2,018

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Conclusions for Year 5 (’09 -’10)

The CWSEC successfully completed more activities and reached more citizens in Year 5, June 2009— April 2010, than in preceding years. While many activity impacts were similar to year 4, significant growth occurred in the number of activities associated with WebPages, Workshops, and Councils/Committees/ Meetings which resulted in an increase in outreach activities. Web impressions continue to grow. Now that both the CWSEC and Carolina Clear web pages have been established for over a year, they are beginning to experience an increase in traffic as more citizens are becoming familiar with them. Also, the Waccamaw Riverkeeper’s webpage continues to generate ever increas- ing visits. In a bonus effort for Year 5, fan pages were established on Facebook and Twitter for the Riverkeeper and the Waccamaw Blue Trail, both generating hundreds of followers. In an effort to use CWSEC partnerships more effectively and engage the public more intimately, educators increased the number of workshops conducted in Year 5. Some of the highlights that emphasize how educators and Consortium members cooperated to deliver effective workshops include two 4H2O pontoon classrooms, a Low Impact Development workshop at the new facilities at Hobcaw Barony, a workshop for Horry County Elected and Appointed Officials, a stormwater regulations and maintenance workshop for Property Managers, and the most recent workshop, “Stormwater on Wheels,” a field tour for officials. This resulted in a 50% increase in the number of people educated through workshops over Year 4, a significant improvement using an effective form of direct education. Consortium educators also increased their involvement in local councils and committees, indicating not only greater effort to be involved in local coordination efforts but also that CWSEC educators are being recognized for their knowledge and opinions. Stormwater committees and boards in several municipalities benefit from the expertise of the educators, and other agencies and personnel are being made aware of the services provided by the CWSEC through this increase in attendance at meetings. This effort has resulted in improved integration and coordination with local and regional partners and invested stakeholders. Although there was an overall increase in the number of educational activities over the past year, there was a slight decrease in the number of public involvement activities primarily in the “Community Clean-ups.” Many of the clean-ups that occurred in the previous year were one time events that were not repeated in year 5. The Community Clean-ups that did recur were extremely successful, as was the Spring Greening House- hold Hazardous Waste disposal day. Thanks to a comprehensive outreach strategy initiated by CWSEC educators using hang-tags and other media outlets to spread the word, participation doubled the largest turn-out that the Horry County Solid Waste Authority has ever had for the collection. Riding the wave of success that year 4 brought, year 5 was a great exclamation point on the first NPDES phase II permit cycle. Over 200 education and involvement activities were completed by the Consor- tium’s educators making more than 600,000 impressions—some direct, many indirect— but all focused on educating the public about stormwater, involving them in pollution prevention, and showing citizens that they provide the “local solutions to stormwater pollution.”

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Appendix A - 2009 Needs Assessment

In December of 2009, all CWSEC member Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) were asked to complete a needs assessment. This computer This needs assessment survey was comprised of questions intended to gage the level of satisfaction with was conducted to gather the general direction of the Consortium and to solicit suggestions for how the Con- sortium will conduct its business during the next five year NPDES Phase II permit feedback from the cycle. Some questions were about general performance of the Consortium, while others dealt specifically with the strategic approaches to be used for Minimum CWSEC member MS4s to Control Measure 1 (Public Education and Outreach) and Minimum Control Meas- ure 2 (Public Participation and Involvement). guide the planning of fu- Every member MS4 responded to the survey except Atlantic Beach, and all ture stormwater educa- respondents indicated satisfaction with the accomplishments and direction of the Consortium. The membership indicated that the current biannual meeting schedule tional activities offered is sufficient for their needs and that the level of service provided by the primary education providers should remain the same. CWSEC members realize that this is a by the core education regional consortium taking a watershed approach to stormwater education, but each MS4 has specific needs which differ from community to community. providers during the sec- In most cases, the Consortium’s educators are providing the majority (70% ond 5-year NPDES Phase or more) of stormwater educational programming for the member MS4s. While the educational programming provided to date has been adequate for their needs, II permit cycle. the MS4s did provide some suggestions for what audiences and activity types they would like to have addressed in the upcoming second five year permit cycle. When asked to rank the audiences that they feel are most important to educate, the MS4s ranked General Public as top priority, followed by Elected and Appointed Officials and by General Staff. To approach these audiences, the membership indicated that they would like to focus on and expand 1) television public service announcements, 2) lectures/presentations, and 3) radio public service announcements. The membership also was given the opportunity to list suggested activities to add over the next permit cycle. Respondents mentioned hands -on demonstration projects, video recording and webcasting trainings, teaching maintenance of best management practices in Home Owners Associations, and follow-up on the installed BMPs and their effect on water quality. Consortium educators also provide a large percentage (60% or greater) of public involvement programming for the member MS4s. As with education and outreach, the membership indicated that the general public and elected and appointed officials are priority audiences for these types of activities, but they also indicated that it is important to have youth (K-12 and higher education) participate in pollution prevention activities. They ranked Community Clean-ups as the priority activity type for the upcoming years, followed by Demonstrations/Installations and Storm Drain Marking. When asked what suggestions they have for future activities, members expressed desire to pursue 1) more training classes, 2) elected officials tours, 3)BMP maintenance demonstrations, and 4) teaching homeowners to report activities affecting water quality. The next five year permit cycle may bring changes to how the state’s Phase II authority, the South Carolina Depart- ment of Health and Environmental Control, regulates Minimum Control Measures 1 and 2. The guidance provided by the member municipalities through this needs assessment builds a foundation upon which the educators can develop annual work plans that satisfy member needs and NPDES Phase II requirements.

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Appendix B - Storm Drain Marking

In many urbanized areas, including those in the Waccamaw and Coastal Water- sheds in South Carolina, storm drains represent the first point in a complex network of underground pipes and conveyances that send stormwater and all its associated pollutants to the nearest waterway or beach. One of the greatest misconceptions held by the public is that water that enters the storm drains is filtered or treated before it is released to the receiving body of water, so repairing this misconception is an extremely important goal for any stormwater outreach and education program. To tackle this problem, the Coastal Waccamaw Stormwater Education Consortium began a storm drain marking program in the fall of 2009. Storm drain markers with messages like “No Dumping...Drains to River” or “Only Rain down the Drain” have been placed in many communities in the United States and have proven to be successful for raising public awareness about stormwater pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency encourages the use of storm drain markers in comprehensive education plans, stating”...[storm drain marking] can raise awareness about the connection between storm drains and receiving waters and can help to deter littering, excess fertilizer use, dumping, and other practices that contribute to stormwater pollution.” More information about storm drain marking programs from around the nation can be retrieved at the EPA’s website in their “Menu of BMPs.” CWSEC educators have designed their storm drain marking program to serve not only as an educational activity but also a public participation activity by engaging students and other groups to help with installations. Starting with 500 markers, interns at Coastal Carolina University working with high school and college students, the Grand Strand Surfrider Foundation, and Scout troops have been marking drains throughout the The MS4s responding to CWSEC service area. Additionally, specific data from each marked drain are collected and submitted to the local stormwater departments. These marked sites will be revisited the 2009 Needs Assess- in six to nine months to continue observational research on storm drain debris. The data collection will help to determine whether the markers result in pollutant reduction. The ment identified storm first markers were placed at Coastal Carolina University, followed by Ocean Boulevard drain marking as an im- and Market Common in Myrtle Beach, Garden City, Heritage Plantation in Georgetown County, and Briarcliffe Acres. portant outreach and The program has drawn a lot of attention and has been covered by the local Time Warner Cable news channel, WMBF-TV 10, Coastal Carolina’s “Coastal Today” show, public involvement pro- and the Horry Independent newspaper. The interns have presented at several shows and gram for the next five schools, and the program was highlighted for local officials that attended the “Stormwater on Wheels” mobile tour. year cycle of the Currently, the CWSEC is seeking funding to continue this effort and expand it to the other member municipalities. It is the goal of the program to increase in prevalence NPDES Phase II permit. throughout all urbanized areas in Horry and Georgetown Counties.

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Appendix C - Stormwater Attitudes and Behavior Telephone Surveys

Survey Says… With the tremendous Clemson University’s Carolina Clear program and Department of Sociology amount of information be- teamed up in 2009 to conduct telephone surveys in partnering areas across the state to evaluate ing transferred by televi- the public’s perception of stormwater and the public’s understanding of their impact on local water quality and of watershed systems. Areas surveyed include MS4s in the following re- sion, radio, print, and gions: internet, it is very difficult Horry and Georgetown Counties; to gauge the level of under- Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties; Florence and Darlington Counties; standing of the public re- Lexington, Richland and Sumter Counties. garding environmental The survey was delivered in the Grand Strand in the summer and fall of 2009, calling concepts. This telephone nearly 37,000 phone lines to reach more than 398 residents who consider the Grand Strand to survey serves to assess be their full-time residence and willing and of age to complete the survey. that general understand- The survey results paint a vivid picture of how local residents view stormwater issues in ing and attitudes of resi- the area, and their attitudes, knowledge and behaviors related to the environment. The survey found that, for the most part, residents of Horry and Georgetown counties are involved in water dents regarding stormwa- and environmental conservation efforts. Nearly 70 percent of respondents indicated they made ter issues and establishes an effort to reduce water usage out of concern for water quantity issues, such as drought, in the last two years. Additionally, approximately 80% of area residents surveyed responded as con- a baseline against which cerned about pollution and the environmental quality of local streams and waterways. When the efficacy of public edu- asked about the impact of humans on the environment, 53.4 percent indicated that what people do on the land affects the quality of their local streams and waterways “a great deal.” cation and outreach efforts can be graded. In comparison to other surveyed regions, Horry and Georgetown residents had the greatest number of correct responses that stormwater is not treated. However, when asked to choose the correct definition of a watershed, almost 75% chose incorrectly. Though 88% of residents understood that stormwater is not treated, 29% of respondents that own pets “hardly ever” or “never” pick up after them.

When evaluating what types of pollution are having the greatest impact water quality, the majority if surveyed residents chose fertilizers and industry over sediment, pet waste and runoff, in general.

Respondents were also asked to choose the water resource in the region that they val- ued the most. Of the seven options listed, respondents were most likely to select the beaches (36.5 percent), followed by the Waccamaw River (26.8 percent), and the Intra- coastal Waterway (14.7 percent).

Information gathered in this survey will be utilized by Clemson’s Carolina Clear program in developing targeted education and involvement efforts for the CWSEC as well as serve as a baseline for comparison with other surveyed areas and against future data collection. Results can also be used to compare with other surveys conducted within the region. The data is now available online in full to all interested parties at www.clemson.edu/carolinaclear.

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Appendix D - Pond Calls and HOAs

Residential development in Horry and Georgetown Counties has expanded tre- mendously over the past two decades and has produced significant changes to the hydrology of the region. The highly impervious character of sprawling residential housing has forced engineers to rethink how they manage stormwater flows, and regulators now require developments to detain some of the stormwater on site to prevent flooding of properties downstream. For developers in the greater Myrtle Beach urbanized area, the answer to this problem has become the stormwater wet detention pond which collects water draining from the roads and properties, detains the water for a brief period of time, and releases the water in a regulated manner so as to dampen the surge of water produced during a storm. Upon completion of the development, most communities transfer decision making authority to a home owners association (HOA) composed of a group of concerned volunteers from the community. This group assumes responsibility for the maintenance of common grounds and community infrastructure, including the ponds and stormwater drainage facilities. In many instances, these community members elected to the HOA board are unfamiliar with property management, especially regarding the maintenance of stormwater detention ponds and drainage infrastructure and are not prepared to respond to drainage problems on their properties or in the adjacent pond. When problems arise, such as excessive weed growth, fish kills, noxious odors, nuisance wildlife, shoreline erosion, poor water quality, and so forth, they seek guidance. In 2008, CWSEC educators began responding to numerous phone calls placed by homeowners regarding pond and drainage problems in residential communities in an attempt to provide the communities with the necessary knowledge about general stormwater principles and drainage system maintenance to inform their decision making. Working with these communities in a multi-dimensional approach, CWSEC educators have been able to reach a great number of people and assist the member municipalities with educating this important target audience. Currently, the educators are answering phone calls, meeting with HOA directors to discuss and prioritize maintenance needs, and delivering presentations to residents at general assemblies and annual meetings. Since the beginning of this initiative, 1,327 residents in 28 separate communities have been informed about general stormwater concepts and pond/drainage system maintenance through phone calls, meetings, and presentations to assemblies. Not only have these communities been informed, but also many of them are taking action by instating maintenance plans including efforts to dredge basins and repair conveyances, to use inte- grated pest management to control aquatic weeds, to install vegetated shoreline demonstration projects, to protect fish using aeration, and to curtail wildlife feeding and pet waste problems through amended bylaws and signage along with other efforts. This program presents many promising prospects for the future. A couple of communities and property managers have expressed interest in allowing their properties to be used for demonstration and training. This possibility will be investigated in the upcoming months. After presentation of these results at the 2010 National Institute for Food and Agriculture Na- tional Water Conference, representatives from land grant universities in neighboring states (NC, AL, TN) expressed interest in using this effort to model a multistate series of trainings to teach agents to educate HOAs and residents about drainage maintenance and stormwater best management practices. A proposal has been submitted requesting funding to support this effort. One of the proposed training locations will be the CWSEC service area. CWSEC educators regard homeowners and HOAs as an important target audience for stormwater education and outreach. Through continuation of this effort and other initiatives the CWSEC strives not only to help the member municipalities meet requirements for public education and outreach but also to improve how residential communities manage their private stormwater drainage systems, especially considering these systems have such an important role in the hydrology of the region.

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Appendix E - Stormwater on Wheels

In April 2010, the North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR Coastal Training Program partnered with Coastal Carolina University and the CWSEC municipalities to host Stormwater on Wheels. The goal of these workshops was to get municipal staff and officials out of the classroom, away from Power- Point presentations, and into their neighbors’ communities to see stormwater best management practices first hand. This field-based, experiential learning approach helped participants gain a greater understanding of what BMPs look like, how they are used and adapted for different development scenarios and land-use types, and view the surrounding landscape to understand the “stormwater story” that the practices help address. Two tours were held on April 29th, 2010. The tours lasted three hours each and covered some of the main CWSEC target areas. Members of local Kelly Meunch, CCU intern, presents planning departments, advisory boards, stormwater committees, planning storm drain marking program to commissions, and city/county councils boarded a shuttle and visited stormwa- attending officials ter BMPs in North Myrtle Beach, Briarcliffe Acres, Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, East and West Horry County, and Conway. Participants saw a variety of alternative paving structures, innovative shoreline stabilization tech- niques, engineered stormwater control devices, restoration projects, low impact community design, infiltration and underground storage systems, and much more. A key component of success for these workshops was the involvement of the local stormwater managers, who provided tremendous assistance in site selection, pictures of pre-, during-, and post-construction of the practices, and helped the workshop participants gain a full understanding of how these individual practices provide solutions for site- and community-scale stormwater management issues. At each site, participants were given a brief presen- Officials witnessing a retrofit of the tation by a stormwater manager with in-depth knowledge about the site. dune infiltration system at Ocean Sites were accompanied by 1-pagers that participants could share with col- Lakes Campground leagues, and maps to help them navigate back to each site if they wanted to provide in-the-ground examples of practices to reference in their future decision-making. All sites are also mapped on National LID Atlas website, which is being updated regularly for coastal South Carolina (www. http:// www.cwsec-sc.org/cdm/bmp_map). Supplemental information was provided during transit between sites, and travel time provided great opportunities for networking among participants. The evaluations from these events were some of the most positive evaluations ever received for a CTP-sponsored event, and proved that field- based learning (which is more often used for K-12 audiences) is extremely effective and beneficial for our adult decision-maker audiences. Given the overwhelming response to these events, another round of mobile tours will be Joe Dignam, City of Conway, presents pervious concrete parking lot planned for fall 2010, and this may become a regularly scheduled biannual at University Suites workshop for the CWSEC target area.

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