JOINT RESOLUTION ADOPTING A REGIONAL
WATERSHED STORMWATER EDUCATION STRATEGY
WHEREAS, population
growth, residential and industrial development, and the
resulting changes to the landscape have led to stormwater
quality and quantity concerns throughout Lexington County
Watersheds, and
WHEREAS, these
impacts cannot be entirely avoided or eliminated but can be
minimized: and
WHEREAS, it
is currently recognized that control of stormwater quantity and
quality is most effectively implemented when people and
organizations understand the related causes and consequences of
polluted stormwater runoff and flooding, and the actions they
can take to control these, and
WHEREAS, the
need arises not only from the regulatory requirements of EPA
NPDES Phase II Stormwater rules, but also from the recognition
that local decision makers, citizens and elected officials will
require more than a rudimentary grasp of stormwater pollution
and flooding concerns in order to make effective decisions that
will have a positive impact on stormwater issues, and
WHEREAS, the
development and implementation of effective, outcomes-based
stormwater education and outreach programs will meet the related
federal stormwater pollution control requirements and those of
the communities they serve,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
the county of Lexington in full cooperation with the
municipalities of Cayce, Irmo, Pine Ridge, South Congaree,
Springdale, Town of Lexington and West Columbia fully supports
the development and implementation of a regional watershed
stormwater education strategy. Efforts will be overseen by
the Lexington Countywide Stormwater Consortium (LCSC) and their
respective municipal and county representatives.