The template contains 5 important teams of actions, referred to as duties, that start on the regional or watershed scale and sequentially transfer towards the number of a number of most well-liked web site(s). On the conclusion, practitioners might be well-prepared to start an preliminary design or pursue supplemental funding by means of grants or bigger initiatives. Relying on prior work within the watershed, present initiatives, or different priorities, the practitioner might select to skip parts of a process or entire duties fully.
As a part of growing the template and to proceed to help acceleration of high-impact stormwater in our residence, TNC collaborated with two jurisdictions, the Metropolis of Tacoma and the Metropolis of Kent, to pilot the template. These case research additionally show the customizable nature of the template, enabling practitioners to solely make the most of the parts of the template related to their tasks.
For instance, working with Tacoma it was clear an present sub-area plan supplied many of the data that Activity 2 and three of the Scope of Work template had been designed to provide. With this as the muse, TNC labored in partnership with the Metropolis of Tacoma’s stormwater planners on Duties 4 and 5 to finish a technical engineering feasibility research of potential stormwater websites within the south a part of Tacoma. The ultimate websites chosen used engineering standards like pollutant removing and hydraulic feasibility whereas additionally wanting on the potential group advantages. A closing report produced confirmed vital alternative at a number of websites in the neighborhood and illustrated the potential for GSI to seize a considerable amount of stormwater air pollution. In the end, the undertaking crew targeted in on a closing web site for a GSI undertaking that might present a number of group advantages. There’s continued dialogue about this potential web site.
The template and related case research are only one piece of the puzzle when contemplating inexperienced stormwater infrastructure tasks to deal with threats to salmon and ecosystems within the Puget Sound. These paperwork supply concrete first steps and examples of what to think about when partaking in undertaking design. Utilizing the template duties, jurisdictions, municipalities, and different organizations can work to construct tasks that present essentially the most affect whereas supporting salmon, ecosystems, and our communities.
ACCESSING THE SOW TEMPLATE
The template is out there in two codecs, a PDF with instance deliverables and a totally modifiable plain textual content doc meant to be personalized by the practitioner with their group’s values and priorities.
SOW Template: https://www.cityhabitats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SOW-Template-Ultimate.pdf
Case Research: https://www.cityhabitats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Case-Research-Doc-Ultimate-compressed-2.pdf
Modifiable Template: https://www.cityhabitats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Plain-Textual content.Web site-Screening-and-Choice-SOW-for-Stormwater-Remedy.docx
Please contact Kate Sievers at ok.w.sievers@tnc.org with any questions or suggestions.
