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• TASKS FOR PERMIT YEAR 2 (Continued) ED2 - Storm Drain Stenciling Task 1: • Continue to incorporate media coverage of volunteer storm -drain stenciling activities. • Continue presentations at workshops and community events. • Include articles in the tabloids distributed City wide ( tabloid sent out under Task 3 of BMP ED1). • Develop articles for business and civic newsletters to encourage business support of the program. Task 2: • Develop volunteer programs for schools, neighborhood associations, or other organizations on storm -drain stenciling, similar to the NeighborWoods tree planting program. • Enhance efforts to enlist help of school children and scout groups in storm -drain stenciling activities. ED3 - Tree Planting Task 1: • Continue to coordinate annual Arbor Day celebrations. • Develop a pocket guide for residents about how to care for trees in public rights -of -way in front of their homes or businesses. • Develop news releases on Arbor Day programs. Task 2: • Include articles describing the benefits of trees (with regards to enhancing stormwater quality) in newsletters developed for neighborhood and in -house distributions (developed under BMP ED1). • Tie in with other stormwater activities, such as workshops, tabloids, handouts, business workshops. Task 3: • Continue to work with the state of Oregon about easing restrictions on planting trees in rights -of -way or along median strips. ED4 - Volunteer Activities and Natural Resource Protection Task 2: ' • Identify groups that may be interested in forming and guiding volunteer programs, including school children and teachers. • Develop a volunteer program to adopt streams for cleanup and monitoring, or to help with appropriate areas of channel maintenance. Information will include materials for the volunteer leaders and support materials • for other volunteers. ED5 - Commercial/Industrial Housekeeping Practices Where possible, tie into educational activities conducted under other BMPs (for example, include information in articles, newsletters, and ad campaigns). Task 2: • Identify successful business awareness programs and materials developed in other areas. • Identify programs and materials that would be appropriate for Eugene. Task 4: • Develop a business awareness program (based on Task 2) for industries and commercial (identified in Task 3) to provide education regarding non - polluting housekeeping, hauling, and disposal activities. • Develop training manuals, handouts, mailings, and videos that can be used by interested businesses. Task 5: • Implement the business awareness program throughout the term of the permit. Task 6: • Develop a volunteer program where volunteers distribute information at businesses. Task 7: • As part of BMP MON3, use industrial inspections and discussions with site operators as opportunities to distribute educational materials. \ 91C0753ACtASK6 \FINALBMP \FACTSHTS \RESP- PTY.PY2 01/04/96 13 •