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What's Keeping You From Setting What's Making You Want to Set <br /> Priorities /Vision? Priorities /Vision? <br /> Uncertain regulatory climate. The nature of The City's response to regulations (CSWMP BMPs), <br /> stormwater is that of a young, evolving, at least initially. Concern if we don't comply. We <br /> growing industry, especially compared to need to take initiative on future regulations (TMDL <br /> wastewater, which is more fixed and set. examp /e), even though there is uncertainty. <br /> Stormwater is the least exact of all the <br /> Engineering disciplines. There is uncertainty <br /> about the level of knowledge anyone has of its <br /> effectiveness. <br /> Get caught in details - data collected but not <br /> analyzed. <br /> Examples of "no vision; no clear setting of priorities ": What are our priorities, given limited <br /> resources and the dynamic regulatory environment: developing ESA response strategies, plan to <br /> respond to UIC rules, preparing for TMDLs, NPDES permit renewal; NPDES annual reporting; <br /> adopting new water quality design requirements, stream corridor acquisitions, developing <br /> waterway protection measures in coordination with the NR Study? Without clear priorities and a <br /> vision for where the program is headed, these all appear to be immediate needs. <br /> 2. <br /> No Overall Effort at Regular Program Evaluation and Adaptive Management /Corrective <br /> Action <br /> What's Keeping you From Regular What Makes You Want Regular Program <br /> Program Evaluation & Adaptive Evaluation & Adaptive Management? <br /> Management? <br /> Resource limitations. Existing staff is tapped We would like to have an efcient /y -run program. <br /> out, and it's not a high priority to reshuffle <br /> resources. Besides, not all of the existing staff <br /> have interchangeable ski //s as to be able to <br /> change jobs to fit the priority. <br /> Consequences of deciding to change We would like wise distribution of stormwater <br /> someone's work program by deciding it's not funding in the context of the overall program. <br /> important. It would be a morale issue, and an <br /> especially hard decision to take if some other <br /> division suggested it. <br /> 17 <br />