Public Works Practices and Policies
Watershed Management
Water and energy are said to be interchangeable terms. Efforts to increase regulate sediment and erosion control, stormwater management, illicit discharge, and pollution are essential to any sustainable community.
Blue Springs
- Has extended garage facilities to provide better housekeeping and pollution prevention
Independence
- Requires best management practice (BMP) strategies for businesses that impact stormwater
- Encourages use of APWA BMP’s and green infrastructure
- Adopted APWA 5100
Jackson County
- Offers education about pollution prevention and enforces set standards
Johnson County
- Has a training staff that handles pollution prevention and good housekeeping with regards to water management
- Adopted APWA 5100, APWA 5600, and MARC/APWA Stormwater BMPs
- Offers classes for contractor and inspector certification
- Five, eight-hour classes titled “ABCs of BMPs: Erosion and Sediment Control Done Right and Johnson County Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Inspector Training and Certification Testing”
- First jurisdiction in Midwest to matriculate licensed GreenPlumbers? through the GreenPlumbers USA? program
Lee?s Summit
- Employs various pollution prevention and good housekeeping practices
- Adopted APWA 5100, the 2006 version of APWA 5600, and MARC/APWA Stormwater BMPs
Lenexa
- Has a Housekeeping/Pollution Prevention Plan
- Hosts annual staff training
- Adopted APWA 5100, APWA 5600, and MARC/APWA Stormwater BMPs
- Conducted watershed studies for all sub-watersheds
- Use stream setbacks and post-construction BMPs
Shawnee
- Manages water pollution through:
- Stormwater hotline response;
- Park and landscape maintenance;
- Property owner education;
- Facility management;
- Construction project management;
- Street repair and maintenance;
- Storm drain maintenance;
- Employee trainings; and
- Enforcement of stormwater management; practices on property owners
- Adopted the 2007 version of APWA 5100 and the 2007 version of MARC/APWA Stormwater BMPs
Wyandotte County
- Manages water pollution through:
- Street sweeping;
- Centralized drive-through vehicle wash facility for fleet vehicles;
- Household hazardous waste collection;
- Elimination of insecticide spraying;
- Annual soil tests prior to fertilization;
- Fertilization of ball fields only, not passive park areas; and
- Training of herbicides applicators.
Last updated January 27, 2011 Communities that wish to update their information |