Presenter: Julia Noordyk, NOAA Coastal Storms Program Great Lakes Outreach Coordinator, Wisconsin Sea Grant
Date/time: November 29th, 2-3 pm Eastern
Register here: http://noaacsc.adobeconnect.com/codeauditrescheduled/event/event_info.html
Green infrastructure is a proven and effective means to reduce stormwater pollution and volume, but there remain critical barriers to its implementation. Outdated local regulations can have a broad impact on the implementation of green infrastructure and often will directly or indirectly discourage or prohibit its use. Since 2012, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin has worked with 28 municipalities in southeastern Wisconsin to audit, revise and prioritize codes and ordinances that deter and prohibit the more widespread use of green infrastructure.
To help replicate this approach in other communities in the Great Lakes, Wisconsin Sea Grant, with support from the NOAA Coastal Storms Program, developed the Tackling Barriers to Green Infrastructure: An Audit of Local Codes and Ordinances guidebook. The Audit will assist local zoning, land use and stormwater staff, planners and consultants in reviewing codes and ordinances to promote and advance green infrastructure practices in their own communities. During this webinar you will learn about why codes and ordinances are a major barrier to green infrastructure, common code challenges and the positive impact code changes can have on stormwater runoff volume and pollution. You will also be introduced to the Audit which includes a community-oriented engagement approach and provides a detailed codes and ordinances auditing tool. This webinar will be recorded.
Julia Noordyk
NOAA Great Lakes Coastal Storms Program Outreach Coordinator
University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
2420 Nicolet Dr. MAC 212
Green Bay, WI 54311
(920) 465-2795 (office)
(920) 664-4054 (cp)
Twitter: @NoordCoast
Visit us at www.seagrant.wisc.edu/glcsp