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<br />r <br />: III <br />III <br />III <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />III <br />I <br />III <br />III <br />III <br />I <br />III <br />III <br />III <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />FOREWORD <br /> <br />Owners of real property and administrators of public tax <br />dollars have made large investments in stormwater control and <br />related improvements. Significant progress can be made in <br />preserving and enhancing these investments and protecting pub- <br />lic health and natural resources. Planning, design and manage- <br />ment of stormwater systems should be coordinated closely with <br />other major systems serving urban and suburban communities. <br />There is a need for developing masterplans and adopting modern <br />concepts and practices to optimize expenditures and improve <br />the effectiveness of runoff control systems. <br /> <br />Realistic programs should be implemented on federal, state <br />and local levels for financing the huge public and private ex- <br />penditures required for control of stormwater runoff. Such <br />programs should be tied to approved masterplans and include <br />funding to construct new facilities, correct deficiencies in <br />existing systems, and provide proper system maintenance. The <br />programs should be far-reaching in scope, continuous, and re- <br />sponsive to current and future needs. <br /> <br />In many places, the general public has an incomplete under- <br />standing of, and only a passive interest in, the decisions that <br />are made by public officials concerning stormwater management. <br />They should be more cognizant of how taxes and other local <br />revenues are allocated and used to provide solutions to prob- <br />lems associated with urban runoff. Ongoing pUblic information <br />programs need to be developed for taxpayers and voters to <br />facilitate an understandin~ of stormwater problems, proposed <br />solutions, long-range plans, and their costs and benefits. <br /> <br />Some elected and appointed officials of local and state <br />governments, quasi-public agencies, and federal agencies also <br />need to be better informed. They should be indoctrinated on <br />the need for, and means of, developing comprehensive storm- <br />water control systems and programs, and the long-term conse- <br />quences of outmoded facilities. <br /> <br />This pUblication is intended to provide much of the inform- <br />ation needed for developing and improving stormwater manage- <br />ment programs and systems in urban, suburban and metropolitan <br />areas. <br /> <br />Herbert G. Poertner <br /> <br />v <br />