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<br />OVERVIEW <br /> <br />Public Perception of Drainage Problems <br />One reason planning of storm drainage ~ystems is difficult is that <br />drainage problems are low in the public's level of priorities. Concern <br />(or interest) does not become focused until either a crisis has occurred <br />(such as a big storm) or planning has progressed to the point where <br />implementation has begun. At this point, it is usually very painful for <br />the institution involved in the implementation to accommodate the points <br />of view that have just surfaced. A possible device to reduce the severity <br />of this occurrence is the recent programs in public participation in the <br />planning process. It should be possible to better determine the public <br />pulse through this mechanism. The very long lag time between planning and <br />implementation reduces the effectiveness of even this program. . <br /> <br />Key Points in Drainage Plannin9 <br />Some of the key points that should be reemphasized in this discussion <br />of storm drainage planning include the concept of the planning process <br />itself and the critical factors involved in planning stormwater management <br />~lOrks. The concept presented herein was that planning public works should <br />be considered within the context of public policy and not be the inevitable <br />result of past trends. We must consider explicitly the conditions under <br />~Ihich our designs I~ill be expected to function. We must address ourselves <br />directly to the question of what is the expected future. Can we in fact <br />design institutional and management ~chanisms that will allow some measures <br />of land use control? If so, then certain types of systems will be the <br />34 <br />