2016 Focus H-GAC and BIG stakeholders aim to Develop objectives and evaluation measures to better assess results of education efforts; Continue identifying regional opportunities to address pet waste and FOG concerns utilizing education and/or regulatory action; and Encourage MS4 Phase II operators to focus on bacteria reduction public education and outreach. Figure 9. Fats, Oils and Grease education during Trash Bash© at White Oak Bayou site in Jersey Village. Implementation Strategies 8.1 Expand Homeowner Education Efforts throughout the BIG Project Area Interim Measures: governments and appropriate agencies should begin or continue homeowner education programs. Each year, participation should increase by 2%. Every five years, H-GAC and BIG stakeholders will conduct at least one pilot study to evaluate the results of education efforts. Project Status Not Started Initiated In Progress Completed Behind Schedule On Schedule Ahead of Schedule – This activity is On Schedule to meet yearly education targets. Local MS4 Phase II operators are focusing more on education efforts. Additional work is needed to evaluate and derive environmental results from education as part of a pilot study.
Appendix A Acknowledgments Commission on Environmental Quality Chris Loft Linda Broach Bryan Eastham Marty Kelly Kimbalyn Laird Earlene Lambeth Jason Leifester “Chip” Morris Nwachukwu Sam Okonkwo Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board Brian Koch Houston-Galveston Area Council Jeff Taebel Todd Running Steven Johnston Stephanie Beckford Justin Bower Virgie Hall Bill Hoffman Kathy Janhsen Sandra McKnight Will Merrell Andrea Tantillo Jean Wright Animals and Agriculture Workgroup Zafar Ahmed, City of Houston Ernest Bailes, Citizen Danielle Cioce, Harris County Winston Denton, Texas Parks and Wildlife Tom Ivy, Public Koch, Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board Lane, Houston Audubon Brandt Mannchen, Houston Sierra Club Steven Mitchell, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Mary Purzer, AECOM Mark Tyson, Texas A&M Extension Service Kyle Wright, National Resource Conservation Service Stormwater and Land Development and Construction Workgroups Zafar Ahmed, City of Houston
Alisa Max, Harris County Rayfield May Sr., Harris County Jack Northey, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Winford Roberts, Waller County James Walls, Harris County Tyrone West, Harris County Wastewater Treatment Facility Workgroup Zafar Ahmed, City of Houston Susie Blake, City of League City Richard Chapin, City of Houston Danielle Cioce, Harris County Denise Ehrlich, Gulf Coast Authority Frank Green, Montgomery County Denise Hall, Harris County Jonathan Holley, Harris County Control District Steve Hupp, Bayou Preservation Association Tom Ivy, Public Carol LaBreche, City of Houston Alisa Max, Harris County Nichols, Montgomery County Ray Pavlovich, Nottingham Country MUD Mary Purzer, AECOM Sanitary Sewer Systems Workgroup Charlene Bohanon, Galveston Bay Foundation Richard Chapin, City of Houston Marilyn Christian, Harris County Daniel Christodoss, URS Corporation Ralph Cox, Klotz and Associates Roy Elizondo, Montgomery County Denise Ehrlich, Gulf Coast Authority Bill Goloby, City of Houston Floyd Green, Harris County MUD #26 Teague Harris, IDS Engineering Tom Ivy, Public Carol LaBreche, City of Houston Karen Kottke, AECOM Maldonado, Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam Michael Mooney, Woodlands Joint Power Agency Raghavender Nednur, City of Houston Ogadimma Oneybuchi, City of Houston Mary Purzer, AECOM Gary Syzek, Harris County MUD #86 Tim Vu, City of Houston Patrick Walters, City of West University Place Illicit Discharges Workgroup Ted Aplace, HPARD Charlene Bohanon, Galveston Bay Foundation Richard Chapin, City of Houston Danielle Cioce, Harris County Green, Montgomery County Espinoza, City of Webster Denise Hall, Harris County Anita Hunt, Hunt & Hunt Engineering Corp. Tom Ivy, Public Katie McCann, Galveston Bay Foundation Rasheedah Mujtabay, City of Houston Mary Purzer, AECOM Robert Snoza, Harris County Flood Control District