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FORMING
PARTNERSHIPS
OPERATORS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENTER INTO PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEIGHBORING TOWNS, COUNTIES,
OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO FULFILL THE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
REQUIREMENTS.
OPERATORS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
SINCE MANY ALREADY HAVE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PERFORM OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.
WHAT
OTHERS HAVE DONE AND SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE
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USING
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND STRATEGIES
OPERATORS MAY USE STORMWATER EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
PROVIDED BY EPA REGION, STATE, TRIBE, ENVIRONMENTAL, TRADE, OR PUBLIC
INTEREST GROUPS INSTEAD OF DEVELOPING THEIR OWN MATERIALS.
OPERATORS SHOULD STRIVE TO MAKE THE EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH
MEASURES RELEVANT TO THEIR LOCAL SITUATIONS AND ISSUES.
OPERATORS SHOULD INCORPORATE A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES
TO ENSURE MAXIMUM COVERAGE.
SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION
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REACHING
DIVERSE AUDIENCES
OPERATORS SHOULD USE
A MIX OF STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE VIEWPOINTS AND CONCERNS OF A VARIETY
OF AUDIENCES AND COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING MINORITY CITIZENS, CHILDREN,
AND DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS.
AN EFFORT SHOULD BE
MADE TO REACH AUDIENCES THAT ARE LESS LIKELY TO READ STANDARD MATERIALS.
EDUCATIONAL MEASURES
MAY BE DIRECTED TOWARD COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, OR INSTITUTIONAL GROUPS
THAT MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT STORMWATER IMPACTS.
SPECIFIC
TECHNIQUES AND SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE
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