Public Education Activity Report October 1 , 2020 to September 30 , 2021
The purpose of this activity report is to document the public education-related initiatives conducted by the Stormwater Public Education Task Force ( PETF ) under the direction of the Regional Stormwater Management Coordinating Council ( RSWMCC ) that took place from October 1 , 2020 to September 30 , 2021 ( the “ report time period ”). The PETF ’ s mission is to promote Municipal Stormwater Public Education in North Central Texas through the exchange of professional experience and to explore , develop , and implement opportunities for mutual cooperation . Participation in the PETF and education campaigns is a volunteer effort to help meet stormwater public educational requirements .
During this reporting period , the PETF continued to focus on five educational campaigns : Stormwater Education Resources , Lawn and Garden Care , proper management of Pet Waste , Yard Waste , and Fats , Oils , and Grease ( FOG ). Other cooperative efforts were also conducted during the report time period ( identified in the “ Other ” section ). See the following sections for specifics .
Note that FY refers to the NCTCOG Fiscal Year , which runs from October 1 to September 30 of each year .
STORMWATER EDUCATION RESOURCES 1 . Social Media Templates
The PETF has continued to identify increased social media presence as a regional need to help spread stormwater education to their residents . As such , social media templates and toolkits have been created in relation to specific program areas .
For FY18 the PETF chose “ Social Media Templates ” as the special project . NCTCOG staff created month-by-month templates that covered each of PETF ’ s topic areas ( SmartScape , Doo the Right Thing , General Stormwater Education , Educator ’ s Toolbox ) as well as Fats , Oils , and Grease . Each document included posts relevant to specific days ( such as World Environment Day , National Pollinator Week , etc .) and a variety of posts within each of the previously listed topic areas . Each month also has a folder of visuals that correspond with some of the posts , but all posts can be stand-alone if a municipality does not want to pair it with a picture . Several of the optional visuals also included space for customization , such as city logos or individualized messaging . Despite being developed as the special project for FY18 , much of the content is still able to be used by new PETF members or reused by historical members should they choose . All templates and associated visual files can still be accessed under the “ Outreach Materials and Resources ” heading at https :// www . nctcog . org / envir / watershed-management / stormwater / publiceducation-task-force .
The PETF partnered with the Total Maximum Daily Load ( TMDL ) committee to create social media templates for Pet Waste and the Doo the Right Thing ( DTRT ) program for the 2020 calendar year . The TMDL group received a condensed toolkit for the 2020 calendar year while the PETF has received a monthly toolkit for each month beginning December 2019 and running through July 2021 . Additional details on this toolkit and project can be found in the Pet Waste section of this report . All DTRT social media templates and associated visual files can be accessed at https :// www . nctcog . org / envir / watershed-management / stormwater / public-educationtask-force under the “ Outreach Materials and Resources ” heading .