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7.1.D. - Page 66 Long-Term Trash Load Reduction Plan <br /> 4.0 PROGRESS ASSESSMENT STRATEGY <br /> Provision C.10.a.ii of the MRP requires Permittees to develop and implement a trash load reduction <br /> tracking method that will be used to account for trash load reduction actions and to demonstrate <br /> progress and attainment of trash load reduction targets. Early into the MRP,Permittees decided to <br /> work collaboratively to develop a trash load reduction tracking method through the Bay Area <br /> Stormwater Management Agencies Association (BASMAA). Permittees,Water Board staff and other <br /> stakeholders assisted in developing Version 1.0 of the tracking method. On behalf of all MRP <br /> Permittees,the Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association (BASMAA) submitted <br /> Version 1.0 to the Water Board on February 1, 2012. <br /> The Trash Assessment Strategy(Strategy) described in this section is intended to serve as Version <br /> 2.0 of the trash tracking method and replace version 1.0 previously submitted to the Water Board. <br /> The Strategy is specific to Permittees participating in the San Mateo Countywide Water Pollution <br /> Prevention Program (SMCWPPP),including the City of Redwood City.The City intends to <br /> implement the Strategy in phases and at multiple geographical scales (i.e.,jurisdiction-wide and <br /> trash management area) in collaboration with SMCWPPP. Pilot implementation is scheduled for the <br /> near-term and as assessment methods are tested and refined,the Strategy will be adapted into a <br /> longer-term approach.The Strategy selected by the City is described in the following sections. <br /> 4.1 SMCWPPP Pilot Assessment Strategy <br /> The following SMCWPPP Pilot Trash Assessment Strategy(SMCWPPP Pilot Strategy) was <br /> developed by SMCWPPP on behalf of the City and other San Mateo County Permittees.The <br /> SMCWPPP Pilot Strategy will be implemented at a pilot scale on a countywide basis and includes <br /> measurements and observations in the City of Redwood City. <br /> 4.1.1 Management Questions <br /> The SMCWPPP Pilot Strategy is intended to answer the following core management questions over <br /> time as trash control measures outlined in Section 3.0 are implemented and refined: <br /> • Are the MS4 trash load reduction targets (i.e.,40%, 70%,and No Adverse Impacts) being <br /> achieved? <br /> • Are there trash problems in receiving waters (e.g.,creeks and rivers)? <br /> • If trash problems in receiving waters exist,what are the important sources and transport <br /> pathways? <br /> The SMCWPPP Pilot Strategy, including indicators and methods,is summarized in this section and <br /> fully described in the SMCWPPP Pilot Trash Assessment Strategy,a compendium document <br /> submitted to the Water Board on February 1, 2014 on behalf of all SMCWPPP Permittees <br /> (SMCWPPP 2014). <br /> 4.1.2 Indicators of Progress and Success <br /> The management questions listed in the previous section will be addressed by tracking information <br /> and collecting data needed to report on a set of key environmental indicators.Environmental <br /> indicators are simple measures that communicate what is happening in the environment. Since <br /> trash in the environment is very complex, indicators provide a more practical and economical way <br /> to track the state of the environment than if we attempted to record every possible variable. <br /> 58 <br />