Theses and Dissertations

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Grado, Stephen

Committee Member

Londo, Andrew

Committee Member

Grebner, Donald

Committee Member

Schultz, Emily

Date of Degree

12-15-2007

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Forest Resources

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

College of Forest Resources

Department

Department of Forestry

Abstract

In March 2003, many communities in Mississippi fell under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulations and were required to develop Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs). This study surveyed those in charge of SWPPPs in Mississippi’s regulated communities to determine the knowledge, efforts, and associated expenses, of complying with Stormwater Phase II regulations as well as what attempts regulated communities made to include urban forestry in their SWPPPs. While results indicated that all respondents were compliant with Stormwater Phase II regulations, regulated communities can improve efforts in several areas to best mitigate stormwater runoff pollution (e.g., public education and urban forestry). Findings will be useful when presented to current and, soon to be, regulated communities in an educational and outreach effort to increase their knowledge levels, reduce incurred costs, increase the effectiveness of their SWPPP, and enhance their ability to utilize urban and community forests as a stormwater mitigation tool.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/16222

Comments

urban forestry||MS4||Stormwater Phase II Regulations||stormwater

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