Water Resource Policy Action Kit

1. Water Resource Policy Action Kit Set presentation to “Slideshow” mode ( or F5) , Enter Action Kit This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement WC-00J05001 to Lane Council of Governments. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency.

2. Action Kit Instructions The “Action Kit” is designed to provide you with an array of policy options to use to protect local water resources. To navigate use the buttons on the slides to move from topic to topic. The Table of Contents button will return you to the Table of Contents, where you will find all topics available. Use escape to exit any additional resources you have opened. Table of Contents

3. Table of Contents Wetland Resources Oregon Administrative Rules Goals 5 & 6 Riparian Area Resources Protection Alternatives/ Model Ordinances Evaluation of New Methodologies and Technologies Case Study in Water Resource Policy Development ESEE Analysis Citizen’s Corner File Directory Action Kit Instructions This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement WC-00J05001 to Lane Council of Governments. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency.

4. Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) Goal 5 OAR’s Goal 6 OAR’s Local Wetland Inventory OAR’s Table of Contents

5. Riparian Area Resources Riparian Area Overview Riparian Area Inventory and Assessment Riparian Area Buffers Table of Contents

6. Wetland Resources Wetland Resources Summary Frequently Asked Questions What are Local Wetland Inventories? Functions and Assessments Find Oregon Local Wetland Inventory Reports and Maps Wetland Buffers Table of Contents

7. Protection Alternatives Protection Programs/ Model Ordinances Goal 5 & 6 Protection Framework Table of Contents

8. Specific Protection Alternatives Communities can use a combination of regulatory, non-regulatory, and incentive programs to protect water resources. Regulatory Programs: Regulate individual land use decisions Non-Regulatory Programs: Provide residents and businesses with education, information, resources and motivation to protect water resources Incentives: Provide forms of encouragement to protect water resources Regulatory Programs/ Model Ordinances Non-Regulatory Programs Incentive Programs Low Impact Development (LID) Back Table of Contents

9. Goal 5 & 6 Protection Framework Goal 5 & 6 Options to Consider Goal 5 & 6 Decision Points Goal 5 & 6 Schematic Goal 5 Wetland Decision Tree Goal 5 Riparian Decision Tree Goal 6 Primer Goal 5 ESEE Analysis Template What are others doing? Table of Contents

10. Safe Harbor Wetland Model Code In 2012 Lane Council of Governments in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Land Development, Department of State Lands, and eight individiaul jurisdictions in the Willamette Valley worked together to develop model code language which reflects agency (goal) priorities as well as small city functionality. This process also generated counter materials to support the model code (fact sheets & check list). Safe Harbor Wetland Model Code Document Safe Harbor Wetland Model Code with ESEE Provisions Counter Materials Supporting Model Code Table of Contents

11. Regulatory Programs and Model Ordinances Safe Harbor Model Wetland Code Overlay Districts Wetland Protection Overlay District Wetland Buffers Riparian Overlay District Riparian Buffers Hillside Development Overlay District Floodway and Floodplain Overlay District Drinking Water Source Protection District Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinances Table of Contents Back

12. Non-regulatory Programs Non-regulatory programs Fact Sheet Technical Assistance Education and Outreach Cost Share Programs Low Impact Development Action Kit Incentive Programs Conservation Easements Density Transfers Development Fees Transfer of Development Rights Conservation Subdivisions Goal 5 & 6 Protection Framework Goal 5 & 6 Options to Consider Goal 5 & 6 Decision Points Goal 5 & 6 Schematic Goal 5 Wetland Decisions Tree Goal 5 Riparian Decision Tree Goal 6 Primer Goal 5 ESEE Analysis Template What are others doing? Policy Development Integrated (Cross Program) Benefits Prioritizing Water Resources Comparison of MCWRAP Policy Development Methodologies and Technologies LiDAR – Vigil Agrimis LiDAR -- Lane Council of Governments ORWAP -- Evaluation for Policy Development Directory Oregon Administrative Rules Goal 5 Goal 6 Local Wetland Inventory Riparian Resources Riparian Area Inventory and Assessment Riparian Resources Wetland Resources Functions and Assessments Frequently Asked Questions Wetland Resources Summary Local Wetland Inventories Regulatory Alternatives and Model Ordinances Wetland Safe Harbor Model Code Wetland Safe Harbor Model Code with ESEE Provision Wetland Safe Harbor Model Code Counter Materials Goal 5 & 6 Example Findings Riparian Overlay District Model Code Drinking Water Source Protection District Model Code Hillside Development Overlay District Model Code Floodway and Floodplain Overlay District Model Code Wetland Protection Overlay District Model Code Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance Model Code Riparian Buffer Wetland Buffer References Table of Contents

13. Evaluation of Water Resources Inventory and Assessment Methodologies and Technologies Light Detection and Radar (LiDAR) Oregon Rapid Wetlands Assessment Protocol (ORWAP) Table of Contents

14. Light Detection and Radar(LiDAR) MCWRAP Learning and Sharing Lessons from LiDAR TechnologyWith Technical Assistance funds from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), the MCWRAP team was able to investigate the utility of LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) data in Wetland and Waterway inventories and assessments. Several MCWRAP cities were selected and analyzed using this new and exciting technology. Two technical memoranda summarize the results of this investigation Evaluation by Vigil-Agrimis Design Professionals Evaluation by Lane Council of Governments Table of Contents Back

15. Evaluation of Oregon Rapid Wetland Assessment Protocol (ORWAP) The Oregon Rapid Wetland Assessment Protocol (ORWAP), developed by the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) is a standardized protocol for rapidly assessing the functions and values of wetlands. The assessment protocol has the expressed intention of being used for multiple purposes by multiple agencies and types of organizations, including land use planning. The following include evaluations of ORWAP as an assessment tool or for developing policy: Benefits and Challenges of Integrating Oregon Rapid Wetland Assessment Protocol (ORWAP) Results into Local Policy: Water Resource Protection Priorities Under Statewide Planning Goal 5 Table of Contents Back

16. Case Study in Water Resource Policy Development The following reports summarize and evaluate the process and lessons learned through a unique partnership of eight cities, three counties, and federal, regional and local agencies in the southern Willamette River Basin. The Multi-City County Water Resources Assessment Project partnership inventoried and assessed resources, and established water resource-related protection policies. This distinctive opportunity explicitly considered and evaluated water resources policy development under Oregon Statewide Planning Goals 5 and 6. Integrated (Cross Program) Policy Development Establishing Priorities in Water Resources Planning Comparing Policy Development within the Multi-City and County Water Resources Assessment Project Table of Contents