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A
My
guest
today
is
Pat's
hour.
She
is
the
program
coordinator
consultant.
Is
that
right?
Yes,
that's
right
with
the
city
of
Ames.
You
work
specifically
with
storm
water.
Welcome
to
the
show!
Thank
you
so
tell
me
a
little
bit
about
stormwater
why
we
have
a
consultant
and
what
the
overall
program
is
well.
B
I
work
with
the
public
works
department,
the
smart
watershed
program
and
our.
What
we're
trying
to
do
is
we're
concerned
about
water
quality,
but
also
flooding
as
well.
Flash
flooding
and
we're
trying
to
promote
methods
that
landowners
residents
and
aims
can
use
to
try
and
capture
as
much
runoff
on
their
properties
rather
than
having
it
all
run
off
down
the
street
into
the
storm
well
into
the
storm
drain
and
into
our
local
rivers
or
our
lake,
and
also
try
trying
to
have
the
public
use.
Stormwater
pollution
prevention
methods,
long
words.
B
But
what
that
means
is
to
try
and
use
fewer
fertilizers
phosphorous
free
fertilizers
on
our
lawns,
so
we're
not
contributing
to
pollution
in
our
in
our
local
water
bodies
and
part
of
this.
Is
there
a
number
of
practices
that
people
can
use
on
in
their
yards
to
try
and
capture
rainfall
and
prevent
runoff
from
occurring.
A
Now
people
think
runoff
is
sort
of
a
new
kind
of
problem
that
we've
had
to
deal
with,
but
really
federally.
This
has
been
dealt
with
for
several
decades.
The
idea
of
when
you
have
run
off
from
your
property.
It
could
potentially
damage
other
property.
It
could
potentially
damage
the
environment.
There
is
kind
of
a
long
history
with
management
of
stormwater
very.
B
Very
long
history
and
we're
going
through
an
evolution
as
well
and
changing
of
the
the
paradigm
in
terms
of
stormwater
management.
It
used
to
be
the
paradigm
in
the
1970s
80s
was
collect
the
storm
water
and
convey
it
through
underground
pipes
as
fast
as
you
possibly
can
to
a
local
stream,
and
what
we're
seeing
as
a
result
of
that
is
we're
seeing
more
pollution
in
our
streams
and
we're
seeing
flasher
flooding
flows
and
I'll.
B
Explain
that
a
little
bit
the
water
quality
part
of
it
is,
if
you
think
about
our
impervious
surfaces
like
our
roadways
and
sidewalks.
Well,
it
hasn't
rained
for
a
while
there
motor
vehicle
drippings
there
might
be
some
fertilizer
residue
or
pet
poop.
Hopefully
we're
not
seeing
a
lot
of
pet
poop,
because
the
city
does
have
an
ordinance
against
against
that.
But
if
we
haven't
had
rain
for
a
while,
when
we
get
that
rain,
we
get
what's
called
that
first
flush
of
pollutants
that
go
untreated
to
our
local
waterways
through
the
underground
storm
sewer
system.
B
And
so
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
use
practices
to
try
and
treat
that
storm
water
before
it
gets
there.
The
other
side
of
it
is
the
flashy
flows
that
we're
getting.
So,
if
we're
piping
the
storm
water
to
the
streams
as
fast
as
we
possibly
can,
the
stream
flows
increase
rather
rapidly
and
then,
when
the
rainfall
ends
they
drop
and
so
that
bounce
causes
very
unstable
stream
banks
that
that
causes
a
lot
of
erosion
to
occur.
So.
B
That's
exactly
right
and
the
practices
that
can
be
used
to
do
that.
One
of
them
is
as
simple
as
having
having
healthy
soil
on
your
lawn
and
some
people.
If
you're
living
in
a
newer
subdivision,
you
may
have
compared
because
of
development
that
occurred
heavily
compacted
clay
soils
and
then
you
may
only
have
a
thin
layer
of
topsoil
and
what
happens
as
a
result
of
that
that
compacted
soil
acts
like
concrete
and
water
will
run
off.
B
You
have
to
fertilize
more,
you
have
to
water
more,
so
you
could
do
soil
quality
restoration
on
an
existing
lawn.
You
aerate
the
lawn
in
the
fall
of
the
spring.
You
top
dress
with
a
thin
layer
of
compost,
and
then
you
see
it
over
the
top
of
that
and
that
will
help
your
soil
function
more
to
absorb
rainfall.
Another
thing
you
could
do
is:
if
you
have
areas
in
your
yard,
where
the
soils
were
percolate
is
you
can
install
a
rain
garden
and
it
becomes
a
beautiful
aesthetic
feature
as
well.
B
If
so,
you
create
this
depressional
area
near
a
downspout,
or
you
can
divert
the
downspout
water
to
an
area
further
down
the
slope
and
create
a
rain
garden,
a
depressional
area.
You
amend
the
soils
with
compost,
top
soil
and
sand.
Then
you
plant
it
to
your
favorite,
either
horticultural
plants
or
we
like
to
promote
the
use
of
native
prairie
plants
or
woodland
plants.
B
Another
option
would
be
to
convert
a
part
of
your
yard
to
if
you
want
to
call
it
the
patch
of
prairie,
so
you
can
take.
Instead
of
moines,
your
entire
yard
designate
an
area
we're
going
to
have
a
patch
of
prairie
and
or
integrates
Prairie
or
woodland,
native
flowers
or
grasses
into
your
your
planting
beds,
their
disease
resistant.
You
know
genetically
they're
they're
from
Iowa,
and
so
they
provide
these
deep
roots.
You
don't
need
to
fertilize
them.
They
really
enhance
and
improve
soil
quality,
so
you're
infiltrating
more
rainfall.
So.
A
B
The
public
works
department
does
offer
rebates
through
the
smart
watershed
program,
so
there
are
a
limited
number,
but
you
can
get
a
rebate.
A
cost
share
for
the
soil,
quality
restoration
that
I
mentioned,
as
well
as
native
landscaping,
rain,
gardens
and
rain
barrels.
The
rain
barrels
is
a
partnership
effort
between
smart
watershed
program
and
the
smart
water
program,
so
you're
looking
at
the
water
conservation
benefits
as
well
as
capturing
the
rainfall
as
well
I
have
to.
A
B
And
one
thing
we
really
learned
is
and
I
think
the
public
learns.
This
pretty
quickly
too
is
they'll
purchase
one
rain
barrel.
Maybe
a
60-gallon
rain
barrel
there'll
be
a
rainfall
event.
Maybe
a
one
inch
and
they'll
find
out
how
quickly
that
rain
barrel
fills
up.
In
fact,
they
maybe
should
have
45
rainfalls
to
capture
that
amount
of
rainfall,
but
it
just
goes
to
show
there's
a
lot
of
rainfall
that
comes
off
of
our
rooftop
and
other
impervious
surfaces.
So
it's
a
great
education.
A
I,
don't
even
have
a
very
large
roof
surface,
as
I
have
a
two-story
house,
so
the
roof
is
not
very
large
but
I'm.
Amazed
at
how
much
that
rain
barrel
fills
after
even
a
small
rain
fell,
fall
it's
pretty
much
to
the
top
and
then
I
can
use
it
throughout
the
week
with
all
my
gardening
and
watery
needs.
It's.
It's
really
been
an
interesting
experiment
to
watch
that
water
and
see
how
long
it
lasts
and
right
about
the
time
it's
about
out.
We
get
another
right.
A
B
B
If
you
stand
there
long
enough,
you'll
see
that
it
attracts
butterflies,
you'll
see
some
bumble,
bees
which,
which
are
all
positive
things.
We
also
have
a
bio
retention
cell
or
in
the
process
of
updating
that
one,
a
little
bit
we've
added
some
edges
to
that,
but
that
is
planted
to
native
prairie
plants
as
well,
and
then
we
have
to
really
huge
rain
gardens
on
the
west
end
of
the
community
center
that
are
just
absolutely
gorgeous.
B
A
I
have
to
say
those
the
rain
garden
in
the
parking
lot
really
has
a
tough
job.
There
is
a
lot
of
hard
surface
there
there's
a
lot
of
potential
drippings
from
cars,
and
it's
really
nice
to
know
that
there
may
be
some
filtering
going
on
before
that
is
entered
enters
into
the
waterways
I'm,
not
sure
that
people
always
understand
that
when
things
go
into
the
storm
sewer
they're
going
directly
into
our
local
streams
and
rivers,
that's.
B
Right
and
the
bio
retention
cell
and
the
rain
garden,
that
is,
that,
is
there
they
act
as
filters,
and
so
in
the
bio
retention
cell.
You
have
this
engineered
media,
which
is
compost
and
sand,
and
some
topsoil
that's
used
to
filter
out
the
pollutants.
The
plants
have
an
added
benefit.
They
uptake
water
and
help
with
pollutant
removal
as
well,
but
that
soil
does
a
lot
of
the
work
of
cleaning
the
water
before
its
discharge.
B
A
B
I
think
we
forget
forget
in
our
in
our
urban
areas
a
lot
of
that
ends
up
in
our
storm
sewers
and
where
do
those
storm
sewers
discharge
to
our
local
waterways?
I
tell
people
fish,
don't
smoke
and
fish
don't
drink
soda
pop,
so
you
know
keep
in
mind
that
when,
when
you're
dumping
things
and
throwing
things
out,
you're
actually
littering
our
local
streams
and
our
water
bodies
as
well.
So
we
like
to
keep
the
trash
out
of
our
strains.
I
think.
A
B
Just
not
for
the
most
part
in
the
city
of
Ames
there
there
is,
you
know
there.
We
have
some
places
where
we
do
have
bio
retention,
cells
or
rain,
gutters
gardens
that
are
treating
the
storm
water,
but
there's
a
common
misperception
that
that
water
that
goes
into
the
storm
sewer
is
going
to
the
wastewater
treatment
plant
when,
indeed
it's
not
it's
for
the
most
part
drains
directly
to
our
local
streams,
and
so
we
need
to
all
do
our
part
to
try
and
prevent
any
pollutants
or
any
trash
to
from
getting
into
our
local
streams.
B
A
There
are
lots
of
simple
things
that
people
can
do
to
help
keep
our
environment
clean.
Maybe
you're
not
going
to
be
able
to
plant
a
rain
garden,
but
a
rain
barrel
what
it
might
be.
A
nice
option
fixing
a
vehicle,
so
it
doesn't
drip
oil
on
the
street.
A
small
thing
to
do,
but
really
could
have
a
big
impact,
lots
of
little
things
that
people
could
really
do
to
get
involved.
B
Right
and
I
invite
everyone
as
well
to
go
to
the
city's
website.
Look
under
Public,
Works,
smart
watersheds
and
we
have
maps
of
each
of
the
watershed
find
out
what
watershed
you
live
in.
The
watersheds
and
ames
would
be
the
South
skunk
river
Creek,
onion
creek
Clear,
Creek,
Worley,
Creek
and
college
Creek
so
find
out
which
watershed
you
live
in.
A
B
A
watershed
is,
and
actually
I
failed
to
mention
88
watershed
as
well.
So
a
watershed
is
if,
if
you
think
about
the
words,
water
and
shed
water
moves
from
a
high
point
and
to
a
low
point,
and
so
it's
the
water
that
drains
off
of
a
land,
surface
area
to
a
low
point
that
low
point
almost
always
been
a
river,
a
stream
or
lake
or
in
some
cases
of
wetland.
So
the
collection.
A
Area
right
where
the
water
goes
and
then
enjoy
heads
down
to
the
yes,
something
easy
to
remember
protect
your
watershed.
There
are
lots
of
them
in
our
community
and
we
all
need
to
do
our
part
right
right.
Well,
Pat
thanks
for
visiting,
it's
always
good
to
hear
the
information
again
that
information
on
our
website
at
city
of
Ames,
org,
look
under
Public
Works
and
then
look
for
smart
watersheds.
You
can
also
go
to
the
front
of
our
website
to
the
go
green
button
and
you
can
get
a
quick
link
to
all
the
ecosmart
programs.
A
The
city
of
Ames
offers
one
last
thing
as
you're
looking
for
things
to
do
this
week.
Remember
that
the
water
and
pollution
control
facility
will
be
holding
and
ribbon
cutting
at
one-thirty
p.m.
on
thursday
july
24th
for
their
UV
disinfection
system.
I
bet
you've
never
been
to
one
of
those
before
we'll
have
refreshments
and
cake
enjoy
enjoy
a
great
afternoon
out
there,
that's
130
thursday
july
twenty.
Fourth.
Well,
thanks
Pat!
Thank
you
very
much
Susan
happy
to
be
here.
Well,
that's
our
show
for
today,
thanks
for
watching
and
tune
in
next
week
for
this
week.