County of San Diego/Transportation Division

Contact Person:    Eric Swanson
Address:    5471 Kearny Villa Road, Ste 300, San Diego CA 92139
Telephone Number:   619-874-4061
Fax Number:  619-874-4028
E-mail/Web Page Address:   eswansprv@co.san-diego.ca.us

Purpose/Interests of Organization:
Vision: "Meeting our customer needs and exceeding their expectations!" Mission: We are an agency which continually seeks to improve and are committed to providing responsible and quality sesrvice to our customers at a reasonable cost. Our primary goal is to ensure the public security through the design, construction, and maintenance of safe and reliable infrastructure. We plege to remain highly motivated and knowledgeable to work in partnership with the public and industry and to be solution-oriented in a safe and fair working environment. We strive to protect public resource and assets through application of appropriate professional standards and ethical conduct.

Authority for Organization if part of a governmental process (Federal, State or Local regulation)
State law.

Please list the Top Five Watershed Issues that you would like to see resolved.
1.   Resolution of stormwater regulations and their application to the County of San Diego.

Do you have display materials you could make available at meetings?
No

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Projects and Management Programs currently in Place and/or in Planning:
MSCP; NPDES stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan cooperation as well as adherence to regulations from DPA, RWQCB, Fish & Game, Fish & Wildlife, Army Corps of Engineers.

Special Pollutant or Water Quality Concerns & Scope of Responsibilities that Organization is Undertaking OR: Regulatory Compliance issues such as: point or non-point source pollution, drinking water, storm water, urban runoff, agriculture, marinas/boats, sediment, nutrients, oil sewage, shellfish growing waters.

Special Management issues such as: habitats, wetlands, MSCP, MHCP, headwaters, recreation Primarily sediment.

Education and Out reach Programs: Purpose/Issues, Scope, Subjects, Audiences, Delivery Systems

Education and Outreach through the County of Environmental Health. Activities of the Dept. Of Public Works:
1) Flood plain management
2) Land development regulations
3) Environmental regs effecting roads, wastewater, airports, construction projects
4) Adherence to MSCP and NPDES

Stakeholder Involvement (very important)

Types of stakeholder Groups identified. How stakeholder groups participate in developing watershed management program Special stakeholder issues influencing watershed management program,

SPECIAL FOCUS OF PRESENTATION

The primary focus of the Department of Public Works relating to watershed management is ensuring that the Department is in compliance with all regulations relative to watershed protection.

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