The
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership partnered with the City of Portland to
develop a landowner survey tool and process to gather information about
property owners' level of awareness of the Capisic Brook Watershed, one
of Portland’s last remaining intact urban streams.
The goal of this project is
twofold. The data gathered through this survey aids in the
development of the Capisic Brook Watershed Management Plan, a project
being undertaken by the City of Portland and Woodard and Curran, and
funded by the Maine DEP through 604(b) federal stimulus money.
The information from the survey helps identify barriers to implementing
residential best management practices to address stormwater and to
develop targeted marketing strategies to promote stormwater-friendly
behaviors. In addition, the materials developed and the process
carried out, serves as a model for other municipalities, since the
survey was designed to be easily tailored for use in other watersheds.