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Research Goals and Objectives <br />Research Goal <br />According to the NPDES Phase II permit, section S5.C.1, the goal of Tukwila's Storm Water <br />Management Program (SWMP) is to increase citizen and business support with the best management <br />practices (BMPs) that improve water quality in Tukwila, Washington. Specifically, the city's Storm <br />Water Management Program was developed to mitigate polluted storm water in the Municipal Separate <br />Storm Sewer System (MS4). Each permittee (City of Tukwila) is required to build the general awareness <br />of target behaviors to its citizens and businesses and to affect behavior change through education and <br />outreach efforts. <br />Through this research, HR2 Research/Analytics conducted longitudinal research analyzing trend from <br />previous reports (2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015). This research will assist the City of Tukwila in measuring <br />current citizen and business compliance with Low Impact Development (LID) BMPs and other good <br />wastewater management practices. This research also predicts how effective Tukwila's new storm water <br />program is in reducing non -point water contamination. This year's research plan reflects the 2015 <br />modifications to the NPDES permit requirements. Further changes to this research include a near three- <br />fold increase in sample size to minimize margin of error and a longitudinal analysis comparing previous <br />respondents' 2017 answers with their 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015 ones. The purpose of the longitudinal <br />research is to measure absolute behavior in Tukwila citizens, an analysis which requires no margin of <br />error calculation and increases the study's precision. <br />Objectives: <br />Content areas for research include measuring: <br />• General knowledge of storm water and where it goes <br />• General knowledge of illicit storm water flow into surface waters <br />o What it is and its impact <br />o How to prevent it <br />o How to report it <br />• Current citizen compliance with environmental standards and regulations <br />o Groups of interest: the general public and businesses (land developers, landscapers, and <br />property managers or owners) <br />o Environmental stewardship actions to protect storm water quality <br />• Pet waste clean-up <br />• Automotive care <br />• Maintenance, including the disposal of old motor oil <br />• Cleaning, including the use of hazardous supplies and soaps <br />(biodegradable and non) <br />• Storage of vehicle parts and automotive fluids <br />• Lawn care and pollution in the yard <br />• Fertilizer and pesticide use and storage <br />• Grass clippings and leaves <br />• Natural yard care <br />• Home maintenance <br />• Chemical use, storage, and disposal (including wastewater) <br />• Awareness of source control storm water BMPs and LID Principles <br />26 <br />