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GLWMO BMP Cost -share Incentives Program v. Oct. 18. 2011 Purpose: Provide incentives to local property owners (both technical and financial) to manage their landscape and the water that flows off of their landscape as stewards of sustainable land and water resources. Justification: The GLWMO is charged with the protection and eco gical restoration of water resources within its jurisdiction. The quality of a water resource, e.g., lake is a reflection of 4ow the land and water that flows off the land is managed. Stewardship of land is the key to sustainable water resources. If the GLWMO is to protect water resources, it will need to insure that land is managed to improve water quality. Most ofhe land within GLWMO is private property. It is therefore essential that all private property owners ma'Dage their land to be water resource stewards. In addition, our vast public transportation system is also a major contributor to degrading quality of our water resources. Managing the stormwater runoff from our roads and publi$ ri ht -of -ways will e essential to water resource protection. Objectives: At Encourage la shore owners to establish sustainable native plant riparian buffers zones and create ion resistant shorelines utilizing n 've vegetation and other bio- enginee est management practices (BM R -eroded and denuded landscapes to create sustainable landscapes that can withstand the effects of urban runoff and protect water quality. Encourage public and private Ian owners to infiltrate stormwater runoff from the impervious surface areas V eir property. Encourage land owners to utilize land management BMPs that will minimize the need for turf fertilization, inse irides, and piping of stormwater runoff. Program Specifics: Property owners (public and private) will be offered both technical assistance and financial incentive to asses their landscape for soil erosion potential and the opportunity to manage stormwater runoff as water quality stewards.