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10. SWCD will distribute 3 Euclid Creek e-newsletters per year. 11. SWCD will update events and information on the Euclid Creek Watershed website. 12. Publicize and / or provide educational programs or events for students and teachers in grades K-12, including, but not limited to Envirothon, Conservation Day, and Forestry Camp. 13. SWCD will coordinate an annual teacher workshop or provide tools with current, age-related curricula related to soils, water quality, and / or watersheds. 14. SWCD will seek opportunities to maximize impact and minimize additional program costs related to printing large quantities of selected materials that become available to the public. 15. SWCD will provide an annual report of all activities undertaken, including copies of all fliers, notices, and types of stakeholders reached, attendance records and any data collected in the formatting required by Ohio EPA, to each community for incorparating into its annual submission of the storm water management program to OEPA. 16. SWCD will work with the Euclid Creek Watershed communities to educate them about the new requirements of the second NPDES general permit for PIPE program as they develop, related to the program decision process, performance standards, and annual reporting requirements. Serve as fiscal agent for the Euclid Creek Watershed Council. SWCD's Role Related to General Technical Assistance The SWCD will provide technical advice on planning issues, including: 1. Local legislation that requires universal application of accepted best management practices at construction sites; 2. Sound storm water management; . 3. Protection of sensitive natural areas; 4. General evaluation of sensitive areas such as creeks, floodplains, soils, slopes, wetlands, watersheds, woodlands or other unique areas that are planned for development; 5. Recommendations for stream bank and wetlands restoration, slope erosion control; and, 6. Small drainage systems and wildlife habitat enhancements. Agreed Procedures That the SWCD is a conservation technical and educational assistance agency and therefore is not granted regulatory authority in the Ohio Revised Code. That the working relationship will be defined to include open lines of communications with appropriate deparhnents. The SWCD and the Community will work with the PIPE Committee and the Watershed Council to develop an annual work plan and to exchange information. SWCD will provide a written annual summary, relevant to its role, as outlined in this MOU. The Watershed Communities will submit an Annual Report to the Ohio EPA, which will include, but is not limited to the summary provided by SWCD, as required by its Storm Water Permit. That the standards and specifications developed by the Communities shall take precedence in planning and application of conservation measures. Where the Community's policies are moot, the standards of the USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service and the current edition of Ohio's "Rainwater and Land Development" manual will be used in planning and application of conservation measures. That all parties will review quality of assistance and address concerns as they arise. Euclid Creek Watershed Council Memorandum of Understanding July 1, 2008