RiverSmart Rewards, discounts for stormwater management

From: Rice, Emily (DDOE)

Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 1:31 PM

Subject: RiverSmart Rewards, Discounts for Stormwater Management

Hello Ward 5 ANCs -

Can you please post the information below to your respective neighborhood and ANC listservs? Thank you!

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The District Department of the Environment (DDOE) and DC Water are offering discounts on the Stormwater Fee and Clean Rivers Impervious Area Charge (IAC) through the DDOE-managed program RiverSmartRewards . Both fees are billed to a property’s DC Water bill. Properties are eligible for a discount of up to 55% off the DDOE Stormwater Fee and up to 4% off DC Water’s Clean Rivers IAC when stormwater retention Best Management Practices (BMPs) are installed and maintained on site. Discounts are calculated based on the volume of stormwater captured or “retained” by eligible BMPs.

To receive a discount, you must:

· Install and maintain BMPs that retain stormwater runoff

· Be current on all of your DC Water bills

· Submit an application to DDOE

· Provide a site plan that illustrates the design of the BMPs on your property (required one the Standard Application only)

Eligible BMPs:

· Green roofs

· Permeable pavement systems

· Rainwater harvesting (cisterns and rain barrels or tanks)

· Bioretention (rain gardens)

· Other BMPs that retain stormwater runoff

How to apply:

Use the RiverSmart Rewards Standard Application to apply for your discount. The Standard Application is required for properties with BMPs that manage more than 2,000 square feet of impervious surface (check your DC Water bill for impervious surface information). To receive a retroactive discount on the DC Government Stormwater Fee, submit a Standard Application by July 31, 2014. The Standard Application is available at ddoe.dc.gov/riversmartrewards. You may apply using a PDF form or online using DDOE’s “Stormwater Retention Tool.”

A Simplified Application for properties with BMPs that manage less than 2,000 square feet of impervious surface will be available in July 2014.

For more information, contact:

District Department of the Environment

PH: 202-535-2679

Email: riversmart.rewards@dc.gov

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Thank you!

Emily Rice

Environmental Protection Specialist

Stormwater Management Division

District Department of the Environment

1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor

Washington, DC 20002

202-535-2679 (desk)

202-480-0946 (cell)

emily.rice@dc.gov

www.green.dc.gov