What are the schools doing in return for a waiver of their Clean Water fee?
The schools are required by state law to provide environmental education in their classrooms. It is often difficult for districts to separate dollars spent on pure stormwater-related education in their budgets, however, in every district the amount spent on environmental and water related education far exceeds the amount of their Clean Water Fee. Therefore, as schools are already overburdened meeting state and federal requirements, the Clean Water program has sought to give the schools credit for what they already do in the classroom as well as to encourage participation in specific programs offered by the county, including Earth Savers, River Rangers, and water quality monitoring. The school districts are required to submit an annual report for each school year detailing what related activities and curriculum they have provided to their students teachers.
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