WPCOG Environmental Planning staff work with federal, state, and local governments, educational institutions, and non-profits, to implement policies and initiatives relating to stormwater management, water quality/quantity, air quality, and land-use related issues. Staff serve as collaborative partners and credible sources of information to various agencies on a variety of water and environmental issues, environmental compliance, policy support, education and outreach, watershed protection, and restoration work for the region.
Environmental Planning occurs across several areas at the WPCOG. Traditionally, the WPCOG has had environmental programming focused on Water Quality, Air Quality, Transportation, and Land-Use Planning. These areas often overlap, sometimes significantly, as do the staff who oversee these program areas.
Recently, concepts such as "Sustainability", "Green," and "Energy" have become popular. While these concepts have not materialized into standalone departments within the Environmental Planning Section of our agency, they influence and are integrated into the more traditional environmental planning activities in which the WPCOG engages (see also, Green Jobs through Western Piedmont Workforce Development).
Burke Trail Feasibility Study
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