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In 1990, local governments across the country were told by the federal government to make a wheel (i.e., storm water management program). The federal government specified what the parts of the wheel should be made of, when and how to make it and why it was needed.
In response, each local government started to make its wheel. But local governments found that making a wheel was not a simple process and that it was going to take much longer and require more materials than they had anticipated. It might even require materials from places and sources that they were not aware of or did not have access to normally.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, as each local government got started on its wheel, it noticed that other local governments were also making wheels. First two, then three, and now seven local governments decided that while each was making its wheel, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to make a cart, rather than reinvent the wheel. Hence, the idea for a regional alliance was born. |
The Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association (BASMAA), is a consortium of the following eight San Francisco Bay Area municipal storm water programs:
In addition to the members listed above, other agencies, such as the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the City and County of San Francisco (combined sewer system), participate in some BASMAA activities. Together, these agencies represent more than 90 agencies, including 79 cities
and 6 counties, and the bulk of the watershed immediately surrounding San Francisco Bay. |
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