b'Our Focus AreasThe Erb Family Foundation supports efforts to reduce agricultural runoff, increase stewardship, and promote green stormwater infrastructure to improve the environmental health of the City of Detroit and the metropolitan Detroit region. 5-Year PlanSTEWARDSHIP AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF GREEN STORMWATER We desire a healthy Great Lakes, evidenced by increasedOur goal is a 50% reduction by 2025 in phosphorusINFRASTRUCTURE stewardship and improved water quality in the Bayfield,in western Lake Erie through a focus on agriculturalThrough optimal use of green stormwater Clinton, Detroit, Huron, Raisin, and Rouge watersheds. runoff and subsurface drainage. infrastructure, we will strive to eliminate untreated To achieve that outcome, we support efforts toWe will support plans to increase farmers adoptioncombined sewer overflows in the Detroit River system.increase individual and institutional stewardship;of sustainable conservation practices, includingWell accomplish this by building awareness and improve understanding of emerging contaminants;education, policies, market drivers, and financialdemand; demonstrating ecological and economic and coordinate best practices and policies at the state,incentives, and to engage businesses developing thosefeasibility; and aligning public and private efforts federal, and binational levels. solutions. around green stormwater infrastructure.BEHAVIOR CHANGE RESEARCHWATERSHED ORGANIZATIONSADVOCACY ADVOCACYBEHAVIOR CHANGEFINANCIAL INCENTIVES EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ADVOCACYRESEARCH TRACKING PROGRESS TRACKING PROGRESSMeasurements of phosphorous loads into westernRecords of acres of land and gallons of stormwater Lake Erie. managed through green stormwater infrastructure TRACKING PROGRESS and reductions in untreated combined sewer Reports on water quality in our target watersheds. overflows.37'