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Information and Technical Assistance Providers
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Training Opportunities and Resources
Model Ordinances
Misc. Tools and Resources
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Center for Watershed Protection
Provides objective and scientifically-sound information on effective
techniques to protect and restore urban watersheds. Acts as a
technical resource for local governments around the country to
develop more effective urban stormwater and watershed protection
programs.
http://www.cwp.org/
EPA NPDES Stormwater Program Phase II
Answers frequently asked questions; provides fact sheets, text
of the Phase II Final Rule, and an implementation "tool
box".
http://www.epa.gov/owm/sw/phase2/
EPA Office of Research and Development– Urban Watershed
Management Branch
http://www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/
EPA Stormwater Best Management Practices
http://www.epa.gov/owm/sw/bmps/
EPA Stormwater Program
http://www.epa.gov/owm/sw/
KDHE Stormwater Program
Provides information for communities and construction sites regulated
under Phases I and II of the NPDES stormwater management regulations.
http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/stormwater/index.html
Stormwater Manager's Resource Center
Designed specifically for stormwater practitioners, local government
officials, and others that need technical assistance on stormwater
management issues.
http://www.stormwatercenter.net
Stormwater News
Provides information regarding stormwater pollution, treatment
methodologies, and related issues.
http://www.stormwater-resources.com/
Stormwater Phase II Resources for Local Governments
http://lgean.org/html/whatsnew.cfm?id=54
Terrene Institute
Works with business, government, academia and citizens to protect
the environment and conserve natural resources, with a special
emphasis on stormwater management and watershed protection.
http://www.terrene.org
Texas Nonpoint SourceBook
An excellent collection of resources. Modules/topics include:
Urban Nonpoint Source Management 101, Urban Runoff Management
Programs, Characterizing Urban Waterways, and Runoff Quality
Best Management Practices.
http://www.txnpsbook.org/
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Better Site Design: A Handbook for Changing Development Rules
in Your Community
The companion guide to Consensus Agreement on Model Development
Principles to Protect our Streams, Lakes, and Wetlands (see Model
Ordinances). Provides detailed rationale for each of the principles
and examines current practices in local communities, potential
barriers to implementation, economic and environmental benefits,
and case studies from across the country.
http://www.cwp.org/publicat.htm
Design of Stormwater Filtering Systems
This manual explores ten filter designs used to treat urban and
suburban stormwater runoff.
http://www.cwp.org/publicat.htm
Environmental Indicators to Assess the Effectiveness of Municipal
and Industrial Stormwater Control Programs
Provides a framework and methodology for identifying appropriate
indicators to assess stormwater management efforts and environmental
health. The applicability and usefulness of 26 environmental
indicators for stormwater monitoring are also summarized.
http://www.cwp.org/publicat.htm
Low-Impact Development Design Strategies:
An Integrated Design Approach
Describes a radically different approach to conventional stormwater
management that combines a hydrologically functional site design
with pollution prevention measures to compensate for land development
impacts on hydrology and water quality.
http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/lidnatl.pdf
Low-Impact Development Hydrologic Analysis
Provide low-impact development (LID) hydrologic analysis and
computational procedures used to determine low-impact development
stormwater management requirements.
http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/lid_hydr.pdf
Natural Wetlands and Urban Stormwater:
Potential Impacts and Management
Describes issues related to the impacts of uncontrolled stormwater
and urban runoff on natural wetlands.
http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom
Restoring Streams in Cities:
A Guide for Planners, Policymakers and Citizens
Offers alternatives to traditional practices that can be used
both to prevent and repair ecological damage to streams.
http://www.islandpress.org/books/bookdata/reststr.html
Site Planning for Urban Stream Protection
Explains new concepts and terminology for transforming outdated
subdivision codes into more environmentally sensitive and economically
attractive development criteria.
http://www.cwp.org
Stormwater: The Journal for Surface Water Quality Professionals
A publication for professionals working in the area of surface
water quality and stormwater management.
http://www.forester.net/sw.html
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans
A brief summary of the steps needed to start a storm water pollution
prevention plan.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/storm/storm.html
Street Storage System for Control of Combined Sewer Surcharge:
Retrofitting Stormwater Storage Into Combined Sewer Systems
A case study approach is used to explain the concept through
construction and operation aspects of street storage systems.
http://www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/repository/epa-600-r-00-065/index.html
Urban Runoff and Stormwater Management Handbook
Developed to help local governments focus community attention
on solving urban runoff pollution problems, this readable guide
explains stormwater management problems and describes practical
methods for educating the community.
http://www.terrene.org/catalog.htm
Urban Stormwater Best Management Practices
A study based on existing literature and data on best management
practices (BMPs) that are used to control urban storm water runoff.
Topics include: BMP performance measures and measurable goals,
availability of measurement methods, design criteria, monitoring
issues, costs and cost minimization opportunities, and the benefits
and economic impacts of constructing and operating BMPs.
http://www.epa.gov/OST/stormwater/
A Watershed Approach to Urban Runoff:
Handbook for Decision-makers
Outlines a process for understanding your watershed; the watershed
management approach to assessing, planning, implementing and
evaluating; an overview of assessment and management tools; and
provides detailed insights into structural and non-structural
best management practices and sample site plans.
http://www.terrene.org/catalog.htm
Training Opportunities and
Resources
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EPA Stormwater Permitting & Management
Training
http://www.epa.gov/owm/sw/training/
EPA Watershed Academy
Provides training and information on implementing watershed approaches
to local officials and private practitioners of watershed management.
Sponsors training courses and develops training materials; it
also publicizes watershed-related training materials developed
by others.
http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy.htm
EPA Watershed Academy 2000
Offers a distance learning program of self-paced training modules.
http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/acad2000.html
Inventory of Watershed Training Courses
Provides one-page summaries of 180 watershed-related training
courses offered by federal and state agencies, as well as resource
professionals in the private sector. (publication # EPA 841-D-98-001)
http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/watershed/wacademy/catalog.html
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City of Lawrence, Kansas Draft Stormwater Ordinance
http://www.lawrenceks.org/stormwater/pdf/040301pollution.pdf
Consensus Agreement on Model Development Principles
to Protect our Streams, Lakes, and Wetlands
Outlines 22 principles and presents a basic rationale for their
implementation.
http://www.cwp.org/publicat.htm
Model Ordinances on the Web
Features real-world and sample ordinances intended to provide
language and ideas that communities can incorporate when constructing
an ordinance for their local area.
http://www.cwp.org/
Model Ordinances to Protect Local Resources
Provides information needed to develop effective resource protection
ordinances. Includes model ordinances to serve as a template.
http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/ordinance/
Misc. Tools and Resources
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EPA Stormwater Management Model (SWMM)
A dynamic rainfall-runoff simulation model, primarily but not
exclusively for urban areas. Also simulates nonpoint source runoff
quality and routing, as well as storage, treatment and other
best management practices.
http://www.ccee.orst.edu/swmm/
National Stormwater Best Management Practices Database
Provides access to BMP performance data in a standardized format
for over 70 BMP studies conducted over the past fifteen years.
http://www.bmpdatabase.org
Turning Rain Into Recreation:
Lenexa's New Approach to Storm Water Management
Describes how the City of Lenexa, Kansas intends to encourage
more environmentally sensitive development and create amenities
that will not only address storm water issues, but will also
serve as significant community assets.
http://www.ci.lenexa.ks.us/Stormwater/index.html
Urban Stream Restoration: A Video Tour of Ecological Restoration
Techniques
An information packed video tour of six urban stream restoration
sites.
http://www.urbanstreamrestoration.com/index2.html
