RESOURCES

Media and Videos

• "Connect with Nature at Anacostia River" The Nature Conservancy (TNC) 2 mins
• "One Drop: Why We Need Green Infrastructure" American Rivers 2 mins
• "RiverSmart Homes-getting smart about runoff in Washington, D.C." US EPA 12 mins
• BMP Inspection and Maintenance
• Enhanced Erosion and Sediment Control
• Mr Raindrop, "Help be a solution to water pollution." Delaware (DNREC) 30 seconds
• New and Redevelopment Practices
• Nutrient Discharges from Grey Infrastructure
• Revising Local Plans, Codes, and Ordinances
• Septic System and Minor Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades
• Updating Local Codes to Cultivate Green Infrastructure and Foster Sustainable Stormwater Management
• Urban Forest Management Practices
• Urban Nutrient Management
• Urban Stormwater Retrofits
• Urban Stream Restoration
• Urban Street Sweeping

Case Studies

• Anne Arundel County, MD
• Baltimore Community Toolbank
• Batchellors Run East Stream Restoration
• Berkeley County, WV
• Berlin, MD
• Beth Shalom Rain Garden Expansion
• Blackwall Hitch Permeable Parking Lot
• Blair County, PA
• Blue Neighborhoods & Alleys
• Bowie, MD
• Breewood Stream Restoration
• Bridgeview/Greenlawn Community Enhancement
• Briers Mill Outfall Restoration
• Cabin Branch Stream Restoration
• Calvert County, MD
• Carroll County Farm Museum
• Christ Our King Presbyterian Church
• Citizen Advocate Handbook: A Guide to Successful Tree Advocacy in the Nation’s Capital
• Dakota Crossing Vegetative Retaining Wall
• Deering Woods Condominium Association
• Ellicott City Lot E Stormwater Staircase
• Federalsburg, MD
• First Presbyterian Church of Howard County
• First United Methodist Church
• Forest Drive Step Pool Conveyance System (SPCS)
• Forestville New Redeemer Church
• Greenleaf HOA Rain Garden
• Haskell Drive, Mill Creek Tributary
• Holly Hill Harbor Community Park
• Hollywood Branch Stream Restoration
• Holy Communion Lutheran Church
• Junior Achievement Partnership
• Kadampa Meditation Center Garden
• Koons Toyota Stormwater Retrofit
• Lancaster County, PA
• Library Square Rain Gardens
• Little Gott’s Parking Court
• Lynchburg, VA
• Ocean City, MD
• Old Bay Ridge Drive, Cat Hole Creek
• Oxford, MD
• Pet Waste Stations in the Rock Creek Watershed
• Pines on the Severn Living Shoreline
• Rain to Recreation: Making the Case for a Stormwater Capital Recovery Fee
• Regional and Collaborative Approaches to Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Management in Pennsylvania
• Salisbury, MD
• Savage Branch Library Restoration
• Scranton, PA
• Shenandoah Valley, VA
• Sligo Park Hills Green Neighborhood
• St Andrew’s United Methodist Church
• St. Camillus Church
• St. James Episcopal Church
• St. Luke’s Tree Planting & Invasives Removal
• Stormwater Education Center at Chambers Park
• Strength to Love Farm II
• Students Branching Out Program
• Talbot Ditch Retrofit Partnership
• Town of Berlin West Street Upgrade
• Warrington Township, PA
• West Towson Urban Reforestation
• Winchester on the Severn Rain Garden

Tools and Worksheets

• Asset Inventory Spreadsheet
• Capital Improvement Plan Spreadsheet
• Chesapeake Assessment Scenario Tool
• Code and Ordinance Worksheet
• Community Outreach Toolkit
• Criticality Calculation Spreadsheet
• EPA: Minimum Control Measures, Successful NPDES Practices--Descriptions and Resource Links
• Green Infrastructure Tools, EPA
• Green Infrastructure Tools, NOAA
• Level of Service Document
• Local Bay Act Contacts
• Midpoint Assessment Website
• National Stormwater Quality Database (NSQD)
• Nonpoint Source Outreach Toolbox
• POF_COF_RankingAssessment_Charts
• Self-inspection Form Template 1
• Self-inspection Form Template 2 - Field Version
• USDA Web Soil Survey
• Water Quality Goal Implementation Team

Issue Briefs

• Asset Management for Stormwater
• Auditing Your Town's Development Code for Barriers to Sustainable Water Management
• Benefits of a Green Street
• Bioretention Fact Sheet
• Bioswale Fact Sheet
• Clean Water Act: More Information
• Concrete Washout Best Management Practices
• Constructed Wetlands Fact Sheet
• Construction Sites Practices and Pollutants
• Control Stormwater Runoff with Trees
• Defining Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure
• Erosion and Sedimentation on Construction Sites
• FEMA National Flood Insurance Program
• Leadership for the Common Good: Tackling Public Problems in a Shared-Power World
• Potential Pollutants List (VADEQ)
• Rooftops to Rivers
• Rooftops to Rivers II
• Sand Filter Fact Sheet
• Soak Up the Rain: Permeable Pavement
• Soil Compaction Fact Sheet
• Soil Facts: Using Baffles to Improve Sediment Basins
• Top Ten Green Infrastructure Issues in Plans and Codes: Common Problems and Tested Solutions
• Urban Stormwater Management in the United States
• USDA PAM FAQ 2011

Manuals

• Asset Management Inspection Guides
• Bay State ESC Program Pages and ESC Manuals
• Better Site Design Handbook from the Center for Watershed Protection - Part 1
• Better Site Design Handbook from the Center for Watershed Protection - Part 2
• Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan: A Guide for Construction Sites
• Local Government Stormwater Financing Manual: A Process for Program Reform
• Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure, a Municipal Handbook
• Measurable Goals Guidance for Phase 2 Small MS4s
• P2 Provisions and Prohibitions (VADEQ)
• Running Meetings: Lead with Confidence, Move Your Project Forward, Manage Conflicts
• Urban Stormwater Verification Guidance
• Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook, Chapter 3
• Water Quality Scorecard: Incorporating Green Infrastructure Practices at the Municipal, Neighborhood, and Site Scales

Fact Sheet

• Basic IDDE Program Required by MS4 Permits
• Enhanced Erosion and Sediment Control
• New and Redevelopment Practices
• Nutrient Discharges from Grey Infrastructure
• Urban Nutrient Management
• Urban Stormwater Retrofits
• Urban Stream Restoration
• Urban Street Sweeping

• BMP Inspection Process
• Urban BMP
• Urban BMP Getting Started Guide

Reports

• Chesapeake Bay Program BMP Verification Framework
• Enhanced Erosion and Sediment Control
• FAQ Outdoor Recreation: An Economic Engine
• Flood Loss Avoidance Benefits of Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management
• Green Infrastructure and the Sustainable Communities Initiative
• Lancaster County Municipal Stormwater Management Financing Feasibility Study
• Making a Splash with Your Communications
• National Climate Assessment Report
• New and Redevelopment Practices
• Nutrient Discharges from Grey Infrastructure
• Septic System and Minor Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades
• Stormwater Utility Fees: Considerations and Options for Inter-local Stormwater Working Group
• The Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure
• Urban Forest Management Practices
• Urban Nutrient Management
• Urban Stormwater Retrofits
• Urban Stream Restoration
• Urban Street Sweeping