Low-Impact Development (LID) page
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National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Urban Areas
National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Urban Areas is a draft technical guidance and reference document for use by State, local, and tribal managers in the implementation of nonpoint source pollution management programs. It contains information on the best available, economically achievable means of reducing pollution of surface and ground water from urban areas. Public comments on this draft have been received and the guidance is being updated for final publication in 2005.
Urban Documents
This is a list of urban documents that the Nonpoint Source Control Branch at
EPA headquarters has found to be especially well done.
Model Ordinances to Protect Local
Resources
These pages includes model ordinances to serve as a template for those charged
with making decisions concerning growth and environmental protection.
National Conference on Urban Stormwater: Enhancing Programs at the Local Level
A wide array of effective storm water management and resource protection tools have been developed for urban environments, but their implementation continues to be hampered by a lack of technology transfer opportunities. At the national conference Urban StormWater: Enhancing Programs at the Local Level (February 17-20, 2003), attendees learned about state-of-the-art technologies and implementation programs that have proven success in local communities. This page provides papers from that conference.
Onsite
Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual (February 2002) (PDF, 1.4MB)
This manual provides up-to-date information on onsite wastewater treatment
system (OWTS) siting, design, installation, maintenance, and replacement. It
reflects significant advances that the expert community has identified to help
OWTSs become more cost-effective and environmentally protective, particularly
in small suburban and rural areas.
EPA Smart Growth page
This web site provides information to help create communities that promote the
sustainability of America's environment, economy, and quality of life.
Management Measures for Urban
Areas
This is the urban management measures chapter in the official and operative guidance authorized by Congress under Section 6217(g) of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990.
Nonpoint Pointer No. 7 - Managing
Urban Runoff
Economic Benefits of Runoff Controls
EPA ORD NRMRL Urban Watershed
Management Branch, Edison, NJ
Techniques for Tracking, Evaluating, and
Reporting the Implementation of Nonpoint Source Control Measures - Urban
Operation, Maintenance, and
Management of Stormwater Management Systems
This manual, available only in hard copy, presents a comprehensive review of
the technical, educational, and institutional elements needed to assure that
stormwater management systems are designed, built, maintained and operated
properly during and after their construction. It was developed by the Watershed
Management Institute in cooperation with the U.S. EPA Office of Water to assist
individuals resposible for designing, building, maintaining, or operating
stormwater management systems. It will also be helpful to individuals
responsible for implementing urban stormwater management programs.
Institutional Aspects
of Urban Runoff Management: A Guide for Program Development and
Implementation
The Watershed Management Institute, Inc. has printed a book entitled
Institutional Aspects of Urban Runoff Management: A Guide for Program
Development and Implementation. This book presents a comprehensive review
of the institutional frameworks of successful urban runoff management programs.
It was developed to assist individuals responsible for developing and
implementing urban erosion, sediment control, and stormwater management
programs.
Colorado DPHE
Recommended Resources for Phase II (WPD, 102KB)
This is a list of resources that the Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment has found useful for developing and implementing stormwater Phase
II programs.
The inclusion of a link on this page does not
constitute an endorsement by EPA of any organization's policies or activities,
or of any item for sale. EPA makes no guarantees regarding information, data or
links contained on non-EPA web sites. Please note that the following links will
transport you off the EPA server.
City of Fort
Worth, Texas - Listing of Stormwater Programs in the United States
Financing
Stormwater Management
This site was developed by the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment at
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in cooperation with
the Watershed Management Institute, Inc. Funding was provided by the EPA. The
site includes an annotated bibliography of existing stormwater finance
materials; an archive that contains selected previously published materials
concerning stormwater finance; a manual that discusses the financing options
available to communities for stormwater management programs; a set of case
studies that describe successful finance mechanisms that have been used in
seven communities around the country; and a group of links to other useful web
sites about stormwater management.
Stormwater Manager's Resource
Center
The Stormwater Manager's Resource Center (SMRC) is designed specifically for
stormwater practitioners, local government officials and others that need
technical assistance on stormwater management issues.
National Stormwater Best Management
Practices (BMP) Database
This database provides access to stormwater BMP performance data in a
standardized format for over 170 BMP studies conducted over the past fifteen
years. The database was developed by the Urban Water Resources Research Council
(UWRRC) of ASCE under a cooperative agreement with the US Environmental
Protection Agency.
How to
Create a Stormwater Utility (PDF, 3MB)
This is a set of documents placed into a single PDF file that describes the
various steps necessary to create an effective stormwater utility. The document
was created by the towns of Chicopee and South Hadley, Massachusetts using
Section 319 grant funds.
Florida Association of Stormwater
Utilities
Stormwater News
This site provides information on stormwater pollution, treatment
methodologies, and related issues. The site's on-line library contains
downloadable research papers, software, and information regarding nonpoint
source pollution, best management practices, upcoming conferences, total
maximum daily loads, and other stormwater topics.
Puget Sound: Smart
Growth and Low-Impact Development
Although this website is about smart growth and low-impact development in the
Puget Sound, much of the information is generally useful for those interested
in smart growth and low-impact development issues.
RiverSides Stewardship Alliance
American Water Resources
Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
Center for Watershed Protection
The Center for Watershed Protection works with local, state, and federal
governmental agencies, environmental consulting firms, watershed organizations,
and the general public to provide objective and scientifically sound
information on effective techniques to protect and restore urban watersheds.
U.S. Department of Transportation
Simple Things You
Can Do to Clean Up Our Urban Streams and the Chesapeake Bay
This brochure was created with EPA grant money (604-b).
