Stormwater Links and Resources
Annotated List of Additional Stormwater Resources
Brochures on Low Impact Development (from the Low Impact Development Center):
“Builders Guide to Low Impact Development”
“Municipal Guide to Low Impact Development”
Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission LID Design Manual.
View the table of contents and Chapter 1 . For a CD of the full manual, contact VCC
New Kent County (VA) LID Manual 2006 – Good example of implementing LID in a small county with limited staff.
Low-Impact Development Design Strategies: An Integrated Design Approach (150 pp. PDF) LID Design manual prepared by the Prince George's County Maryland Department of Environmental Resources Programs and Planning Division, with assistance from EPA
Catching the Rain: A Great Lakes Resource Guide for Natural Stormwater Management , by American Rivers, 2004. Detailed, 80-page guide; includes descriptions and photos of different LID practices.
Reining in the Storm: One Building at a Time. DVD showcasing state-of-the-art models of LID in Virginia. Produced by the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, 2004. Available from Staunton Region VDCR office (contact Mark Chambers, 540/332-9225)
The Greening of Stormwater, by Clean Water Fund and American Rivers, 2006. How Michigan communities are saving money, beautifying neighborhoods, and protecting lakes and streams. Many case studies.
Development Growth Outpacing Progress in Watershed Efforts to Restore the Chesapeake Bay, Sept. 2007 report by the US EPA Office of Inspector General. 36 pp; gives context for why stormwater regulations are a top priority. See especially p.3 (summary) and pp. 13-15.
“Using LID in New Urbanist Projects” In a South Carolina case study, “light-imprint” infrastructure reduced anticipated engineering expenses 31 percent
US EPA
EPA has extensive materials available on its website:
Low Impact Development (LID) – two pages of studies and resources www.epa.gov/nps/lid
“Reducing Stormwater Costs through LID Stategies and Practices” www.epa.gov/owow/nps/lid/costs07
Study released in December 2007 evaluated costs of LID versus conventional stormwater management in 17 case studies. “Total capital cost savings ranged from 15 to 80 percent when LID methods were used, with a few exceptions in which LID project costs were higher than conventional stormwater management costs.”
Nonpoint Source Outreach Collections: www.epa.gov/nps/toolbox/links.htm
descriptions, downloads and links to state, federal, and other resources by topic
Outreach Materials on NPS: www.epa.gov/owow/nps/toolbox/
(materials to use in public education)
Stormwater Outreach Materials and Reference Documents (brochures, fact sheets, and other materials, some of which can be customized for your locality):
cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwatermonth.cfm
LID for Big Boxes: lowimpactdevelopment.org/bigbox/
includes 75-page pdf
Using Smart Growth Techniques as Stormwater Best Management Practices, EPA, December 2005; free from www.epa.gov/smartgrowth (publication # EPA 231-B-05-002)
CONFERENCES
Virginia Chapter of the Soil & Water Conservation Society’s Spring Technical Workshop, June 25, 2007 “Implementing Low Impact Development in Virginia: Lessons Learned”: www.bse.vt.edu/swcs/Workshops/2007JuneMeeting/2007June_Workshop.html
LINKS: AGENCIES and ORGANIZATIONS
Center for Watershed Protection www.cwp.org
Better Site Design: A Handbook for Changing Development Rules in Your Community
(manual now available as free download)
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Stormwater Regulatory Actions: www.dcr.virginia.gov/lawregs.shtml
Stormwater Permitting Program: www.dcr.virginia.gov/soil_&_water/vsmp.shtml
Low Impact Development Center www.lowimpactdevelopment.org
Many resources, including rain garden design templates, national LID conferences.
NEMO Nonpoint Education for Municipal Offcials, a national network of programs that educate local land use decision makers about the links between land use and natural resource protection: nemonet.uconn.edu/index.htm
