In May 2006 NRDC published this seminal policy guide for decision makers looking to implement green strategies in their own area. 

Lessons from Pennsylvania Communities Presented by the Environmental Law Institute and 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania.

This report presents an argument for a collaborative inter jurisdicational approach to stormwater investment to ensure efficiency, equitablity, and financial and environmental sustainablility. With 2500 municipalities, 67 counties, and thousands of authorities, the authors identify the immense challenge facing the state to protect its 83,000 miles of streams and reivers.

Created by Casey Trees, this 2014 Merit Award winner of the American Planning Association, provides a rich story of the Nation's Capital and its long relationship with its tree canopy, The handbook's details ways the City has linked its regulatory stormwater program to tree canopy health. Included in this case study are template questions and generalized advice useful to building any successful advocacy campaign. 

In the world of stormwater management many are familiar with the term "Best Management Practices" or "BMPs" as it is applied to structural or engineered practices used to capture, retain, use, reduce, treat, and delay the movement of rainfall through the watershed. However, the term BMP is also applied to the programmatic approaches jurisdications can take to meet the terms of their MS4 permits. 

Water Words That Work LLC has reviewed surveys, focus group reports, “how to” guides,studies, and reports to shed light on how the public and businesses react to the introduction of a
stormwater utility fee. This review is used to define steps communities can take to set up a stormwater utility. 

Why should local leaders promote opportunities for outdoor recreation? Besides improving quality of life for residents and encouraging active, healthy lifestyles, it can mean significant funds for local businesses and communities.

Use these quick facts and useful conclusions to support your case for the value of "green infrastructure" in its classic sense, open parklands and build an argument for the link between public investment in spaces for recreation and innovative onsite stormwater management. 

The use of green infrastructure is an important strategy for HUD's Office of Economic Resilience (OER) and its Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI) grantees, especially as communities plan for the concurrent and future impacts of climate change and natural disasters.The incorporation of green infrastructure can be a cost-effective solution to help communities save taxpayer money on public infrastructure capital investment and maintenance costs, improve stormwater management and water quality, reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs), and limit the impacts of flooding on h

This 2009 webcast from EPA's Office of Wastewater Management consists of one presentation on revising local plans, codes, and ordinances, and two presentations on water harvesting. The EPA's Water Quality Scorecard is also discussed.

Tool 4: Code and Ordinance Worksheet, from Managing Stormwater in Your Community: A Guide for Building an Effective Post-Construction Program

Year: 2008

Author: Center for Watershed Protection