This EPA toolkit uses examples from outreach efforts in the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin to provide a helpful framework for state and local agencies, watershed groups, nongovernmental organizations and others in developing effective communications materials.

This site provides a wealth of information for governments and organizations interested in educating the public on nonpoint source pollution or stormwater runoff. It contains many resources to help develop effective outreach campaigns.

This 2002 fact sheet from the Center for Urban Forest Research, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service describes how trees can be used to manage stormwater.

This 1999 fact sheet from the EPA describes how sand filters are designed, installed, and maintained to treat and filter runoff.

This 2004 EPA resource describes how constructed wetlands can treat stormwater runoff and improve water quality.

The EPA's Soak Up the Rain site provides information about and examples of permeable pavement use for stormwater management.

This 2005 fact sheet from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service describes the purpose and benefits of bioswales as stormwater best management practices (BMPs).

This fact sheet from the Environmental Protection Agency provides additional information about bioretention as a stormwater best management practice (BMP).

The 2014 National Climate Assessment Report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program provides an interactive chapter on the trend toward increasing heavy downpours.

This report analyzes and quantifies the potential flood loss avoidance impacts of distributed stormwater control using Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development.