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 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides detailed information about the National Flood Insurance Program, both generally and specifically for claims adjusters, property owners, insurance professionals, lenders, state and local officials, and surveyors.

The Huron River Watershed Council provides a clear explanation of the differences between Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure.

This EPA site provides more details about green streets, including research reports supporting their benefits.

This information from the Environmental Protection Agency includes details about the history and implementation of the Clean Water Act.

Once a community has installed infrastructure to handle its stormwater, the next step is to manage the infrastructure in the best way possible to ensure the assets are kept in proper operational order, will last as long as possible, and are replaced when necessary. This type of management is called “Asset Management.” Asset Management represents a way of thinking about assets in a strategic way so that they are sustained over the long-term at the lowest overall life cycle cost while meeting the needs of the community.

This issue brief from the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) is intended for town officials who want to understand how development regulations in their community affect local water resources. Municipal development codes –the set of regulations that control the built environment – can have a great influence on the availability of clean and healthy water for drinking, recreation, and commercial uses. This, in turn, affects the community’s social, environmental, and economic vitality.

The 2013 update to NRDC's seminal publication Rooftops to Rivers. This work expands earlier stories from nine communities to fourteen. The briefing highlights enormous strides forward by localities using green strategies to controll stormwater. It identifies six key actions common to successful leading cities. It calls out many remaining gaps in policy and funding at local, state, and federal levels.