National Menu of Best Practices (BMPs) for Stormwater

Menu of programmatic BMPs that Phase II MS4 regulated communities can use to achieve minimum control measures…

Author: US EPA

Date published: Ongoing

National Stormwater Quality Database (NSQD)

Searchable database of water quality data based on land use, state, EPA "rain zone," and other criteria.…

Author: US EPA, Center for Watershed Protection, et al

Date published: 2015

Rooftops to Rivers II

Update to NRDC's seminal 2006 publication. Profiles 14 geographically diverse cities that are all leaders in…

Author: Natural Resources Defense Council 

Date published: 2013

Compendium of MS4 Permitting Approaches Part 1: Six Minimum Control Measures

Illustrates the types of permit provisions for the six minimum controls measures of a stormwater management…

Author: US EPA

Date published: 2016

Connect with Nature at Anacostia River

Two-minute video about stream cleanups in the Anacostia River watershed.  Describes a collaboration…

Author: The Nature Conservancy

Date published: Undated

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Municipal Stormwater Programs

Factsheet summarizing how to evaluate the effectiveness of municipal stormwater management programs.

Author: US EPA

Date published: 2008

Green Infrastructure and the Sustainable Communities Initiative

Shares the green infrastructure best practices and outputs of communities and regions around the country that…

Author: US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Date published: 2015

Mr. Raindrop: Help Be a Solution to Water Pollution

A humorous 30-second public service video that follows a raindrop on its journey through a neighborhood…

Author: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Date published: 2015

One Drop: Why We Need Green Infrastructure

Two-minute animation illustrating the benefits of green infrastructure.  With creative visual…

Author: American Rivers

Date published: 2012

RiverSmart Homes: Getting Smart about Runoff in Washington, DC

12-minute video that tells the success story of DC's award-winning RiverSmart Homes retrofit program. Featuring testimonials from homeowners as…

Author: US Environmental Protection Agency

Date published: 2011

Rooftops to Rivers

Seminal policy guide for decision-makers looking to implement green strategies for stormwater management…

Author: Natural Resources Defense Council 

Date published: 2006

Stormwater Fees Literature Review

Prepared for the Pennsylvania Stormwater Authority, this report catalogs the most successful arguments for and…

Author: Water Words that Work, LLC

Date published: 2014