Low Impact Development (LID) Urban Design Tools

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Low Impact Development (LID)
Urban Design Tools Website

This site provides watershed managers with a new set of tools and techniques that can be used to meet regulatory and receiving water protection program goals for urban retrofits, re-development projects, and new development sites.

About this Website

This site has been developed through a Cooperative Assistance Agreement under the US EPA Office of Water 104b(3) Program in order to provide guidance to local governments, planners, and engineers for developing, administering, and incorporating Low Impact Development (LID) into their aquatic resource protection programs.

LID technology is an alternative comprehensive approach to stormwater management. It can be used to address a wide range of Wet Weather Flow (WWF) issues, including Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Phase II permits, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) permits, Nonpoint Source Program goals, and other Water Quality Standards.

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Low Impact Development (LID) Center
A non-profit organization balancing growth and environmental integrity.

4600 Powder Mill Rd, Suite 200;
Beltsville, MD 20705 (USA)
301-982-5559;
301-937-3507 (fax) contact@lowimpactdevelopment.org