National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution
from Urban Areas
This guidance helps citizens and municipalities in urban areas protect bodies of water from polluted runoff that can result from everyday
activities. These scientifically sound techniques are the best practices known today. The guidance will also help states to implement their
nonpoint source control programs and municipalities to implement their Phase II Storm Water Permit Programs.
Protecting Water Quality from Urban Runoff (PDF) (2 pp, 233K)
This is a fact sheet about how urban runoff affects water quality (February 2003, EPA 841-F-03-003).
Low-Impact Development (LID) page
EPA Smart Growth page
This web site provides information to help create communities that promote the sustainability of America's environment, economy, and
quality of life.
Watershed Based Wetlands and Water Resource Protection (PDF) (30 pp, 5MB)
This powerpoint presentation contains a description of a modelling methodology which was used in New Castle County, DE to identify priority
natural resource areas which need protection during the watershed build-out process. GIS tools and impervious surface cover overlays were used
to identify wetlands, forested tracts, riparian buffers and open spaces areas that needed to be protected through zoning and plan review mechanisms
in order to preserve or restore the subwatershed as the watershed. This methodology and presentation were developed by the University of Delaware,
Water Resources Agency, Institute for Public Administration.
Economic Benefits of Runoff Controls
EPA ORD NRMRL Urban Watershed Management Branch, Edison, NJ
Management Measures for Urban Areas
This is the urban management measures chapter in the official and operative guidance authorized by Congress under Section 6217(g) of
the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990.
Model Ordinances to Protect Local Resources
These pages includes model ordinances to serve as a template for those charged with making decisions concerning growth and
environmental protection.
National Conference on Urban Stormwater: Enhancing Programs
at the Local Level
A wide array of effective storm water management and resource protection tools have been developed for urban environments, but their
implementation continues to be hampered by a lack of technology transfer opportunities. At the national conference Urban StormWater: Enhancing
Programs at the Local Level (February 17-20, 2003), attendees learned about state-of-the-art technologies and implementation programs that have
proven success in local communities. This page provides papers from that conference.
Nonpoint Pointer No. 7 - Managing Urban Runoff
Onsite
Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual (February 2002)
This manual provides up-to-date information on onsite wastewater treatment system (OWTS) siting, design, installation, maintenance, and
replacement. It reflects significant advances that the expert community has identified to help OWTSs become more cost-effective and
environmentally protective, particularly in small suburban and rural areas.
- Techniques for Tracking, Evaluating, and Reporting the Implementation of Nonpoint Source Control
Measures - Urban
Urban Documents
This is a list of urban documents that the Nonpoint Source Control Branch at EPA headquarters has found to be especially well
done.
The inclusion of a link on this page does not constitute an endorsement by EPA of any organization's
policies or activities, or of any item for sale. EPA makes no guarantees regarding information, data or links contained on non-EPA web
sites. Please note that the following links will transport you off the EPA server.
American Society of Civil Engineers
Civil engineering involves the conception, planning, design, construction, and operation of technology and facilities essential to
modern life -- including water pollution control systems. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 137,500
members of the civil engineering profession worldwide, and is America's oldest national engineering society.
American Water Resources Association
The American Water Resources Association is a non-profit professional association dedicated to the advancement of men and women in water
resources management, research, and education. It is the professional home of a wide variety of water resources experts including engineers,
educators, foresters, biologists, ecologists, geographers, managers, regulators, hydrologists and attorneys.
Center for Watershed Protection
The Center for Watershed Protection works with local, state, and federal governmental agencies, environmental consulting firms, watershed
organizations, and the general public to provide objective and scientifically sound information on effective techniques to protect and restore
urban watersheds.
City of Fort Worth, Texas - Listing of Stormwater Programs in the
United States
Financing Stormwater Management
This site was developed by the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in
cooperation with the Watershed Management Institute, Inc. Funding was provided by the EPA. The site includes an annotated bibliography of
existing stormwater finance materials; an archive that contains selected previously published materials concerning stormwater finance; a manual
that discusses the financing options available to communities for stormwater management programs; a set of case studies that describe successful
finance mechanisms that have been used in seven communities around the country; and a group of links to other useful web sites about
stormwater management.
Florida Association of Stormwater Utilities
The Florida Stormwater Association is composed of local governments, consulting firms, water management districts, water control districts,
and some non-profit organizations. These members have joined together to enhance the capacity of stormwater management through research,
dissemination of information, active participation in the legislative decision process, and education.
How to Create a Stormwater Utility (PDF, 3MB)
This is a set of documents placed into a single PDF file that describes the various steps necessary to create an effective stormwater
utility. The document was created by the towns of Chicopee and South Hadley, Massachusetts using Section 319 grant funds.
National Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Database
This database provides access to stormwater BMP performance data in a standardized format for over 170 BMP studies conducted over the past
fifteen years. The database was developed by the Urban Water Resources Research Council (UWRRC) of ASCE under a cooperative agreement with
the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Puget Sound: Smart Growth and Low-Impact Development
Although this website is about smart growth and low-impact development in the Puget Sound, much of the information is generally useful for
those interested in smart growth and low-impact development issues.
RiverSides Stewardship Alliance
Simple Things You Can Do to Clean Up Our Urban Streams and the Chesapeake Bay
This brochure was created with EPA grant money (604-b).
Stormwater Manager's Resource Center
The Stormwater Manager's Resource Center (SMRC)
is designed specifically for stormwater practitioners, local government officials and others that need technical assistance on stormwater
management issues.
Stormwater News
This site provides information on stormwater pollution, treatment methodologies, and related issues. The site's on-line library contains
downloadable research papers, software, and information regarding nonpoint source pollution, best management practices, upcoming conferences,
total maximum daily loads, and other stormwater topics.
U.S. Department of Transportation
Urban and Coastal Community Conservation Resources
Urban and community conservation resources are available online from the National Association of Conservation Districts to give conservation
districts and their partners a place to gather information and exchange ideas about their urban and community conservation activities. It
features information on the actions being taken by districts, their partners and NACD's Urban, Community and Coastal Resources Committee.
