This report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency describes the types of assistance programs currently in use around the country and details each one’s benefits and costs. The examples show short-term or long-term reductions through a bill discount, flexible terms, lifeline rate, temporary assistance and water efficiency advantages.
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Philly Shares Design Secrets of Eco-Friendly Schoolyards
The Community Design Collaborative, in partnership with the Philadelphia Water Department, has created a design guide with information on greening schoolyards. In addition, this article from Next City describes how they have partnered to redesign city schoolyards into eco-friendly learning areas—which also happen to play an active role in the city’s stormwater management.
The Value of Green Infrastructure
This guide assesses the economic benefits of green infrastructure in order to help decision-makers evaluate water management options in their communities.
City Parks, Clean Water
This study explores the technologies and political issues involved in using green infrastructure, in order to highlight the successes and challenges of water-smart parks in urban areas.
Green Infrastructure Mapping Guide
This guide shows spatial analysts how to incorporate green infrastructure into a GIS work plan and rank and prioritize green infrastructure for their study areas. It focuses on planning for flood related impacts of coastal hazards and provides access to examples, process guidance, case studies and templates.
Green Infrastructure Guidance Manual for New Jersey
This manual by Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program is a tool for planning and design professionals looking to retrofit green infrastructure practices into existing development. 2016.
Tools, Strategies and Lessons Learned from EPA Green Infrastructure Technical Assistance Projects
This 2015 report summarizes results from EPA’s green infrastructure technical assistance program for cities, communities and citizens who want to learn from the experiences of others and find the best solutions for their unique challenges. It’s a quick reference guide that matches problems with real-world, tested solutions.
Get to Know Your Local Waterway Flushing Creek & Flushing Bay
This handout by the S.W.I.M Coalition describes the importance of Flushing Creek & Flushing Bay as a community asset and how to improve its water quality.
What You Need to Know about the City’s MS4: Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
This handout by the SWIM Coalition uses accessible language to describe municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4), the MS4 permit and the stormwater management plan in New York City.
Financing Opportunities for Implementing Green Infrastructure Projects to Manage Stormwater
This webinar presentation, by the Nature Conservancy and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), provides an overview of work done around the country that enables the utilization of public and private funding sources to implement GI in order to create the greatest ecological, economic and social benefits. In addition, the EPA describes innovative financing for green… Continue reading Financing Opportunities for Implementing Green Infrastructure Projects to Manage Stormwater