“Neither water treatment nor waste treatment can be a satisfactory remedy for pollution of our watercourses by pesticide sprays or by salt used for melting snow and ice on our highways. These materials must be controlled at their point of use, because they are damaging to land, plants and animals, as well as to water. Similarly, excess soil erosion cannot be abated by water or waste water treatment. Better land use is needed. In water quality problems, the whole environment must be examined.”
–Tom Camp in Water and its Impurities

Water

Link to my water page International Water Association (IWA)

IWA Publishing

http://www.iwahq.org/templates/ld_templates/layout_633184.aspx?ObjectId=645661 iwa sustainability http://www.iwahq.org/templates/ld_templates/layout_633184.aspx?ObjectId=645778 iwa sustainability conferences http://www.iwahq.org/templates/ld_templates/layout_633184.aspx?ObjectId=677569 The IWA Sustainability toolbox: A collection of resources for water professionals in pursuit of sustainability in the water sector http://www.state.pa.us/papower/cwp/view.asp?A=11&Q=471922 GOVERNOR RENDELL SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER ESTABLISHING SUSTAINABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE TASK FORCE http://www.treepeople.org/vfp.dll?OakTree~getPage~&PNPK=207 Rainwater as a Resource: A Report on Three Sites Demonstrating Sustainable Stormwater Management Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF)

Water Environment Federation (WEF)

WateReuse Foundation
The Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program Sustainable Water Systems: Step One – Redefining the Nation's Infrastructure Challenge, May 1, 2009

American Rivers

UN Water for Life

UN Commission on Sustainable Development: Water Action and Networking Database

Water: From Trouble to Treasure — [Requires PDF Software]
Center for Watershed Protection

Lee Endowment for Global Freshwater


The Global Water for Sustainability (GLOWS)

Collecting the Drops: A Water Sustainability Planner

The Water Sustainability Project (WSP)

Sustainable Water: Uncertainty, Risk and Vulnerability in Europe

GEMI: Water Sustainability Tool

Pacific Institute: The Water and Sustainability Program

Water –– World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Water Resources

Government of British Columbia Water Stewardship Division

Government of British Columbia Water Stewardship Division: Planning, Protection and Sustainability

The American Water Works Association (AWWA)

California Environmental Protection Agency: The State Water Resources Control Board

The California Water and Land Use Partnership

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP): Water Resource Management

The Illinois–Indiana Sea Grant College Program

City of Seattle Natural Drainage Systems

Santa Clara Valley Water District: Water Supply Sustainability Planning

UT–Austin Center for Research in Water Resources

The University of Arizona's Water Resources Research Center (WRRC)

The Water Sustainability Program (WSP) at the University of Arizona


Stormwater

A Sustainable Urban Drainage System: Cogan Hall in Pernarth, South Wales, UK”

Wetland Restoration Seen As Crucial – Delta's marshes, islands form buffers against storm surges, scientists say”

ASCE Responds to Gulf Coast Hurricane Devastation

Lessons From Hurricane Katrina

International Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Database

StormCon

Storm Water Solutions

The Stormwater Manager's Resource Center

The Green Values Stormwater Toolbox

The Green Values Stormwater Toolbox Resources

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Resource Center: Hydraulic Design Series No. 5

Water Quality and Stormwater Management Training and Education Opportunities

Water Quality and Stormwater Management Publications

Georgia Stormwater Management Manual

Washington State Department of Ecology: Stormwater

Caltrans: Storm Water and Water Pollution Control Storm Water Quality Manuals and Handbooks

University of New Hampshire (UNH) Stormwater Center

the Center for Watershed Protection Technical Manuals

the Center for Watershed Protection the Center for Watershed Protection Free Resources

the Center for Watershed Protection Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series

the Center for Watershed Protection: Better Site Design

the Center for Watershed Protection: The Practice of Watershed Protection

Stormwater Site Planning: Stormwater Management and Site Planning — [Requires PDF Software]

http://www.stormh20.com/sw_glossary.html Stormwater: Glossary http://www.stormh20.com/sw_calendar.html Stormwater: Calendar http://www.stormh2o.com/sw_0701_integrating.html Integrating Stormwater: The role of landscape architecture and site design in stormwater treatment by Bill Tice http://www.cwp.org/stormwater_mgt.htm Stormwater Management: Center for Watershed Protection http://www.forester.net/sw_0403_meeting.html Meeting the Challenges of Stormwater Management and Vector Control Integrating stormwater management and vector control in a Phase II city. By Kenneth E. Banks http://www.stormh2o.com/sw_0803_runoff.html Runoff Limits An ecologically based stormwater management program By Seth J. Wenger, Tim L. Carter, R. Alfred Vick, and Laurie A. Fowler http://www.stormh2o.com/sw_0803_first.html First-Flush Characterization for Stormwater Treatment By Masoud Kayhanian and Michael K. Stenstrom http://www.stormh2o.com/sw_0803_restoration.html Restoration of Streams and Buffer Zones Overcoming challenges in Maryland, Illinois, and Oregon By Janet Aird http://www.stormh2o.com/buyers-guide-2010/structural-stormwater-bmps.aspx Structural Stormwater BMPs: Best management practices for treating and managing runoff http://www.esc.rutgers.edu/rlp/water_management.htm Ryders Lane - Water Quality Management: Best Management Practices at Ryders Lane Farm http://www.abe.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/f/stormwaterindex.html Stormwater Management Fact Sheets: Pennsylvania State University Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering http://nemo.uconn.edu/index.htm The NEMO (Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials) Program: University of Connecticut http://nemo.uconn.edu/tools/stormwater/index.htm The NEMO Program: Planning for Stormwater: Reducing runoff through better site design Stormwater Management: Underground storage

Model Stormwater Bylaw — [Requires PDF Software]

Post-Development Stormwater Management For New Development and Redevelopment — [Requires PDF Software]

“Stormwater Strategies: The Economic Advantage"

Knox County, Tennessee: Site Planning Roundtable: WQv Credits for the Use of Better Site Design Practices — [Requires PDF Software]
Outagamie County: Stormwater Management Ordinance — [Requires PDF Software]

Stormwater Management — [Requires PDF Software]

Stormwater Management Manual Revisionst

Rice Creek Watershed District

Rice Creek Watershed District Best Management Practices

Managing Stormwater: Best Management Practices

New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual: Appendix B: Municipal Regulations Checklist: A checklist for incorporating nonstructural stormwater management strategies into local regulations — [Requires PDF Software]

Low Impact Development

Introduction to Low Impact Development (LID)

Low Impact Development

Low Impact Development Center, Inc.

The Practice of Low Impact Development (July, 2003, 131 p.)

Low Impact Development Technologies

Low Impact Development (LID) Urban Design Tools

Low Impact Development (LID) Practices for Storm Water Management

Site Design Toolkit: LakeSuperiorStreams: Community Partnerships For Understanding Water Quality and Stormwater Impacts at the Head of the Great Lakes

Planning for Stormwater: Reducing runoff through better site design

More Green Stormwater Alternatives

Knox County, Tennessee: Site Planning Roundtable: WQv Credits for the Use of Better Site Design Practices — [Requires PDF Software]


Bioretention

Stormwater Management Fact Sheet: Bioretention

Bioretention: A Low Impact Stormwater Best Management Practice

Bioretention.com

Watershed Benefits of Bioretention Techniques

Bioretention: Prince George’s County, Maryland

Bioretention Basins

Stormwater Management Fact Sheet: Bioretention

Bioretention Islands

Bioretention and Bioinfiltration BMPs

Bioretention — [Requires PDF Software]
Bioretention Areas — [Requires PDF Software]
Bioretention Systems for Stormwater Management: Ten Towns Great Swamp Watershed Management Committee — [Requires PDF Software]
Bioretention Tools — [Requires PDF Software]
Bioretention as a Water Quality Best Management Practice — [Requires PDF Software]

Rain Gardens

http://www.iowaagriculture.gov/press/rainGarden.asp Rain Garden Project: 1040 Clean Water Act: Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship http://nemo.uconn.edu/tools/publications/rain_garden_broch.pdf RAIN GARDENS: A DESIGN GUIDE FOR HOMEOWNERS in Connecticut: Helping to improve water quality in your community. University of Connecticut College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative Extension System http://nemo.uconn.edu/tools/stormwater/rain_garden.htm The NEMO Program: Rain Gardens http://www.vacd.org/winooski/winooski_raingarden.shtml Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District: Connecting people to a sustainable landscape: Rain Gardens http://www.raingardens.org/Index.php Rain Gardens of West Michigan http://natsci.edgewood.edu/wingra/management/raingardens/ Edgewood College's Rain Garden Project: Edgewood College Department of Natural Science: Madison, Wisconsin http://www.pr.nrcs.usda.gov/partnerships/VIRCDraingarden.html "Greening" Storm Water with Rain Gardens: Virgin Islands Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. (VI RC&D) Success Story http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture/water/rainwater.html Harnessing Rainwater: State of Tennessee Department of Agriculture http://www.enr.state.nc.us/upclose/pages/raingarden.html Rain Gardens: North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources http://www.raingardens.org/docs/rain_garden_factsheet.pdf Rain Gardens: How to design and construct a successful professional rain garden http://raingardens.org/docs/Create_A_Rain_Garden.pdf Create A Rain Garden: Create A Rain Garden http://www.hawksandowls.com/Beccas_Site/rivermaid_design.htm RiverMaid Designs: Nature-guided Garden design: Home page for Becca's Rain Gardens http://www.usvircd.org/RainGarden.htm Rain Garden Demonstration Project: The Virgin Islands Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. (VI RC&D) http://www.usvircd.org/pubs/RainGarden.10Steps.pdf Build a Rain Garden in 10 Steps: The Virgin Islands Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. (VI RC&D) http://www.usvircd.org/pubs/NRCSRainGardenFS.pdf Rain Gardens: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) http://www.npsnj.org/rain_garden_home.htm Rain Gardens Page: Native Plant Society of New Jersey Rain Garden Links

2007 Rain Garden Pilot Program

Haddam Research/Demonstration Rain Garden

10,000 Rain Gardens

Black & Veatch Corporation: Rain Gardens

Black & Veatch Corporation: How-To: Rain Garden Guides and Resources

“A run on rain gardens: Capturing water and attracting wildlife�

“'Rain Gardens' Help Recharge Ground Water�

Rain Gardens of West Michigan

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Rain Gardens

Office of Lakes & Watersheds Dane County Land and Water Resources Department: Rain Gardens

Provisional Rain Garden Specification: City Engineering Division: Department of Public Works: Madison, Wisconsin

Maplewood, Minnesota: Rainwater Gardens

BMP #: Recharge Garden/Rain Garden/Bioretention Garden — [Requires PDF Software]
Rain Gardens for the Rouge River: A Citizen’s Guide to Planning, Design, & Maintenance for Small Site Rain Gardens — [Requires PDF Software]
Implementing Rainwater Gardens In Urban Stormwater Management: Lessons Learned From The City Of Maplewood — [Requires PDF Software]
Rain Gardens: LakeSuperiorStreams: Community Partnerships For Understanding Water Quality and Stormwater Impacts at the Head of the Great Lakes

Mill Creek Watershed Council Web Site

Rain Gardens: Mill Creek Watershed Council

Rain Gardens: A How-To Guide: Mill Creek Watershed Council — [Requires PDF Software]
Rain Garden Design Templates

Rain Garden Network

The Valparaiso Department of Water Works: Rain Gardens

The Rain to Recreation Program

Rain Garden Plants

Chicago Wilderness: Landscaping with Native Plants

Rain Gardens on Clay Soil Sites

A run on rain gardens: Capturing water and attracting wildlife”

Healthy Landscapes

Rain Gardens: Enhancing your home landscape and protecting water quality

The Blue Thumb: Rice Creek Watershed District

The Blue Thumb: Rice Creek Watershed District: Rain Gardens

Raingardens: Gardening with Water Quality in Mind

Rain Gardens

Rain Gardens

Rain Gardens

Designing a Rain Garden — [Requires PDF Software]
Build your own Rain Garden — [Requires PDF Software]
Rain Gardens: How to design and construct a successful professional rain garden — [Requires PDF Software] Create A Rain Garden — [Requires PDF Software] Rain Garden Manual for Homeowners: Protecting our water, one yard at a time — [Requires PDF Software]
Building Your Rain Garden [Requires PDF Software]

Storm Water Basins: Using natural landscaping for water quality — [Requires PDF Software] esthetics: A primer on planting and managing native landscaping for storm water basins. — [Requires PDF Software]
Rain Gardens: A household way to improve water quality in your community [Requires PDF Software]

Rain Gardens: A How-To Manual for Homeowners, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, DNR Publication PUB-WT-776-2003. — [Requires PDF Software]

Green Parking Lots — [Requires PDF Software]
Green Street Details

Green Street Examples — [Requires PDF Software]
Planning for Stormwater: Parking Lots




Bioswales/Vegetated Swales/Grassed Swales

Swale: Answers.com

Grassed Swales

Swales

Vegetated Swales

Vegetated Swale

Vegetated Swales — [Requires PDF Software] Vegetated Swales — [Requires PDF Software]
BMP #: Vegetated Swale — [Requires PDF Software]

Low Impact Development

Introduction to Low Impact Development (LID)

Low Impact Development

Low Impact Development Center, Inc.

The Practice of Low Impact Development (July, 2003, 131 p.)

Low Impact Development Technologies

Low Impact Development (LID) Urban Design Tools

Low Impact Development (LID) Practices for Storm Water Management

Site Design Toolkit: LakeSuperiorStreams: Community Partnerships For Understanding Water Quality and Stormwater Impacts at the Head of the Great Lakes

Planning for Stormwater: Reducing runoff through better site design

More Green Stormwater Alternatives

Knox County, Tennessee: Site Planning Roundtable: WQv Credits for the Use of Better Site Design Practices



Bioretention

Stormwater Management Fact Sheet: Bioretention

Bioretention: A Low Impact Stormwater Best Management Practice

Bioretention.com

Watershed Benefits of Bioretention Techniques

Bioretention: Prince George’s County, Maryland

Bioretention Basins

Stormwater Management Fact Sheet: Bioretention

Bioretention Islands

Bioretention and Bioinfiltration BMPs

Bioretention — [Requires PDF Software]
Bioretention Areas — [Requires PDF Software]
Bioretention Systems for Stormwater Management: Ten Towns Great Swamp Watershed Management Committee — [Requires PDF Software]
Bioretention Tools — [Requires PDF Software]
Bioretention as a Water Quality Best Management Practice — [Requires PDF Software]

Rain Gardens

http://www.stormh2o.com/sw_0803_rain.html A Rain Garden to Stop the Rainfall: Using an arboretum to help control flooding By Margaret Buranen http://www.stormh2o.com/sw_0803_simplified.html A Simplified Integrated Design Concept for Filters Part 1: Terminology We don’t commonly think of infiltration systems as filters. But they are. By Gary R. Minton http://www.forester.net/sw_0403_beyond.html Beyond Flood Control From green roofs to pervious pavement to underground treatment, Milwaukee experiments with newer water-quality and flood control measures. By Mark L. Kass Rain Garden Links

2007 Rain Garden Pilot Program

Haddam Research/Demonstration Rain Garden

10,000 Rain Gardens

Black & Veatch Corporation: Rain Gardens

Black & Veatch Corporation: How-To: Rain Garden Guides and Resources

“A run on rain gardens: Capturing water and attracting wildlife�

“'Rain Gardens' Help Recharge Ground Water�

Rain Gardens of West Michigan

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Rain Gardens

Office of Lakes & Watersheds Dane County Land and Water Resources Department: Rain Gardens

Provisional Rain Garden Specification: City Engineering Division: Department of Public Works: Madison, Wisconsin

Maplewood, Minnesota: Rainwater Gardens

BMP #: Recharge Garden/Rain Garden/Bioretention Garden [Requires PDF Software]

Rain Gardens for the Rouge River: A Citizen’s Guide to Planning, Design, & Maintenance for Small Site Rain Gardens [Requires PDF Software]

Implementing Rainwater Gardens In Urban Stormwater Management: Lessons Learned From The City Of Maplewood [Requires PDF Software]

Rain Gardens: LakeSuperiorStreams: Community Partnerships For Understanding Water Quality and Stormwater Impacts at the Head of the Great Lakes

Mill Creek Watershed Council Web Site

Rain Gardens: Mill Creek Watershed Council

Rain Gardens: A How-To Guide: Mill Creek Watershed Council [Requires PDF Software]

Rain Garden Design Templates

Rain Garden Network

The Valparaiso Department of Water Works: Rain Gardens

The Rain to Recreation Program

Rain Garden Plants

Chicago Wilderness: Landscaping with Native Plants

Rain Gardens on Clay Soil Sites

A run on rain gardens: Capturing water and attracting wildlife”

Healthy Landscapes

Rain Gardens: Enhancing your home landscape and protecting water quality

The Blue Thumb: Rice Creek Watershed District

The Blue Thumb: Rice Creek Watershed District: Rain Gardens

Raingardens: Gardening with Water Quality in Mind

Rain Gardens

Rain Gardens

Rain Gardens

Designing a Rain Garden [Requires PDF Software]

Build your own Rain Garden [Requires PDF Software]

Rain Gardens: How to design and construct a successful professional rain garden [Requires PDF Software]

Create A Rain Garden [Requires PDF Software]

Rain Garden Manual for Homeowners: Protecting our water, one yard at a time [Requires PDF Software]

Building Your Rain Garden [Requires PDF Software]

Storm Water Basins: Using natural landscaping for water quality & esthetics: A primer on planting and managing native landscaping for storm water basins. [Requires PDF Software]

Rain Gardens: A household way to improve water quality in your community [Requires PDF Software]

Rain Gardens: A How-To Manual for Homeowners, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, DNR Publication PUB-WT-776-2003. [Requires PDF Software]


Green Parking Lots [Requires PDF Software]

Green Street Details

Green Street Examples [Requires PDF Software]

Planning for Stormwater: Parking Lots




Bioswales/Vegetated Swales/Grassed Swales

Swale: Answers.com

Grassed Swales

Swales

Vegetated Swales

Vegetated Swale

Vegetated Swales [Requires PDF Software]

Vegetated Swales [Requires PDF Software]

BMP #: Vegetated Swale [Requires PDF Software]

Low Impact Development

http://stormh2o.com/buyers-guide-2010/keeping-lid-on.aspx Keeping a LID on Runoff: Low-impact development mimics nature's handling of water Introduction to Low Impact Development (LID)

Low Impact Development

Low Impact Development Center, Inc.

The Practice of Low Impact Development (July, 2003, 131 p.)

Low Impact Development Technologies

Low Impact Development (LID) Urban Design Tools

Low Impact Development (LID) Practices for Storm Water Management

Site Design Toolkit: LakeSuperiorStreams: Community Partnerships For Understanding Water Quality and Stormwater Impacts at the Head of the Great Lakes

Planning for Stormwater: Reducing runoff through better site design

More Green Stormwater Alternatives


http://www.cwp.org/PublicationStore/TechResearch.htm the Center for Watershed Protection Technical Manuals http://www.cwp.org/freeresources.htm the Center for Watershed Protection Free Resources http://www.cwp.org/PublicationStore/USRM.htm the Center for Watershed Protection Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series http://www.cwp.org/PublicationStore/bsd.htm the Center for Watershed Protection: Better Site Design http://www.cwp.org/PublicationStore/practice.htm the Center for Watershed Protection: The Practice of Watershed Protection http://www.georgiastormwater.com/vol2/1-5.pdf Stormwater Site Planning: Stormwater Management and Site Planning http://www.duluthstreams.org/stormwater/toolkit/underground.html Stormwater Management: Underground storage http://www.nsrwa.org/pdf/StormwaterBylawsAndRegulations.pdf Model Stormwater Bylaw http://www.cityofchickamaugageorgia.org/images/Post-Development%20Stormwater%20Management-city.pdf Post-Development Stormwater Management For New Development and Redevelopment http://www.forester.net/sw_0101_stormwater.html “Stormwater Strategies: The Economic Advantage” http://www.knoxcounty.org/stormwater/pdfs/KnoxCo%20WQv%20Credits%20White%20Paper.pdf Knox County, Tennessee: Site Planning Roundtable: WQv Credits for the Use of Better Site Design Practices http://www.co.outagamie.wi.us/zoning/Codes/Stormwater%20Management%20Ordinance.pdf Outagamie County: Stormwater Management Ordinance http://co.livingston.mi.us/drain/phaseII/MacombModel/2StormwaterManagement.pdf Stormwater Management http://www.portlandonline.com/bes/index.cfm?c=44146& Stormwater Management Manual Revisions http://ricecreek.org/bmp Best Management Practices http://ricecreek.org/ Rice Creek Watershed District http://www.greenworks.tv/stormwater/index.htm Managing Stormwater: Best Management Practices http://www.njstormwater.org/tier_A/pdf/NJ_SWBMP_B.pdf New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual: Appendix B: Municipal Regulations Checklist: A checklist for incorporating nonstructural stormwater management strategies into local regulations http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/pubs/600r01101/600R01101.pdf EPA/600/R-01/101 November 2001 Life Cycle Engineering Guidelines by Joyce Smith Cooper and Bruce Vigon Battelle Columbus Laboratories 505 King Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43201 CR822956 Project Officer Kenneth R. Stone Sustainable Technology Division Systems Analysis Branch National Risk Management Research Laboratory Cincinnati, Ohio 45268 National Risk Management Research Laboratory Office of Research and Development U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Cincinnati, OH 45268

Bioretention

Stormwater Management Fact Sheet: Bioretention

Bioretention: A Low Impact Stormwater Best Management Practice

Bioretention.com

Watershed Benefits of Bioretention Techniques

Bioretention: Prince George's County, Maryland Department of Environmental Resources (DER)
http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Government/AgencyIndex/DER/ESG/Bioretention/pdf/Bioretention%20Manual_2009%20Version.pdf Prince George's County, Maryland Bioretention Manual http://www.abe.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/f/F263.pdf BioRetention Cells/Rain Gardens, a Stormwater BMP A. R. Jarrett, Professor, Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University College of Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension Agricultural and Biological Engineering http://www.bioretention.com/index.html Bioretention.com http://www.ence.umd.edu/~apdavis/Bioret.htm University of Maryland Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Bioretention and Stormwater Research http://www.ence.umd.edu/~apdavis/other-universities.htm Bioretention and LID Research at other Universities: University of Maryland Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering http://www.raingardens.org/bioretention.php An introduction to bioretention: Rain Gardens of West Michigan http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/stormwater/PublicationFiles/HUNTthesis2003.pdf POLLUTANT REMOVAL EVALUATION AND HYDRAULIc CHARACTERIZATION FOR BIORETENTION STORMWATER TREATMENT DEVICES: A Thesis in Agricultural and Biological Engineering by William F. Hunt, III: Pennsylvania State University Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering http://www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/CIL/WRRI/conference/2007ac/speakers/pdf/Session%202C/Jarrett_Bioretention.pdf BioRetention Attenuates Stormwater: A Model Study Albert R. Jarrett, Professor of Agricultural Engineering Penn State University William F. Hunt, III North Carolina State University http://www.bioretention.com/software.htm Bioretention Facility Design Software https://www.state.sc.us/forest/runoff.pdf Demonstration and Evaluation of Processed Forest Biomass in Bioretention Cells for Reduction of Wildfire Hazard and Treatment of Stormwater Runoff: Final Report to the South Carolina Forestry Commission Economic Action Program-Community Assistance Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture 6th U. S. Congressional District, Representative James E. Clyburn Scott R. Templeton Principle Investigator and Assistant Professor Department of Applied Economics and Statistics Charles V. Privette, III Co-Principle Investigator, Extension Associate, and Farm Safety and Health Specialist Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering John C. Hayes Co-Principle Investigator and Associate Dean of Environmental Conservation Christopher Post Collaborator and Assistant Professor Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, and Ritu Sharma Graduate Student Department of Applied Economics and Statistics College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences Clemson University Clemson SC 29634 Clemson University, the SC Forestry Commission, and the USDA Forest Service prohibit discrimination in all programs and activities on the basis of race, color
Bioretention Basins

Stormwater Management Fact Sheet: Bioretention

Bioretention Islands

Bioretention and Bioinfiltration BMPs

Bioretention [Requires Adobe Reader]

Bioretention Areas [Requires Adobe Reader]

Bioretention Systems for Stormwater Management: Ten Towns Great Swamp Watershed Management Committee [Requires Adobe Reader]

Bioretention Tools [Requires Adobe Reader]

Bioretention as a Water Quality Best Management Practice [Requires Adobe Reader]


Rain Gardens

Haddam Research/Demonstration Rain Garden

10,000 Rain Gardens

Black & Veatch Corporation: Rain Gardens

Black & Veatch Corporation: How-To: Rain Garden Guides and Resources

A run on rain gardens: Capturing water and attracting wildlife”

'Rain Gardens' Help Recharge Ground Water

Rain Gardens of West Michigan

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Rain Gardens

Office of Lakes & Watersheds Dane County Land and Water Resources Department: Rain Gardens

Provisional Rain Garden Specification: City Engineering Division: Department of Public Works: Madison, Wisconsin

Maplewood, Minnesota: Rainwater Gardens

BMP #: Recharge Garden/Rain Garden/Bioretention Garden [Requires Adobe Reader]

Rain Gardens for the Rouge River: A Citizen’s Guide to Planning, Design, & Maintenance for Small Site Rain Gardens [Requires Adobe Reader]

Implementing Rainwater Gardens In Urban Stormwater Management: Lessons Learned From The City Of Maplewood [Requires Adobe Reader]

Rain Gardens: LakeSuperiorStreams: Community Partnerships For Understanding Water Quality and Stormwater Impacts at the Head of the Great Lakes

Mill Creek Watershed Council Web Site

Rain Gardens: Mill Creek Watershed Council

Rain Gardens: A How-To Guide: Mill Creek Watershed Council [Requires Adobe Reader]

Rain Garden Design Templates

Rain Garden Network

The Valparaiso Department of Water Works: Rain Gardens

The Rain to Recreation Program

Rain Garden Plants

Chicago Wilderness: Landscaping with Native Plants

Rain Gardens on Clay Soil Sites

A run on rain gardens: Capturing water and attracting wildlife”

Healthy Landscapes

Rain Gardens: Enhancing your home landscape and protecting water quality

The Blue Thumb: Rice Creek Watershed District

The Blue Thumb: Rice Creek Watershed District: Rain Gardens

Raingardens: Gardening with Water Quality in Mind

Rain Gardens

Rain Gardens

Rain Gardens

Rain Garden Links

CITY OF MADISON, WISCONSIN? 2007 Rain Garden Pilot Program

Designing a Rain Garden [Requires Adobe Reader]

Build your own Rain Garden [Requires Adobe Reader]

Rain Gardens: How to design and construct a successful professional rain garden [Requires Adobe Reader]

Create A Rain Garden [Requires Adobe Reader]

Rain Garden Manual for Homeowners: Protecting our water, one yard at a time [Requires Adobe Reader]

Building Your Rain Garden [Requires Adobe Reader]
Storm Water Basins: Using natural landscaping for water quality & esthetics: A primer on planting and managing native landscaping for storm water basins. [Requires Adobe Reader]
Rain Gardens: A household way to improve water quality in your community [Requires Adobe Reader]
Rain Gardens: A How-To Manual for Homeowners, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, DNR Publication PUB-WT-776-2003. [Requires Adobe Reader]


http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/rowmanual/manual/6_4.asp Chapter 6: Streetscape Design Guidelines: Seattle, Washington http://www.seattle.gov/util/About_SPU/Drainage_&_Sewer_System/Natural_Drainage_Systems/Street_Edge_Alternatives/index.asp Street Edge Alternatives (SEA Streets) Project: Seattle, Washington http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/rowmanual/ Seattle Right-of-Way Improvements Manual http://www.seattle.gov/util/About_SPU/Drainage_&_Sewer_System/Natural_Drainage_Systems/index.asp Natural Drainage Systems: Seattle, Washington http://www.cityofmadison.com/engineering/stormwater/Adams_street.htm City of Madison Adams Street Rain Garden Project http://www.cityofmadison.com/engineering/stormwater/raingardenstudy.htm Rain Garden Study: City of Madison, Wisconsin http://www.cityofmadison.com/engineering/stormwater/default.htm Water Quality Initiatives: City of Madison, Wisconsin http://sueellingson.com/raingardens/ Sue's Rules for Rain Gardens http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/engineering/stormwater/1000rg.htm 1,000 Rain Gardens Project: City of Madison, Wisconsin http://www.seattlehousing.org/newspage/newsarticles/HighPoint_NaturalDrainage.htm High Point's Natural Drainage System: Seattle http://www.tpub.com/inteng/10b.htm Route Surveys for Drainage http://basineducation.uwex.edu/rockriver/rgCommunity.cfm A Rain Garden In Every Community In the Rock River Basin: Wisconsin http://basineducation.uwex.edu/rockriver/index.cfm Rock River Basin: Wisconsin http://www.consciouschoice.com/2001/cc1405/raingardens1405.html May 2001 Rain Gardens by Karen Cozzetto http://www.mepartnership.org/sites/LOWERPHALENCREEK/sub_page7.asp Rain Gardens http://www.mepartnership.org/sites/LOWERPHALENCREEK/index.asp Lower Phalen Creek Project Home Page: St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.ecohusky.uconn.edu/VirtualTour/Rain%20Gardens/DescriptionRainGardens.htm Rain Gardens: University of Connecticut http://www.boxerwood.com/RAINGARDENS/raingardens.htm Rain Gardens: Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden http://www.ecologyactioncenter.org/clean-water/rain-gardens.shtml What is a Rain Garden?: Ecology Action Center http://www.ecologyactioncenter.org/stormwater-education/ Phase II Stormwater Education and Outreach Project http://www.ecologyactioncenter.org/ The Ecology Action Center http://www.for-wild.org/download/rainclay/rainclay.html Rain Gardens on Clay Soil Sites http://www.for-wild.org/ Native Plants, Natural Landscapes http://www.chesapeakeecologycenter.org/chapter5.htm Rain Gardens—A Better Way to Manage Stormwater: The Chesapeake Ecology Center http://www.chesapeakeecologycenter.org/index.html The Chesapeake Ecology Center http://www.rain.org/~sals/ingham.html The Soil Foodweb: It's Importance in Ecosystem Health http://www.soils.wisc.edu/~balster/Rain_Gardens.htm Rain Garden Study http://www.soils.wisc.edu/~balster/index.htm Laboratory for Research Collaborations in Urban Ecosystems and Environmental Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Soil Science http://www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/design/2004sp_raingardens1.html Rain Gardens—Using Spectacular Wetland Plantings to Reduce Runoff Plants & Gardens News Volume 19, Number 1 | Spring 2004 by Janet Marinelli http://www.bbg.org/gar2/index.html Gardening Information: Brooklyn Botanic Garden http://www.appliedeco.com/StormWaterMgt.cfm Alternative Stormwater Management: Applied Ecological Services (AES) http://www.appliedeco.com/RainGarden.cfm Rain Gardens: Applied Ecological Services (AES) http://www.appliedeco.com/ Applied Ecological Services (AES) http://www.appliedeco.com/QuickLook.cfm Ecological Systems Approach: Applied Ecological Services (AES) http://www.duluthstreams.org/stormwater/toolkit/rainbarrels.html Rain Barrels http://www.gardeners.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Gardeners-Site/default/Link-Page?id=5343 English Rain Barrel Assembly Instructions http://www.landscapemanagement.net/landscape/Its-raining-opportunity/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/492072 It's raining opportunity Feb 1, 2008 By:William Feldman Landscape Management http://www.earthwaterworks.com/ Earth & Water Works, LLC: Rain Gardens & Green Roofs http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/roads/eng/lid/militaryS272/bioretention.cfm#top Bioretention facility/rain garden - Military Road S. at S. 272nd Street: King County, Washington http://www.designcenter.umn.edu/index.html Metropolitan Design Center: University of Minnesota http://www.designcenter.umn.edu/projects/current/floodareafive.html Flood Control Techniques using Green Infrastructure in Flood Area Five: Metropolitan Design Center: University of Minnesota http://www.uri.edu/ce/healthylandscapes/NKTownhall2.html Demonstration Rain Garden: Planning, Design and Installation Details: North Kingstown, Rhode Island http://www.lakesuperiorstreams.org/stormwater/toolkit/index.html Site Design Toolkit: Lake Superior http://www.lakesuperiorstreams.org/stormwater/toolkit/casestudies.html Site Design Case Studies: Lake Superior http://www.raingardennetwork.com/faq.htm Rain Garden Network: Frequently Asked Questions http://www.raingardennetwork.com/about.htm Rain Garden Network: All About Rain Gardens http://www.raingardens.org/FAQ.php Rain Gardens of West Michigan: Frequently Asked Questions http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/2702.htm University of Maine Extension Office: Landscapes for Maine: Adding a Rain Garden to Your Landscape: Bulletin #2702 http://www.mn.nrcs.usda.gov/partnerships/douglas/raingardens.html Rain Gardens: Minnesota Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) http://www.dmgov.org/departments/pr/ProjectsandEducation/rain_gardens.htm Rain Gardens: City of Des Moines, Iowa http://www.dmgov.org/departments/pr/projectsandeducation/rain_gardens_tools.htm Rain Gardens Tool Kits: City of Des Moines, Iowa http://www.albrightseed.com/wildryeswalefilter.htm Wildrye Creeps to the Forefront of Grass Swale Filters: Leymus triticoides the best plant for your bioswale © 2004 Wendy Dager - Albright Seed Company http://www.treepeople.org/vfp.dll?OakTree~getPage~&PNPK=207 Rainwater as a Resource: A Report on Three Sites Demonstrating Sustainable Stormwater Management http://raingardens.org/Index.php Rain Gardens of West Michigan http://lakewingra.org/pages/rain_gardens.php Rain Gardens: Friends of Lake Wingra http://lakewingra.org/index.php Friends of Lake Wingra http://www.danewaters.com/private/raingarden.aspx Rain Gardens: Dane County Office of Lakes and Watersheds http://www.raingardennetwork.com/index.htm Rain Garden Network

Bioswales/Vegetated Swales/Grassed Swales

Swale: Answers.com

Grassed Swales

Swales

Vegetated Swales

Vegetated Swale

Vegetated Swales [Requires Adobe Reader]

Vegetated Swales [Requires Adobe Reader]

BMP #: Vegetated Swale [Requires Adobe Reader]

http://nemo.uconn.edu/tools/stormwater/swales.htm The NEMO Program: Grassed Swales http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/dclu/Publications/cam/CAM515.pdf Green Parking Lots http://www.portlandonline.com/bes/index.cfm?c=44213& Green Street Details http://www.ci.west-linn.or.us/Services/Planning/Hwy43design/OR%2043%20-%20Green%20Street%20Examples%20-%20SERA%20-%20032307.pdf Green Street Examples http://nemo.uconn.edu/tools/stormwater/parking_lots.htm Planning for Stormwater: Parking Lots

Rain Barrels/Rainwater Harvesting/Rainwater Tank

Rain Barrels

http://www.cityfarmer.org/rainbarrel72.html Rain Barrels http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/PI/rainbarrels.htm Rain Barrel Information and Sources http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gardening/article/0,1785,HGTV_3546_2165903,00.html Rain Barrels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_barrel Rainwater tank http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainwater_tank Rainwater tank http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Content/DEP/Rainscapes/barrels.htm Rain Barrels http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/publications/files/rain_barrels_guide.pdf Rain Barrels: A Homeowner’s Guide http://www.rainfordane.org/ Rain Barrel Program http://www.rainwatercollection.com/ Rainwater.com http://www.rainwaterglossary.com/ the Rainwater Glossary http://www.ircsa.org/factsheets/AustraliaRainwater.pdf Rainwater Tanks ……. their selection, use and maintenance http://www.rainwaterclub.org/index.htm Rainwater Club – designs Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Systems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainwater_harvesting Rainwater harvesting http://www.rainwaterclub.org/docs/MANUAL%20ON%20ROOFTOP%20RAINWATER%20HARVESTING%20SYSTEM%20FOR%20SCHOOLS.pdf Manual On Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Systems In Schools: Maintenance Schedule, Post Storage Treatment Procedure And Precautions http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/publications/reports/RainwaterHarvestingManual_3rdedition.pdf The Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting http://www.sehinc.com/info/insight/2007-4/images/InSightSpr07.pdf Rain Gardens…A beautiful solution to stormwater management http://www.seattlerainbarrels.com/index.html Seattle Rain Barrels http://www.ircsa.org/factsheets/AustraliaRainwater.pdf Rainwater Tanks……. their selection, use and maintenance http://www.standingupforillinois.org/cleanwater/rg_index.php Illinois Rain Garden Initiative http://www.kentuckypride.com/campaigns/stormwater/maintain_rain_barrels.htm Maintaining a Rain Barrel http://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/giam/planning_your_garden/theme_and_specialty_gardens/rain_gardens.html Rain Gardens http://www.raingardens.org/Index.php Rain Gardens of West Michigan http://www.mninter.net/%7Estack/rain/ Rain Gardens: Gardening with Water Quality in Mind http://www.thornappleriver.com/TREI/raingardens.html Rain Gardens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioswale Bioswale http://www.cityofsalem.net/export/departments/spubwork/admin/water_res/bioswale/wr_bio_whats_bioswale.htm What is a "Bioswale"? http://www.cwc.org/organics/org963rpt.pdf Study of Compost Use in Bioswales for Compost Market Expansion http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/dss/additional_docs/WordDoc_PreEngFac.pdf Pre-engineered Stormwater Facilities for Projects Creating Less Than 20,000 Square Feet of New Impervious Surface http://www.cityofsalem.net/departments/spubwork/admin/water_res/bioswale/index.htm Kroger Park Bank Restoration and Bioswale Demonstration Project http://www.cecer.army.mil/techreports/Stumpf_SustainableParkingLot/Stumpf_SustainableParkingLot__TR.pdf Design Schematics for a Sustainable Parking Lot: Building 2-2332, ENRD Classroom, Fort Bragg, NC US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/eesc/design/hydraulics/Manual/InfiltrationLossEst.pdf Estimating Runoff Losses Due to Infiltration in Treatment Facilities and Trenches http://www.stormwaterauthority.org/library/view_article.aspx?id=641 Treatment BMP Terminology: A Tower of Babel? - By Gary Minton, PhD, PE http://www.spokanewastewater.org/strmwtr.asp City of Spokane, Washington, Stormwater Management http://www.co.kane.il.us/kcstorm/ordinance/bmpGuidanceManual.pdf KANE COUNTY TECHNICAL GUIDANCE MANUAL BMP’S (2007) http://www.nipc.org/environment/sustainable/water/ChicagoGuideToStormwaterBMPs.pdf A Guide to Stormwater Best Management Practices: Chicago's Water Agenda http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/stormwater/eastern_manual/manual.html Eastern Washington Stormwater Manual http://www.stormh2o.com/sw_0411_revisiting.html Revisiting Design Criteria for Stormwater Treatment Systems: Part 1: Basins By Gary R. Minton http://www.stormh2o.com/sw_0501_revisiting.html Revisiting Design Criteria for Stormwater Treatment Systems: Part 2: Fine-Media Filters By Gary R. Minton http://www.stormh2o.com/sw_0503_revisiting.html Revisiting Design Criteria for Stormwater Treatment Systems: Part 3: Flow-Through Treatment Swales & Strips By Gary R. Minton https://www.forester.net/sw_0505_revisiting.html Revisiting Design Criteria for Stormwater Treatment Systems: Part 4: Removal of Dissolved Pollutants by Wet Basins http://www.stormh2o.com/sw_0507_revisiting.html Revisiting Design Criteria for Stormwater Treatment Systems: Part 5: Removal of Dissolved Pollutants by Fine-Media Filters and Swales http://www.arghyam.org/ Arghyam Trust http://greenvalues.cnt.org Office of the Lt. Gov. www.standingupforillinois.orcleanwater/raingarden.php www.cityofchicago.org/environment www.raingardennetwork.com www.raingardens.org dnr.state.il.us/oC2000/ecosystpartnerships/ www.cityofchicago/Environment/GreenTech Illinois EPA: www.epa.state.il.us/water http://water.rutgers.edu/Rain_Gardens/RGWebsite/raingardens.html Rain Gardens: Water Resources Program: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey http://water.rutgers.edu/main.htm Water Resources Program: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Water Quality & Water/Wastewater Treatment

Washington State Department of Ecology - Water Quality

Water Quality Management: Design, Financing and Sustainability Considerations – II [Requires PDF Software]

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Water

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Pollution Prevention and Sustainability Program

The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program: Water Quality

University of Maine Cooperative Extension: Water Quality



Solar Powered Water Treatment Machine Introduced into U.S. for Disaster Relief

San Diego's Alvarado Water Treatment Plant Unveils 1-Megawatt Solar System

“Trojan Technologies Finalizes Sizing and Sale of UV Equipment to Destroy Micropollutants in Municipal Drinking Water: Company provides update on Research and Product Development Agreement with PWN Water Supply Company North Holland

Trojan Selected for Groundbreaking Project For Municipal Drinking Water Disinfection

Carollo Engineers: Improving the World's Water Through Sustainable Design

Welcome to the Cedar Water Treatment Facility home page

Making clean water the green way: Cedar Water Treatment Facility designed to LEED standards

Getting the Green Treatment: Cedar Water Treatment Facility [Requires PDF Software]

Don't Waste the Water: Cleaning the waters with wetlands and 'living machines'

Alternative Surface Water Treatment Methods [Requires PDF Software]

The benefits and drawbacks of alternative water disinfection technologies

Alternative Overseas Water Treatment and Supply Practices

Ultraviolet Disinfection Zone



Sustainable development of wastewater infrastructure

Wastewater Treatment

Wastewater Facility Upgrades: A Holistic Approach Will Help You Sleep at Night

Wastewater Reuse [Requires PDF Software]

Wastewater Reuse Conserves Water and Protects Waterways [Requires PDF Software]

Wastewater reuse

Wastewater Reuse Technology Pilot

Reuse of Wastewater for Agriculture

The Water in Conservation and Use in Agriculture infoNET information system

Decentralized Wastewater Zone




BACK TO SUSTAINABLE DESIGN RESOURCES