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Regional
Northeast States and Caribbean Islands Regional Water Program
A partnership of the USDA the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) and land grant colleges and universities with a goal of improving water quality management through educational knowledge and extension programming that emerges from a research base.
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State
Connecticut
University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Center for Land Use Education & Research (CLEAR)
CLEAR conducts remote sensing research, develops landscape analysis tools and training, and conducts outreach programs towards the goal of providing information, education and assistance to land use decision makers in support of balancing growth and natural resource protection.
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, The 2004 Connecticut Stormwater Quality Manual
Focussing on site planning, source control, and stormwater treatment practices, the manual provides guidance on the measures necessary to protect the waters of the State of Connecticut from the adverse impacts of post-construction stormwater runoff. This manual is intended for use as a planning tool and design guidance document by the regulated and regulatory communities involved in stormwater quality management.
Maine
LID Guidance Manual for Maine Communities: Approaches for implementation of Low Impact Development practices at the local level, State Planning Office, 2007
The manual is a guide for municipalities that review development of subdivisions and small commercial projects and issue building permits, to help municipalities implement LID practices on small, locally permitted development projects.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) Smart Growth/Smart Energy Toolkit
Low Impact Development concepts, model bylaws, case studies, presentations, brochures, and links.
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management-Coastal Smart Growth Program
Low Impact Development Site Design guidance. See The Practice of Low Impact Development (PDF) (7 pp., 1.94 MB) and case studies of LID initiatives in Massachusetts cities and towns.
The Massachusetts LID Toolkit, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Includes fact sheets on Low Impact Site Design, roadways and parking areas, permeable paving, bioretention, vegetated swales, filter strips, infiltration trenches and dry wells, cisterns and rain barrels, and green roofs.
Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program, Low Impact Development
Provides model LID regulations, posters, power point shows, and technical assistance materials.
Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
Citizen Planner Training Collaborative
Provides local planning and zoning officials with tools to make effective decisions regarding their community's current and future land use.
New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center (UNHSC)
The Center serves as a technical resource for stormwater practitioners by studying a range of issues for specific stormwater management strategies including design, water quality and quantity, cost, maintenance, and operations. The field research facility serves as a site for testing stormwater treatment processes, for technology demonstrations and workshops.
Natural Resources Outreach Coalition (NROC)
A multi-organizational initiative offerring coordinated assistance to communities wishing to protect their natural resources while accomodating growth.
Don't miss.. Protecting Water Resources and Managing Stormwater
A community guide focused on what communities can do to protect water resources and manage stormwater runoff. Published by the University of New Hampshire, 2009.
Managing Storm Water as a Valuable Resource, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES), Sept., 2001 (PDF) (33 pp., 856 KB)
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Stormwater Solutions
Provides educational materials and information on workshops and events that Rhode Island municipalities and other MS4s can use as they work to meet their Phase II requirements.
Vermont
Lake Chaplain Sea grant program
Program to identify and address critical ecological and economic issues affecting the Lake Champlain basin and its resources and to share that information. We empower communities, businesses, and other stakeholders to make informed decisions regarding the management, conservation, utilization, and rehabilitation of their aquatic resources for long-term environmental health and economic growth
Redesigning the American Neighborhood (RAN) Toolbox, University of Vermont
This stormwater management toolbox is designed to assist both the layperson and the watershed planner in understanding the issues and technologies that inform stormwater management at the home, street, and community scale.
NEMO (Non-Point Education for Municipal Officials) programs
Provides information, tools/resources, education and assistance to local land use boards and commissions on how to accommodate growth while protecting natural resources and community character.
Connecticut NEMO (Non-Point Education for Municipal Officials), University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension
Includes Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR).
Maine NEMO
Operates under the auspices of the Partnership for Environment Technology Education (PETE).
Maine Resources Guide to Land Use Planning (PDF) (60 pp., 3.19 MB)
New Hampshire-University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center (UNHSC)-NEMO
UNHSC-NEMO Innovative Stormwater Management Inventory
Provides a searchable inventory is designed to highlight innovative BMP strategies, such as Low Impact Development (LID) designs, implemented throughout New England.
Rhode Island NEMO, University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension
Vermont NEMO, University of Vermont Extension
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Best Management Practices
University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center, University of New Hampshire
The Center serves as technical resource for stormwater practitioners by studying a range of issues for specific stormwater management strategies including design, water quality and quantity, cost, maintenance, and operations. The field research facility serves as a site for testing stormwater treatment processes, for technology demonstrations and workshops. Includes: UNHSC-NEMO
Innovative Stormwater Treatment Technologies Best Management Practices Manual, May, 2002, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES)
Provides innovative stormwater treatment technology information for developed areas within New Hampshire, with detailed product information including function, installation, operation and maintenance, and relative cost, this manual also offers decision-making criteria to help in determining the most efficient Best Management Practice (BMP) system for specific site conditions.
Innovative Stormwater Technologies Clearinghouse
The Massachusetts Stormwater Technology Evaluation Project (MASTEP) has created this web site to host a source of verified technical information on stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) to provide information on innovative technologies to BMP users.
Urban Small Sites Best Management Practice Manual
Includes detailed information on 40 BMPs that are aimed at managing stormwater pollution for small urban sites in a cold-climate setting.
Best Management Practices Fact sheets, Charles River Watershed Association
Topics include: Permeable Pavement (PDF) (2 pp., 531 KB), Permeable Pavers (PDF) (2 pp., 518 KB), Stormwater Planters (PDF) (2 pp., 1.14 MB), Vegetated Swales (PDF) (2 pp., 1.02 MB), Stormwater Wet Ponds (PDF) (2 pp., 1.26 MB), Green Roofs (PDF) (2 pp., 623 KB), Rain Gardens (PDF) (2 pp., 829 KB), Constructed Stormwater Wetlands (PDF) (6 pp., 3.09 MB), Stormwater Tree Pits (PDF) (2 pp., 984 KB), and Gravel Wetlands (PDF) (2 pp., 1.03 MB).
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Model Bylaws & Ordinances
Connecticut
Connecticut NEMO (Non-Point Education for Municipal Officials), University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension
Includes: Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) - and Connecticut LID Town Regulation Inventory
Maine
LID Guidance Manual for Maine Communities: Approaches for implementation of Low Impact Development practices at the local level, State Planning Office, 2007 (PDF) (74 pp., 2.14 MB)
Maine Resources Guide to Land Use Planning (PDF) (60 pp., 3.19 MB)
Massachusetts
LID Bylaws, Smart Growth/Smart Energy Tool Kit, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA)
Find a model bylaw and regulations.
An Introduction to Local Stormwater Bylaws and Low Impact Development, The Massachusetts LID Toolkit, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Numerous communities in the Commonwealth have recently developed stormwater bylaws that incorporate LID. Find a model stormwater/LID bylaw and a description of the key elements of a stormwater bylaw, recognizing that any such bylaw should be tailored to local conditions.
Adopting a Stormwater Bylaw, Charles River Watershed Association
Find a range of guidance for drafting Local Bylaws, including models and examples
New Hampshire
Environmental Characteristics, Zoning, Chapter 2 Innovative Land Use Guide for Local Stormwater Model Ordinance, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) (PDF) (22 pp., 473 KB)
Rhode Island
'The Rhode Island Conservation Development Manual: A Ten Step Process for the Planning and Design of Creative Development Projects' (June 2003), Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (PDF) (96 pp., 2.56 MB)
Companion brochure Rhode Island Conservation Development Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Sustainable Watersheds Office.
Urban Environmental Design Manual, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Sustainable Watersheds Office Publications (PDF) (99 pp., 3.51 MB)
Guidance for local officials, community groups, residents, and the development community to address the challenge of redeveloping urban sites while protecting, preserving, and restoring Rhode Island's environment. Find case studies of urban infill and redevelopment utilizing LID strategies.
Vermont
Model Ordinances and Policies, Resource Library, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Low Impact Development (LID) Stormwater Management Model Bylaw
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Funding
Funding Stormwater Programs Fact Sheet, April, 2009, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, New England (PDF) (6 pp., 309 KB)
Includes information on various stormwater funding mechanisms, types of stormwater utilities and how to create a stormwater utility.
New England Environmental Finance Center
A U.S. EPA and University of Southern Maine A cooperative project of the Muskie School to research, publish and extend creative approaches to environmental protection and management. Provides a Directory of Watershed Resources, a searchable database of funding sources.
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Case Studies & Success Stories
Regional
University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center - NEMO Innovative Stormwater Management Inventory
Provides a searchable inventory is designed to highlight innovative BMP strategies, such as Low Impact Development (LID) designs, implemented throughout New England.
Connecticut
Jordon Cove Watershed Project
This Section 319 National Monitoring Program Project began in 1995 in Waterford, Connecticut (along the coast of Long Island Sound) to evaluate the water quantity and quality benefits of using pollution prevention Best Management Practices (BMPs) in a residential subdivision.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA) Smart Growth/Smart Energy Tool Kit
Interactive case study map and wide range of studies.
How to Fund Stormwater Management Programs-Stormwater Utilities, Charles River Watershed Association
Includes Stormwater Utility Information packet and case studies demonstrating stormwater financing mechanisms in South Burlington, Vermont, Reading, Massachusetts, and Newton, Massachusetts.
Ipswich River Restoration-EPA Targeted Watershed Grant (Silver Lake, MA)
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) received a $1.04 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Targeted Watershed program to demonstrate an integrated approach, including LID strategies, to addressing the problems facing the Ipswich River.
New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center - NEMO Innovative Stormwater Management Inventory
Provides a searchable inventory is designed to highlight innovative BMP strategies, such as Low Impact Development (LID) designs, implemented throughout New England.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Stormwater Low Impact Development (LID) Inventory
Shows LID sites from the inventory by clicking on the interactive map or selecting sites based on LID treatment practice. In the future, you'll be able to find companies that design and install these LID practices.
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