Educational Resources
Educational Resources by Target Audience
General Public
EPA Searchable Website for Non Point Source Educational Topics by Media Types
EPA: After the Storm, Oct 2004
EPA: Make Your Home the Solution to Stormwater Pollution
EPA: Water Efficient Landscaping
EPA Door hanger: Stormwater Pollution Found in Your Area!
EPA Bookmark: Ten Things You Can Do to Prevent Stormwater Runoff Pollution
EPA Homeowners Guide to Protecting Water Quality from Urban Runoff
EPA Homeowner Septic System Checklist
Grassroots Environmental Education: Lawn Pesticides – An Unacceptable Risk
Rain barrels and setting one up
University of Connecticut: Rain Gardens Design
Stormwater Display Board: Developed by the N.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation. The display can be used as supporting information for presentations throughout the Capital District. Please contact CDRPC’s Office Manager, Amy Winestock, for details.
Children
EPA Classroom Stormwater Education
Businesses
Sustainable Conservation: Stormwater Management for Auto Recyclers
Sustainable Conservation: Stormwater Management Starts with You Fact Sheet for Auto Recyclers
Sustainable Conservation: Auto Recycling Poster
EPA: Stormwater Management for Laundries & Dry Cleaning Premises
City of Moorehead, MN: BMPS for Restaurants
Construction Industry
EPA Poster: Stormwater & The Construction Industry: Maintain Your BMPs, Jan 2001
NAHB Research Center: A Builder’s Guide to Low Impact Development
SUNY ESF Green Infrastructure Tools
Stormwater Professionals, Municipal Officials & Municipal Boards
EPA Training Courses & Webcasts
EPA Funding Stormwater Programs, Jan 2008
EPA Evaluating the Effectiveness of Municipal Stormwater Programs, Jan 2008
CWP Municipal Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Practices
EPA: How to Develop a Public Outreach Strategy
EPA: Getting in Step; A Guide for Conducting Watershed Outreach Campaigns, Nov 2010
DEC Stormwater Guidance Manual for Local Officials, Sept 2004
EPA Measurable Goals Guidance for Phase II Small MS4s, Oct 2001
NAHB Research Center: A Municipal Guide to Low Impact Development
SUNY ESF Green Infrastructure Tools
WERF Green Infrastructure Whole Life Cost calculator
Denver, CO, Urban Drainage & Flood Control District BMP Life Cycle Costs Calculator