Colorado Heritage Planning Grants of up to $100,000 are available to local governments that are working cooperatively to address public impacts caused by growth .   

For more information, visit www.dola.colorado.gov/osg or call 303.866.2156.

Water Quality Information Bulletin

A monthly summary of activities published by the Colorado Water Quality Control Division.

Logon www.cdphe.state.co.us/wq/bulletin/bulletin.html.

WaterQualityWatch

This Web site published by the U.S. Geological Survey provides continuous real-time information on water quality across the nation.

Logon http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/wqwatch.

Water Quality Standards Academy

This Web site provides information and training about the national water quality standards program.

Logon www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards/academy.

From Gray Funnels to Green Sponges Podcasts: Green Streets

This podcast includes an interview with Clark Wilson, senior urban planner with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, discussing green streets – an alternative to the way we’ve built streets in the past – and how they’re used for stormwater management.

Logon http://epa.gov/owow/podcasts/grayfunnelsgreensponges.html.

Understanding Barriers and Incentives to Building Rain Gardens

Paul Dearlove, manager for the Lake Ripley Management Unit in south central Wisconsin, is collaborating with UW-Madison faculty and graduate students to plan a community-based social marketing program to motivate landowners to build rain gardens on their properties.

Logon http://ecsm.uwex.edu/pdfs/EC&SMNewsletter1-1.pdf.

Using Rainwater to Grow Livable Communities

This Web site developed by the Water Environment Research Foundation facilitates the integration of stormwater best management practices into development projects.

Logon www.werf.org/livablecommunities.

University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center 2007 Annual Report

This report provides data that charts the performance of stormwater treatment systems over the course of different seasons to make more conclusive observations about their effectiveness.

Logon http://ciceet.unh.edu/unh_stormwater_report_2007.