Resource Library
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StreamStats
A web-based tool that allows users to obtain stream flow statistics, drainage basin characteristics, and other information for user-selected sites on streams. http://water.usgs.gov/osw/streamstats/ssonline.html
Tags: land use
March 24, 2014
Puget Sound Online: Low Impact Development
Information on low impact development in the Seattle area. http://psp.wa.gov/
Tags: land use, smart growth
Water Recycling and Reuse
Water Recycling and Reuse Fact Sheet Our precious water supplies can be safely used more than once. This fact sheet PDF, 1.7 MB addresses California laws that encourage or require the use of recycled water, recycling and reuse techniques, and case studies of communities that are aggressively pursuing these options. Water Recycling and Reuse PDF,…
Tags: water recycling
March 15, 2014
Water Conservation
Water Conservation Fact Sheet Water conservation is a practical strategy for serving the needs of a growing state. This fact sheet PDF, 1.2 MB outlines conservation as a source of new water supplies, the economic and environmental advantages of conserving water, and the multiple opportunities available for conserving water. Water Conservation PDF, 1.2 MB
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Urban Stormwater Management
Urban Stormwater Management Fact Sheet Federal requirements now require the clean-up of urban runoff before it reaches receiving waters. This fact sheet PDF, 3.2 MB provides some least-cost methods for meeting these requirements – by using nature’s systems to handle drainage water. Correction: In the “Urban Runoff Tied to Pollution and Flooding” section of this…
Tags: stormwater management
March 14, 2014
Land Use and Watersheds
Land Use and Watersheds Fact Sheet This fact sheet PDF, 2 MB describes the critical importance of preserving watersheds. It then explains several venues open to local elected officials for working on a regional level to permanently preserve the availability of local water supplies by protecting the watershed. Land Use and Watersheds PDF, 2 MB
Water Resources and Land Use Planning: Watershed-based Strategies for Ventura County
Water Resources and Land Use Planning: Watershed-based Strategies for Ventura County Water resources are threatened as never before. Rapid population growth, climate change, drought and water quality impairment pose tremendous challenges not only for Ventura County, but the entire state. In the past, enormous financial investments and the marvels of engineering brought water from the…
Tags: land use, water conservation
April 24, 2014
Barriers to Low Impact Development
While many communities understand the benefits of Low Impact Development (LID), getting LID projects built has been difficult. In an effort to address this issue, the Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC) commissioned the Local Government Commission (LGC) in partnership with the Center for Water and Land Use at University of California, Davis Extension (UCDE)…
Tags: water conservation
May 28, 2014
Water-Wise Development in the Sierra: A Water and Land Use Policy Guide
Water-Wise Development in the Sierra: A Water and Land Use Policy Guide This guide presents planning strategies that promote development patterns and practices better aligned with water protection goals. It does not address every aspect of water management or land use planning, but instead focuses on land use decisions made by city and county governments…
Tags: water conservation
April 24, 2014
Water Resources and Land Use Planning: Watershed-based Strategies for Amador and Calaveras Counties
Water Resources and Land Use Planning: Watershed-based Strategies for Amador and Calaveras Counties The future of the region’s water is intrinsically linked to local land use planning. Few decisions have greater impact on the quality, reliability, and overall sustainability, including availability, of water resources than how and where we grow. This watershed plan outlines challenges…
Tags: land use, water conservation
Fiscal Impact Tools
Fiscal impact tools are emerging across the nation and changing the dialog around local and regional planning. Jurisdictions now have a number of tools they can use to compare costs with revenue and analyze fiscal impacts, evolving to meet the increased demand of resource constrained municipalities. This article will take readers on a tour from…
April 3, 2014
Policy Fact Sheet: California Sustainability Research Project
The California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA created the California Sustainability Research Project to increase access to California’s funded sustainabie communities research and identify future areas of research needed to meet the State’s environmental goals. The CCSC at UCLA collected and analyzed over 800 reports funded by the California Energy Commission (CEC), the California…
March 28, 2014
Design Guidelines to Enhance Community Appearance and Protect Natural Resources
Describes planning considerations, tools, and best management practices to create a more visuially appealing community. http://wupcenter.mtu.edu/education/land_use/design_guidelines/index.htm
March 25, 2014
Guide to Using Natural Resource Information in Local Decision Making
Natural resource-based planning process to ensure that land use decisions are made in an environmentally sensitive and fiscally responsible way. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/nrig/index.html
National Stormwater Quality Database
National database of Phase 1 stormwater monitoring data. http://unix.eng.ua.edu/~rpitt/Research/ms4/mainms4.shtml
Tags: stormwater management
Center for Watershed Protection
A nonprofit organization that provides local governments, activists, and watershed organizations around the country with the technical tools for protecting our streams, lakes and rivers. http://www.cwp.org/
Ecosystem-Based Management Tools Network
Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) is a management approach to address the challenges of human activities on land and in the ocean that are changing coastal and marine ecosystems. It considers all ecosystem components, including humans and the environment, rather than managing one issue or resource in isolation. EBM tools are software or other processes that can…
Press Release: San Joaquin Valley Counties Are Among Unhealthiest in California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 San Joaquin Valley Counties Are Among Unhealthiest in California Annual release ranks California counties on health behaviors, environment and longevity Residents of California’s San Joaquin Valley counties have more impediments to a healthy lifestyle than many of the state’s other counties, according to the fifth annual County Health…
March 26, 2014
California Watershed Assessment Manual
Guidelines for assessing and monitoring conditions in a watershed. http://cwam.ucdavis.edu/
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March 24, 2014
Stormwater Manager’s Resource Center
Reference library for stormwater and urban watershed management. http://stormwatercenter.net/
Tags: land use
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