Stormwater Library

This CWP guidance manual outlines the basics to develop an effective stormwater retrofit program. Information is provided on the different types of retrofits in urban subwatersheds, assessment methods, costs and pollutant removal data for stormwater treatment options.

This CWP manual presents several methods to assess subwatershed pollution sources used to develop education and/or enforcement efforts that can prevent or reduce polluting behaviors and operations. The manual also presents profile sheets for 21 specific stewardship practices for residential neighborhoods and 15 pollution prevention techniques for control of stormwater hotspots.

This CWP manual provides “how to” guidance on how municipal pollution prevention/good housekeeping practices can be used to address local water quality issues and watershed restoration goals. The primary audience of this manual is small NPDES Phase II communities and other unregulated communities interested in protecting and restoring local water resources.

This is a resource manual developed by the USDA Forest Service’s National Urban Forest Technology and Science delivery Team that focuses on the effects of trees on urban stormwater runoff.  It provides a synthesis of the science around how urban trees help mitigate problems associated with stormwater runoff.  This resource is designed to provide Urban Foresters and Natural Resource Managers some helpful urban forest management strategies to maximize stormwater benefits  Several tree crediting tools and case studies are also provided to help State and local governments better account for the stormwater benefits of urban forests as it relates to reducing stormwater volume and pollutant loading.