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Mike Fritz
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Posted January 9, 2012
Bay TMDL Powerpoint
Powerpoint on Chesapeake Bay TMDL presented by Mike Fritz, EPA, at WSA class on 1/9/2012
Maryland Lawn Fertilizer Bill Main Provisions
Chesapeake Bay Commission’s summary of main provisions of Maryland’s lawn fertilizer bill of 2011.
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Posted May 24, 2011
Maryland Lawn Fertilizer Bill Main Provisions
Chesapeake Bay Commission’s summary of main provisions of Maryland’s lawn fertilizer bill of 2011.
Maryland Lawn Fertilizer Bill Main Provisions
Chesapeake Bay Commission’s summary of main provisions of Maryland’s lawn fertilizer bill of 2011.
Maryland Lawn Fertilizer Bill Main Provisions
Chesapeake Bay Commission’s summary of main provisions of Maryland’s lawn fertilizer bill of 2011.
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Posted May 24, 2011
Maryland Lawn Fertilizer Bill Main Provisions
Chesapeake Bay Commission’s summary of main provisions of Maryland’s lawn fertilizer bill of 2011.
MD lawn fertilizer bill press release from CBC
Chesapeake Bay Commission press release on Marylands new Fertilizer Use Act of 2011.
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Posted May 24, 2011
MD lawn fertilizer bill press release from CBC
Chesapeake Bay Commission press release on Marylands new Fertilizer Use Act of 2011.
MD lawn fertilizer bill press release from CBC
Chesapeake Bay Commission press release on Marylands new Fertilizer Use Act of 2011.
MD lawn fertilizer bill press release from CBC
Chesapeake Bay Commission press release on Marylands new Fertilizer Use Act of 2011.
added a new Resource in Anne Arundel Watershed Stewards Academy
Posted May 24, 2011
MD lawn fertilizer bill press release from CBC
Chesapeake Bay Commission press release on Marylands new Fertilizer Use Act of 2011.
Burnsville, MN Rain Garden Polluted Runoff Reduction Example
This file provides photos and pre- and post-project runoff data for the Burnsville, MN subdivision development. Similar Chesapeake Watershed examples of projects that step up to the “No-Runoff Challenge” are needed for use in the No-Runoff Challenge Campaign. Please contact Mike Fritz if you have leads to other examples.
Template for Documenting No Runoff Examples
This template identifies the information desired to document good examples of new development, redevelopment, and retrofits to existing development that achieve or approximate no runoff.
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Posted January 4, 2010
Green Infrastructure Bulletin featuring 1050 K Street
1050 K Street in Washington D.C. is a new urban high-rise commercial and retail office project with an innovative stormwater management system approaching “no runoff”. This bulletin features the project and a web link to the Timmons Group’s technical description of the stormwater management features of the building.
Oct09 Green Infrastructure Bulletin
October 2009 edition of EPA’s bulletin “Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure – A Periodic Update on Activities” provides numerous articles on new and better ways to reduce and eliminate polluted runoff.
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Posted October 29, 2009
Oct09 Green Infrastructure Bulletin
October 2009 edition of EPA’s bulletin “Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure – A Periodic Update on Activities” provides numerous articles on new and better ways to reduce and eliminate polluted runoff.
EPA Stormwater Green Infrastructure Bulletin August 09
This is an EPA bulletin that provides a periodic update on activities that support management of wet weather runoff with “green infrastructure” also known as low-impact development. This bulletin includes numerous links to information, including a new calculator for LID performance, costs and benefits.
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Posted September 2, 2009
EPA Stormwater Green Infrastructure Bulletin August 09
This is an EPA bulletin that provides a periodic update on activities that support management of wet weather runoff with “green infrastructure” also known as low-impact development. This bulletin includes numerous links to information, including a new calculator for LID performance, costs and benefits.
Stormwater messaging tutorial by American Rivers
Over the last several years, American Rivers conducted in-depth research with a variety of local leaders in the Chesapeake Bay region about their understanding of the problems with polluted stormwater runoff, the corresponding solutions, and their response to a variety of message concepts. Based on a series of workshops American Rivers, they have converted these…
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Posted June 23, 2009
Stormwater messaging tutorial by American Rivers
Over the last several years, American Rivers conducted in-depth research with a variety of local leaders in the Chesapeake Bay region about their understanding of the problems with polluted stormwater runoff, the corresponding solutions, and their response to a variety of message concepts. Based on a series of workshops American Rivers, they have converted these…
added a new Resource in No-Runoff Group
Posted May 27, 2009
Reverse Auction Incentive Project for Stormwater in Mount Airy, Cincinatti, Ohio
This EPA report describes a reverse auction project to incentivize stormwater retrofits in a residential area in Ohio.
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Posted May 14, 2009
Minnesota Stormwater Law 2009 – legislative language
This is the language of the 2009 stormwater provision passed by the Minnesota legislature requiring performance and design standards to promote low-impact development to mimic natural hydrology.
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Posted May 14, 2009
Minnesota briefing on Minimum Impact Design Standards project
This is a powerpoint-based briefing about the Minnesota project to develop Minimum Impact Design Standards for stormwater management to interpret the 2009 Minnesota legislation requiring performance-based, LID-based stormwater management to mimic natural hyrdology.
Minnesota Stormwater Runoff Policy Development Briefing
This is a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency briefing document on a proposed policy to establish a stormwater runoff on-site management performance standard requiring use of LID practices to mimic natural hydrology up to the 5-year, 24-hour (99th percentile, 3.5-inch)storm event.
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Posted May 14, 2009
Minnesota Stormwater Runoff Policy Development Briefing
This is a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency briefing document on a proposed policy to establish a stormwater runoff on-site management performance standard requiring use of LID practices to mimic natural hydrology up to the 5-year, 24-hour (99th percentile, 3.5-inch)storm event.
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Posted May 11, 2009
Funding and Incentives for Stormwater Green Infrastructure
How to find funding and provide incentives for Stormwater Green Infrastructure.
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Posted May 11, 2009
Green Infrastructure Solutions to Stormwater in Transportation
Numerous examples of how to include Green Infrastructure in a wide range of transportation-related contexts to manage stormwater runoff and mimic natural hydrology.
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Posted May 11, 2009
Overview of Stormwater Models and Calculators
Overview of available models and calculators for determining runoff and load reductions, monetizing costs and benefits, and facilitating design. Powerpoint by Brian Busiek, P.E., LimnoTech
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Posted May 11, 2009
LIDC Inc Powerpoint Stormwater Green Infrastructure Design
How to design Stormwater Green Infrastructure to mimic natural hydrology.
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Posted May 11, 2009
EPA Powerpoint Stormwater Green Infrastructure Codes and Ordinances
How local Codes and Ordinances can address growth and protect and restore water quality by providing for smart growth and stormwater management.
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Posted May 11, 2009
EPA Powerpoint Benefits of Stormwater Green Infrastructure
Powerpoint summarizing benefits of Stormwater “Green Infrastructure” across a wide range of interests.
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Posted May 11, 2009
Overview of Green Infrastructure for Stormwater
Powerpoint overview explaining why “Green Infrastructure” should replace the old paradigm of “big basin” stormwater management.
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Posted April 27, 2009
Green Infrastructure Municipal Handbook
The Municipal Handbook is a series of documents to help local officials implement green infrastructure in their communities. Handbook topics cover issues such as financing, operation and maintenance, incentives, designs, codes & ordinances, and a variety of other subjects. The handbook documents are intended to serve as “how to” manuals on these topics, written primarily…
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Posted January 15, 2009
9 Minute Video of LID Stormwater Practices
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Video Shows Green Practices to Manage Stormwater Runoff Contact: Enesta Jones, (202) 564-4355/7873/ jones.enesta@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. – Jan. 15, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Botanic Garden produced an on-line video, “Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It In,” that highlights green techniques such…
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Posted October 22, 2008
Burnsville, MN Rain Garden Polluted Runoff Reduction Example
This file provides photos and pre- and post-project runoff data for the Burnsville, MN subdivision development. Similar Chesapeake Watershed examples of projects that step up to the “No-Runoff Challenge” are needed for use in the No-Runoff Challenge Campaign. Please contact Mike Fritz if you have leads to other examples.
added a new Resource in No-Runoff Group
Posted October 22, 2008
Template for Documenting No Runoff Examples
This template identifies the information desired to document good examples of new development, redevelopment, and retrofits to existing development that achieve or approximate no runoff.
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Posted September 25, 2008
A draft list of discussion questions for group comment.
In the interest of identifying discussion questions of greatest likely interest to participants in the Track 3 No-Runoff session at the Chesapeake Watershed Forum, this draft list of discussion questions is provided for pre-forum comment by all interested parties.
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Posted September 25, 2008
CBPO No-Runoff Development Strategy
The Chesapeake Bay Program Office has developed this strategy to “raise the bar” for stormwater runoff management on developed and developing lands. The strategy presents an aspirational “no-runoff” goal and next steps to document existing and new demonstrations and advocate for a new paradigm for developed lands.