Need
to get more research or information on almost any topic in stormwater or urban
watershed management? Click here to go to our 600-reference library to get
the answers you need right away. Or, you can search more than 150 great articles
on just about every aspect of watershed protection
Are
you up to speed on the latest watershed science and stormwater engineering
techniques? If you're not sure, then it's time to enroll in stormwater school,
and view one of 19 quick courses on various stormwater and watershed topics.
Need
to put together a stormwater manual in your community? Click here to customize
your own manual from our extensive collection of stormwater engineering criteria
and guidance.
Do
you need to start a stormwater or watershed protection program from scratch?
Well, you'll probably need to write a local ordinance to make it happen. Make
your life easier by adapting one of the 30 model ordinances we provide here
for stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, stream buffers, and
other important topics.
Need
to characterize conditions in your watershed, but don't have much time or
money to do so? Click here to check out our simple and fast methods of diagnosing
watershed problems.
Need
to finance your stormwater management plans, develop watershed education programs
in your community, or figure out the best way to maintain your program once
it's in place? The Program Resources section is the place to look.
These
templates for different resource protection strategies include information
on goal setting, indicators of success, and key issues to consider.
Do
you need to explain some of the basic practices involved in watershed protection
to someone in your community? Click here to print out some fact sheets that
summarize how these practices work.
All
of the information in this website is arranged here as it pertains to the
eight tools of watershed protection and the impacts of urbanization.
Thoroughly
confused by stormwater terminology? (It often seems like Greek to us too.)
Click here for an extensive glossary of common terms.
Welcome
to the Stormwater Manager's Resource Center!
The Stormwater Manager's
Resource Center is designed specifically for stormwater practitioners, local
government officials and others that need technical assistance on stormwater
management issues. Created and maintained by the Center
for Watershed Protection the SMRC has everything you need to know
about stormwater in a single site:
