Relevant Links

http://www.iowastormwater.org
Iowa Stormwater Education Program (ISWEP) website with the latest information for managing your stormwater program.  Includes a members only section.

http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/watestormwater.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Serves as a resource for stormwater information on industrial stormwater, permits, sanitary sewer overflows, wet weather programs, and more

http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/swphases.cfm
Phases of the NPDES Storm Water Program

http://cfpub1.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=6
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Provides technical and regulatory information about the NPDES storm water program

http://www.epa.gov/region7/
News and events in EPA Region 7

http://www.stormwatercenter.net
Phase II information provided by the Center for Watershed Protection and funded by the EPA

http://www.iowadnr.com/
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources

http://www.state.ia.us/epd/wastewtr/stormwtr/stormwtr.htm
IDNR Storm Water Program

http://www.bmpdatabase.org/
National Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Database
Allows access to BMP performance data

http://www.urbanwaterquality.org/
Urban Resources & Borderland Alliance Network
Promotes innovations in storm water management, erosion and sediment control and design concepts

http://www.ieca.org/
International Erosion Control Organization

www.bmpdatabase.org
National Stormwater Best Management Practices Database
Provides access to BMP performance data in a standardized format for over 70 BMP studies conducted over the past fifteen years.

http://webdev.iihr.uiowa.edu/escm/index.htm
The ESCM Database is a tool for helping those looking for site-specific solution for an erosion or sedimentation problem.

www.mogreen.org
Greening the Heartland

http://www.co.dane.wi.us/commissions/lakes/stormwater.shtml
The Erosion Control and Storm Water Management site of the Dane County, Wisconsin Lakes and Watershed Commission.

Phase II Stormwater Group:

www.groups.yahoo.com/group/phaseIIstormwater

Ordinances: 

Please see the links listed under Ordinances on the main Stormwater page.

Publications:

http://www.forester.net/sw.html
Stormwater, the Journal for Surface Water Quality Professionals
Covers many issues related to surface water quality

http://www.forester.net/ec.html
Erosion Control, the Journal for Erosion and Sediment Control Professionals
Offers information on preventing accelerated soil erosion and minimizing sedimentation

Other:

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/polk/water/learning/edmenu.html
Iowa State University/Polk County Extension provides multiple lists of useful links through their Water $mart Landscape program.

http://www.abe.iastate.edu/compost
Iowa Department of Natural Resources/Iowa Department of Transportation erosion research project

http://www.abe.iastate.edu/pigsgone/
Iowa State University's Leopold Center swine mortality composting project

Also check out the links on our Storm Water Phase II page.

Rain gardens are visually pleasing stormwater management tools. Please check out the IAMU September newsletter for an article on an Iowa rain garden.

Thinking about building your own rain garden? http://www.mninter.net/~stack/rain/ is practical site that provides advice on rain garden design and construction, as well as lists of plants and links to other useful rain garden sites.

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