STORMWATER MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR HOMEOWNERS
There are many different ways to help manage stormwater. The link leads to information on how homeowners can install stormwater best management practices (BMPs). BMPs are methods for reducing and infiltrating stormwater runoff, a process through which the water is filtered by plants and permeates through the soil before it reaches our streams. These actions can greatly slow and reduce the volume of runoff generated by impervious surfaces.
- Introduction (13 pages, 9.2 MB)
- Rain Gardens (10 pages, 7.03 MB)
- Vegetated Swale (9 pages, 3.03 MB)
- Dry Well (7 pages, 1.19 MB)
- Infiltration Bed (12 pages, 7.44 MB)
- Infiltration Trench (6 pages, 5.12 MB)
- Planter Box (7 pages, 5.05 MB)
- Rain Barrel (4 pages, 2.38 MB)
- Riparian Buffer Plantings (14 pages, 9.35 MB)
- Native Landscape Restoration (9 pages, 5.33 MB)
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
- Philadelphia Water Department's A Homeowner's Guide to Stormwater Management (32 pages, 1.75 MB)
- Less-Toxic Products for Pest Management (2 pages, 72 KB)
- 10 Safer Ways to Fight Pests (1 page, 84 KB)
- Rainbarrels ABC (4 pages, 486 KB)
- We All Live Down Stream. (1 page, 468 KB)
- Clean Water Begins with You. (1 page, 480 KB)
- How Much Rain can a Tree Retain? (1 page, 344 KB)
- Rain and Drainage Information (1 page, 1.09 MB)
- MS4 Outreach Education Presentation (29 pages, 1.67 MB)
- How to Make a Rain Barrel (2 pages, 196 KB)
TIPS FOR RESIDENTS
- Thirsty? (1 page, 208 KB)
- Catch of the Day (1 page, 108 KB)
- GRASSCYCLING (2 pages, 120 KB)
- Rain Garden (32 pages, 2.98 MB)
- Canines for Clean Creeks (1 page, 76 KB)
- Car Washing Information (1 page, 4.84 MB)
- Septic System Information (1 page, 448 KB)
- Winter Deicing Tips (1 page, 432 KB)
- Vehicle Maintenance Tips (1 page, 484 KB)
- Pet Waste Tips (1 page, 480 KB)
- Fertilizing Tips (1 page, 484 KB)
- Water Conservation Tips (2 pagea, 336 KB)
TIPS ON HOW TO MANAGE AND REDUCE STORMWATER AND FLOODING
- Reducing Stormwater and Flooding (1 page, 440 KB)
- Managing Small Ponds (1 page, 396 KB)
- Stream Restoration (1 page, 636 KB)
- Managing Stormwater Facilities (1 page, 540 KB)
TIPS FOR CONTRACTORS
- Stormwater and the Construction Industry (1 page, 648 KB)
OTHER HELPFUL LINKS
- Tredyffrin Township Environmental Advisory Council Environmental Advisory Council
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us - Link to DEP stormwater management
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/stormwater_management/10628 - Chester County Water Resources Authority
http://www.chesco.org/water/site/default.asp - Chester County Conservation District
http://dsf.chesco.org/conservation/site/default.asp - EPA NPDES
http://www.epa.gov/npdes - EPA Nonpoint Source Outreach Digital Toolbox
http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/toolbox/beta - Center for Watershed Protection - Stormwater Manager's Resource Center
http://www.stormwatercenter.net - Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Association
http://www.crcwatersheds.org/resources
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