DESCRIPTION
This system includes elements that are focused on water and stormwater management. The terms natural drainage and LID (Low-Impact Development) are often used to describe sustainable stormwater strategies.

MEASURES OF HEALTH
amount of water retained/detained; cost savings over traditional infrastructure; amount of pervious surface; pollution abatement/removal; hydrologic connectivity

WATER SYSTEM PLANNING AND PROGRAMMATIC CASE STUDIES
Portland Stormwater Discount Program
Pennsylvania stormwater BMP manual: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/wc/subjects/stormwatermanagement/BMP%20Manual/BMP%20Manual.htm
Puget Sound Partnership's LID resources: http://www.psp.wa.gov/our_work/stormwater/lid.htm
LIUDD Policy Report from New Zealand

GENERAL WATER SYSTEM RESOURCES
model stormwater BMP operations and maintencance ordinances: http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/ordinance/stormwater.htm
King County Stormwater booklet: ftp://dnr.metrokc.gov/dnr/library/1998/kcr745/casestudies.pdf
high-performance infrastructure article from Urban Land: http://www.box.net/shared/59atiz4i6e
Washington State University Extension, Pierce County LID Resources: http://www.pierce.wsu.edu/Water_Quality/LID/index.htm
NRDC'S Rooftops to Rivers report: http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/rooftops/contents.asp
City of Portland's Stormwater Solutions Handbook: http://www.portlandonline.com/bes/index.cfm?c=edbba
case study of Seneca College porous paving and bioswale performance: http://www.box.net/shared/i5o7q36jn2
powerpoints from a 2007 LID conferences: http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/topic/lidconference07/
NSCU stormwater engineering group: http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/stormwater/
Low Impact Development Center: http://lowimpactdevelopment.org/home.htm
Low Impact Development Center's Urban Design Tools Website http://lid-stormwater.net/
Green Highways Partnership http://www.greenhighways.org/
Center for Watershed Protection: www.cwp.org
Oregon's Stormwater Solutions: Turning Oregon's Rain back into a Resource
Facility for Advancing Water Biofiltration
The EPA's Low-Impact Development website, with some great links and reports
EPA's report with LID case studies and favorable cost comparisons with typical infrastructure
The Washington Post's Green Infrastructure article - January 2007
Stormwater Magazine: How Green Infrastructure Measures up to Structural Stormwater Services
EPA Green Infrastructure Strategy Statement
Soil for Salmon
Building Soil
Water Environment Research Foundation's Online Tool Using Rainwater to Grow Livable Communities
EPA - Urban BMP Performance Tooll
LID Urban Design Tools
Montgomery County, Maryland's Rainscapes Natural Drainage Grant Program
Water Management Strategies: Seattle Case Studies by Matt Martenson, Berger Partnership intern
Casey Trees' Green Build Out Model for Green Roofs and Trees in Washington DC
EPA Grey Funnels to Green Sponges Podcast and Transcript
Water Sensitive Urban Design Photos from Australia
EPA Watershed Academy Webcasts
LID Center's Green Highways, Green Streets website