Environmental Indicators: A Useful Tool for Assessing Stormwater Programs

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This report describes efforts to assess the effectiveness of stormwater programs through the use of chemical, biological, physical, and programmatic indicators. Investigators applied a set of indicators developed by the Center for Watershed Protection to two different semi-arid cases in order to evaluate the value of indicators. They also sought to test and refine protocols for monitoring environmental indicators and to develop and disseminate guidance on the use of environmental indicators. Published by WERF. Online PDF only.

Originally funded as WERF project 96-IRM-3.

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Environmental Indicators: A Useful Tool for Assessing Stormwater Programs

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Environmental Indicators: A Useful Tool for Assessing Stormwater Programs

Abstract

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Environmental Indicators: A Useful Tool for Assessing Stormwater Programs

A Review and Needs Survey of Upset Early Warning Devices

Wet Weather Flow Management: A Research Needs Survey for Urban Areas

Holistic Approaches to Flood Mitigation Planning and Modeling under Extreme Events and Climate Impacts

Advancing Adaptive Wet Weather Management Approaches to Meet Emerging Challenges for Extreme Snowstorm Events and Cold Climate Impacts

Integrating Climate Change Impacts with Wet Weather Management, Capital Improvement, and Stream Network Enhancement

Assessing the State of Knowledge and Research Needs for Stormwater Harvesting

Your Water System is Not Isolated - Interdependencies are Important