Data
(303(d) Report)
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Data by River Basin
BMP Effectiveness
Check Beach Water Quality
Check Stream Water Quality
NC List of Impaired Waterbodies
NC Phase II Cities
Phase II Counties
Protecting Water Resources with Higher-Density Development
Urban Areas in NC(2000 Census)
Water Quality Assessment & Impaired Waters List (2002) (1998)

Statistics
Albemarle-Pamlico Water Quality Assessment
Beach Monitoring
Flood Frequency
Real-Time Stream Data
Residential Nutrient Behavior (Chesapeake VA)
Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring

Reports
Basinwide Assessment Reports
Basinwide Water Quality Plans
Clean Water Management Trust Fund
Coastal Programs
Consumer Confidence – Community Water Annual Reports
EcoSystem Enhancement Program Annual Report
EPA Action Plan for Beaches
Fish Kills
Forestry BMP Report
Jordan Lake & Cape River Basin Reports
National Coastal Condition Report 2005
NC Coastal Habitat Protection Plan
NC Stream Classifications
N.C. Stormwater Survey
NC Tap & Impact Fees 2005
Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction Report (2003) (2004) (2005)
Riparian Buffers in Forest Management
Source Water Assessment Reports
Waterborne Disease Outbreaks & Recreational Waters
Wetland Restoration Annual Reports

Maps
America’s Polluted Waters
Coastal Wetlands
Conservation Lands – Present and Future
Draft Map of Impaired Waters (2006)
Maps by Basin
NC Floodplain Mapping
NC Conservation Map
NC Map Catalog
NC OneMap
NC River Basins
NC Rivers – Flood Data
USGS Mapping Tool

Citizen Resources

What is Stormwater
Basic information on stormwater, stormwater pollution, and water resources
Map of America’s Polluted Waters
N.C. Resident’s Guide to Water Quality
What is a Watershed?
What is Stormwater Pollution?

Helping in The Household
Tips on what you can do at home to help the stormwater pollution problem
aPAWS Pet Scooper Directory
Build a Raingarden!
Buffer Rules & Private Property
How to Build a Bog Garden
Managing Stormwater at Home
Paintwise
Pooper Scooper Directory
Recipes for Alternative Household Products (Espanol)
Septic System Owners Guide

Organizations
The following organizations focus on polluted runoff issues, solutions, and information
DENR
Home-A-Syst
NC Big Sweep

Stormwater and Your Health
Find out how polluted runoff can have effects on your health
NC Recreational Water Monitoring
Recreational Water Illness

Kids Corner
Here are some great polluted runoff sites for kids
Can You Find the Pollution? (Printed Version)
Discover Your Ecological Address
Drinking & Groundwater Activities (K-12)
Erosion & Pet Waste - Flash Videos
Harvesting Rain With A Cistern
Interactive Water Pollution Story
NC River Basin Quiz
Non-Point Source Kid's Page
Pollution Solution Workbook
River Basin Maps

Teachers
Stormwater resources to use in the classroom
2007 Youth Garden Grants
Atlanta Regional
Discover Stormwater
Drinking & Groundwater Activities (K-12)
Envirothon Community Service Learning Projects (Middle & High School)
Estuary Live (9/24/05)
It’s Our Water (High School)
Love-A-Tree
Office of EE
Order A Free Stormwater Video
Outdoor Classroom Grant Program (3x yearly reviews)
Pisgah Forest Institute
Polluted Runoff In Your Yard!
San Diego - Think Blue

Financial Assistance and Tax Credits

General
EPA Office of Water Funding Sources
Financial Incentives - Forestry
National Urban and Community Forestry Cost-Share Grants (due (9/ 06)
UNC Environmental Finance Center
Research Grants from WRRI (due 10/6)
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Grants

Local Government
Agriculture Cost Share Program
Clean Water Management Trust Fund Application - Apps. due (12/1/06)!
Coastal Land Use Planning Grants
DOT Enhancement Grants
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
EPA 319(h) Grant Program
EPA Environmental Education Grants
Federal NPS 319 Grants
Five Star Restoration Grant Program
Local Program Funding Alternatives
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program
NC Agriculture Cost Share Program
NC Construction Grants and Loans
NC Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
NC Wetland Restoration Program
NPS Funding Sources
Sedimentation Control Grants
Stormwater Management Projects
Urban & Community Forestry Grants
Water Resources Development Grants

Business
Forestry Bridgemat Loan & Education Program
Forestry Management
Free Pollution Prevention Assessments

Public
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Forest Legacy Program
Landowners
National Resource Conservation Service
Urban & Community Forestry Grants (Apps due 3/31/06)
Wetlands Reserve Program

News and Events

News
Stormwater in the News, Local, State and National

Events
Conferences, Training, Education, More...

Newsletters
Public, Private and Professional Publications

Laws, Rules, and Regulations

Laws
40 CFR, Part 130
Clean Water Act
NC Clean Water Responsibility Act
Phase II Rules Update (Jul 04)
Section 303(d) of Clean Water Act
Sedimentation & Pollution Control Act
Selected NC State Statutes
State Environmental Policy Act
Submitting Water Quality Data
Total Maximum Daily Loads

Rules
Administrative Code & General Statutes Used by DWQ
CAMA Handbook for Development in Coastal North Carolina
Catawba River Buffer Rules
Coastal Shoreline Buffer Rules
Consumer Confidence – Community Water Annual Reports
Forestry Exemptions Under Sedimentation Pollution Control Act
Mandatory Best Management Practices for Forest Wetland Roads
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) Designation and Waivers
Neuse Nutrient Strategy
Neuse River Management Strategy
Overview of Phase II Rule
Phase II Rulemaking Process
Phase II Rules Update (Jul 04)
Sedimentation & Control Rules
Shellfish & Recreational Water Quality
Tar-Pamlico Nutrient Strategy
Water Quality Standards

Regulations
Wetlands

Technical Assistance

Local Government
About Runoff Pollution (SC)
Bioretention
Coastal
Calculating Land Use Impacts
Construction Outreach Materials
EPA
EPA Stormwater List Serv
Example of Ordinances
Free Environmental Management System CD-ROM
Free Land Conservation/Water Protection CD-ROM
Fundraising Car Wash BMPs
Guide to Wetland Restoration
How to Create A Stormwater Utility
How to Develop a Model Urban Runoff Program
Illicit Discharge and Detection Manual
llicit Discharge Detection & Elimination Guidance
Low Impact Development
Managing Stormwater in Small Communities
Municipal Operations
Municipal Pollution Prevention Planning
National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution
from Urban Areas
National Water Quality Assessment Program
NC Model Stormwater Ordinance (Draft)
NCDENR
Oregon Stormwater Toolbox
Permeable Pavement
Permeable Paver Modeling Tool
Pet Waste Fact Sheet
Phase II Overview
Post Fire Mitigation
Program Elements and Funding Alternatives
Public Perceptions and Concerns
Recreational Water Monitoring
Stormwater Demonstration Sites (Neuse Basin)
Stormwater Facility Maintenance Manual
Stormwater Manager Resource Center
Stormwater Technologies Clearinghouse
Stormwater Technology Evaluation and Verification
Stormwater Videos (various topics)
Stream Buffers
Urban Stormwater BMPs
Urban Watershed Forestry Manual
USGS Models and Modeling Tools Archive
Setting Water and Sewer Rates
Watershed Education for Local Officials
Webcast Archive – Eight Tools of Watershed Protection in Developing Areas
Wetland Issues

Business
Agriculture
Bioretention
Bioretention Performance, Design, Construction
BMPs by Industry
BMPs by Industry (Spanish)
Construction
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance
DENR Best Management Practices
Designing Stormwater Wetlands
Dust Control
Economics of Structural Stormwater BMPs
Erosion Control
Erosion Publications
Forestry
Free Online Courses (PDH Credit)
Low Impact Development Center
Pollution Prevention by Industry
Sample Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans
Stormwater & Erosion Control
Spills - PDF (62K)
Stormwater Manuals

Public
Buffer Rules & Private Property
Fact Sheets
Homeowners & Wetland Certification
Lawn and Garden
NC Master Gardener Directory
Landowner's Guide to Managing Streams
Water Quality: We All Play A Role

Stormwater FAQ's

What is stormwater runoff?
What is polluted runoff?
What is nonpoint source pollution?
What causes polluted stormwater runoff?
Why do we need to manage stormwater and polluted runoff?
How are stormwater and runoff "managed"?
Why all the recent fuss about stormwater?
If it only affects streams and creeks, why should I care?
What is a stormwater fee and why do I have one?
How does this benefit the average taxpayer?
What can I do to reduce the amount of stormwater pollution I contribute?
How else can I help reduce stormwater pollutionin my area?

Links

Cape Fear Green Building Alliance
Center for Research in Water Resources
Center for Watershed Protection
CoastASyst
Environmental Educators of North Carolina
Local Government Environmental Assistance Network
Low Impact Development Center
Management Agencies
National Association of Flood & Stormwater
National Environmental & Education Training Foundation
National Watershed Network
NC Association Of Environmental Professionals
NC Cooperative Extension (by county)
NC Dept. of Transportation Stormwater Program
NC Green Building Technology Database
NC Lake Management Society
NC Resource Conservation Service
NC Sea Grant
North Carolina's Stormwater Web-sites
NC Stream Restoration Institute
NC StreamWatch
NC Water Resources Research Institute
NCDENR - Stormwater
NCSU/BAE Stormwater Research & Extension
NCSU/BAE- How to Do Phase II
North American Lake Management Society
Other States' Stormwater Web-sites
Southern Regional Water Quality Program (NC)
State Agencies' Stormwater Web-sites
Stormwater Authority
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
Sustainable Environment for Quality of Life
U.S. Green Building Council
University of Texas at Austin
Water Quality Information Center
Watershed Education for Communities and Local Officials
Western North Carolina Green Building Council

Toolkit

Awareness & Outreach

Creating a Campaign
Planning
Media Choice
Media Options
Campaign Costs
Purchasing Media
Free Media
Media Planning
Push & Pull Marketing
Campaign Measurement

Audience Data

FREE Content
Print Ads
Audio Files (MP3s)
Speaking Points
Press Releases
Power Point
Feature Article
Kids Educational

Outreach Guidance
for Permit Holders

Other Resources
Free Ads
Clip Art
Research