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This article is the last in a series about road salt pollution. This month, we will look at sources of road salt in stormwater runoff, best management practices, and a state-wide project to reduce road salt usage.

Downspout planters, rain barrels, and cisterns capture rainwater to be utilized for a variety of needs.

Guidance on green roof components, their design considerations, and environmental benefits.

This article is the first of a series of three where we will examine road salt pollution, its impacts, how to monitor it, and what can be done to reduce it.

This manual for landowners describes where wetland restoration is possible and how it is done. It covers basic wetland concepts, ecological concepts and terms, wetland restoration, and maintenance.

Permeable surfaces are alternatives to typical paving methods that can help to greatly increase infiltration and decrease flooding and run-off issues

Explore how trees help manage stormwater runoff that impacts our communities.

Having a stream in your yard can be a beautiful addition to your property. It can also be a source of frustration and confusion when things aren't going well.

Surfaces that don't allow for infiltration of stormwater runoff can have impact on our waterways.

Rural property owners are often surprised when they discover their property has been included in a new local stormwater fee program.

Excessive nutrients can harm water quality. What are the common nutrients that cause concern and how do they cause water quality problems?

Did you know that runoff containing deicing chemicals can damage our rivers and streams?

Ready-to-Use Educational Toolkit for Stormwater Management

Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) are a priority water pollution concern because they discharge a combination of stormwater, untreated human and industrial waste, and other stormwater pollutants into our waterways.

What is the condition of the small stream on your property? Are the banks eroding? Do you notice increased sediment in the water? Is it prone to rising and falling quickly during rain events?

This article discusses controlling water's edge erosion problems on small riparian sites.

Did you know that runoff containing de-icing chemicals can damage our rivers and streams?

As landscapes grow and develop, the health of streams and rivers affects the quantity and quality of the rainfall entering waterways; what many call stormwater.

To protect water resources, we need to reduce the amount of lawn nutrients we add. Find out what you can do.

If you have a stream on your property, even it's small, you have the opportunity to both enhance your landscape and protect precious water resources.

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System refers to a collection of structures designed to gather stormwater and discharge it into local streams and rivers.

Learn about stormwater fees, what they are, how to calculate them, and how the federal and state laws are behind the fees.

Rain barrels need little annual maintenance, but it’s best to empty and disconnect them every winter.

Discusses construction of and uses for rain barrels.

Publication providing in-detail steps, illustrations, and images to help you repair your eroding backyard stream.